The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-05-26


ha' (aid, upoE the authority Of A.
Such isths preoiic cafe between Mr. G lies
and oue Of the sditors of this paper, in 70 far
as relpe6ts the memorable trial againR lanes
Thornton Calender, which was conducted by
Samuel Chate, and the particulars Of which
arc known to every body.
I his being cle cafe, will It not appear TO
every impartial man, that MIR. Giles either
mad aiierted, as fact, that which be could no
!JveGr to, or that he confidered himfelf as above
the law? Nay more, that his humanity was
OF that a3anantine Gait, that he chofe rather
TO fee an humble, honeif, forlorn man in iai
for year, or perhaps for life, than put him
telf to the trouble of riding a few miles.
Although Mir. Giles is not YET king, and
God forbid that any fuch man ever Ghould be
70, yet according 70 our idea of that clafs OF
beings, he lee;ns well fitted to be one {; mas
much as he thinks that he can do no wrong,
that he is above the ordinary proceis of law,
and ,as he would not deprive himielfof Jingle
sratifcation,to fave another from def u6}ion
The people of Amelia &c are deiired to
REMEMBER THIS. If,hcy 90 10, the ouehions
will fonerines ariie whether the man who
has done iuch things, or who is capable OF do
ing them, dejrfVes fbeir confdenre? and whe-
tier there is not fone danger in believing and
reportiny what may be fad by )ucb man,
when, K is to be expected, in cafe Of = proie-
cuton, that MIR. Giles would a&t iuh as he
has done in the cafe now itated?
If any perlon 1,all have the hardwood to
contradict us in one Jingle little OF chs ftf, We
pledge ourielves TO give, in reply, Chapter,
Page, and Verie.
Weare no strangers TO Mr.Giics 5 real cha
ya6tcr. We have always regarded him, rs
one of the mott able and ufeful political 2arti-
Yans, thatVireinia ever ient to conqrets. In
this light, we always have conlidercd, and as
iu,h have Represented him, throughout vari-
ETY. Of publications. But, as a private cha
ra6ter, he certainly mutt have behaved better
to mott other people than he ever did TO Cal
lender, otherwiie he would have been nun
ned and >hooted at by iociety, as favaec.
We fay that ne mua have behaved better f.
0t6cr Pegpfe, for, upon ibis point, we foeaa
only rs far as we are authorized By periona!
experience.
Il is now tx years and an half, fince Mr..
Giles attempted to ruin The character and |
break up the employment of Calender He |
did this without one lpark of provocatjon, /
either of public or private nature. The |
particular will be found in the following ex- |
tract from the EIfory of the Unitea States, |
FIR 1898. From prudeHtsaI realms, Mr..
Giles is there treated with much more tender |
neis than he deferved.
As for his gefulal TO attend, as an evidence,
upon the trial for fed:tion, It is iinpohibe for
any hum IN being to vindicatc MS conduct
The following extract nor only ditplaYs
little OF the character of MIR. Giles, but at |
tores 2iIfure, which is perhaps amuting, of |
f2ngrsG IttT. Here it follows;
On the 29th Of January, the honle went into
Committee OF che whole, on a report from
committee that had been appointed - find cut
thcrt hand writer who was to take down their
debates at full length, and print them. 4
perion bad for almolt two precedin1 fctaons,
attended the houf- TO take minutes 81 its pro-
eeedings Tor the Philadelphia Gazette. In
this wilderness of icribbing, many particulars
cranipircl, which members were aihamed 10
conteis, anu afraid to deny. Four genrlomcn
were elo :ciali yirritated, viz. Theodore Scd2
wick, D., William Smith, Samuel Dexter,
and Robert Goodoe Harper. Mcilrs. Dexter