The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-09-01

~i4N- 'itAi>iSilts w IluCl4I lti>iSa1 t'SIiSl"i
acquaintance. bur with a great deal Of
attention, we have tudied bis feelings
and his ,neailires, tor upwards OF nine
years. The above Is exactly the PIC
rure Of the man, for at leait 70 far as the
delcripuon extends. Cheethan has lately
remarked, THAI the character OF Milf
ferton approaches as nearly as pollblc, TO
that ofrhe Divinity The fame palegYrilt
proves that If MIR Jeffcrlon has paid bacx
from the treaiury the Two huadred dollars
TO the ieditioniit ,he mutt have committed
an At OF perjury. Hence, Mr.. JeTer-
Ion is to be vint'icated from breach cf
MS oath by the following minute and
frivolous diitinGtioa. The rae, which
4 pubic Officer has collected from the
people, doas not become public pro-
perry, ill il has actually been locked up
IN the cheit of the nacional trealury.
Now it mutt be oblcrved, that when
collector Of irnpoft enters into Office, he
is obliged to give ample iccurify for the
execution OF this duty. One parc of il
IS 70 remit 20 the treaiury all the money
which he collects otherwile himielf and
his iecQrities are Profecurcsl. This
is the daily practice in ali nations.
he retuIt ofth8 fylogyfn is, that 60
veFnment IS entitled to profecute a pub
lie officer for the recovery OF money
which desy nat bs}ong TO it. For if the
argument of Cbeecham had anY meaning.
It .tiles ~ this abiurdity. A citizen of
Philadelphia has employed man at
Baltimore TO fell horie for him. The
horie has been field. This money has
been uPlfted. But as YET it remains
in the pocket Of his agent. Hence, it
does nor become ms property, until it
has actually come Into his poaeiiion. In
ehe mean time, a third pcrion, we HAL
iuPPoie him federal preG,ient, fays to
the teller, &c You, iir, have no buGnets
g with tbs price of chs horfc. The cath
I" has nocyer come INFO your rreafury
" th3s IS TO your poiIrliion. Hence it
g foiio~s, that | nave a title TO give back
: rhe price OF Jour horfc to the pur-
= .EsltSser.''
If we i,ader2and Cheethan, it IS
upon arguments like rhele, that he has
Tindicated The PRECEDENT from an irnpu-
faticn OF breaking his cath of office. As
loon as It was undcrltood at Richmond
THAI Mr. Randolph, the marll1all, had
been dlretGed to return the fine, he was
lnterdlcted by aImoft rhe whole MATS Of
legIilatlve abilities in the ci5y. Al rlor
head ot the Phaanx appeared a gentle-
man o. the flrii eminence, as 2 DraEfi-
oner, and who is The Old ACQUAINTANCE
and intimate friend Of Mr. Tcferfon. He
affirmed that The prciidcnr had not the
leaii ihadow OF q title for returning tbjs
money 1t appears, that Levi Lincoln,
ouFattorney general, entertained obiec-
tons otEbe lame nature. On March 2zrh
1901, the Enarfhall, III lcttcr to Mr.
Lincoln, propoied his doubts. An an
iWer vas returned, bearing dare rbe
goth Of April. Hence it appears, rbar
Mr.. Lincoln took at leaf a deljberarion
OF ts0snty tbres Ggy5 before he drterm;,-
ed this queftion. The lolu,ion was. v4-v
pam. Lincoln, ii he knew Tefferop
at all, mutt have known shar The co,e
OF Monticello would much rather e.
the pubic pay TWO hundred dollars from
mar funds, Than pay it from his own
Lincoln alio knew, that with an anb;
8dons political character, and with bur 4
moderate flare Of abilities he had beer
'eiecFed as an attorney general, iufr be-
Ca'i'e ne was native OF Ncw- England
l. bad been tooIilnly hoped, thai tb4
choice OF general Dearoorne, Of Levi
Lincoln, and OF Gideon Granger, would
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