The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-30
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RfCBBoND.

dPRIL 8ot4. 1905.


dity ofths publications in the Examiner; but
never did oariaIprile amount 20 higher de-
gree than II has done this day We did rot
fuppois tiiat the words {. A devil incarpate,"
could ever have eieaped from ANY news prin-
ter upon Garth. Due 70 it is, that, in the Ex-
aminer, OF April the z7th current, Shis ph,aie
has occurred.
be Recorder does not mean to combat
fuch language: this paper does not mean to
give battle to the depth OF black guardiim and
intalEy. he contents Of that, and Of the
preceding Examiner, did mott exactly COR
rcfpond. TO reply TO improperly, Ike this,
would be TO fink the character of the Recor-
der. But it is irnpofiblc TO pats over the
weaknels and alfurdity Of lomc pa1ages in
che Examiner, (and BY what rightt aHumes
the naupe of 6 I he Examiner,'' it is npof.
iibe for US to conjecture.)
for Mr. Banss's letter, we are extremely
willing to acknowledge our obligation to the IL
terary talents of that gentleman.
As m thc character of Skclton Jones, we
nave 49, TO fay abaut.ii, The facts
have be }atessto the. world They
d. not Nseither Of embelN{hment, or OF
exaggeraA What IS the Gate of Virginau
focieCy, Sicide, or perhaps murder, is to
be comniM with irnprnityf The query
ie TOO prepottxEESss TO Admit of an anflHe- and
If gentenla1sti,t!ts proper to boat thar he
was preient at 4 fccne of homicide, or Of muir
der; if he chooles 10 fay that he is " with
SC great refpeci and fncere good wig.es,"
the friend Of deliberate alta en-, he is ex-
tremely welcome to accept of all the honor,
or Of all teignominy chat mutt be attached
to flIch a congratuia5ion.
We cannot help oblerving, that jho Exa-
miner, OF the osd current, contains cara-
logue of untruths, fad to be quoted from
The Recorder. Oae Of them in this. -te The
parties were intimate friends" Has Skel-
ton Jones the audacity 10 deny that Wr
Armitead 3elden ana hinfclf were in habits
or the mott eEtrenc intimacy
Has he the audscry, to deny that his bro
ther, and himieIf, and MIR. Scldeli, u1et in the
"a lie Tavern, IN order to accommodate the
tufnelsl
Darcs Meriwethcr Jones' to deny his own
printed letter 70 MIR. Davis, the printer OF
the Virginia Gazette. In that letter he fre-
cihes the particulars OF conference, which
every BODY in Richrn@rd, read ard isit not
the very conformation, and contamination of
efrontery, for Meriwecher Jones TO deny the
contents Of his own printed letter 20 Mr.
Auguttine Davis. We once more offer TO
bet fifty dollars againR five, IS to our capac;t?
OF producing the original file of the Virgi.1ia
Gazette3 containing this original and den-i-
cal letter from MeriWether Jones, wherein
ne acknowledges that Armitead Selden offered
to, make Connections, ard wherein Mr.. Zones
nies an expre1ion to this purpofe, thai the
only charge again4t Shelton is that C he wins
" ed TO exact acknowledgements from Mr..
: Seden, which, as man of courage, he
Sc e0HM nat make"
He quarelled with his boiotn friend, with
E" man, whom, above all others, he aaeaed
d" TO love-
l here is no doubt about this fact, for. every
perion IN Richmond, that knows the parties,
Knows that this was the cafe.
lie (Skeltou Jones} mas IN he haiti Of
"JIrla& al q marx" Mr.. Banks's letter
g Will thew upon what grounds the parties
E'itood in this relpeGt. Calender will be
" called upon, III court of law to prove this
atrocous calumny, calculated to niure the
e reputation of-S. p
AS for the abortion that Mr.. Skeiton Tones
was in the habit Of firing at a marx, faw if
with my own eyes. I truf that nobody, who
is in the fabts fper(onal acquaintance with
nkelton Jones, and with myleif, win .pue his
Veracity upon balance with mine. The
next fentence makes a reference TO Mr..
oank SIctter, l have already laid rs much rs |
win to FAY concerning that letter. The next
fentence informs me, that {hal be called
nponin court Of juf2ice, " to prove the at
"trocious calumny, calculated to injure the
reputation of 8. J."
ihould be extremely glad to be acqoaint-
& with what fort ofreputation Shelton Jones
thinks that he has to lofe; or into what fort
81 court ofjuftice / could be called in order
70 vibdicate my nanci Bred to the laws as
have becn, IT IS to me entirely inezplicabie
what kind Of legal queftion could be pas to
ne, previous to the trial Of an q jvcrtif~5 cri-