The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1802-11-17

stiI dDiifr0itleS,
't'at ehey can never be able to cxtficatc
either theaniekes, or rI,ei. ieader.. with
any degree of reputation Ar every
,tep that Calender took, in this coa,eff
ne compelled his advcriaries 20 chanerr
their ground. Sometimes he rIfrarsEI
t t 20 exult in the hope OF. victory;
out IN The nridf Of their triumph, he
n come unexpectedly upon them,
i.orh their entertainments and drive
Che whole army OF democrats before
him. until, by attacking them fra in
oi'c quafrer, and then in another. carry.
ing hfit In one point, and then iuanothey,
ne has forced the whole troop, Narrated
and diipirlicd with repeated defrars.
INTO boys and quick iands, where rhey
are completely hemmed in, and enr;cr-
iy at his mercy.
When Calender firh ttaeed. thar he
bad receiyeda Certain FUN of money
from Mr.. Jefferfon to afEiR him in
Pubilihing the &C Profpctt before U.s."
the democrats ralhly rcfed his defence
uPon 2 broad and bolt denial of the fast
ncy pronounced Calender naonfer
OF dcptavlty wretch TO whom no de-
gree OF credit could ever be. attached,
and IN whom no confidence ever was
placed, by Mr. Jefferfon, or his party;
rhat 1t would have been diigraceful to
che PRECEDENT, TO have held any inrercourle
with him, and much more 10 to have ex-
tended TO him iuch &c fubtanrial marks
OF his favos;' and that therefore it was
imPefilble rhat Mr.. Jeferfon ihouId
have given him money, becauia il was
'mpohloie that Mr.. JefFarion fllouii
do dligraccful action. This was the
language of the democrats, both in their
newspapers and their private converia-
ton. But, unfortunately for them, by
Eh@ time they began TO think they had
iucceeded IN repelling the attack, Cal
lender dliclcied the name of the perlon,
through Whole hands the money had
had oren conveyed TO him. And thar,
Perion being Mir. George TeifeIion,
Whole credibiIity it was not. alrogetber
convenient for the demos TO dilputc,
they were Obliged to make a ilafty re-
tfeas from the petition they had at fri
taken, and 70 refolutcly deteaded. Tbev
then took new ttand. They admitted
thac Mr.. Jcifcrion had given Calender
the money: buzz rhe very teeth Of what
they had before done, conrended that
he was Jailiiable in doing 70. They
COW aacrrcd, char II was nor given on
account ofthe & Profpc t before U.s."
It was given merely lrom charitable mo-
elyes, TO fave i miicrablc wretch from
ltarving. TO prove raat it was given
out OF beneyolencG Of 1earr, and not
TO afih him in the publication oi his
book, they attacked the "ProfDecr
3" before U.s." wlth The utmolt cagernefs.
They declared that the work had never
been approved Of by Mr.. Teferfon or
bis friends, thar they had always been
aii1amed Of It, il was nothing bur low
blackguardifn and Billinglgate abule.
Ii had ever been coniidered as injurious
10 rhe party. They even went 70 far as
70 remind the tederaliits, that a Jury
upon their oaLhs, had i;tid, that the book
contained fa!fe, icandalous AMI malici-
Gus matter. And from al rhe!- cir
cumitances, they drew what they lccm-
ed 70 think an irreiiltable concIuiion,
rha1 the mild philosopher Of Monticello,
the man Of cvfea fafe and ubfig5f bsart,
the public eulogit Of wej6jnqto1. Aaans,
and the contribution, could never have
counyenanced a work in which they
were all three mott grossly abmed.
While the democrlrs were exultinc
in the ltrength of. this defence which
they had formed for rhe " man Of the
people," Calender began 70 talk about
letters from rhe prelident. He threat