The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1802-11-10

III VIGIL S-CON l.Odtl41 va liiH p'Nh> oisb
q fun of money in his pocket. Some
time after, faw him IL chs gentleman 5
houle, in poverty, and rags. The free
man had relapled into his former habirs
OF hres@0nt: In word, he, was prepared
for every kind OF mitchell This is
the generaltermnatioh of.41j-ic1n jyssGyS,.
. We arc acquainted with various ahd
n, ettable exceptions, Bat fuch is
the common ii1ue. In Penniyivania,
and the eatern flares, the number OF
ilaves was 10 triaing, that eheir behaHi-
our, when er1ancipatcd, became Of lit
tie confequence. In Virginia, where
the blacks form two fifths of the popola-
non, all circumstances ART. the ,reverie.
ir!s as inconteftible as any petition in
Euclid, that the endlefs emancipation OF
ilaves IS rhe certain road TO pGbgic
rain.
Mar. Jeferion was a6five in obtain
ing Legislative prohibition Of the fu-
ture importation of iiaves into this fate
The prohibition was, in it1clf, extreme
~ proper, and it correspondent, alfo, with
the perionai in5ereit of its patron. Al
thar time Mr.. Jeferlon's efare wa'
crou ed Win aaves. The prohibitidl1
inltahtly RATED their yaEtc By at leaf
twenty percent. Nialliniiia, the fIn5cu:
Numidinn, at the command of the "a
mire& Scipio, poil4ned his wife Sophie
nifba and upon rhis location, the Wri
tiers OF the UniverialHittory very grave.
ly remark that g bis virtue ard his IN
"fsrGR got rhe better Of ms loye." It IS
rot very clear in what manner virtue
Can ezringuilh love. But il would
teern thar III ,his initance, bis public fDi.
rit, or his private inttrcft, had 1xtin-
guf1ed IN Mr. Jeferlon lis appetite for
African Variety. ! fay epprtifs; for il
would be prctaning the name OF love
TO fuPpoie thar ilicha PATTON could ever
glow in the hotom OF the prtGdenr.
By rlie way, it is tomcRhar rrBrifn6.
that editors are till TO be found Of fnai
Gent hardiheiS 70 deny the exiitence OF
Sally, and PRECEDENT Toni. In Virginia
nobody queftions the correctness Of rho
itateinent Jones, indeed, and tones
alone. leems TO require oealai,; teRin1ony
Of the genlture of the mnlatco planta-
ton. The account of the attempt UPON
Mr.. Walkers lady ftands upon ground
equally inmoveable Izepedced ailur-
ances have been received that MIR,
Walker himielfls ready to give settino.
ny to the point.l could lanle the gentle
mans houfe, where he rcpeated the
whole tory, at no remote difance Of
time, and with iuficient marks ct dc
gutt and indignation. But as rhe pre- e.
dents friends ia rhis part of world
have gwen up the debate, che Gradual
conviction OF other fares will fuc-
coed as matter of coup... TO pub
liih ailgutting detail Of circumstances,
and what IS Till more painful, TO pub
llf!1 private and confidential letters, Is =
very painful and, in mott caics,a very dis
reputable office. Brides, what good
END can be anfwered by hcaping Ell
dence upon evidence, When the DSfr1
and his friends are iilent? | dare them
70 The uttcrmoit, ard q hurl det;snr.,,
IN their faces? Il is needless TO fon =
Iniiittone upon rotten egg. Tie al
iertions OF the Recorder niece with mil
yertai credie. Ifthc great perloaaSe has
the Ordinary feelings Of an intelligent
man. 1 would not endure lis litlaIion
for three days, to be the mafTer
OF America; although as general
burgoYne !lysy cit had the w.alrh If
" worlds in It's bolom,and pafaditc on
&c IT'S furface.' ~
We return TO the fubiea of enamel
patton There certainly can be no
greater crime agalnlt the [irginian Srare
OF ioclety than thar Of exafnerarinn ~.