The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-03-07

The following comments on the above
horrible statement, are from Col. Stones
paper, the New York Commercial Adver-
,iser--snd from the N. Y. Sun.
From the N. Y Commercial Advertiser
"If this most extraordinary statement
came before us in any other thun the au-
thentic form in which ii is given to the pub
lie, we should at once discard it rs the most
improbable Of fictions. But we are com
PEELED to believe it, and being SO compelled,
there 10 nothing left for us but to express
if we can find words to do 1.-THE indigna-
ton, the horror, excited by a narrative so
atrocious aud fiendlike. For charity's sake
we would gladly believe that the principal
was insane, when he conceived and pro-
ceeded to put in execution purpose so de-
moniac; but we cannot suppose that the
other two " honorable men" who 30 readily
prepared TO ofliciate as,nccompliees in this
scheme of savage murder, were also mad
and if his design appeared so proper and
necessary to them, we can only infer that in
him it was not the creation of frenzy, but
the natura! offspring oftbc " chivalric code"
which 1t seems we are to receive as the
modern law Of honor among gentlemen 10
this country, and by which we must pre-
sumo that Mr.. Webb, and those who acted
with him in this matter, intend to regulate
their intercourse with fellow men,"
We can only say that it behooyes nIl
other men, who have some respect for the
laws Of God and man, and some remaining
feelings of regard for tue welfare Of society, ,
to band themselves together for defence "a
gainst a spirit so detestable and by word
and deed to denouncc them who act upon
it, as common enemies to the human race
Low as the standard of morality and true
honor has fallen among us, we did not
think it possible that men could be found
with wickedness enough to conceive, much
less with daring enough to proclaim, a de-
sign SO monstrous and unnatural"
From the New York Sun.
" IL there be any regard in this commu-
nifty for law and order; if indeed ciyiliza-
tion has not ceased-if chaos has not come
again, the name Of James Watson Webb
must, from this day forward, stink in every
honest mans nostriIs. There is here de.
yeloped the most reckless and wanton dis
regard, not only Of the laws Of God. but of
the opinion Of men. II was guilt enough
to propose either of the crimes planned by
the three conspirators; and man with hu-
man feelings would thank God tha; although
he labored under the guilt Of the concep-
tion, Providence had spared him that Of the
execution. Humbled and broken in spirit,
any being less than demos would have
enreated those WHO were privy to his frns-
trated purposes to conceal them md
would have confessed them himself to no
one but his God. But this man Webb,
while whole country so far as the news
has sped, are lamen,ing the death Of CiIley,
authorises a publication, which, in the
height Of criminal sudacity. conveys the as
surancc that II the death Of Ciley had no,
been accomplished by those of the conspir-
aiors who first took it in hand, Webb and
his associate spirits stood ready to finish the
work, La the mids, Of n nations wall, the
murderer taunts the public with his nvowal
OF sudacIous deprnvity, and unreIcntinp.
unrepenting guilt. We can contero plate
the subject no longer"
We copy the following from the NY. Evening
Pos, Of Thursday.
q Mr. James Walton Web cans the
climax of his most ruffian-likc conduct by
announcing, under his own signature. 10
his paper Of this morning. that he is deter.
mined to inhict chastiseinent Of some sort
upon every respectable person who shall
dare to speak Of his having been bribed to
support the late U. States Bank. Il is
probable this threat may silence some bot
trust there are yet more who will despiss
Il =, utterly as the wretch who proelaims i,