The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-05-01

" a'decided feasrall7'' How then can Mr.
Warden De respectable? since by the Exam.
! ner's lexicon, anr branded as a criminal for
even accepting the fubioriptioa of feieraliff,
How does Mr.. Jones know with what f;lb.
leets Mr.. Warden is acquainted, or CT what
iubleets rho Recorder may chance rs treat ]
admit the iuperiority Of the Examiners
knowledgc, rs well as the ,fpiendouf OF his
talents. But the perional merit or Importance
of an author cannot, Of itfeIf, make that right,
which was originally zVronF. A pun does
notriie from meannefs to dignity, when Il
occurs in the text of Or. Swift; nor does
bombatt, or iophltry afcend TO the ffandard
OF correct competition, when. il chances 70,
be adorned by the periods of I'ully, or of Ta.
ceus.
never fpoke to Mr. Warden In nv life,
and care but very little, is never fhar.
AT the late meeting of citizens in the capitol,
while MIR. Smith and Mr., Rind were in the
very focus of dilputation, while every eye.
was looking, and while every ear was liilenine
TO that intereitue exhibition OF liabilities, Mr..
Warden, behind the fpot where food was ma
king an interruptive noite. At latf. b. re-
peatedly addceled hi,nteif to me; and when
turned round TO hear him, h laid iun thefs
words PARTICULARS pASTIcULAas
Upon this hint, that Recorder was ient him
which contained fone minutes as to this meet
ing and our lad has carried it twicc iirce IL
Mr.. Warden has defrcd Mr.. Jones to tell.
me thai he gpiHnOt pay f9r he paper, | could
not, upon my foul, could no; tai which Of the
couple thould defpife mott, the author, or
the publifher of flch ;a1partant information.
In the Recorder of Iat Saturday, | had
wrote paragraph, which, when Quoted entire,
coniitts exactly ofrhefe words.
In the Recorder of lat Saturday, there
Is was inferred all article entitled The Ex-,
" aminer examined The Examiner of laa
Wednetday attacks this piece. Thole who
" will read the TWO papers, at the fame time,
are entirely welcome TO form an c..ir:e,>---.
" upon rhe comparifon ofthsir contents. rive
" do not think it would be difficult TO prove
" that the writer Of laa Wednesday wifhes.
" PARTLY to rrtrGes bis fsbs;] bur a. minu1e
WHILE -
The lines between the TWO r are copied
into Wednelday's Examiner, in the niece
iigned Skflto" Jones. This man then pro-
ceeas thus:
" The hend-Iike maIignity of this allulon
p" as well undertood, Should l have the
" misfortune, TO De engaged in icene of the
" kind you mean, It would be far different
" iubyett from the editor Of the Recorder, his
: correspondents, OF coadiutors. A horfe
" whip would honor him; the knonf is the
adequate punifhment Tor iuch abiea puff
" Ianimlty, coupled with fuch bale illIberai;-
" ty.''
In reading my paragraph, no mortal but the
two brothers will perceive any thing more
than an alluilon TO the piece which I had nm
dertaken TO criticize. SHELTON ZONES finds in
1t reference &c duel, which he foughr gtous
year ago with Mr.. Armhead Seldom. | take
the luprene being to wjtnelS that fuch an
aliuilon never came into my head. am "a
0Siled that IL could not have occurred as G1ch
to any human being but the two brothers.
his IS the firm and broad foundation, upop
winch they have erected four columns Of re-
proach. After this, letno maniay thai Swift.
IN his tale of a tub, has overcharged the cha
f4cter OF Peter, picking the 8oui4er kr0fs out
OF his fathers will The citation Of Peter is
not III the leait degree, more fophihical or
'aile than that oi the Examiner and his deputy.
bat as theie people fpeak of dclicacy, has
any one forgot the behaviour of Merizgether
Jones, TO his own father in law, Doc}er Read
OF Norfolk The conduct OF the latter. as q
inagHtrate, had excited the attention Of tho
general ailenbiy. 4 commf1ion was iGuei
Tor making an inquiry about it. The charge.
pointed aganft him was alledged TO be of 3
ferrous and awful nature PrepoGef1ion
aagalnit Dr. Read rad been fermented into The
iterncit fcroci5y of detofation. For Tome
time, the unfortunate and deprehed old man
durit hardly be ieen apon the hreess of Nor.
iolk' In the very midi of the form, did
NJ erwether Jones, in his own newspapge
attack his own fafbsr in Ian.
JAMES +. CALENDER
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