The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1802-11-10


me to attack them. They were known to be
tiuid; and [ built not upon their genero!i,v,
but their br4dence. Their characters were
mifaken. They fanc.cd thar the complete
neis of eheir victory placed them beyond the
reach of Danger; and that they could fafeIy
quarrel with d friend. The man who had
known them four years ago, as well as they
are known ar this time, would have been UNI
paTdonabie for recommending them TO the
confidence of the people. 1t was etlcntial.
however, for the welfare and peace OF his
country that thc authors of the alien and ic-
dtion laws thouid be driven iron, the helm.
1t viii not take one tenth part of the trouble
to- GET clear of Ieffcrion, and Madiion, whch
was required TO rout that firm ard we'll COM
pacted p!'alanx, which had governed America
Tor twelve years.
AS for what our correspondent fays about
the PartiNiity and coJrupti,>r OF newspapers,
this is perhaps the only publication pf that tort
on the Continent which has acqdircd an ex-
seniive circulation without courting the IA
vor or fearing the frowns of either pai:y
with much abstraction IL is perceived that
'rgInIa contains a BODY Of impartial indie
pendent citizens, who do not care chilling
Tor any party farther than what is confident
win the welfare of the country, We were
assured that newspaper upon plan Ike ours
never could Keep npaH its {ffs that nc ntuit
either become federal, or antifedera,, or We
couid he n9tbfEg. his is a peor account of
the itate OF national pgcilcs, and of the public
iAind; hut iuch was the tale told US.
proceed to the third paragraph of our
Dutch letter. As for Sally, ehereis no ,I,tbt
that thc viii hnih the buiincfs of her ad
nirer as completely as the CALcurTA POLE
wan put end 10 Duane. here can be no
qucttlon tiat thercputiicsns NUT look out for
another candidate. )efEerion has already for
tested ali conhden~e, or cordiaiitv w,th The
rTench government, BY the fwarm of eiirtv
Noeis which Mis- Saith and vj,e re} Of his
printers have itlued as,inft tHe hy0 eomt.l.
EonapArte complained officially to rhe touys
OF Eng land of The frstdu,s taken yich his
name IN parliament He has lin:e, for the
very fame reaop,axpcliU1 Engiiih ne w>papeIS
ron .anCe i - ietteYfou'S editors aeriiit
N railing 1T MIN. Whether the cenGnc i, iuil,
- "tFierwiie, lt was the prciidenl's durv TO
nave erJolned filencc 10 his DEPENDENTS. His
negiecting To DC fo;oi ratses his encouraging
SEEN both ro begin, and proceed, Affords A
very good resfon for Tending BIN back TO
""0h{iceilo- TO tow'ufniPS aud manufacture
hA.iS' AS TOR Sal!y's affair, what our cor
teiPondent Jays is extremely correct. The
iepuo!icans may degrade themiclvcs; bu,
Lney can no longer elevate Thomas leFcrion.
1 nc 'esond eiettIoh, Of A negro Keeper would
oe |""udeFed IN Europe, well as IN every
"1'" Vi America, rs national ard irldcgible
DC !ester goes in 70 complain OF the
money taken to illuminate the capitol. Very
i'Snt; QUE the people DO not, till lately. fceni
:" o@Ve iQipected that the greater part { their
c4'n IS re%uiarIy waited in manner equally
4ooiiih- What do you think of faven hun
aico collars piece 70 two iawycrs for uie,,i-
'"S ia bcaumafcha's,s fair againH the cutn-
A"'nweaith J re gentlemen cannot he
nia'ue5 fo. accep,jne oftbeil fees; if ten lines
IS much had been offered But tie wicked
world viii pcffif in belevine that Is Tohn
N1ueTEant had beeu TO pay the can from his
own pocket, he would have halted ~ nalf rhc
sum; and would, .,fter all, have got the ,snl;.
ABOUT as we'll pisd Is il mas been II is far
prihng that, in fhis cafe, the council forgot
TO employ the attorney general Of the aatc.
Oh know the iWu1enlc Reputation thar h
acquired in the affair Of che Richmond con-
ip'facy for driving Calender our Of the CITY.
You know the, Judgement, perseverance and
iIcceis, with which the ATTORNEY general prof.-
odted thar iuit. But perhaps you do not know
{nat TO feeblr, Cupid Prodigal government,
'uch As that Of our Pre(ent executive councii,+
ana to all its c'aiies OF venalt-, there IS morning
more terrible than newspaper Ike the RE-
eorder.
Der Dutchrnan proceeds TO the job " hav-
ing PH6sc printer. believe that this is the
ohiy flare in the union, where any thing OF
The fort is known. In PennfyIylnia, prn-
ter, is engaged at the beginning of Ic1ion
Of afcmbiy to DO thcr work. But there
.Hno eEtravagantf.laty annexed to this Offices
he 2fi1ter gets fre'n the odcmbly what he
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