The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1802-12-01

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"proaches, IL gnafhes It's teeth, and ff1,oajrs
"MI arrival has truck It as with a by5ro-
prebiI; it is Ike the 6 ght Of WAFER TO canine
"nladne(s.
All this is mighty ferrous and folemn
The conc!ulion, alio, is remarkably
temperate and nlodef rs 70 the fri
ientence, It IS certain that the citizens of
America derive their Information alnof
exciulively from newspapers. Very few
political pamphlets are 'pabli!hed In
lone ttates, II is common for members
OF Congrets TO write circular letters 70
their coniti1uents. But thclc two ources
OF Information do not, when put toor-
ther, produce one Ave hundrerh parf Of
she imprei'or, which aries from news
papers. OF this Mr.. Jeferion was
perfectly coRicious, when he paid me
iixteen dollars for writing paragraphs in
the aurora. At that time, the preiideor
gave It, as bis fixed opinion, thar news
papers were more likely TO be i,npreC-
five than, books. f1c was 51rfcftly
right. MIR. Paine may tell us, il he can.
where people are TO get information
unlels from newspapers; or by what
| other means they are 70 Judge of the
jyagaity. Of government As for the
Dabr0vem'm and pryperiy of the country,
they are above the encouragement of anv
government. They arlic from the cf-
forrs of individuals, Government is
chiefly known by the expence which il
ocCaiIonS. II is ioyr of complex con
tdbie, a lomstbiAg hired to keep the
! peace, and nothingmore In CoNsus5sf Serjs,
Mr.. Paine has very fully explained rhis
| dp~trlHe. He obleryes thar fociety
aries from our gents, and government,
from our GiceS. The definition is per
feet. Government is to fociety, what
a bride is to the horfe, or dolc of fats
to the human body. They produce no
poii:ive cool; but they Prevenr the exit
rence Of evil. Is nation the more
YrgipeT6;s5 foi Being taxed, or does a
cornfield produce better crop on ac-
I COUNT OF the rail fence that furrounds it ?
! No! But till taxes and rail fences are
often neceaary; and you may with
equal reafon lay that rail fence enrich
j edl your land, as that taxes promote
the improyement and proiperity of the
!! country. All this explanation has been
!. fully proved BY Mr. Paine himfelf in
an hundred paiIages of his Rights OF
ifaA.
lrettlrn TO the iubicGt Of newspapers.
IN fact il i: their weakness, or ability,
that niuit decide the fac of every
administration. Put the cafe thar the
rea!ons upon each iide are equally good,
and that all the prints of the one par
ty afc entruitcd TO a conductor as richly
/ gl.ted by nature rs hon1as Paine. Put
Cheetham, and Blake, and Jones, and
MltS Smith, at the head Of his adveria-
! rles. They could have no more chance
with Paine than Madilon had wirh Pa
trick Henry, or than the modern WI
tiers Of farce would have with Shakes
! peare. In liX weeks, he would make
them g., like chaf before the wind,
and d By himitIf hail tie buinefs Of a
/ preiidrnt's election.
" Whtn this b5dy moves, all the lit
9" tie barking, OF lcribbiing, and witlefs
g ours, pals Tor nothing. Yes! Bur whar
moves this body The prels. And
what arc Americans mott fond of read
ing? Newspapers
e To fay you NUT turn out fuch per
C ions, ac the next election, for fbey
" haze f0tm g8o grsat many taHey aid
"LeDs1s2 t6s exPsdssJ 0f GpvvAwe8f, is
"to thew the cloven foot of faction, ="
&c. 1t would be the cioven foot Of
nonienie; it would be Guch ain address,
as never was and never viii be made.
But people might fay " number Of
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