The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-06-09

ID; outanefs either blacker, or ,xh;t.r OIL
ny miitake is only notified in this place 70 49, a.
iciPate any carping about it | had owotaa
rom memory This ogpiffion of a yrqyorJ
'annot be imputed TO Mr.. Younehnfhan,i
t was not his part of the buiinefs.
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HE following paragraph is trsoC,r;b.I
from the Republican B1qfcb Tsqnsr 80
May r2th. Itmay be neceiIary to ;pfor,n
me reader, that this paper is printed at
New York. Itmay, ALTO, be prspor &c Oh
ierve, that the fubfequenr extra0 is, in
every tenie of the word, uncandid, and un-
true From the fltrface of rhe publication,
ltaPPearS TO have been traniinitted to New
oTE, by one Of the numerous well withcrs
10 one of the editors of the Recorder. Yer,
few citizens Of Richmond will be able f.
read the article without fmile at ;ts alb
iuTdlty. The Recorder is here charged as
IN e1hcient agent in having divided the
republican intereR at Richmond, durino
the late election ofDr. Adams. 1t is mon
feEionhy true, chat the Recorder did no,
contain one Syllable which could be twiIfed
mo Recommendation of Dr., Adams, OF
Mr. Klnd, or of Mr. Hay, IN preference of
the one to the other. We did moR care
fuliy avoid approaching to the edge Of ;hat
P.reciPice, OF Mr.. Hav, aud Of Mr.. Rind,
this paper fPoke in respectful terms; and
as FAR as our limited acquaintance with the
Englhh language went, il was n1oh care
fully avoided to pubiifll any hint recon-
riaending one candidate beyond me
Others. But il feems offence was taken. be-
cauie we adhered to our habitual cu1{on Of
thinking and Of printing upon our own ba-
rs.
srioPs who had been in the habit of fpeakino
OF one of TIE editors of this paper, with an
unexpected, and, as we aporehend. with
undrierVed harihnefS, did, at the fame time.
inppoie,that he was TO trench upon the iirnits
OF truth, IN order 10 ferve lome finall purpo
les OF theirs In this explanation, it is nor
deilred 70 be underi}ood that any candidate
IS referred to. But, individuals of bad
temper wifhed to pi1ce one of the edj-
tors In the htuation Of political partizan
lie wanted tohave nothing to do With fuch
an Office and, becaule he would nor 90 -
ir1proper lengths, in order TO fcrve people.
vito would rejoice in accomplishing his
rum, It was thought advifcabIc to fend tbis
unaccountable paragraph TO New York
here IS no freeholdcr in the CRY of R ich-
mond, that ever dreamed, or ever faid that
ne dreamed, or that ever wifhed 70 have II
iald, that he had Ead that he dreamed. thai
ahyperior Concerned with the publication of
this paper, ever gave him a hint on the fub-
Je1t OF an eleetioneering preference. Not a
word OF this important novel could have been
dlgeited in Richmond. But Il was 70 ne
circulated at fueh a diifance, for the ds(ira-
BILE purpoie Of inuring the Derforsl 7o,n.
OF the writer of the Pr0jbe61.
IS long time free that individual kne,, - :.
terms upon which he Good with lon,e noted
characters 1t is long time fnce he tc,k
the opportunity of telling them, char HI,
opinions ara his feelings did materially dr.
ter from theirs. He took leave 70 tell tbcr,
that ne coohdered it his duty, as an honcf
man, to endeayour to lvecp the laf adj
mn'itration off the draft-board, as the
greater OF the two bores in the circle Of
civilized focety. He noticed, that he had,
upon all locations, ulcd the colloquiai liber-
ty OF laying that he knew himGlf to be
diiiiked, on account Of his conR.tutiona
proPenity Of telling political truths. A
fuiplcion was felt, that it was in his power
TO inJUfe certain characters and fchere
Of anticipating All attack was Immediately
Commented.
\ obo3y ought 10 fuppofe that this explanation
has the leaf reference TO a trimming, or
fhifcing Of principles. In every country,
a few pcrfons, upon each fde of political
opinions, endeavour to puh the1nfeives into
the front rank Of diitin6tion, They do