The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-07-21


&c the robbery OF the public, this rnenc
&c does not even belong TO him, for the
&c iaving was made as matter ofoficial
& duty by subordinate agents, and il
Is unfortunately happens that Calender
sehas made frnall mifake in an ir,por-
&c tant circuInftance concerning this fun;
&C it remains. unaccounted for to the
&c public 80 this hour"
An this is offered by Duane TO his
readers, as reply and refutatioh to that
piece whichappeared In this paper, upon
the 10Th of June lalt, which IS as fol-
bows:
THE readers of this paper are deGred 10
recclleca that all which has been faid, under
th;s head, concerning Pickering, has been
;,+,ndcd 10 rcfcue bis character from the al
perl,on of having dcfraudcd the public OF fonge-
Ilb;yq tozuaras baif a miAfoR Of agilar;. In
,oiee fhis, ii was thought neceiiary to thew
t,of orly mis- Innocence. as 70 the accNfation,
h,,r -hat he had forborne 10 make uic OF ad-
vantaens, which had fallen in his way, che
Of which amounted to 1859 dollars By
theic means, the whole flock OF calunuy IS
Annihilatcd. Not one Jingle dollar has been
e,abeazled. Not one dollar IS deficient. The
United States have gained, by his prudence,
tA.s88 doi.ars which fall into the great MATS
of f,rn,us. that his acculers call republican
favingi, and then cover thcEhieives with the
acpiaufe, which they ought to have beaow-
cd on hirn.---This is not the end. A new
although feeble battery is erected. They
now admit that Mr.. Picksring has paid all
the money 70 the accoaat 81 fhs United States,
but that he has applied iome of Is to purpofcs
other than thofc for which the money was
received. 1t is not at preient known whether
this be the fact, or not nor is it material to
the defence. Lex the allegation be allowed
as it is made, and the cafe will hand as fol-
lows;
Mr.. Pickering received 100000 dollars
for one purpofc, and 100000 dollars for ano-
Their. III the execution Of thefc duties, the
frft FUN exceeded the 7urpofe for which it
was deGgned, including 1853 gained IN bills
OF exchange, by 1888 dollars. The fccond
fell fhort as much. The whole money being
under his controal, and the interee Of the
country as much at fake in one cafe as the
other, he has taken tne overplus of the one to
ELL the deficiency of the other. By rhefe
means, he has promoted public credit. And
It is for this, or fomerhing like it, that his
character has been attacked with degree of
wenoEn and revenge qnittspnrzanaPlea.
The writer OF this defence is not emily an
acquainted with Mr.. Pickering, but aIfo with
the real faSts which belong to the cafe. He
has made the foregoing Hypothetical fate
ment to elucFdate the cafe, upon the data
which are alledgcd By the accuiers thernfelves;
and upon tbsfs oniy.
Paufe, reader! Tor moment, and carry back
your memory to the time, when the news
prints all groaned with abule againh this per-
ION. See 70 what it has come and behold
how nov, it is attempted to torture things,
the pyopriety of which is felE-evident, into a
freih accufatior againit him, 1t would feem
that virtue, honor, and truth, were to be chased
from the face of the earth, in order 5hat the
oppoiite qualities may prevail.
MIR. chickering's character, with thoie who
knew him, did not want this aid. His name,
and thefe circumstances, have been neceharily
uied as powerful engines againit the frauds,
fallehoods, and deigns of men, who Will per-
haps live to Zee themleves overwhelmed with
difgSacc and dctehation. They may hear
that people whole confidence they have abu{cd
laying with an uniyeFfal voice." Go hence
6 and learn that, fooner or later, truth and
'juhice will prevail. Go, and taae the re-
morfe, which is due to your mifdeeds.
When thefc are compared, it will al
once be ieen that MIR. Duane has i'm
Poted upon his readers. The only pa