The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-15
fADVERrIsMENT,1


" swear 10 the tale OF The eiher 1900. You
4" surprise me, that your eye SO long the bully of
4" its master, knows not TO put proper face upon
lie bot gives the por, Of inp1ieaee to faisehood
!" when II would pass Il of for truth Jrginiss
wM. GoFF TO BERlAH WAITE:
Al the solicitation of many friends had prom
issd not 10 answer any more OF your malignant
slandes but leave all to The calm Judgment OF the
public. But there IS time whea patience becomes
no longer virtue: that time has arrived. You
have touched upon chord, which, ii you be com.
posed of such materials as olher men. shall yierate
through your frame, and with trumpet tongue
cry "shame where is ihy blush Z" I hope this
b. the last time that shall have 10 say one ht on
this subject through the columns of public Jour
nal have been reluctantly dragged into this. by
a caumnious advertisement which appeared in The
Republican OF the tih inst, IN which YOU have en-
desyoTed 10 compare me with che most ablect
wretch that crawlS upon the face OF the earth and
al the same time 10 ruin the happiness of family
who never done you wrong - aud must confess
hat feel myself disgraced when using the quill
/ 10 answer your hosrv headed sandsr.
In your usual msreifsd and gea,i,mauiy .cay you
commence the attack by saying That am such
base couteu p,lble scoundrel that you will notice
me in no other way than does the prosecuting al
toruey a criminal" Hsreifni man thamk you
your praise would be loathsome. as your malig-
! nlty is harmless. You >ay that | am quite tena-
cious Of my character: il would b. well for YOU IL
ant as YOU are, do not fear 10 be weighed with
YOU in the balance OF principle and OF honor. As
II regards the unwaTranlabs and demon like attack
YOU have made upon the cha facter of nO only me
but our whole family. tell YOU that l2 intelli gent
lurymen must decide on your guilt or innocence.
You speak Of me and my hireling pimp :" which
is intended 10 persuade the public that hire some
person 10 write for me. There are gentlemen in
J town with whom have spent many happy hours
at debating clubs and elsewhere, who Will at least
give me the credit Of being able to answer your
laboced and bungling composition. lou are grow
ing Silh as well as vain and wicked. IN your old
age, and like the jao kdaw, who dressed himself ia
/ the borrowed feathers OF the peacock and fancled
himsefthe very bird he represented but how soon
was he stripped Of his rlunase, by those, too who
were his former Gssooiafes-so will IL BE- with you.
Time which uaravels all things, will prove your
unprincped designs and will make men shrink
back with disgust from your friendship. least in
losing il they should suffer from the venom of your
tongue.
! Twill now state to the public that the charges
you made against me cannot BE- subSta inflated aud
were il not for the expense attending this coutro-
versy would go minutely into every charge you
have made. would unmask the men who made
them, and show 10 the world a combination oi
falSehoad and malice. ] am prepared to answer
those charges, verbally to any one. MIR. :. has
SEM me word that he is very sorry that YOU have
used his name and that you did IL without his au-
iherity or permission. Your informer A., is moi
wort nv notice. his oath would hardly pass cur
rent J. c., every body knows, is celebrated for
his rerdcity The young man F. has authorised
me to contradict your statement, as being entirely
false. What situation 10 BE- placed IN for a man
OF your pretended purity and truth!
As you are fond of asking questions | will ask
ycu one. Did you not pot sign on the ship Rob
inson Potter. when lying in the Liverpool dock
stating that she was bound 10 New iGrk, when in
fact her destiny was Newport To obi in passengers
n hy hat A.cO ved
many passengers TO Newport, IN the dead OF win.
ter, who were bound TO the distant praires OF the
west sublecting them TO Inconvenience, and many
10 distress. Our family were passengers in thu
ship, and we had performed more than half th
voyage before we found out that we had been duped
and then our information was ubis iDed from ih
seamcn. The public will now see that throug
your dupicity we now q hope. respectable) eli
: liens of the ancient town of Newport. The nhol
SIN Of bringing here rests upon YOUR shoulders
Oh what perfect man!
will now copy your statement which alludes &
our enie ration to this country. and must sckDowl
edge that cannot do II without sbudderng al you
ecid Hooded cruelty These are your words: Blu
there is more prominent and grievouS sin resting
on my shoulders than selling and importing liquor
much worse importation. The importation o
the Golf family (ths male parr is a transgressior
against the honor, dignity and moral rec,tude o
this community have been frequently reproach
ed, from years ago down 10 the present day, 70
this enormous sin. More than 6fty Of the mos
= respectable citizens Of the town have censured M
for this aet-have dealt out their irnprecatons an'
invectives in no measured terms against this lam
ily Some hare been KIND as 10 mish the snip ha
sunk on Lh, passage" This Is our language nov
hear mine. Had she went 10 the bottom and all o'
: board had perished, Lucifrr would have resigne'
his crown and you ere this might have been mon
arch Of the Internal regions and your friends. n
doubt, had tins in view when they expressed ihd
: wish sL-kAowtng your superior qualifications for lha
: office; and, expecting al no distant day TO VISIT ina
J, warm climate. they wished TO have king on tn
throne that would extend some mercy 10 mas ol
, friends.
!. You call upon the ladies' 10 aid YOU m this mis-
J, cradle affair well may you do SO you canno
succeed TO your wishes with toe men, and NOR
J. YOU have the preSumptious vanity TO ihIhk TIE ia
dies viii melt at your pons inroeafion. r,ous! d.
u ! say ~ had forgotten that you rarely /: ever a
y tended divine worship. Oh what an example d
. you set to the rising generation and yet you az
s the man--the GOd-like charactsT--vho sets himse
up as the ohampioa Of n,Jo,m! You remind me Q
j. puppet show, where a wooden man dance. vhe
his master who is behind the curtain pulls ID
D. wires.
AsIhaye before said go heart and hand wit
= all rood citizen. put restrictions on gambling
the hea West the law can impose but as II regard
n rational amusement, when we ATE deprived Vl ha
,, by legislation. we may say, Fsiesel Libefy
Il will be one link in the chain ha, may hereafter pu
ID down the free institutions OF the country ana crus
that manly spirit Of independence ~bIch IS the pes
safeguard Ct liberty. To think and act accordin
TO the impulse Of our nature is the desres' pfiv
:, iIege Of man. Saws the immortal JEFFERSON,
n men are created equal that they are endowed Wit
u certain usalienabe rights thai aDongs, these ar
y life liberty and the pursuit Of happiness %
which be means that shall be free 10 speak, IRE
A 10 act; and shall our own judgment as TO b;
e We shall eat drink or wear, or how aud where "
:, shall spend our leisure hours. As said before,
" you find happiness in slanding at public corne
~ all day. cleaning gossip and slander, is Is vel
provided you make a good use Of IT. II another
v hobby is politics. or thirds playing ball, hs'
" they not the same right TO enjoy their different PR
all that The pure ipmacaiaie Berish Wsi.e maj Sd
:, to the contrary.
:; But now come to the most serious charge hav
i TO make against you. IL - painful 10 me TO maH