Literary Cadet And Rhode Island Statesman

DISGRACEFUL.---One of the papers published in this town, has always been remarkable for its fondness to vilify the memory of the dead. Not many months since, it took occasion to follow to the grave, an unfortunate young gentleman, who had fallen a victim to insanity. and declared that the miserable man died of intemperance, and tumbled into the grave like the common drunkard. A little while previous the same editor, declared that one of our most respectable merchants died a beggar, thus loading the memory of the fallen victim with deep and lasting disgrace. The assertions in either case were "unfounded and untrue." More recently, he has assailed the memory of the misguided Graham, who fell in a duel with Barton and has published libels on his memory, which are almost too loathsome to be repeated. These libels come in the shape of letters from New-York, and contain as complete a tirade of detraction, as ever was issued from the pen of the most abandoned profligate of St. Giles. Of Graham, the writer says

"He fled from this city [New-York] 1822, and fled from England for another crime---exactly what, I have not ascertained. He was a bad man, his habits were shocking.---Shunned by the virtuous and the good and by the elevated ranks of society, his life was a burthen to him."

Such is the language, which the editor of this print, bestows upon the memory of the gifted and misguided Graham, a man who was the pride of his friends, and the delight of the refined circles of society. That he was faultless, no one will pretend to assert, but we venture to say, that if compared with his traducer, his character would stand pre-eminently conspicuous for its excellence, though all his faults were arrayed against him. He fell too soon, and the admirers of genius, will long lament his fall. His habits, so far from being "shocking" were correct, and his integrity was never impeached. It is not true that he fled from New-York, in 1822 or that he fled from England for the commission of a crime. His history is well known, and it presents nothing that can be reproached. He returned from England, because of the loss of fortune: and, in leaving this country, was induced, by the romantic disposition of unprotected genius.

The paper to which we refer, has for a long time been hostile to Graham and the New-York Enquirer, because the former, whilst connected with that press, frequently spoke in terms of commendation of this publication, and for doing this, he incurred the eternal displeasure and vengeance of his avowed enemy;---and it is to put the people on their guard, that we advise them, never to speak respectfully of this paper whilst in the presence of Graham's traducer. if they wish to avoid his displeasure.

Major Noah too, a gentleman, to whom as a politician, we are directly opposed, but who as a wit, and an able newspaper conductor we cannot too sincerely admire, has come in for a share of the ribaldry which has been thrown at the memory of Graham; and, the traducer says, that the Major is not a man of good moral character, and further, that he is not entitled to the high distinction he has acquired as a writer and an editor.---As to the Major, he is alive, and we shall leave him to take care of himself, but we will say, that there is not a man in the whole city of New-York, who is more deservedly esteemed for his virtues and moral habits than he is. Benevolences and charity, kindness to the afflicted and distressed, are his most prominent characteristics, and all who know him, regard him, if not as a puritanical christian, as a BENEVOLENT JEW.