The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-06-01

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Pscting sh@t the Britifh would hav, made -,
more moderate ufc of their good fortune thar
the French have done OF theirs.
hat itupid Partially which makes il i'm
poih5lc for man to fee the faults OF his ma.
t,ve countrymcn can have no influences on
the condnet Of the Recorder. We know
thar the Bu5ith are quite as remarkable for
ambition, Tor rapacity, and for treachery, as
any othcr people upon earth; witneis their
horrio!c behaviour IN this country durinc. the
war o. me revolution Nor is there the inal
lett reaion to make moral dain6fion in
sae!r favour to the prejudice of the Fresch
nation. They have always been as forward
as any other people in tic commencement of
unlutt wars. EdwarG the LII. invaded France
without provocation and alrnoif without pre-
sencc. He conquered a great part Of the
country. Bot the tyr2nnical government oil
lis Ton, the Black Prince, competed the con
qucred provinces TO revolt and drive MIN
away All thcte facts, the inllhiice Of ths
invaions and the rapacity OF tie conouerot,
are tacltiy confefed by the EnaIfh Them
felvcs,N and even by David Hume, who is.
upon all occafions, fuficiently follcitous 10
give v2frish to their crimes Yet, becauis
EDWARD was tor time fucceisful, the prcient
LnShih are proud of his reign, which is dil-
tinguIihe6by nothire but raD;ae, perfdy, and
tnurder:a1d althoua b, that it was fscb rcign,is
virtually acknowledged by the Ergiiih them
felves, yet, 4 any writer of hiiorY were TO
lay as much, nobody would read his book.
Mr. Macpherton, the tranlator of OG;an,
puolhhed large work, wherein he probed,
although with tender hand, the real char O.
tiers OF King " William, and the heroes of the
revolution of 1858. & / cannon endure that
bnoty "a, ~.
cninence. " | believe that what tic writer
Stays is true hue cannot bear the cx6oiyre
:; OF the characters OF thofe fne-$ whole
"naues have been accufo,ned to revere."4
1t was indeed impeiible to contch Mac
pherfon's facts, for mott of them were fupport.
by the hand writing Of the parties thcn,iclves;
Juit as the bitter denial of Thomas JeHerfon
that he paid an hundred dollars for 7bs ProC
ftcF,t was exploded by the production of his
own letters: But fill this weight Of teltimo-
ny did not hinder the world, E0rresco ~
.ff''fns Eom reviiing the man whom they
could hot rcfutc. fIe became ore Of the
mott unpopular Characters in England, be
eaue he had acted like al. hone.t ran On
the fame principles, and or the fame POI
lion OF Enelth hlttory, fr John Dairr,l7-
pie met With toe very fame fate.
As an additional proof that the EngIiffa are
as often IN the wrong a other nations, accent
% the following particulars. Henry the "
ct kngland had uiurped the crown to the ex-
eiuflon of The lawful heir, and againl the
fente OF majority of the nation He adyi(ed
bis ion and fuccefor to ger the county into
> foreign war, otherwfc the people would
be rebelling at home. Accordingly, the new
&lng invaded France and carried matters TO
lar that he was actually crowned at Paris
re war lated for many years, and tae ez
pultton Of theEnglifh was not completed with
out an innenfe carnage on both Gdcs. This
is PORTION of Engliih history, upon which
that nation looks back with peculia fstisiac-
ton and prices and yet what is il but icsnc
ofrapins, OF barbarity, and of guilt In II TIL,
account OF Edward and Henry, it is not French
OUT Enginh treachery, which bears awsy
me palm OF fnfatny. Some honeh Enpli6-
men are apt to deafcn us with inveStiyas
aga'nit the peculiar and indelible per6dv q
me French character Away with tnob
noneienie If they are fuch hateful be;ro
what is the reafon, that both in Europe and
among the iayAges Of America, they have Al.
ways been thouiand times more populs,
ana beloved than the Fnglifhl Ay, but tier.
Ms me renoh are falfe, Bringing, boNow,
people, extremely ielhfh, full Of fair profc(-
T:i ~-'' '''Sy arc Always ready 20 fooD 70
little attentions, which plain honei} Enefi(h
EoTfs.
We do notmean to fay that, if placed In
me lame ittnation, rho Scots, or Iriih wou}d
nave behaved better than the EngIiGa.
When the frit volume of TIE PyolseS7
Tas publlihed, friend, With tears in his ewes.
cntrccsted the author, 10 be more tender in his
details " believe it all 10 be true'' 6ia he
" %Ht mn eann0f bear IT.
T. WHAT an ioea mutt We form ofthe vera
c'ryof tbs man 1t has been faid that when
he paid fifty dollars for the FRI volume. he