The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-08-18

ANIMATION OF your character, leads to a
uhlagorahlc opinion OF human nature.
| Noexpedationis entertained of work
/ ing reformation in you. The I'm,
nerves winch communicate the gene
/, rous emotions Of innocence and delca
cy TO rhe yilage, have long ceafcd from
rheu functions in you. Your frame ,unde
mel action of Alcohol, and your mind
iuhk by the conic;ousnefs OF deprayirv
| nave long been infenlible &c fhame o,
ielfreipeet.
From Perfonal experience, / know
thaT an attempt TO render YOU Icrv;cf
would DC the iurct means 10 provoke
your malice You are in this refpect
though not angular in an age, yet much
more remarkable than the common olaf,
OF rliisanthropes. Thelertcrs which fail.
ron time TO time addrefs TO YOU, are
calculated for dlfferent purpolc. They
are intended TO make you better known.
mere are only two modes Of argumenc
"flich can alter your conduit, without
changing your character. One of rhefc
| trleo on you, in this city, with flcce(s;
ana you afterwards became my pane
gyrit' You, no doubr, intended to pay
ri'e compliment; while defpifed YOU,
ana Pitled myielf, for having unintenri-
onaly, sxtoTred your praifc.
he other argument, ! was once the
.neans of preventing the ufe of on you
reli1quuEed tituation, thar Won, r1;oht
&c put into lr;not from any admiration Of
your merirs, but TO prevent your beino
b,oughr by LIfton, and leagued againf
the morals and the character Of fhe
American preis With the obieEt of your
admiration, PorcuPine.
Two numbers, the 18th and ,6th of
your paper, have been received by me
and thefe, with three Others which
have been ihewn TIE, form the whole of
yoar original Recorders which have
Teen regret it, becaufc they Aatter
LEly vanity, which you Gay IS very great.
fou' papers teach me az leai} to think
"eii Of my early discernment of your
genera character, Every paper that
has reached me, IS ratification Of rh,
opinion which my understanding forced
me to form in oppolitloa 10 my pity for
your infrnities.
7ow Is your Withholding s. numbers
OF your papers from me 30 be accounted
foF; your avoiding the propofai of ex-
sFa VA between c,p5afrp raoere.
and thoie of The Poplaot,s cities: your
Inegietting a paper, which, in the lei
wee you arc engaged, mutt from ne
GETTY, become she particular, object Of
your attack why, afrr my application
by letter as iubicriber and by exchange
as printer, did you 10 long withhold
your paper, which contained repeated
afraci;s on me, and on Others, who, Be
Iag 70 longer among the living, YOU
Knew would be defended by me. can
account for ir---you, who could never
acquire courage enough to look an no.
neit maa in the face, dreaded the caGi-
CATION which you know wo,tld
in7'ct on you. Your coward heart
trenbled, while you poltponed the evil
to ditfanr day; you calculated upon a
long period of time before the know
ledge Of your audacity lhould reach me
and bring down on you the expedition
which you are confcious you merit. I
have now taken you up, and ] fruit, be-
tore lay you down, thar you fhail ap-
Pea IN your true colours, 2 WORTHY
aiiociate ofthoic Whole Characters YOU
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