Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-03-30

formed him that 1t would have taken 23,3OO
brick TO have built the tower solid Of BRICK
And when he was told the story he swears
piled to me, could have. convinced him it
was He,and have saved him from the dilem-
ma in which he has involved himself lie
states in his deposition that the mortar in the
building was nothing more, comparatively,
than ycllO,o sand, from The shore This was
intended, evidently, to convey the idea, that
salt water sand was used, which was prehb-
ited in the contract. Mr.. Hazard must have
known, as soon as he saw the mortar, that
the sand was brought from sand bank OIL
the upland, half a mile from the lighthouse,
and that there is no yellow sand on the shore,
except that which washes from this sand
bed. ! will insure him an ounce Of gold, for
every ounce fyelio,o sand he can procure
on the shores of Beaver Tail.
There were several variations from the
contract which is published, made by mutual
consent of the parties, which are minuted on
the contract in my possession. That Mr. El-
lery approved Of this mode Of buiding,is evil
built ur'er a contract subsequently made
with him, and erected under his immediate
snperintcndence, was built from the founda-
tion, to the cornice, wherever the walls were
Of sufficient thickness to admit of it, with one
coursc Of pressed brick on the outside, and
one course Of common brick on the inside,
and filed with slate stone between. BY re-
fcrring to the contract, it will be seen, it spe-
cifes nothing but pressed and hard BRICK.
and the variation must have been made by
consent Of the parties.
Mr.. Tracy's implacnbe enmity to mc,arose
from my being employed by him to negotiate,
1 for the purchase Of an estate in this town,with
a friend of mine in the state of New York, in
the course of which negotiation, he informed
me he had received information from one Of
our most respectable citizens, which charged
a lady Of high respectability, who was inter-
ested in the sale Of the estate, with grossly
improper, and under handed conduct, to de-
feat him and obtain the estate herself, and he
wished me to call upon the lady with him and
represent the facts to her, and persuade her
the gentleman he named, to obtain the true
state of the case, before called with him OH
the lady, and ascertaincd that the information
he stated he had received, was base and
papable falsehood; which if had not discov-
cred, would have disgraced me in the opinion
ofthe respected friend with whom was ne
gotiatng in his behalf told him had de-
tected the falschood Of his statement, and re-
buked him for his attempt, and told him |
would have no more to do with him. Hence
originated his malignancy towards me. His
deposition is founded on information he re-
ceived from Sylvester Hazard, and corrobor-
ated, as he states, by the declaration of Capt.
John Cahoonc,-tIiat the same mason that
told Hazard, told the same thing to him.
Who is this mason that gave the false infor-
nation? why is he not named? do not be-
lieve Tracy ever had words conversation
OH the subject with Capt Cahoone, or that
! he ever gave him any such information as he
states in his depostion.-Mr. Elery had too
much confidence in me from tile faithfulness
with which had executed previous contracts
with him, to appoint an agent to superntend
the work on which was engaged-besdcs
If be had thought it requisite, he would have
done it openly and fairly, and apprised me
of it, as he has others in other cases. Nei-
; ther would Capt. Cahoone have accepted o
private agency to watch over me.-lf he had
been appointed openly, by the Collector,
, should have been informed of it by both o.
, them, and he would have done his duty. Il
!, this base and villainous falsehood could be
communicated to that respected and esteem
] ed friend, the late Capt. Cahoone, and it were
possible, he would burst the clod that covers
t him, to contradict the vile calumny, as vel
, on himself as me, and rescue me from the in
fanny which is attempted to be cast upon me
I but there is no occasion that the order Of ma
: ture should be changed to sustain honor, hon
esty, and integrty-they are qualities tha
will support those who possess them. Darl
, and nscrutable are the ways Of Divine Pro
vidcnce.-Capt. Cahoone had departed ant
: could not appear to contradict the vile calum
I ny upon himself and mc-thc Keeper of th'
2 light house at that time, and his wife wer,
: no more,-onc Of the masons employed OF
: the work was dead, and one gone to the Uesi
: no one knows wherc.-Mr. Murray, highl
e respectable citizen, whose asseveration N
! man can call in question, appeared to be M