The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-07-21

hochce In ms word, would NOT hefitate
TO ioiemnize che deception by an oath
Duane iniinuates thar the money
gained by Pickering, in purchaflne the
oAiS OF exchange, yeasains nxaeconptsS
fo'. TO this how-. He knows betrer
The reporc upon the fubIe6t fliews how
the cafe Is. He knows that Mr.. Pick !
er'ng applied the money to the ufe of
the government. There is not man
OF truth or Information in the United
STATES, who iays that this, or any Other
pubic moneYis detained by Mr.. Pick
erlng; and TO whatever extern ~ opr-
Poie' MF. Duane may keep this calum-
ny eF0ab, the planet and mott direct
anlwer, always will be that Duane bin
JsT ka0eos letter; and that this is rue
Gale may be ieen by the following cx-.
tract from the report of the committee,
which may be feen in the Recorder Of
May 18th.
From this ltatement it appears thar
$ Mr. Pickering drew from the rreafilry
" under the appropriations made for de-
" ifaying the expences, incident to rhg
g intercourse with foreign NATIONS for ne.
" goclating treaties with Barbary powers
" and for contingent expcnces ofeovern
g nnent,the fun of $4,000 dollars and -
" cents more than he applied to thoie }a
&C gerai objects, which, together with tI.e
" tum ofI458S dollars 81 cents, gained
&c by him on the purchaie Of bills ofex.
g Change for the ute of the government,
form an aggregate Of 1882 dollars
" and II GEMS. The fame Placement E.
e will thew that the whole of this fun
" was expended by him on objects Of
=" pH6ifc matnre as far IS the COM
rnIttec can aicerrain the fact"
When this Glamour agalntt MIR.
Pickering, Is echoed from Penobfcos, 10
St. Marys, repeated and urged in the
mott oHeniive file, when public deref-
tatlon IS rouzed againtt Mr.. Pickering,
Duane forgets the dilemma in which he
places his own friends. He fercets. thar
If Mr.. Pickering owes any tling to the
public, he ought to be prolecuIed and
compelled to pay. Is there = man in
the United States who can believe, IS
sshls was she cafe rflaG MI. C56gatix
e90nld giVe him tie reptile Of a lagze day /?
| will now repeat, what was formerly.
laid upon this poine, CO IfMr. Gallatin
&C was not latisded chat Mr.. Pickering
" owed nothing, would ne dare to con
&C ceal the cruth? Is he OF 10 much
&C weight, and 70 al important in the
:" tcale wh&re he IS placed, as to be per
=" mitted 20 countenance a fraud of this
" fort? On the other hand. will nor
=" every perlon believe, that he would
" embrace, il not with ardor, az leaft
" With certainty, an location TO D,,u
" down and fink to the loweR point of
" deltFHction. that character which his
party found 1t necehary TO calumni-
" ate, before the way could be opened
I" by which Mr.. GaIlatin ilim(e!f might
" become lecrerary Of The trealury. .
After this candid Experimentation of
the cafe is conlidered, viii not every IN
Prejudiced and impartial man ak the
following, OF ifmilar quelions What
can be the objeGt, or deGgn, of fuch
niirePreientarions? EIby is here 70 vacb
pains taken 70 migsad rbe eonlgun;fy 9
Why do fome of she mott confpicuous
and influential men in lociety Give flch
counrenance, aid and patronage 10 4
man, who writes, prints, and propagates,
what be either knows. or might know
TO be totally untrue
ihall expect to fee |omething in the
Aurora concerning the dimeniions, con
Veniences, and inconvencnces, Of the
navy yard at Southwark I mean the
little navy yard, where the frigare Uni!e6
6k0feS, and afterwards the frinare ph:Lu