The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1802-12-22
MRS. MKNIGHT
VERSUS
BISHOP COURTNEY

VERSUS
BISHOP COURTNEY.
OUR vile afembly, in fearcb Of chan
lia.h, nave uiycd to'the very bottom and dreos
Io' one clerical protection. The Iefferfon
party made bold puih for having no chsa,
IAN as all In this conduct they were corssr3.
an d coniiitent. They were holdinp IN con-.
IIeenahce the PRECEDENT himfelc They ,ynr.
lnone,tly Yelling the world that thev f3.r,.r,4
I'si'g'on, as much as Mr.. Jeferlon did. TIC
was giving him what IS called q deaS ~
| nc appreciation of ar aiiembly &c capro+ =.
move mountains sf infamy; bur j. nm
oouotcdiy lelens, for It diUi4cs rhe b,,r
den In this lele6tion, the TriFsrCo.
members ieemed 10 have contemplated . h,;r
Iiefque upon the cuitom Of chuiinq cbsnl,;,,
nat choice 10 diigracefal NAV ncyrr h.
MADE again, the following Cpecinien or ,b.
character OF the chaplain is iubn7;tted :, -.
fzamiriag world ~ al
About fix years ago, fea-farino .,,.n
same to Richmond. His name was R1,En;aL.
DE Fn1rricd in this ciev. In q hort .
ne ne ran away to Baltimore, and left his ,.,ic.
between hunger and broken hear. tbe -.
woman vas ioon reduced 60 an extee,rity ~
aiifreis' relation Of hers, one Mr. ~
naPPenee, iometline after this, to remove For,
a inAag 20 Baltimore, rs a clerk in tbe
tore Of Heashcotc and Deylc, Of thar NJ
me aay, Va kaight came into the ,fora md
WI Wyiie initantiy Representation xjrh the
SeiT 8 OF his wife, with fecoDd r,arriage
IN haitimere, and iwore, that if he di3 not
maze 'oine reparation, he ihould infanfl,,. bs
eAPoiea as tue villain that he was, N1'Kn;,h+
was e%ttenlciyala He faw that he al
on e1e Drink Of ruin. He begged for trn,,
In rev days he produced fun Of ren non,,Cs
.or thereby To remit this mor,sg ~ h;1
',lhlW oman, Mr.. Wylie drew. or o;ra;n.d
dEa't tor me money upon Mr.. WjII;aD, r.,
cick, o. t<ichmond. This heInclofed "a Iob~
Courtney, with ar iniun6fio,} 20 10, , -.
money 10 Mrs. NJ knight. Tb , rs pG5 , Gus
teleGting hinl,as the bearer Of ,, .'
mat Mrs. M Knight being in ysrb Il 80; 49,
limitations, it ieened pofIible that Ia 80
Lei thl2hf not be able 20 find her. cl,.. mo-
~, = G9lffI'eY-s hearers. This chaplain Of
III @t'eii:otya Ems apottle q negroes was very
"'.n NhoW'' and hence, by fome fatality, he
$50 800, 10 convey this rculitfanel. Court-
az: Eii1 money from FIR Fcn,gicl. burl
,io ksPf ieto h'o'ielf Mir Wvlic wrote hin,
~Feagssiy 70 en4uire if TX rad received the
ut'l', a''d gof the cath. But no anf,yer could
- - 90 fs 5ts 7arlous delays, MIR. There's
''0'Pef ana Mr. Dabney Minor called pno5
TIC woman, who dcnied her HAHN -ecoiyaf
.A'y .2@Tt OF the money. Tneg aex, ca)lr5
epo POI Soarthcyto enquire If h. had ever oTr
,dCh dfaftF He fesnrd conf,unI44 fIs |
l - as George Hay EunetirDes cooks r. !
JnS 3 SouFt OF charcery, when he . RECEIVING !
.ifg9R nom MIR W,ickharn But rpcoyer;2, |
@''oI 'oThe time, and being told thaf h, ra,a;,3
lUf !ne money could be exhibited Ne cr.ncaE |
- 're Iact. re added, however. fha, h. 6adI
gwen E1fs M'Knight meal, and otbcr.nro-
IONS N PafF 81 payment; and fhar be hsd
Pau Ohg account of hers with Dr.. Cr;no.,
Sna SuFrie' The woman declared .bgf M
n2u never got any thine from him. hnt ,r a,~
''he' nail a baihei OF neal and at arc-bo- /
quarter OF Boat 70 ranecd that iha r,nid
lloI make ule Of it. In the file of their be-
1eEoisilt and liberal protection, the t,yd pbg /
no'7A3 Affirmed; and are hill ready 70 affirm,
una taeY conilGered Mrs M'Xoirh. GO an /
o2jcct ot charity and rh2. they nsye, eursr-
ca :, q i'i'e In their books aqa'nR her; and that
S'ey never received nor thought Of afl;np for |
i, !, 'arthIng from Courtney As win 10 !
C y 'S@%"hng, Dr. Currie iobioined, thsf t1e !
'''~ p1''"h was LEAR,and a .uiarou. 5c6Ux-i
DEEb' VINO IN his profefjon, as = cs-9cnter,
,i"o gf@1iy oyerchar2ed, and cheated die doc
,0.' .1r' EooPeT, aud Mr. Minor did nof
LINK VI, IL worth while - 90 back 70 Courtney.
ney Called upon lomc Of his elders, who re- /
pad the money TO Ms. 3THuirht, bya pri- I
yate contribution.
Junius.