The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-07-05
TO THE PUBLIC.
LETTER VII.

NJ laf letter broke off iomewhst sbrupt-
~. The explanation fhall mere be Tsfuused,
az the paiiagc wbere.it pauied.
Since the iubicriber came to Ricfmond,
Mr. Jetserfon fpoke of him TO Scoiiinan,
WHOLE nameis known, arrd whole fac is fllnii-
lar to every individual ofthe city guard TO
this friend Mir. JeferG,n faid tfat 1t es1}
q 10 coRrsra in qVb4t ta3fr b. arei y9ssA
O paragraphs. 4s a39Vays rfeaqnijfd fbsl1
~ fbc FlJf jfffcaec. Ae that time, the az
preaching PRECEDENT had Teen part Of thenrf
volume of TIE P,|ipet9. The sheets, as they
were printed Of, had been ient him. 70
RE gentleman juil referred 70, the pref
dent expreiled his ctuiofty to Zoe rhe.remain-
dsr of the book. Upon one paiIaee, he made
this remark &c I think Zee 5ohn Adams
s twirliRg off his wig, and lfqmpi,,e on it.''
! his hint was sdoptedin the fecond volume
OF iaePr9lfsl7. The accuracy OF the anecdote
reits upon the oblertation of MFR. Te1erfon.
Another evidence May be mentioned as Fot
tie preildent's opinion Of thc fubfcriber Mr.
Thomas Leiper Of Philadelphia is brother To
the late u. keipe. Of Richmond, whole worth
IS TO dlftinGly rerneu,bercd, ard whole death
has been 10 ii0cereiy lameuted. Mr.. Lcipe;
! IS IS iud-Ter6ene IN his circumstances, and
his ienciments, as any man well can be- II
lPfingo 1898, Mr.. Jefferion told this gentle
man chat the iubfcriber as'the beh writer OF
newSFapcr paragraphs that he had ever Zee II
/ her N America, or in Europe. I MS corn
P. rncnt very much overciarged PERHAPS
Mr. .jef ion might be foma what iinprsae,
D ms t i king upon the came foe OF T. z
!. quettion which the fubtcribcr had embraced.
Yet after making a large and realonable de-
dacSipn tor che vivac,ty of conyetiat!on. and
for the Prejadices of political partizaa.
enough VIII fill remain to form rg(pe6tfnj
attcitation. But the evidence of his opinion
does not reit Upon fuch iallies of diico,rfe.
as thoie which have juit row bsen Quoted.
4 ttsort time after came 10 Richmond
Aefc was printed in northiy rriarazine a
Ioaa xtraG from the fitit and 1t fbag time
ehpubif'hed volume of TIE Praber7. LIr,o7
'1.. -ttef1o:'s receiving tl,c f:,ecimeliheets,
n returned not merely letter OF thanks, hin
60 my grea9 iurPrile, he laid that he had 1 +
7eGted A4r. George J2ffcrfon of Richmond %
P-y .h,ffg aeiiers. When the Erit part OF
q ielond volume was put topreis, Mi. Je4fer4
ton lent, aroiFcfted, and unexpected, Z fecond
remittance TO the fame amount Theie han
oEed doi ais atteIt, beyond a thouiand letters
OF Compliment, how .lcriouGy the preEdent
a ID now AMBIGUITY he felt hirnfrlf incereaed
q ats irScefs. With this explanation the
reader IS LETT 70 judge, whether Mr.. feffer-
ion you'd nave iuppoled my alihancc likely
70 il!jn,'e h5e E1amiusri
here has already been quoted from Tones
.. Pailagc5 wherein he mentions, as q cris4e,
jurisdictions agaiiltt MIR Adams. A great
parton tteie publications appeared, for the firit
elnle, iii thc Examiner. tones was very Glad
% get chem. They have brought into Ais
PocEeS ion1e thoulards of dollars, which
You'd othcg.llfe have bceu kepr 0ut Of Il.
bur, 4 there had been guilt in the Cafe, il was
Jones duty to have ji,ppTetcd rhetn in sheir
olfrn; and By bis forbearing 70 do 70. his
equals nine. It there was guilt in the con-
tents OF tfe frofpe6t, then every republican
IN = ifgana isa criminal; ard AIR. IcTerf,n
80 o. iat the WORT Of them. The abfardity,
81 loh1Sss accHiasioU againit meas 10 this bcoi
Is l.: i22 ieis eYdsnt, and too grois, to admin Of
nl1iratlon- Although incapable Of han1e,
pc IS ftIly, tucepti5!e Of age; md tfea nguifh
OF reienfmcnt leerne, for a time, to have de-
PTiVed Alm OF his jenles. Ii / was in lac
wrong, thcH Chaie ard Griffin were in tae
sightj and the fathers Of the fcdition a6t
were the laYiours of their country This Is
inc republican ground which Jones has taken.
now fhall proceed to examine icne other
detached beauties in the Fxamiuer Of tune
I'd Mr.. Jones fays that tie tfiM for fedi-
ton vas q bnmiliatjng and ia}2maq jcsge.H
The rights offocietY are not to be hl,rrbIcI
by az cxertion ofjutice norris the puniff-
ment Of criminal IN al Of inhumanirv
Mr., Jones has hated as & criuc the Ger
fure which ( difcharged on Mr.. Adams. or
cour!c, he approves of an administration
which in his opinion it was criminal 20 con-
dsrn1. let here again, he grumblcs 1t the
tria e leiitoa, Jones b,ullelf cIe4pa3
trial only 5e1aufe Chafc and Griffin did not
thins his z5iites worth thc odiuon and cx
pence Of IN aGtioD, They knew that whsp