The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-02-23

FIR i5e PoroMAx GuAKDiAa.
Ma. Willis,

enirla ,eynns npoa The conduct 1t one of
members. An interval of three "seks has now
pised, and no perton has come forward in tf= 'an
p1blc way to controyert tnoc principles, or 10 de-
ny the facts the rcsfon is o0vDus-aecaute the
principles mfaarcUe,ti4e aud the tscts H8aNz'a-
bic aud perhaps the ~of,by nemher has Jagged
~itsy. 'hat;. was better TO ofe- ~ apology than
Lane but it having wiI'ipered about BY
1ome Of the trlrnds Of thr worthy mrnb=r. or RAJ
ther enmie. ta1Ae gs1df e pope ha,gs, thet "the
fa-ts ha'ed oy mr were Lbs, anu =, Others, that
he a.,g e(4id member played the trdsnt " when
there was nothing ii conequenee tran'acttng in The
ASSEMBLY " ll7aii therefore Offer a few mere re-
nlatEs upon the fame tuh ct.
Il is misfortune much % be regretted, that
in ali countries even rnuGt free and enlightened,
there Ill be csfsln KNOBS or innto's of oiunseni
Gas. iptereited, unpr'ncipied neo, who are always
ready 20 i~crihce the good other country 10 their
own private advantage, or the adyantas- OF their
friends, connections. oepe;den;s, and retslnrfs:
1heie KNOBS OF different izcs, lone large enough
10 peter taes, c4ne not 70 large peter
tres and cities; ard others all mailer that even
peter ljt,e villages. II IS we'll known that his
county has been pstereJ Win tlb- knox OF the
lat mrntiueej hze, for Comfortable time, and that
r1an, = eel neu have been iveroed. bllpded, dup
I II. 9 I'D, told, and naugot BY IT, Il has been
tune ,'r r.tser rasyl OF this rtpea6ie frater-
rity, VII" have iad that what have iIated in my
former piece was fslte." J call upon the whole
county TO prove the trutb, in fobi.ance, OF what
iaid | call upon the worthy member in tie name
OF the people, 70 DENY it, | faid that he left the
ha'ne's OF h- ttao= t+2ite As,ing tie lfoa, come
home 70 do bis 9r:s. Was he not in NJ arr nsbure
extending quarterly court one week the hrt time
End was he nor at the iucceedng csurt the fecond
time ard both times during the iefion Of the Assem-
by Did it nor ta&c lon,e d.9sic travel from
Fiehmond here and back again Haw then do thoie.
''''yftr gentlemen prove my assertions faiiehoods
ln pYiaoe way indeed They lay, that 81
niitaktn ssto the eGaa.att from Richmond to Mar
taosburg BY leseral m,lefi and as the time of
worthy member's attence, " by fom- ds;l" VIVA,
vain and wretehed G ,obling this 700 grcfs to be
i"alowed by the mott ignarsni calculated only
tor dhhonst' 7>rty mfn, who{- .rafe is deceiving,
and who, rather than aeesiue al all! will deceive
Shsmelpes.
'et CUT TO prove, thar our member had BETRAYED
the tf"it Committed 10 him by the people. BY for
liking II, aod thus lruit have done to the "a
tstaetion OF every honet, mind. l will add this
remark, that diiiiooe.l rnen--men who lave turned
fneIr backs npon ruth and hpnefty will have nc
feruple 10 cali The fsanelt truths fall Bo,, ard no.
>rety 1.AaEay, whenever trz,5 Ga sgutty interfere
with them and rheir tslfth views
hee fastntass gertlemen have ano her fpscial ar
gn"ehe N favour OF their friend, coined in the fame
'''at mat the other was and that is. that the no.
n"faoe Aemher left the houe when here was no.
t''"g o. cen'ec fence upon the tapis. Let US exa-
nins in1c this ASSERTION but before We do let me
AK II II IS not the duty OF member 10 tay in the
hau!e dn''og The 'eihon, and watch ior buineis of
eon'eqasAcS. Tor he canuot toretel to-day, what
VIII CONE on tomorrow; this week what will
come on thr XII and we know very we'll, that
neasn'ng ar'fui men. (and there are always {uch in
trg iiarIve oodies) viii delay bringing fos yard
fHSorife meaiure. mil they lee rne houis pretty
gear oil tho'e members they know will oppofe il
put pray Is not every matter which is lubiect OF
AeE'h'hon' o. nisqneuce to the people.
no" proceed to examine into the truth or fall,
L'ooo OF the assertion, that member was rot ab-
1ehe "htn there was any bulinets of conieouence
"an'act'ng IN the Haufe. admit that when mat
yer o. Nonlequence TO few individuals was brought
forward, our worthy men-er was there no doubt
~ ~. brought II forward, and gave II III his {upport
ne mater aiinde to is, the i. IL ,etltion which
went from th.s county, for the laslssi purpofe OF
,2N'"g Inc people to rate monev for few land lob
oefs, to carry on law iuits for lands thew had no
r'2ht TO, or to re1burie then, the nominal amount
IN gold and hver, for ios thnmands of certificates
"hlch tnev had paid for taad warrants, a, the rate
OF aoont tive hiiinGs i. tl.r roun1 and fix ger cent
!"ferett per annom, and all colts and charges in tax
ing mp land which belonged to aher people. and
1oF DONG which there law, nor could there
oe 'ueh law In other words, this petition was
aehsnea 70 arm 1hcie fpeculators With power to
fhru their hands into the pockets oihonelt far mers
and taSs ont money repair the his of their un-