The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-07-28

ret murdercdN eaic Harvey, JohnAdanlso over
looked the afiaf;nation. Thomas Tefrer(rn
continued him in the lcryice of the navy. He
wrote him letter of thanks for beating the
! ripolitan coriair. The prefent republican
congrets have ratified this appreciation; and
rhe federal newspapers at Nc&-Y ork are bat
tering poor John Wood, for having trani-
formed from L he Proipea,' kind Of cen-
lure apon the faid Stefret. In this inifance at
leati, the two parties arc very much alike, IN
their competition for Yindicatiug and an
plauding nturdercr.s Our own executive
counclla are, ina finiilar cafe, acting not very
differently. We proceed with Duane
Salender has undertaken the defence of
otoddeSt, as well as of Pickering. 1t is the
taYourite maxim of Calender, that he who
pays him beft, holds the bef principles. He
complains that the republicans would not pay
him; which OF couric accounts for the inio-
tfnee OF Nleilrs. Pickering and Stoddert. -,
It Duane confulted his own reputation, be
would uevct mention the name OF Pickering.
tits not true that Callender ever wrote de-
fence either of him, or Stoddert. The pieces
on that iubie6t, came from very different
! hand In our iait number, Pickering he's been
completely vindicated from the charge OF pc
cuiatlon. The report ofthe committee fays,
tall the money for which Pickering has net
yet produced vouchers, has been applied to fer
wees OF 2 'u5fic nature. in the face of this
concentration, Duane, with the moh ulatchleis
audacltY, continues TO chatter, as if Pickering
food c3nUi7ed IF fraud. Early in the lait
ie!ilon of congrefS, MIR. Nicholfon took an OPP
portuniry TO inform the rcpreFentatiScs, thai
there was not the Aighteh fuipicion that Nir.
Pickering had wronged the public out of a
hngle dollar. Duane himfelF was itandng
under the gallery, when MIR. Nicholfon made
this declaration, He took fome notice of tin
the Aurora, and rcqueffed his readers TO fnt.
pend their opinion till he ihould afford fone
additional explanation. This explanation
he never gave. and he never can give,
he report OF the committee of ;nve{liea-
ton has aicertaincd, beyond all controversy,
the innocence of Pickering as to public mo
ney. They PATS flight cenfi,re upon him.
Tor having applied coniiderable fums 10 fer
Wees different from thoic for which thcv had
been appropriated. But fill rhole ferviccs
were Of a public nature. The committee
themteives pointedly tell you 10. Hence.
nothing but the mott immoyeable ffupidity
can tortgre tE!S Circumfance into an a6t Of
fraud IN the iecretary. Duane may rail and
ha6bie as MUCK as he plcates. Rnr sherc is
not man al the fiaa.Ieft feafc, indeed It is
nconcsivabie that even the greatelt blockhead
can believe Que fyllable of his CHARGE. Thus
Duane ttands convicted of deliberate and
malicious lie, which he has repeated and re-
printed an hundred times over. And now
let us ak what faith IS TO be put in the word
OF iuch man, or what title &c has TO pirate
about Pf,jo@al eirtAs, P,ieGfS 506rf6, and
s-fgGI@ f1r tbe Lagv5 5t morG!ity and aet0,.ur9
we are attoniihcd at the good fcnfe of MIR
jetterion, the cunning of GallatiE, and the
nmidity Of Madiio1, in their fufFcring him to
proceed ct tUch an abfurd rate, IF he does
not corrett himiclf the Aurora will very f5on
oecomeas infamous for its faliehoods, as ever
tne broiiels ,5azette was IN Europe, or Ri
yington,S Royal Gazette was at New-York.
hri1 remarks are not connected with any
lF'rF OF PIque, OF If party, They are the
pain dictates OF truth aud reafon, and Duane
fialisti Tnu1 be perfectly conicious that they
are 10. w hen Adams was prciiden4, the
feaef&l newspapers termed with avery {orr
OF iIHFoiturc, and one Of The faadng objec-
'loFs to hln was, that he iutfc-ed fuch afro
ciouo calumnles TO be told Of Afr. Teferfoo
ana the ret OF the republicans M Adams
was conhdcred and charged as being not ore
Jo' better than his agents 1t now appears,
thag, In this reipcct, Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Tef.
1 r;L MI Picl;erirg and Mr.. Madifon, Mr.
"0'cott' and gar. Gallatin are all exa9fy
upon ieVti Il IS in vain 20 deny the FaS.
Q" might as well affirm that the fun A,nes
upon US al nidnight Duane hinfslf, there
ioFe, @HoFdS the moit complete evidence, thaf
rspnoifcans arc 70 better than other people.
about fortnight ago, William Giles was
in Richmond. lie h@l a convefIaf,or ,,nnr,
f q. io6Ject OF Pickering with MIR George
bait'aofe, Bottom, New York, Philadelphia,
ana other ditant places, II may Be necehary
TO fay, hat Mr.. Picket IS a gentleman q yrry
independent circumstances, and verv much
above the fIln:cicr of Ghhinr To l..