The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-06-15
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poiItiVc and perfpicuous
IL follows that the fedition tri j..
.aIono was an act the mot rampant
tyranny. he queition is not whether Tao,ee
homfon Calender had wrote a libei or :
thouiand llbelsf TIE frlt queffion is. wbet,,-
the eourS that brought him to trial. had r;ah,
to try Nun The previous fipularion nroyas
tnat IT neither had, nor poi1itly could have
iuch right. If the feditioh ACT did rot 1a,..f
96rlage, refrain, or 1nodiG the liberty Of IL ,
preis, 1t feenas irnpoEible to conieG}urein 49,
isnte the law was 10 have an onerarior rs ,,,,,
Tort. Its advocates have indeed {sid tbat .hs
dehgn was not to interfere with the LLl,t.
out the hesaf;oaiaslI Of the pref. This : y
merc ovation. Even licentioufnefs iS n,,h;.,"
more than rickctty, or dropGcal nec;s. =
liberty. Iii iiberty fwelling beyer6 ;ts ~ ~
per limits and upon enGuirinp at the 6rn
ten men you meet with, it will be hard 70 ca
,our ehaf wili agree, where fuch limits arp =,
De hxed. Nolhlng can be clearer ,b4n thar
tue aehgn OF tne convention was 20 ,revenr
INC federal courts from interfering win xybat
nighr iiiue from the prenes Of Vire;,;.
+ rom all this it follows, incontefliblv tb1,
inc contribution was completely broken u,;th
regard to this itate; and that John Adams. and
Samuel Chaie, who had fwarn to fupnort =
were perjured Ii leeus cllat the prelcnt ~,
eclhVe council of Virginia, entcrtai,, ,,,,;,.
different opinion, if indeed iucb men. &c r..
Of them are, can be iaid to have an on;1ian
honias Mellon acted, at this trial. as = f.,,..
al attorney general. Between the con1n.a IS
him and Of Samuel Chale, it is hard 70 ,ror.
dtitlnctior, Cyrus Griffin far, ss 3;Ar;a
Judge, on the trial, along with ChsGe. NV
'ns executive council mutt feel high conf
dence IN che probity Of Melton, and 81 C2riF7n
he chancefy court Of Williamfburg is. AZ
prctent, in want Of Judge; and there is GOOD
authority for laying that the vacancy has me,
VIE the iucceAive refulas of ehoie Two rce,.
n IS true that the council made (ucb nrono.
la, they ltand lower in the fealc of contenot.
aid nave Junk deeper in the gulph ofdeteRat;on
than Chata himiclf LII iaid that the foun-
ders OF the half built tobacco ware -houic :, fer
co this vacancy, likcwify, TO St George Tue
Ser: By aiiuming the Office Of cfanceIof r.
mutt have parted with his p.eient Office aq >
diitri6t Judge. The confirmation Of his an
Pointnlcnt would have Relied with the ner,
aiie'nbly; and as he IS fait 60 be Ynnc,ni,r
among the democrats, it is probable Il. thev
would have turned him cut. This couId rot
have excited iurptiie,i the next aiIcmblvare 70
ne competed OF fuch characters rs the laG one.
7 ou have not forgot that they would rot fae-
Ter the reading ofthe memorial as to the rub
lic printing, by which they might have lavcd
lnfee thou!and dollars 4 wear. You all re-
member thattixteen Of thern tent captain QUAR-
rIer 10 George Hay, to thank MIN for coming
BEHIND mans back, and knocking him down,
and tor repeating the blows after he fell. Il
Il evident that fuch fellows were rlu h filter
fer the houir Of correction than the houie Of
aaliL!enbiy. The virtues, or abilities of Judge
l gc&er would not be (uficient 70 ihelter hia,
ff0m thsir vengeance. Oftheic, onc bali of the
republican majority will be ne better Judges
man thetiomsn conlul was OF the PAINTINGS Of
Cornh, or than Cherokee Chief is OF the
beauties of Shakespeare.
Report farther fays, that the executive
council, in making this offer to Judge Tue kcr
has an eye TO his difmiA;on by the allembly
. an6 that te was aware of their good wilhss
NJ. nayc: the mere conjecture OF federal an
inaohty. But the Recorder has given 10 r,anv
proofs OF theiT icandalous waite of public
money, t.at the majority both OF the council
and aftemo!y nay be csnfdered as capable q
whafe YER is Ptlfui, ungcnerous, and uniufs.
X" Dc '01TiAaee IN Sa:wsr,'s pspsrJ
ONE Of the hardeh and bcA founded
charges agalnn Mr. Adams was that he IA.