The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-17
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RICHMOND.
SATURDAY. April nth.

or Monday latt, sbe 12sh, inttsnt. thc
following perfnrs received ien,ence, at the
dittri6t court held here, BY the honourable
Judge Tucker. and, judge CArrinetot,, iriri,or.
viz, David Middleton of this city. for tfeaIs
ing a watch, at Mr. Painsefss bo,,ik
grand larceny; enc. year S isnprifonment in
-thc--penitentiary.-- ~ William Cochran. Hen
skeo county, petit larceny, .by aealinp an odd
unmatched pair of fhoes, value two dollars;
nine months OF imprisonment yerron Bur-
ton, taylor of Hanover county, for itealina a
watch; grand larceny; twelve months OF i'm
priionnent. IHhis is one of the notable con-
feeuerces of gaming. Batier, whois taylor,
had been playing at cards one evening, By
which he loh his watch. In .the irott'f1ing
he picked heT up, and ATTEMPTED to, get OF.
; His defence was that nc had been in LIQUOR,
over night, and forgot his having LOFT her
Anderioa Phillips of Cheiterfeid county,
ior borie ftsaliDg, three years OF ditto fohn
Whieis of shis city, for fealng one dollar
from aitore in Richmond, petit farceny;,one
year OF ditto.@ Jack Harris, a free black
man chs city, convicted, Upon three lcvera!
Indictments, for grand and petit .arccny; fix
years: One 9ixth part OF each term of con-
fioemeil, IS 70, DC Pailad in q folitaty cell. 1t
cajneeout uGcn the tIisd of the black man, that
keaSacd Underline direction ofene Peter B..r-
rY,a late itore-kccpef oh the canal anS who de.
caraPoa from Richmond foae seeks ago,
without either drums 6tGtisg, or e0fsai 8 Ryisg.
-sIc TRANSIT. Gloria mvxprs
IN this DAVIS Recorder, The reader VII
ebiervo an efI;y igned CIVtSs ! here fol-
lows after it pafto a, FINAL pamphlet re(prc.
sing the tax, lnnpoied By this fate, upon ner-
chants. This was printed iotne tinie iaft
winter The author IS A4r. GEORGE Hay,
one of the candidates fur reprefenting Rich
.n6nd. CEV.IS deaies Ill rneritto MI Hays
pamphlet The fure& way to determine that
point, IS 80 les fhe author and lis CRITIC ipeak
Tor themfeives. The remainder of Mr. HAYS
piece will be'givea IN extracts, I'LL the whole
ihaIl be reprinted.
CIVlS obiea$ 10 the Letters Of Horstsfas
and Franklin. We hay- always cReerned ehefe
productions. But variety IS the beauty of
she GRID. ard, as far IS the matter admits of
II, we are diipeied 20 give room for Sasb 6drs.
Che. Republicans llage condemned the tcIeral
pafty, for attempting 80 cft!ffr III op,.oiis;yn
SO their sWs, iess4pps6.s:s The fornef nave
az ltt!erigts as tho latter to claim Il ..seno5Iy
oft',e preFs. Yet every dav makes IL more
syidep1 that there exits = fet of men, who
with 70 tread down all oppofit;on to sheir
Swh ccnceits; who win to foreltail the circu-
iation Of political doetrines,,at,i TO fav 10 fhc
public rraiad, fbss FIR yQ'aA tken e, aa4 nj
furtbsr
SUCH is .fie projc6s that has got into the
heads Of fone peoplss and faa week, we Jaw
This hopeful babe res kcG ard ohriaepcf Il,
its cradle. We refer to miizs oaft IN themeet-
ing of Citizer,s 1T the Capitol ou -,
&c have dared TO differ from tf-e 'terisirnems Of
81 the republican majority Of. canEre4: You
IS think Sirg ike MFR. Madiion, &tfat coheYefs
have no title to twrn jidges out Of their
Offices. Yoa are a de{errer. You are
g not WORTHY tobe cholcn as rnesaher Of the
e next Aiiemb}y. You, j<yMss RIFst, nave
IS dared tc>thinc, Sir, that C6nere5 n,aio-
&c rity ibe1,!J anfTEr and explain, v hen called
Sc upon by their opponents that thtY {dould
g give their reaiens. for voting as dizzy do,
g before they give siieif voscs. This do2errIs
4" is rank arihocracy; and yo1 lh:.t hold. IL,
C fir, are not fit 70 be tfuhed, either at this
{" tine, or ar any future tinre, with the loWeG
/" public Office Whateyey"
This rs exactly the tiiblSauce &c nc late
fpeech of Mir. Lewis tIaryeH. We heard
him with di4tincheiS, ald we ifened with
attention, as p1eH as with aAonifhelcat. Ktif
IS u f3r tie petty puFpoic Of conuadItting, A5r.
Hsrycy, nor vet i5r the eBje6 of.vindicating
Mr. Ru7d, that the merits Of ms harangue,
tave, ia THIS place, been futbSnitted to the
candid reflection Of the public. Fhe plain
fact is that the right Of thinking as we pleaie
IS one and ihe fame common caule with every
hohett r1aa,
Gios News, mat IN tie cafe Of the Nfr-
el0Rf %a-., h1r. Hay oppofcd his own OPT
DioD 70 that ot the r<ptstIitan Agcrbbly Of
Virginia That Adenbiy we bold 20 be
quite as refpe 61atie in tf.if as tbe prefcbbor
any formcr majority It Congrefs. Ii Mr.
R.nd oughtto DC rejected, becAuic in one H. |
Afr--c ~ ItEsrr fro.- eL f,rr4r hi L1a,v 4