The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-09-15
Mr.. MERlWETAER JONES.


20 attack me. The following lines FROM
ehat days paper viii thcw the public
how very incauriouGy you throw cur re.
de6tions againit others, Without conlider- |
ing, at the fame time, char tho!c very |
reflections are infinitely frong on your
felf.
" Fog the honor Of htrnan nature,
g vii impure it, rather TO the ignorance
sc than the wickcdnefs Of Mr.. Pace, char
&c he has united his name and reputation
" 90 that Of the neaneit and mott ai,an-
g doned OF mankind. Grofs indeed,
=" mutt be bis folly. that cohRdes in a
SC wretch, who has proved a recrcanr in
" every honorable caule in which
6 he has been engaged, who bites the
hand generou(ly extended for his re-
g lief, and. if his impotence permitted,
IS would drink the blood of his benefac-
tor, to iatiare the cxecrable appetircs
OF his own corrupted fouI."---
cannot conceive that the dlputc BE-
tween you and Mr.. Calender faould
give you the lealt pre(umprion for at
lacking me. / never gave YOU any Of
fence. You always appeared very po-
lite TO me. Your notes and letters which
/ have received were ever in a Rilc Of
the mott cordial ciyiiicy. And il was bur
about fortnight paft, thar you fcnr your
compliments 20 NC, requcitin,5 a favor.
But It appears thar you with To be AT open
%ag with every man who does not pre-
citely think as YOU do. IF this is nor
the reafon, what IS ain always ey-
rrenely torrY when oblerve Individuals
inlpoie their dilpnfes On the public. OfaI
the trifhng appearances which {ome men
make through life, this is the roff pifi.
fully triaing. It ihews a ROYAL warr Of
rlehcacy, as we'll as ofpIoprietY. and ier
me ak you, how very little any man mutt
apPear,who is deftituge Of rhote qualities.
Bur till am forced TO iRtrude uDon
the pubic attention., in fclf defence.
| am we'll aware, Sir, ehac were il NOT
for intereited motives, my same would
not be brought into quet1'o by YOU.
fnd W1ar has the world to dcwiIh the
aayv.s- ~ CT one individual againit
another, that i}aould appear ia print 70
appcaie yoor ranking? | am all5 aware.
thar was it not from party principle finch
men as you and | would never attract
one momenr of the public attention.
Bur u IS TOO much the cafe, thar nolI Of
taoie who pufh fhemteivcs forward as
political writer's, take advantage OF rhc
times, with nc otheracqui.icions than ig-
torrance and turbulence 10 recommend
sfleri. With l4ch qualities, and At fi1cb
times only, would you be ever noticed
IS writer, which, even then is lirtle and
Z" poor indeed
ever conlIdered, thar an editor OF 4
political newspaper fho,tid nor only be a
we'll informed man; he houid nor only he
converlanr in the real political in-crsfs
OF the nations of Europe. and Of thar i
which he reildes; but t. hould bs. IN
bialied by every fel6lb and party motive.
and after al, he fould have fourd
Judgment, deep penetration, and = mind
formed to jncelaant tudy. Such ihouId be
tho editors Of papers amofg[t a free PEG
pie. Can you, Mr.. Jones, prrtendto fuch
qualifications? No A man, Ike VOC.
crawling through life, burthered ' lrh
numDerleis VICES, which fink you into
she aoyts oftorturing difficulties! a man,
wlaole lntcfe9s and dcpfaviry rule you
e commit the mott ob(cenc and i;-nrri~
1o5s languaae Oh taofe who DO nor think
Is you VIZ, them, IS NOT the man,
t7at aPsoPle arc to learn from? Depend |
upon ii Sir yon are laughed at for your |
ISn0-2ncl and weakness. Such editor |
'u'Pas yours oan never cn'ighten a free
nation itmuft and will inmre it. {