Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-03
TPUBL@HED Br RE2yESrl
TO the Printer of the Gazette OF
the United StareS.
SIR,

tering caiumnies againll iHdiyiCuals, tor the
amuiement OF y'iu' leaders, YOU will have 70
much regard To Ioaicc, as TO permit the iu-
Jured through the iame channel inat c nvsy.
ed the lander, 20 appea! TO the pablc in rslf-
defence. expect OF you therefore. 10 iu-
tert this reply o your irouical reporter Of
The proceedings at The meeting OF the itpub-
ican Citizens of Philadelphia. contained IN
your gazstte Of ,he S'h inR. 10 i9r as am
concerned in tha, astement am no enc.
my Mr. Wayne TO wiz nor DC ,hiuk lie
political parties have much II ht TO com piain,
II they enable tie pubic 10 laugh a, each q
Tiers exPeose, provided il be managed WI h
the anne degree of ingenuity, end lone at
ientioa 70 ruth and candour. But you- re
Porte' OF the proceedings at ,hat meeting Is
o. ,ettitute o! tra;h and csudour. as he n ct
''gsau' r, ard think, / can ihcw. that The
@ao' OF prudence OF this MIR Ma5plot, in his
hlnder upon me, 10 equally gisrag wi,h his
want OF wit, his want Ut yeTacJty, h,s want
OF decency, and his want Of humanity.
| al" accuiad Of be ng 1esO, Of Being a
RePsb iesa aud OF heing Poo
nm JesO glory in oeiopg;ag to tina,
peyiuaIlon which even rs opponents. wne.-
lheg ChuHan or Mshomedan, allow TO be
Of divine erigin----of that pc fusGon on
which chrif'iani,y i.fe;f wa originally found
-, and mud ultimately reit--which has pre-
lersed lis (aih frcute and ande6ied, for near
hree thouiard years, who votaries have ne
yer murdered each Other in religious ware,
Or cheri(hed ,hc Theological na'red 10 general,
20 uneKlingu ilhabe among thole who revile
them a perfu-fon, whole patient follow
e,s haze ensured for ages the uious crue!ties
of Pagan5 and Of Chriaians, and perievered
in the uaoGondug practice Of their rites and
ceremonies, amide povcrties and priys ions !;
sutidG pains, penaitica. con5fcaliopq. banilh.
rnenty. tUuules and deaths, beyond ,he ex =
ample of any other feet, which ,he page of
hiitorv has hitherto recorded.
10 be OF fuch periuafon, is to me no
dis ace though well uuderRand the in.
humFn language Of bigotted contempt, in
Which YOU reporter by attempting TO make
ne ridiculous, as a Jew, has made himfrll
deleitsblc, whatever religious periuaiion may
be dihonored by his adherence.
But am a Jew. am 70; and 70 were
Abraham and Ilaac. and Nofes aid he pyo.
phet,, and 70 too were Chrif end 81. spo(-
lies; I feel no difgraCe in ranking with iach
loccty, however, it may be fubic4 70 The
liberal 5pfoonery of fueh men as your cot.
reipondsrt5
I sm Re5pJGcaa Thank God I have
not been 70 hee4lefs and fo ignorant of what
has Pa!F-d, and is now psfIing in he poli,i-
cal world. have not been 70 proud or 70
prsjudiced 40 o re"ounce the caule for which
have Jonsbi, as an American, throughout
the whole Of the revoIutionarY war. in tn.
militia of CharleRon, ssl in Poiafkey's lc
gion, foughy in almo6 every action which
took place in Carolina and 10 he diGRrous
7Tair Of Savannah, iharcd the ha-dfhips Of
that ldugulrsry day snd for hrcy and tSen.
~ years irlt no dilpoftinn to change nv
political any more than my religious princi-
5lrs Aud which 10 Ipi-v OF the wi,lirp
f-rIA bIera Of sriRocra =, nall hold iacr-d
lntA death, as rot 10 feel the ar6our Of re-.
pohlirauifm. Your correlponien', Mr.
Wayne, csunot have known what it 10 to
Cerve ms country from pfinciP.e in time Of
danger and difficulties, at fhe cxpenfe Of his
hss'th and his peace. Of his pocket and his
ptrlpn, as have dose or he would 10, be
as ne 10, per- reviIer Of thole wht have 70
done IA ! do not luipe- You Mr. Wayus
oi being the author OF The attack on me, 7
nall MT enquire vbar rhare you or your re.
iatiors had in eAabUl,irg the Hbeuirs If
you country On religious grouodo I'm
arepublicau. Eingly government waa Gra
conceded 60 the foolii, complaints Of ,ne
le~ih people az pumlbmept ard cu,rs Z.
aud 10 IL Sss 10 them untl their dlprrGor.
aud io,t has been 10 every nation who haze
been az i0olinly tempted 10 fnhmi, 10 II
G.eat-B,iisia Las King, and he, rpem;es
need nor with her the word, the psRieece
ADD the famine,
IN the hiltoy Of the Jews, are contained
the earliet warnings agsina kirgiy govern
ment, as any one may know who has read
the iaDie Of Abiro,iick, or The rzhora-i,,,
81 samuel. But do not recommend tbeo
to yom leportcr, Mr.. Wayne TO hin N.
langosge Of truth and ioueneis would be
unia.eligibl,.
am d lew, ard Il f3r no other rearor.
for tha, 'ea'oE -m republican. AmoDg
tie p'o1, pve.tnood Of church eRabji,bmeots,