The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-12


were made upon his head, by the blud-
geon Of notorious gambler, he viii
commence ferries of observations upon
this wild and difattrous attempt at ai1al-
iination. 1t was only with the urn.oG
effort, that be was able this dayto walk
TO court. Men of Virginia! do not
demand conference from an author who
is s!i5zafiag for the democraticai blud-
geon has rendered him incapable of eori-
ting.
On Monday the 10th current, George
Hay appeared before the magiltrares of
Richmond, to give fecuriry that he
fhould not break the peace for fpeci-
fed time, He was Especially, not TO
break the peace with regard TO James
Thompiou Calender. The perfon iuf
named was there; and he waited ar
leaf two hours, before this tremcnduous
member of the executive council found
it Advisable TO rake his appearance.
The lhitIneis OF che morning, the no
ve|ty of being ont Of doors, and the lols
OF a torrent fbood, fonc weeks ago,
made it almof ilnpoaiblc for Calender
TO ger the length Of the coure- houle. At
ter iome 1riling, he WAS called upon to
give his oath.
He fworc that he was under apy,rc-
! hendnns ofperlonal DANCE from George
Hay. The latter Immediately rejoineC!,
thathe wiihed to pur queftion to Cal
lender
The quehion was in thefe words -
&c Do you, fir, apprehend perionai dan
"ger from me, unlefs YOU Continue To
fsabufe me in the Recorder"
I his queftion was put once AMI again.
| The writer ot the preient paragraph
Immediately adlreflcl the courc. He
began, by exprelling his concern, thar
he had upon former occqGoo, rerpfned
| fe2ere aniwers To ione improper quel-
tons. He coniidered this quclfion to
be as improper as fo.ne OF thole to
which he had formerly given an ex-
planation. He had an ani'wer ready !;
but it would be an aDfwer of Irritation. Il
he fpoke at all, he would .ex9re& his
| feelings. If he did 70, he did not Zee
what good coniequencc was likely to re-
fulr from it. He repeatedly cxpref1ec
his concern that any thing lhould have
formerly dropped from him, that mighl
have looked like an appearance Of diff
| relpe6t, either for the court or the coun-
Eel.
| George Hay expreied his fatisfac-
ton, that no aniwer lhould DC given 10
this queftion. lie foiemnly declared,
thar Calender had nothing to fear per-
| fonally from him, unlels The fad Scotch.
man fhould repeat his provocation.
| This petition vas equivocaI. Gen
riemen, it is needless for you to binc
CINE over, becau;e lnall never give
" Calender econd beating, unleis he
+" ihall give me aiecond provocation.'
| Fer fome weeks pait, there has exit t
reaionto fufPe6t thar George Hay had
! crack il his pericraniiun. We do no
| ipeak about MS heart; for, after beinf
| challenged TO neet man face to face
atter fi1ching from this ground; afte
| knocking a Min dom from behind III
| back, we fay that after lush milc3nduct
we do not conceive what parr OF per
ions moral character ne can be apple
heniiye Of lohng.
We return 10 George EiaY. Thr
member OF the executive council plec
chat his word ought TO be taken: inlteac
OF his giving tecorlsy, he urged thar hi
word o. honor fhouid be taken. Hi
language Was dis go If an hoaet
man comes into coutt, and pledge
" ms word OF honor, why ought the ma