The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-10-27

Or. A6sla Sn.ieh has remarked char the
c3ward, the maj, rahi 81 defending or
avsaqing hi~aCf, is elideHtlv more njutjaled
in US mind thar thc cripplc Is IN his body
The right of falf3efence and selt preitrNation
l., inleci, he very f;rit princiqie engraved in
the byeeh of every animated being. Among
the wonders OF Che pfeiG7lt ape, II 81 not per-
haps ta- graAef, THAI fone Nireinian critics
co1ilder on Of the editors OF H.. Recorder
as ancxccpt;on TO the common rule. They
;eem to confider it as his duty TO iuor,it, with
out 'nurynur, to the rnoft cxaiperatng iniu-
ries. an TO hear the vile(t caluunnics with
le(pefful iilence. For inRancc, there is
more chan one newspTintcv on the continent
that has privately tcynonhrated to hin, on the
impfudencc and itrpropriety Of attempting
TO defend his condu6t againft thclr attacks;
while they wcre,at the fame tune, pubhihin&.
what they mutt have ,;nov-h to be fictitious
This, De fare, is degree Of niocnee, at
which the cofnnou race OF Ihortals have not
yet arrived. But, (4cb IS ,bs faGf, Sir
w illati1 Giles had itated certain psrs;cu-
lars, which We're, upon his authority, inlert,
Cd III political publication; and when he
was afterwards cited as witness to fupport.
his allertyns in court Of luftice, he gave an
i:lolenl an(wer, and broke us couititusio-
mai oath by retuiing to attend So early as
tne wlntet o. Decembcr 1906, Giles had
Cracked Calender on the Hoor OF Conereis.
fie had entere3 INTO 2 Combination with Or.
William aallth FOR getting this pcrlon e.7-
GUIDED from taking down The debates Tie
united ienic Of the houtc gave Giles and the
do6toy an gnominious defeat. No attempt
was made TO revenge all this uiage On shc
ether nard, his character was confanesy de-.
tended, as fsr as it was known to be defenii-
Bile. His refuiai Of attendance, therefore,
combined cowardicc, ingratitude and periury
Eighteen months after al this had paG over,
Giles, IN ! long tpeech TO Cougrcfs, depIcred
The fcand2lous treatment which Callende7 had
received upon his trial. his complaint, as
coming from nm, was certainly the heieht
ut aiiurance, for il does nos defer, t the more
reipcdtflil appea5ion OF 5YaaryiG AS the
leguel Of fuch conduct, the newspapers of
Eities's party commenced an unprovok ed at
tack upon the Recorder Upon Ibis we re.
cnrned she blow, marched into the eneny's
territories, ard among Other citadcls Of Re-
ba6fcaHynt, we attacked aaneiter Giles.
This gave great offence. iagrah.uds, dsycy-
sI2r, abgfaty, were thundered in our ears:
as e Giles were being of fomc hyperion fpc
cies, as If Calender were bound To bear
evcry thing from hin, and he nothing from,
C4lender. II is uf four years ago, Guce
Mr.. IeHerfon bad received full, detail of tbs.
baenei5 Of that mans conduit. No writer
has even attempted 30 yinIicatc his refuial Of
attendance, asa witnc(s. Yet, while grt,an-
ing under fuch a load or nfainy, there were
perions in this fate, who could be arnhitia
Gus OF iccing Giles cholen Governor. Ftis
nloit formidable compcQror was known 10
be JON. Page. 70 remove rhs obinacjs
MI. .Ie6ef!on turned coonei Hcth oit ct tbe
colettofdi,p OF Pcfcyibarg; aud lNf Pare
was appointed in his room. This profound
fchcnc was defeated Uy the refuE4i Of MIR.
Page to accept Of thc collectors Office, and
eaere is very little doubt that he viii b,,
rhoen governor. Virginia hes cleared from,
dig race; o1r, for this Grape, We canno,
thank Mr.. Jetfeflon. We have lfsto,l rb.
accompt rent Of obligations between CaL
.ander ard Giles, h2 impartial world viii
decide what title the latter had 70 fhc
Recorder ,enderncls; md whether You arc
bound To feel reipect or kindnels for man.
who, twice, within four years, has brouobf
YOU 2lnolt 70 the brink of deGruaioa Many
honeif people fcem to think that certain poji-
teal characters mutt bc Imported at all ha2
ards ard that Giles ard Tcf@trfon are two a
thenl. When DenoithcRes impeacted E{chi.
mes, and when Etchues, in his turn, i'm
peachcd Dcmonithencs, the Alhenans never
creant hat either the one, OF the other was
adovs eselrf. Their fellow citizens heard
Goth with patience. Bur, in America, we
have names that are regarded as above all
3ii,uf6on To iay that fuch a man has
adopted tucn ueafure is, with many honeit
people, - pronounce il infailihc, while tAefe
'ntadsJls Pcr(onag- laugh in each others
'aces 81 the iimpliclty Of their admirers. Al
mott every neW'g2yc~ - thc. continent !,
Th@ worn advocate Of a party; and this is
ne wy zion MaY nllr nn.llic ,kEairs 80