The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-19

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he ihould reign and retire 10 private life II
he continues to hold his Office, and pu,iue the
meafures which pronife continuation, ths,
he mutt a6t without error, or c&pe6t the hof-
hIlty OF dfcontent and enqniry. To ccnflra
with effect we mutt cenfurc with tsuth /; and
iometimes the proof of Our truths fhorld b
either pubiickly expoied, or explicitly referred
to.
Il IS a great deal in this itageo f my warfare
againit Gallatrn, to fay 70 much. ] is not
done from any motive which is co. .,el4e4
with him, nor from the dread Of ire rnoi5 "a:
YsTe lcrrriny, (Which incTeduiity ana parti Try
can make It ls done that my readers NAV &c
thar there F2as been bettowed upon the deeds
which have performed tufhcient portion 81
confederation to entitle them TO credit. Here
might lately flop, and wait with q contc.I
ouineLs OF the accuracy and iutsifabieneis OF
my motives and deeds, until tome diicontenteA
partisan hould endeeyor 10 fupport his falling
greatness, his fading honor5 and thus give me
q new octaiion TO triumph over weatnefs and
! folly. Bue write not for fame. MY motives
have been 20 unite the bandages from the eyes
OF my fellow citizsns; TO c&pofa fome fa5{s
which ought TO fill them with aHonifhmept
i and indignation.
here are mary people WHO pretend to have
character, relpe6fability, information and in
dependent ientimerts, who tell us without re-
ierYe, that It IS not abf3iutely neceliarv thar
the moral Character of public fanGtioaary
ihouid DC good Il is enough, CAV 3hev,if he, uiii
render TO the commuuisv flithfui J!.charee
OF the duties Whch are attached 10 his office,
1t IS nor important whether a man be an at7e3
ut, or chrlltIan; nor 70 what extent nc NAV
ptompigste his nldetyproyidei in his pub.
/ lie capacity he acts honehiy Surely thsrs
cannot be more dangerous doSfrine than th.s.
How can W. expe6. that any man who has
puriued 4 courie of che mott 1agitious and M
toleraee Wickednel5, IN the various occur4
FF1eees ef nrigds1 l;ic, who finding hi-n{I-lf.
= unexpectedly and IS il were By tIrnr,{e. =,
the mead OF affairs, controuIing the reforrces Of
people, Whole wealth, and Whole incorrio;i,l..
bhndneis appear to be co-extenfive, viii. all
at once, make flop Or what G-, Mr.. Mad
non nl1an IN the foregoing extraai Nhy
ih2Gia ne taik about the righg Of exarninins
Po7i'c cha52eters,lf no.hi1- vas to fuccced the
examination Did he not mean that thew
mould &c cEpo.cd, if they dc(eivcd it On 10
diS GaiiadniteS let them.el YES shove Ig{i;,n
and ms doctrines Such are tbs ftraoee D l.s4
aoAlcai tHnets OF modern republicaniia,, t5ar
II Is very common 10 Zee them in hofilirv s.jrb
each other. Bur 70 ii is.
II raI!arln'S elevation has been oi,ta;,,s.l b.,
fraud or faliehood, will ne become horsn AK
Candid, provided his Integrity ard truth Y n
tend To ink him again into the rank Of 2 Driysgl
cItlzenf Or viii be rot, if ii be nrce3}.yy.si-
RI ffef to Perpetu2te his power, or 10 maze die
U'oit advanca Teous uIe of il, give way 70 ,,rsc.
ticoS Ike thofs BY which bis elevations W.; a.
ralned ne Will flrcIy, proitr1rz every
Principie Of truth and iuHioe, rather f-ian de-
icend from MS rrelent ens,nence.
nc Gaileriu't-s will lay and II III pretend
to believe, ti'ar chef. obicrva,iang, canhot IN
any degree imPlc&te their hIe1fah; tbar he
IS virtue Pcrl9n,dcd hat bis talents arc
equal to bis virtue and tliat the display Of .heie
IN all Pu6i'c affairs IS gHe%ampl2d n the hi.
tory o. nations What dsluion
Wi the readers bear with rae, little. while
2zPls;a ciT1umHanee Of grcar importance
and Of much notoriety.
During rhelaft year Of the admin, israt,ons
Mr. Ad7ns, cer51m publications appeared in
the Paper called the Aurora, over the head
Of which there appeared IN yspital letters, tbefe
5 words,
: PUBLIC PLUMBER.
J lntbelc publications, there we're rcftiys AZ.
= ieItlons, accompanied bya asteneutjr Genrce
} accoitng, and cXpairing the pretended frau.
. which had been committee Upon Sir. public
Z by the per- 80 who ghc1 admiaftered the oo-
{ yernmeTt, and condI6t-i chc trsasury. Ard
r they were io Contryed, thar every reasc. vvi,c
@4es1~--a---~
, fake Of i've t1Oui nd dollars a vuzr, at leaf 4
Cannon be lor tic exc pf his country. N9diGGg
! realms his DlaCe.arl fyitptersr,~s, \