The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-26
To M2. JOHN CLOPTON.
Al,m5s, at' Coagrsf5.
no. van.

@h 10" -boAt 10 approach YOU more .cloft
" man haze before done. If co.mnjr an
error, atonrment ihAll be made when [ am
conYncea that have done TO-
It has oeen currentlv reported, and feveraI
tunes pubil!he- In newspapers, and can he
proved { denied, that * tho ,inu1 when ,hs
poll matter general was about to deprive Mr.
Au2u'tiae Davis, Of the Off ce Of ;,afl nafl.r
at Richn1on3, without apy caufe, and wher
MY. Oavis's character mad been injured Nv
| iome unknown aFanin, whole name M
( Granger would not di(clofe; that YOU. foh,
Sioptan, member Of ConerefS for this difria
! and tb@ immelistl representative OF Mr.. Da-
Wis, nor only countenanced The intentions Of
the Fott-Inatte: general, but made IN a9plca-
zion tor the appointments fo5 yourie!f.
AT che time when theie things happened
you ought To hasa been in the daily difcharge
OF your duty as nlember Of Congreis 4
duty which you had pretended was fouoht
AM received from the love that vou bore 10
rePublcaniim and 20 The PEOPLE. A fer
v'cc which you had iolsnnly protnlcd to per
( forn, And yer at the very rHlc when cubic
anxiety. was wound TO the hiyhca sitct, pou
manifested dliPoiitlon, nay fought an oppor-
! tunity TO obtain lucrative Office. You for
got your love for the deat people you for
got your Proniics-9ou forgot your duty
! nay, Youfor3er your n OF lolemn engaeeue. Is;
ana WIS willing, nor only 10 have bart-fed f6e
honorable privilege Of reprefenring thirty
thouiand people in the g-and councils of tbs
| nation, for the petty gains Of few additional
dollars, hur y5,l were ALTO willing 70 have de.
tcended from this high and exalted en,ineoce
TO have become an humble, fubmi(Iiye, nav
duplicating deputy OF ff;ds7n Granger.
In what sttimation mutt 4 man hold him
ieif, who Is capaole OF fuch matchleis mean.
neis In what eifimation Eluf ali the worlt
hold the freeholders OF diitri}, WHO vii
Tolerate Iuch bale and forbid dciertioa o
their rights and int-rcfs IS il pofiblc lE,a
ne can ever again alItlme fufficent etfrclter,
/ TO make hypocriticai oycftures for the turtle
confidence o. the fame people, or that the
/ can De weak cnough to place reliance in hi
! promife; (?
| Il ever share was cafe between a -eo re-
tentative and his conffituents which defcrve,
! more pubic deteftation than another. this !,
! iurely tfat cafe II the people viii, to pre-
ierve their refpeGtability and importance IL
iociety, they ought not to Ea;l 10 fhcw thait
| abhorrerce, as well FOR the a6a rs tac a6r9r
! hey ihoald turn with difeuh from . mar,
who, Xix. Eau OF old, could batter away lha
birSh-right Of t,irty rhouiaad people, tot a
mels Of rottage.
/ hays heretofore taken pains to avoid
perionaiy. THIS cafe has brought INC 10
clolciy il contact with your identity that
feay it viii REQUIRE nicer caiuif than yJu
are TO make the diftin6}ion. So ar as [ have
sranigreEed it mutt be impused eirher to .un-
avoi1abl- neceiTity, or to the feeDiencis Of ny
capacity, Sooner than to permit you to ef-
cape, or ioOnsr than bear tie imputation Of IN
unjuitiliatle department., Twill prefer 10 bear
the iDpuation OF imbecility or ignorance
And yes I do not fee why there lboiid be
either apprehension, or appoloy. 81 the far
famed ard highly appianded refoiuriuns Of
1898, w1 81 were the Joint production Of the
.lid.loos, Taylors, CHESS, and Nicilolaics
.! that day, among other objections TO The
edition law, they FAY g Bffanjc II IS l<velira
q" agaiAff1at riEbf gfYretiy Kan. Saklie
< cbara2sr,, end medilrt5, end o6Fct4i c5a77a-
&C nieafioas tbsrfan, eObicb has eVet betn I'm,
" dee,nsd t4s my efeetnai guardian o5ct5l,1
e" ofbsr rig6t."
in theic icysre and public tcourgiags,
have had no Other nloll, e, nor would / coua.