The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-16

federal member WAS nor willing 10 Jet
thr tors die ain born, His cvi>icnc
purpoic WAS & faiten as much ridlcuie .
as pptiibl= 0pon The NrriiGcnt, and +
his dry dock. He iaia lha1 the =,
prcGdent at the opcn.ngo the (e!Iion, !
had informed the houfc, thae '' another :
wear. has come around, and finds tts itili +
biened with reaee and FRIgHD&n!a
AaRoAp, law, order and religion at
home, good affection aaA harmony
with ouz indian neighbours, au,i iigh,Sn-
ed bun dens, yer income fussScienr Tor tac
public wants. andthe produce 81 ~. year
great beyond example" Mr., Gyil2old
fad no change had iince taken place, AMI
OF conlequence VI; mutt, ail} be in che
fame happy litlation, e bleaed VITA
pace and frisi4hfg abroad. This
then, he th2ugat the proper time
TO act upon q iibjeA Of that nature.
a time Of peace and isn&h55p a
broad is the only tigne in which i'm
proYcrnents upon orr national ,lyitcu
can readily be made MIR. Griiwoid,
In theie words. g4ferred TO the dupici5y
Or abiu'diCy Of that pare of Mr.. .Je&er-
ions rneiage, wnerein he BOATS Of ex-
ternai iecurity, when he mutt have
known thar Loui(iana was transferred
70 france. And 70 little relpeIt dii
both parties pay 80 thete attentions OF
the PRECEDENT, chat in this very d;lcuiiioa,
Smith declared che country TO oe on
he e1e q e 2car. I he Beneya!, is an
infelligcal man. b { he IS in lhc habit
offpea<ing raih things, and Ehis IS enc
Of them, We only mention tbsfe mat
tcrs TO flow in wfae big5 cgnfde%etiea
both Gdcs Of the houi. hold the pref
cents ntGage and wi,ac i hriijianc
example, ishercheld uPof his Judgement
and veraciry. rs judgement a}ptars b,
his wanting 70 quandee a milton 81 fit
te5n hundred th0n!and dollars upon
stsY dcck in whiting 10 prelerv1 ihips
by method, rhich, a every cabin boy
could have toll him, was certain 50 dc{-
troy them. lis verdcity appears by
his boating q our. peace end Jj-ieaybjp
S5rQad, when &c mutt have known, at
leait ehtniQ4rhs before the neilagr,
ttat Spain aad reitored LouiIiana 70
France. The2,y DIX was unanimously
rejected by the representatives. No
American prelident has ever before
met %lth any thing from Congress,
Wbichrciembles 60 hutnbling q rebuff.
This may be one .reaioo for Mr.. jrffcr-
ion ) aliedged dilpoGrion 70 rerfre from
Office.
N3rhlng can more completely de-
mo9tfate the ignorance, the weal<nels,
and The teif[conceit Of our cabincc than
che exlfcnce OF iuch whifn VIZ may
DC lufe that Madiion and Gafatin were
coniulted. Hence it follows that their
folly and prefumption were as grots
as thoie Of the PRECEDENT. Ii IS IN
accountable chat lhey had NOT the
coniaon icnie TO coniult Snirh before
hand, as we'll as lomc iea-ilrng people.
lr is extremely ttrange 6llat they did
NOT confer with Smiths brother, Roheir,
the iecretary 20 the navy; or, If they
did coniuir him, tfIar he could not
hinder the tTjumvirate from making
themielye3 thus abfolurc|Y ridiculous.
The famous committee of inveftigation,
which made 10 much nolfc lalt Summer,
could rot diftinguifn dock wherein
fhiPs ar repaired, from navy yard,
where lhiPs are built. YET ehefc MAJ
ters are IS ddtin8 as a pyramid anj a
pigeon houle. The blunacr ot or
great Jsferfon covers AMI ooiiferIr~s
The nliitake Of bis myrinidons, IS The
ieven lid fhield Of Ajax overfhadowed
tbs archer Of Sa!amis. + The commit
Zee had enlarged upon the extraY4gant
sxDence Of a military labnratorY. which