The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-02


60 take flares in the purchafc, which he knew |
or ought 10 have known was inevitable. No,
Nj. Clopton concealed all thefc important
fact. he left hes conGiruents in The dark
5i'moit a year palied away before any thing
was fad abous it. The flock is gone
forever The public haze loft by the
srauattlon 40 ilnrnenle fun of none, and he
has had rue marchleis cffrontery TO ioilify the
whole III hs'public letter
One would fuppoFe that Mr., Cloptou does
uot think that there is man in this diRrict
who has common fense, otherwifc he could
nor expect that 'uch all important contradic-
tor, lush felt evident detection, would pats
wlthoui notice and expoiure. w no can pretend
20 deny the preeeediag quoka.ion? Or can any
man however bhnded by bis perional eiieen,
or political cnthuiiaim, pretend 90 FAY that
-Nr.lioptun Is net by his own words and deeds
forever condemned
will nUw tagn trom character OF 10 much
inh 5nliicance as thar Of Ohm Clopton, and
grappic Sio;eiY with that grand Lama Of de-
nlcrratc alteration and dciution. Sallatin
pfetents that there was no fafety in
telling the bank flock to the merchants
! ei the United States, hccauie their bills
| might be p.otslted, and the government
! would thereby BE- iGjuIed. II is mott likely
ihat 10 far as reipe9ed MIR. Gallac,n's afoc-
| AIS aad acquairtanccs, the fory is true that
J S"oa bills exchange could NOT be had among
| ~" Il 70, MI. (1aa,in ought to nave aiRel
h"othy Pickering how TO manage this affair
sad hc wooiti, as in his own cafe, have con-
| tfiVea To gain fou,e 40 or 900 dollars by
! She negocialion, iuitcsd Of iub,nistiug 70 a
/ digr2cstul lots. Mr. GaIlat;n's opinion of
| f'au- n IN bills, 70 far IS il had a perional
apf'icAuo'l, nFit have hsen d.;rrsd from II ole
! r..iy "hom h. knc%. l. would indeed be
! 'fF Illuminating picture for the mercantile
! cn"'"Gier, capital ana credit OF the merchants
/ o ne United States, If il were trus thar rh,y
! @@"5 noe be truiteti on parchoie Of between
! s''o -''F1 tb.ec n'.Ilions III dollars. Gallatin
| infl', i2rsot, shat IL was only the ether day.
! tha' he merchants of the United STAGES lent
! % gov rnsncrt mary millions OF dollars,
| III" were wiling 10 have lene tr,icc rs much
! more ii they ma! been WAITED il is only 10
DC F'c@i'rct2d mas this calumny has cor,ae
irr!2 tne tame Albert (5alla.tD, who not bong
,N'>0 was a>eui1d OF having fomented in
! .eiiniYtVania With liicontert, riot and rebel
ion; and that rae adYo:ate for this d;fyracc-
fai taic IS John Ciooton. 'Thefe rccoljece
tons al fou.e Fuserc, and not verv d;}ant
day, will fink him who made it, and Al! vyhn
repeat II, into the loweA Pit Of ,3ifgrace and
contempt.
nut ee rs enquire yphar was the necegitv
, fof i@lhng the baiik-ltock IF the aoriss which
we i',,sf a.c true, there was nvne Are we
| not told t1ae There was al tie tinle Glr,lvs
q icF@ra! miIioas ofdoiiars in she 1rcaflry
tf5!o, ~hy could not toA.e Of tholc millions
nav Pen applied 70 the payment Of the Dutch
deot II Will be antwered thar there was
no other Wy 70 induce Mr. Barring 20 IN
dci Slk1 the payment Ct The Dutch debt
"nilh IS, as much to fay, thae this gentle
! 'iiAil ives more rTGh worthy than ali the a.
n2F'caEs toyerEer. Il would fcs.r1i from th1s
| l''@t nc Iutch debt was payable in the bills
OF Ms. Bafing2 ard in TO other way have
always uh5eritood that it was payable in mo-
MY. II tnen u be true, thai there was ?
iufptus q 5 millions Of dollars in the treafu-
r. Il one ra;iiion " due in Holland, e
our trigaies were ;die, would i nor
pave been "lier 10 have lent one or two Of
them with hard cath Z he cath nicbr have
been Injured &C per cent; perhaps az lefs.
IN this say Ma, Gallaun could have avoided
10 much lots and {, much difgrace har fha
better way would haze been to emn!ov Mr.
Ficktring, VINO would nave gained fo1,e -
or 10000 dollars by the operation. Inneaj
OF reiorsng TO tome rational expcdient Gal.
iAttn plunged into the CONTRACT. His or,
jeiult'oal ana uninseIIigjble report admits
mat there vas lois. The fame feyorr
GOATS Of full ana overfo y ING sreaijlrv
withmrlions Of idic dollars and a, the
anne TINE congrefs are invited TO lay no y
ingates IN dry dock, the building OF which
viii colt more ehan million OF dollars
Can any Reasonable ran Fay, why milion
OF thcie Idle dollars were not put OH board one
OF fhtie trigateS and ient 70 Holland il this
had ocea done, or even threatened, the IA
gacioaS Du5chmen would have reloaned their
whole inm II / per cent. with thanks. IN ,he