Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-09-18
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COumtcr.--The following rejoindeI
from Mr.. J. LOWELL to ID. J. Pearce
in reference 10 his last publication in the
Republican Herald, will speak for itself
Our readers, we imagine, will pretty
readily comprehend, without our prompt
ing, the very honorable position in which
this Representative has placed himself
as to the matters in controversy bctwecu
himself and Mr.. Lowell. To what quirk,
evasion, or mis- quotation Of his own text
will the cable Represe entative" and man
Of ''moral courage" betake himself nost
to efface the brand which MIR. l.. has
fixed OH him9
RoxBuRY, Sept. 10, 1884.
Mr.. Hale-The Hon. Dutee j Pearce,
member Of Congress from the State OF
Rhode Island, having been fully and To-
retrierably convicted Of 4 wilful and ma
levolent Misrepresentation Of the senti-
ments contained in the we'll known series
Of writings, signed the Boston Rebel" "
has adopted the usual resource IN such
cases; he has in the Rhode Island pupers
inserted and invented two other misrepre-
sentations, to cover the former. They
have, however, less apology, because
they are deliberate. He noW pretends
that he did not refer to the we'll known
writings, signed "Boston Rebel" but
that he meant the w,riings Of John Lo'e-
ell, who was yell knoun as the "Bost on
Rebel" This would be very well, and
very fair, if it had the most essential re-
quisite Of being true. In ordor to give
color TO this ne,0 jalsehood, he does that,
which if it had been applied to legal in
strument, would have been denominated
and punished as a forgery. He mis-
quotes his oun speech, Published BY him
SELF, and signed by him only ID days be-
fore. lie quotes his own speech with
commas, meaning that the public should
believe the quotation eract, thus: "yI
understand language, the writimgs Of the
Boston Rebel openly advocated disun-
ion." In his speech, reported by himself,
he says, GAS far as can understand Ian
guage, a writer in one Of the Boston pa
pers OVER THE SIGNATURE Of "rHE Bos-
ton Rebel" openly advocated Disunion."
Let the Hon. member reconcile this mu
tilation Of his own speech as he may
1t was made puposely, to prepare the
public mind for third falsehood. He
asserts, that I was the author Of a piece
called the "Crisis," not orer the sigma
ture, as he asserted, of "BosiOn Rsbel,"j
but of "New- England Man" now
most solemnly aver, that l never wrote
the article entitled the "Crsis," nor had
Mir. Pearce the slightest reason, proof
Evidence, or presumption, that l was the
writer Of it. My opinions were. at that
period, wholly opposed to the opinions,
expressed by that writer.
This is not the first time, in which a
writer, equally Indifferent to truth, and
character, has compelled me to disavow
the authorship of tho "Crisis." Ten or
fifteen years since, some writer, as heed
less as even the Hon. member from r.
Island, charged nc without authority
with having written these pieces.
came out Instantly, and disayowed them,
and added challenge, which now So
lemnly repeat, to any person, to produce
one line from my pen, in which the sop
aration OF the States was ever mention
ed with appreciation. A day or two af
ter that disavowal, the Hon. b. Russell,
in whose paper the "Crisis" was pub
lished, without my solicitation, or kso,c-
ledge, declared, that was moi the author
Of the Crisis, and that he knew ,rho wns.
Upon these publications appearing, the
Editors Of the National Intelligencer,
with very proper and honorable feelings,
tbough opposed to me in politics) de-
clared, that they had been in error as to
my opinions, and hastened to do me JUS
tice, on that subject. The three misre-
are now immutably fixed on
The Hon. Dutoe J. Pearco, and he may
remove them from his ermine as he may
| shall never, hereafter, trouble myself
with any thing he may say. Perhaps
when l publish a reply to the msrepre-
sentation which lies between himself and
he Hon. Mr.. Potter, of whose respec-
i've share in which, l am not as yet in
ormed, he will see reason to change his
opinion as to my sentiments in 1914. \,
JOHN LOWELL.
p. S. ! am truly grieved to trouble
he public with my own private concerns,
Tor should do it, fit had no relation TO
history.