The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-09-08


NR. TEFFERSON'S DEFfNIyYoM
tsin the year l7os, NJ. 3tl@ttrl5u aiA
though Virginia was republican fac,
leveral OF her mott dittiagGilhed officers
we're Iaria5. AS tomc Of tlIeic Had aEtcd
IN pre-enlinenr military and political g.
tllatlons during Ine revolutionary Wat.
theE waised on Mr. J eItT(oa TO enci,Irc
the nt5en5 and meaning Of the cpitier.
as lie had applied it. An cxplana5ion
took place; the philolopher IS faid Is
have replied, g 1'hat he meant by To-
rIes no oor4 ci'an thole VINO zeaioallV
g ilipporled IN administration, ana w.r.
apologies for IT'S conduct That flch
was Fhe dei'pifion of the word, in the
& bet Lexicographies and thar it was
:" opPofed TO Wing, which wasan eoirheb
" that uiullIy applied to the oppofers
/" otpower, ana che tonenzers of, FAC
Z. don." Such was 1&t 9es8f$zlaa' de6ni.
f'on, when N the calm retirement of
phuoioPhy Iaer his tools Beware how
rhey diigface The talents Of their matter
.? tbssT application Of the epithecs."
Dean Swift defines Itgy to i,fS
one 6 who adher1s TO the conltitution
sc and government OF the Fate. Where
as, he iays, a W,bIs is 6 thG maine of 2
s' iaGlion,"
iliall be glad TO know whether il
belongs 10 the character of VIII 60
AID and aber III itealiDg and publiiftinn
ilolen le5sers Whether ii is rigli. to
nribf aud cotEupr a confidential clerk
6, c!sSsin.Fl1e tssts ofltis employer, to
ootain aeccefssA 4booi<s and paners
and 20 pnb!iiii rilated aud garfield
eXtraefs, knowing st the inns z5t rhev
are Unfair and untrue Whette- # be
night 10 profane the a5Yluns Of his fefA
10" CITIZENS in the deado1 tie night for
ttie 3ole purpole Of fabrica.ing ionic
thing which mighr deltfoy the character
Ct neighbour? Whether il be rinhc 10
Pio'iih untruCh, knowing it 20 be 10,
and 20 permit an INNOCENT man 20 r.
ceive irfeParable INJURY ia lis peaces
fame and fortune?
After Duane has p.arsd fon1cthiuc
more about Wing and Tory, he fays'
g the Writer, If he were to make him
$ 1elt little acquainted with what ana
. "hofn he Prrtchds 70 Judge Of, might
tnow tFatthe c&itosf meaairg himfelft
" IS not fave TO any mans opinion. .
MOI No Mr. Duane, neither YOU nor
the llbleGt were Introduced bv The wry-
tcf without the fulltlt confederation. He
I'D nor proceed & like man plaviDo-
" at b,tndman's buff. He l.rew enouoh
OF You to expect, thar you would pIace
%ourIeIt above your mater; above hin
Whole patronage and fuccour have made
you all r1ar you are !; at this in caarious
momcne you forgot the thouiands Of
doll rs which VOC drew from de rfea-
Jury OF the United States, wlchin fsw
monks.
RJr pray, Duane, how Is r. that YOU
are 10 mnch nettied, whca inc opinions
OF Mr.. Jefc~ian are quoted as 6-tr4r
authority fhln rnat 81 YOURSEI Il.
Wien at th- fame moment, YOU laGf
thal opinions of Er. Adams iaouid be-
authority for another IfYou conciudc
that every man who is diiiatnfcd vitb
the NUMEROUS calunnies and miie2re-
ien-2uons whIc1 appear in the Aurora
IS, or vii Of courte be diicipie Of Mr.
Adams, and it .holld f. turn our sr,e7
indeed you are, ny fla the mott faceer.
tai advocatc AID pattizan wn.l. M
Adams; ever had or perhaps ever W7l
nave. Il conviction lhouid 90 on as II
has done OF lac, tac popularity of Nr.
Adams viii foon be co-ex.enfve w:rt
TIC circulation 0 tae Aurora.