The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-12

pn>;j .ANiiAii5 Sno VI ~Hair, TX was the
ap'" Or taet'ops eonaaef Of ,he iarors.. i
,,h;,., s ,ayase trranny ct The isntences.
,hs ,rlo!isa, ana wi long Continue TO foufe
o. ~: ann The hortcr of nark;nd.
..'s plsyq1t OF g1z'fstt [ks syat5 IN <c.;-
s .s.s 'ne Examiner Of March s,h. PEAKS
ne Common law doctrine, wh;es, -.
''io,'s TIE truth 20 ne given in evide,ce
el'eer an indictment for a libel, is dos, :.
IN hoftiity to the nature and sr;nciples rs -,
governments, lsis the uon dangerons 80
iaalt on the freedom OF the prefs. tia, -,
wen De imagined il ought so alarm tf,c 80 w."
pie and cali immediately into ACTON d..
remedial power Under the predi,re -
THIS law, who would BE 70 bold and diGp,e..fi
ed as to expoie an il1ipoitor, when that -,
truth which might be has, overthrow, co,Ii
not be given in evidenced TRurs can .l,,.
ger be toe enemy of focictv: the man OF v.ra-
city can hsoff be a hbciier Shalt wr rhen
ar this enlightened epoch, ,yjien political i,
hit'iticns are adTtaitted 10 have received p,
nigh rollfh, drag from the tomb &C nepIeta
a doctrine clad wis, the rua of oppfeii;on and
OF darker ages? No---ia the name Of libertv
let II corrode, untii the fate legislatures fhal
perform its funeral rires; until the voice rs
the people hall intsrpoic to abolifh IL, and
leave nota trace behind
II bis is prompt and forcibie declaration
It's TO be hoped that the Examiner will me-
yer more advance or defend an arbitrary and
aerocious n,axir. 10 unworthy Of his common
icnfe. We flalt now fav few words CON
corning thc cafe of Crofwel
On January nth. 1909, this primer was
taken before the court OF scliions of C.ail,-a,;a
county, in the hate Of Ncw-York. rwo
indictments were there read 20 him. The
hrit conhRs Of fummary Of ione garbled
quotations from CalieT.dc1's Pyafhsd. r. IS
mott likely that Crof,yeH never iaw the
book; and shereforehe may plead ignorance
as an execute TOY having u,squo,ed it. II he
on oe punl1ned, however, without endan-
gertng the Liberty of che prefs,he deferves pu-
niihment, both at the haads OF the nrefi6epr.
AID Of Calender. he former is charged with
'avIng hired the latter TO caI general Wa(h-
tngtoH traitor, and robber. We have al.
ready taken notice that no fuch accu(at;or,s
exit IN the book. On the contrary, If cor.
tains an elaborate apology for general Wa H.
ington's miitakes. which, as the head Of the
federal party, he did occaiioaally conn,it
The hrongeif atteitation is given to the mn
rity of his Intentions, There is one sditor
VINO had been battering at Calender upon
this and itch other points, for months tt,5e-
ther. IL bad at0e,- fsen TIE bsoS. He had
depended entirely upon the mang,ed federaI
quotations. The author at laf}, chanced 70
be in ehat fart OF Virginia, Hey waited ,,,an
this editor, and ihcwed him the a2Gaees ar
a.
led that he sgas grofly miAakcn. HeRetcb.
ed a reeanfatfoH, Eur it was afterwards
iuppfeiied, for fear Of offending fotne OF his
iederal patrons who did not wifi TO Zee MI.
JeHerion acquitted of charge 10 atrocious.
o. this charge, hoWever, heis innocent,before
God and man, hat be patrouizea both the
hrit and econd volumes ofthc book has alrea-
dy been proved, after the preidert and his
friends had dared 70 degy the fact. But At
teruons mutt not be pufhed farther than truth
will 90 along with their. When oyeriIretched,
the itrongeit cable rrlult f1ap afunder II t39au-
jnl Of j0of, lays the provefb, lpails a 1atfal
# foffoge. 4 Jingle grofs and detected
faiiehood, whentlended snong thou(a nd
truthsrw flake the credit Of the whole. The
majority OF federal editors cannot Zee this
very plain and important dihin6tion. While
the ripe and rich harveft Of truth is sending
towards the tickle, they have the weakness to
poilutc this crop with the tares ofialfchood
While Mr., Jeferfon is vulnerable on thou
iand points, they viii run thejr heads againR
The ftrongeh partof his Notifications. They
will accuie him Of faults which he never
conceived, and far lefs committed. This we
apprehend 20 be fair Ratement with refpea
to Croiwel. .fsny ching like juitice, firm
peis, or coniftency, had exifed in the pre-
TENT federal cabinet, tbefe prolecutions would
have been commenced nine months ago.
hey would have been pointed, in the 6rft
at once make ffory ring through an hund 81
and fourteen qolres Of paPer+ Why did they