The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-05-12

~nich 10 many inexperienced and viciouily
dlipoted men at home have cavilied, has excl
ted here no ientiment but rhat of admirat;o,
yes unlimited admiration. | have not Ceen
one ilnce my arrival here, (and have fee,,
many of the old anti-revolutionary tories. J
who did not fay that MIR. JefFerfon's election
had a, this time iaved America from war v;+b
+ rance. | know not what your opinion ;s
on This particular, but have more than con-
lecture 70 uphold tina, fentiment-. / have evil
dence, that pains were taken here to produce
that effect"
III IS certainly a matter of very Gnaii
concern to the hrit conful, what the people Of
London think about him. Their newsnaners
are conttantly teeming with FLY fplenetic re.
marks upon his conduct, which, if ever thew
reach his cars, would be regarded by Buona-
parfe with inefabie contempt. What has
the CoriIcan done of late to J5ake o5inien fran,
rs 6ajsf Does not the whole world know
and has 1t not long !ince been known, that he
is d toid, able, ambitious man; that he has
mott eminentsy promoted thepower and prof
Perlty OF the republic; and that the domeffic
peace or Franc depends, az this time, upon
the continuance of his authority? We have
already given our idea of his character: f" Alike
intrepid and cool, enterprifing and provi
dent iilent in his refentment, impenetrable
in his deiigns, hyperion to every patton bur
that FOR the pcrpetuity of his power, and
" itudious, at once, of his intereil and his
yengeance.''*
AS for the opinion which is entertained IN
London about MIR. Jeferfon, the admiration.
yes The nshmifsd admiration, without dero-
eating in the iy1ialleif degree from the geca,
nets or his merit, ii is certain that the Fnclif,
nation give thenieives but very little trouble
about it. With French war hanpino ever
their heads, with debt Of alrnoft tx hundred
millions iterilng, an annual deficit of at leaf
twelve millions iterling, and an inrupportahje
preiiure of taxes, their melancholy circun-
ltances afford thcln but iinall lefure Tor think
ing of an American prefdent When Laws
precious treaty was figned at London, the
people of Philadelphia were flrprifed that t]e
king OF England, in his next fpeech TO par
lament, did not take the leatt notice of fb4t
trania6fion. We fhould not like MIR. TefFer-
tons conduct much the better for its beiner
the object either of French, or Birth, .;
Spaniih, or of Dutch admiration. We hopz
that it viii deterye the thanks OF all thoG.
honett men, who put Mr.. Jeferlon into Office,
and of all thofe honeft men who attempted to
keep him out of it.
he admirer Of a ainlafto minusf, an 0bajaIs
81 atffl1'gs or an aPolog:f Of aals,,dss,, sr.s
! perhaps contider this language as abojaaey.
We feel bur very little concern about his
opinions.
We have beer. informed that, on wednef-
day morning, the SIN infant, renowned re-
publican fad openly, at the poif Office, ehat
the writer OF this article ongbt to)uff, en ;e-
n0za;"iaas GsaFk. If this was really laia, we
ihou!d be glad TO hear the gentleman come
forward, and afyignbi5 rfGjox5 faytbirkinq 70
We never gave bin the fnaIleR offence IN
thought, word, or deed; but much the contra
ry.
The fame perionage remarked, Tome months
ago, that Calender qOas q ralcal; and that be
ae!lbs9tbs parry gyeN rid IF him ! The pctu-
lance of weak or malicious individual {hall
not drive US from our impartial and ndepen-
dent ground. 1t is not lucn men as Calender
but of overbearing and arbitrary men, that a
political party ihould rejoice to get rid of.
And what Is that enormous, thstt incapable
CRIME, for which one of the editors Of this
paper ought TO iufer an ignominions Geafb 2
Ali Richmond is now convinced that we did
not hint, nor with to hint at Shelton Tones,
or hls duels; for he hasbeen either hrit or (e-
cond IN two or three. But when he attac ( ID
us IN the mott inioient, the mott unprovoks 4.
and the mott pehonal manner, when he called
out the writer Of this article By name, an an
iwer was drawnup inlapguage at once modef.
temperate and firm. He and bis brother re-
joined with even more than the former inner
tinence of Shelton Jones. And, by way Of
Eng 6f@r, perhaps, the duel was dragged for
ward. And becauie we have prelumed to
r,eJoin, the puniihment is or ought to be as
igaaminiop5 dcatbn
We return to the above extraGf ofa letter.
Some time iaft winter there appeared in aae