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

tis people Tor has conduit, as iecretary IN mar
meeting Andie, by another orange incident
ne had not been a!1ociatedwith the nols man.
IN the midnight enterprise upon the tieafjlrv
BOOKS, Mo lcherlon never would have rif5 Il
ms popularity, and debated the character Of his
a &C BY appointing HIM fecretary of
Mr.. Gabriel Duyal is conGcious, that i h.
nad not. iee'nlngly by meer whim or accia,,,+
during the iilmmer and fall OF 1900, v,r;frrr'
over his own name, ferries OF long and be,vy
and dull, and tedious eiIays, in nonpous and
iaboured file OF defamation, aeainf the aiiar
and iedition laws, the proviljonal army. tha
proceedings OF the governments, in other cafes
the cafe of poor Jonathan Robins) and i,
favor OF MIR. JeiFerions religion, adireGcJ -
She free men Of the hfth diftrict Of MARYLAND
ne would not have beer choien an elcbior h.,
them ter PRECEDENT and vice prefdgnt; nor
would he now be iingled QUE by MI. JefFer-
ion, IN preference to all other Good republicans
in the United States, to fiji the office Of
comptroller with a falary of three thouGnd
five hundred dollars year.
William Duane, III tracing back the naG
events OF his life, and examining the influence
which they have had upon his morals, his cha-
racter, his conduct and fortune becomes
convinced that if, number OF calusliries II
his life, hadnot, accidentally given it ilch 2
caprlciouS direction, as to conduct him 10 tbe
honor OF being elevated aGride upon pole
as tpectacls Of infamy in the frcets OF Cal
cutta, he could not, at this day, been qualified
to proclaim h;rnicif TO the people Of the Unised
States, as tie organ Of tbliy gvsN Ard if sv
a ttrange and fingular union of events. he had
not had MIR. ALERT Galatin, and others bv
his tjde as acceitorics, when he committed the
burglary on toe treafury of the United Stises
by itealing the books of record from it, and
examining them, he is confcioUs, that he
ihou!d not now enjoy the lucrative Offices Of
public printer and aationer to Congress and
the treafuty
All theie fa6ts concur to prove, thar, The
actions and lives ofmen are governed and di-
/ rected BY 3 peculiar defny, which works in
manner 10 Nagrant and whimficai, and is Of
carriage and character 70 variable and fan
lattic, IN the conduct Of events, by which il
EAihlons the characters, or ihapes the fortunes
81 mes, as NOT TO be known or diftinguithcd
iFon iracre accident, I ct every one, in look
ING back will recognize its agency in each oc-
currence o. his life; and fome will diRineui(b
the influence and controul which their deftiny
has had over the lives, actions, and fortunes
of other men. Cunning, hypocriiy, vanity.
and aVer!tcns It alno9 always diiappoints and
co1Foi'uas, by giving direction to the CON
sequences Of their l4bogrs, and an influence tc,
the events which they bring about quite con-
trary TO their aim. Hence, we frequently OBJ
fsrqc the enemies Of man, By the adyerfe
operation or the ichemcs Of their malice, envy,
end hatred, contribute 10 his PROPERTY, honor
and renown, while tie friends Of another, bv
The indiicrcet management Of their efteem,
Partiality and affection towards him, often, are
made, 10 adm his debafen1ent and deitruEtion
IS attraction and repuiiion, in matter are. nv
alteration OF clrCuInitances converted one into
the ether.
he deRiny of Cromwell, conducted
Charles the iirf 10 the fcaffold, and the French
philosophers and butchers performed the fame
ceremony for Louis the 6rh, Robeiper., and
an hundred rtlouland others. This reafcning
leads to an hypothelis, which nav exoIain thc
cauie of the resemblance between the queries
put by the foreigner Of dlitin6tion to the GU
thor OF the notes, and the queries administered
by you TO the Calcutta coleman
itru& that have maze it appear to the
iatlstactlon Of every candid philosopher,
that, the author Of toe notes, could never have
been elected preiid;nt Of the United States !;
nor ever have been fuppo!td to be the NOT
polilhed and elegant writer; the mof pro-
found phjiotoPher, che moit refined politician;
the PureG republican, and the mott able fates-
man upon earth, bad not number Of fugu-
lar and myferious events IL his life, combiued
wiih adverfe ard unluck gincidsnts in the lives
of other men, united ali their n7yltic and Ga
PRECIOUS ENERGIES, to confer on him fu-
pereminent character in each ofthe particulars
enumerated. His dcitiny, therefore. with
determination 70 thefc objects, turned thu ar
tsntioa ofthe felhlh and deGening foreigner
towards him as to machine, that might be
managed 70 the advancement Of his vain hopes
and ambitious projects. Hence it appears,