The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-07-14

machinery cannot nc managed WITHOUT the
ana of IN fldIViduai whom chance has bsouei,f
| hIther What Il Mr. Hamilton bad never
! ie'e the torrid rcgis,ns- of S.. Cfoix, or if Mr.
! '5aAatiR vas It'll reading seome;ry, and af-
tronolny, among ts7u ii1eV-s of Switzerland.
Should We an either cafe have No government
make no. @ccirafioa- againit either of rbefe
perions. II is fuAicient for me that neithsr
of them have the public confidence. Let us
| then endeavcur to act without them, T.et US
revive thdfe principles of patrotlil, hare
mony and confidence, which made us a people.
1t IS from theie, and thcie only, that we can
expect OF hope for political happiness and
! privaee repoie.
| MY appreciation of lone important rnea-
lures, and objection to Others, during the 2d
n7tniltrarionsof che frftand i=cond preiidents,
procured for me alternately the epithets of
iedcralIf and anti~fcdcralih iua as fitted the
! Opinions, or wiihes, of diflrcnt individuals,
his happened becauIe did not regulate my
opinions 70 fur every popular blait, or poll
! tI-al neaiurc. which might be advocated, OF
/ promoted, by either of the prevailing parties.
/ | he appreciation of my own mind was and
] hal always be my political touchfone,
~ hen this is obtained, care but little for the
opinions, applsufe, or couture of Others.
/ W't'i nothing 70 fear, and as little TO hope,
nave hsbltuared mYieif 70 view with calm
indifference, the traniirory Glamour, and evan
eteent praite Of the numerous eDhemcrons who
have tucceeded each other, There are 4 Fe q.
bat alas! how few! who Fave acted upon the
Poiitical itage, whofe examples can be en-
dEeiI recommended. I mis-, in oneienie, may
oe conhdered as misfortune; in another, as I
nlehlng It thews clearly, that it is by far
better mat every man lhouId form his own
opinions and rules of conduct, than chat he,
ihould hecorls the hutr1ble dependant Or ya{.
iai II .3cI1er. 5c -.r7v :,:ar axe shc qghc,c
Eoc.f,"'sary O names from A 90 h Lei nm
"efgh each OF thcfe fepafated from his parry.
l--l-et arm then put the Queftio., IS this
PfepfF peJsH 10 he fle5ss1 as "a, f.aaaf!e? An
iilttantaneous NO viii be the anfw@r.
Does it, therefore, follow that the human
Character IS incapable OF AZ riding proper ex-
| AipP'es for imitation Net 70. Itoniv Gacws
fie ln'becilty, and uncertainty OF every ching.
! which IS human. 1t {hews that, generally
ipeaNing, one man IS but little better thays
another 1t thould Eouze lis all 10 explore
the ildden creatures Of our own minds, %
purity them through the crucibles Of enquiry,
70 Poith them by reaion and reflection, 20
| Hoid them IN conftant uie, at confant COM
| 'i&na,to make them the anchors OF our hopes,
and the pivots OF our deciIions.
u mere be any thing IN which am an en-
thuhait, 1t is 10 this hope, thar reafor, refec4
tion, moderation and tolera1ion, may take the
lead that the whole Community nav be
ronzed 10 proper fanfc oftheiy own religious
moral, political, fociai rights, and duties that
every individual will ufe the be2 means in
ms power to obtain Information, and to con-
'ideI it with fer:osiHefs ard incartia:tv. Is
la ipirit lie Ibis lhou'd once prevail, there
would be no occaion 20 look INFO othsr
hemiipheres fof the fpurioas aid Of ambitious
adventurcrs.* We lhculj not be poilcd be-
tween champion 4, and chaapioaB. between
demagogue &. and de,nago d, they would
ali bebi9sa from the Pn5Ae .J7ag6. q
IA hne, let this be Ecr ever remembered
thAt ne VINO can defend to bafcRefs 70 low,
IN order TO carry his own point, or difappoint
another as to }RtPrei5 ruth, or trdbeFafe o.,
coHntsnancs aJsbo9d, IS fit for anvothcr nit
Grief or wickcdnels, he deferyes not onlv
diicorntenance, but abhorrence. InRead
u rhis, fuch IS now the influence Of fac
ton, that, if Il be faid of man thar he has
been (o1aetiMcs q fcderahf, there are tbou~
lands Of weak people who coniider il as = re-
Proach What puny fouls mutt flch men
have Is it not the moi honorable tehimc~
NAL that iuch man belongs to no faction
hat he has the independence TO think for
hlnfelf, and the honehy 70 adert his opinionss
For every one of (uch Characters, with from
my foul, that there were Al hundred thoufana,
Party ipirit and the ambitious who cndca~
deaYour to miDead the unthinking multitude,
would dWindie into nofbiaq, and iiefe def
po;lers Of public peace would be driven from
the public itage with fhame, difgrace, con-
tuaely and contempt.
CANDTDUS.
g.,rg- MR. 1sI lee Eofs