The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1802-12-08

we aHo are adured, bears i ftrong likeneiS to
Mr.. iefferfon. We make boid TO mention
thefe circumstances of confirmation, becauie,
although the iubiect is indeed delicate ono,
we Cannot Zee why we are to atFeGt any great
fqueaniihnefs againlt peaking plainly of what
we Contider as an undoubted matter of Fact
intercitlng to the pubiic.-When man talks
OF any indecent act, unlo(s he does il in indie
cent words, it is furely not he who is to be
blamed lin this cafe, it is MIR. lcfferlon
h.uieli, who is aniwcrahic for being the &C
CATION of this difera>etul tile But further,
there is another tale concerning Mr.. Jefer-
ion, which we were going 10 fay that we are
(0r3y appears ALTO to be well foundeG.-Hut
no." he caute we defend, fcorns the held
of faichood."*. To fay that we are iorry
at any thing, which may open the eyes OF the
people at large 10 the true character OF A man,
OF whole unworthineis we have long made
up our own opinion, would be weak hypocri-
iy---Ne will not even pretend, that we have
any great WIFI thar Mr.. Jetferfon hlouId be
proved lnnocenc---But it does not thence.
follow, that in this, or any other i;,ifance, we
would be capable of doing wilful inut',c &C
Let MN itand or tall, according TO his mc.its
Nv ny ihoud any enc with to make him ap-
pear "otie than he is, iince he is reaAy lad
enough tor the purpote OF his btteref enemy
hu1; on the ether hand, why ihould we hide
any matter alledged againit him on reafoha5ie
grounds OF bei!ctt Every motive OF duty
loioids fuch time-lervipg caution o re-
tu.! then to the tscond circumtance Of ipfA-
my ia'd TO MI jcHerior, as fated IN che Re
90! oef,threc weeks ago, it is hs:---Nlr. Ief-
tstion,it ieems, had lived in habits of the moi
triehoiy Acquaintance, begun when they were
iChooi-ooys, with MIR. Ohm Walker, Of AL
-oeharie IN Virginia. Ther dwell not fat
ON ealh other.--- 'r. Ictlerion was a fire.
Pueht inmate in the houte of his friend. That
tF'end had . wife, Numerically reprciented as
"of'hy TO be the pattern to her fc*.'' The
'eturh Wr. cfterton made him for his kind
~ t,e's ana hoipitaiity, according TO Calender,
was an attempt, as foolilh as it was infa-
nous, 70 lnjuFc the virtue of Mrs. Walker,
ana a the happiness of her hufband. He was
Puiicd' continues the Recorder, " with con-
tempt he lady, at the rrquctf Of the great
Patronage coniented to the conceament Of
{he propotai.---She did this, on the 6rorni(e of
better behaviour in time to come. Matters
remained Ill this ftuation; for a certain peri
o., when Z" fecond attempt was made. bv
Tipping billet into the lady's hand.---On
the receipt Of the billet, Mrs. Walker fook
her hutband afde.--- She PITT the paner into his
hand, and told him OF the former a.ten,nf thar
me ne mad condltionally promied to flspreys.--
he great pertonage received immediate nrr-
IN mon TO quit the houic, and il is altnoH
needless to add thar this pcrrlIfon was arcrDf-
Gu ouch IS the ttory, well told by Calfcr
der. II is what his writing never f,;Is - hc,
"heh ne thinks It worth while, kecnly pointed,
and happily contrived We hor'd have
Puoiiihed the whole piece, nifead Of extract
..'S otle 'uoltahce, had we received the paper
winch contained it in due time. A, il has
circulated through 10 many other chan
5.eiS' we mutt now be iatisticd with repeating
~ "iuoh OF u as may lcrve for an orderly pre-
J".a,loh Tor proofs which arc TO follow. For,
Il II he aIked what ere ;he proof, 20 be brought
% N1I' Jeferion's guilt, in tits cafe, the an
river IS ready 1t Is further fa-ed IN the F.c.
c"tueI' th4t MT. WS'keT hiinloif has often
POKE OF this tran'a6tion, lhat be never men
IONS MT jetrer!on's name but n terms df
oe[eirat'0n and diiguff, and that Oh. = latc oc-
~"iioil ne mas related the whole affair IN The
manner ~ which it has already been nr;nt.d
But beildes ibis, when Callenaer fri ',,,.,
this account, lie added that Mr.. WalkLr Id
one or more letters Of dsbreration, fron,
Mr' teferfon on the lubject; F" aud t,at + Inv
great Glamour fhould be RATED by rhe demo-,
o'tS' tnose letters, or that letter, lho,Id r.,rn
upon the Indignation of mankind" ftT.e,-s
oy MS ia1t paper, that he is about 70 rata
gooo his PromIte; that he has got ooq.a;on
OF OF "nat was written by Mr. Tcffcror 70 Mr.
walker; and that, in che next Rccorder no.
maps ne IS going TO pubIi0l The Who'll cr mn
- "i 'i'S lS'ter' or letters, with other nar