The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-05-18


when he ltated, in report 70 conoreCs
f0@f re national dedt might pyove a mari.
@d@I 6le}fng, He has been much inGnlted
tor TINS remark but che experience Of
thc iait two years, and Especially Of the
ia't Tx months, has convinced me, thar
his remark was a lut one. The con
duct OF the democrats, Gnce they on,
upon the topmait, has afforded TO nv
mind very copious field of inftruct;on.
now feel the mott perfect conviction
that nothing bur the influence Of the
pubic creditors, and of the hume
rous men of property, with whom thew
are connected, has been able to hold
our federal fociery together. From mo-
tlves OF deilcacy, Mr.. Hamilton did not
tate this mott micrable truth in his
rePortto congreis. But the longer rhat
you think OF II, the more poirively will
you be convinced that it could not have
eicaped his diicerning eye, At the fame
time, we have not 10 much as fcen if
limited at from the prels, by any partiian
OF either party. Upon this, as upon
1fty tormer occations, | luipect that
the writer OF the pretenr article, has en-
Ijoyed the folitary and dangerous def
tlnaIlon Of printing truths, 70 a5folutelv
deItruttive to his popularity ,as an aurhor,
and which no other perton in America,
nor Hamilton himielf, all Hamilton as
he is, either would, or durf publilb
his may be called fclf- prailc. Bur
Ii Is well known, that it mas been dearly
earned.
We had been fpeaIing Of rhe zeal
OF Mr, Rols, for embodying the mill
tia. From this, there was an obvious
rranlition, to the difficulty of accom-
plil}ling iuch deGgn. This, AGAIN,
led 10 companion between the fate
Of ioclety in Europe, and in America
and the reader will obierve how we
have wandeted into digrei1ion upon
the public debt. We return TO the
editors of the Virginia Gazette, and re-
pear our former affirmation, that inRead
Of betraying Indifference, a numerous
detachment Of the federal party dilco-
vered the height of precipitation, of ig-
noran2e, and of ra11ncis.
We now come 70 the other end az
Mr.. Woods lyiogifn, and ak him
whether the republicans have nor ex-
hibired efficient folicirude on the fub-
Ject. In the eourie Of their political
progreis III 1his bulinets, have thew nor
crod out the kidnleS, and blown 10 the
very offence and foul Of the federal cor
itiution? Have they nor, upon the ,a!-
tar OF alarm, lacrihced every remnant
OF political character, watch their
eighteen months of previous DOMINO
ZION had left them. Have they, NOT.
like gang of houle- breakers in niohC
cellar have they NOT, like a bind 0!
robbers, III the cave or Gil Bias have
| 5hey noc, in defiance of all ienfe OF
probity and decency, bolred the door
or tHeT receptacle, and robbed THEN
contltuents, OF two millions OF dollars !?
When ! pu5liihed, in the " Prolpe6t
" Before Us" the we'll known hiltory
OF the A * Inc tribute, 30 wri-er If any
party could ever be found to come for
ward, and pronounce one lyilaDls in de
fence Of that tranlaGtion.
Mr.. Jeferfon, Nh Madilon, ana an
electra OF republican worthless read the
book, or at lealt thar parr OF the book,
before it was Publilhed, and if they
had ftarted an Objection, it is poflible
that inc Pages,or parrot them, might have
been cancelled. Bur they knew, that the
weight OF cenlure, upon that buGnefs,
rcited Chiefly with the federal party and
on this account, and on this account on
ly, the reproba,ion was permitted to
pats muaer. MIR. Madllon was fuf-
| lcIentIy pronpt il obie6tlna foa "a Gaor