The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-19
FROM THE NORFOLK aaRArn
70 TIE
HON lokARLE CEORGEHA

As one q che peopie q Virginia, %
whom yatthaY- condefceneled 10 appeai
permit me 70 a,adfcfs myicif tiireslv
90 you, ny way of acknowledgements,
r,r q marx Of your re BE e, which con,
hi,ering the bod sa@sijife you bsv,,
al Pted, vas more than could Be reafo
n4oiy expseSed. The PnIieeness and
humanity - OF . plbile exescusiobcr az
fofd 'oinc coaloiatiaR 20 The. u1happu
iudefer; aniif We afr 20 be ent)syfd
ihew ct klndariy and reipc6e nav
6 d ehe birter PHI Bu-, fr, ! truIf ~.
ln5ll nsl5hsr be clioled by aattery, nor
ln J, BY menace, when our free
dom IS at fake.
( ou commence, Mr.. Hay. wv in
forming Us rhat e!iis grca. uuefiia, aroI;.
~ Consequence Of nlealure Ggggees{
~ yeAritH This mayb be The rF1rS b',-
Lneh , SIS not inc zobcls tsrf5, and ir need
not DC ooiergea 70 a gentleman Of your
p+oteillon, thai hspprej5o 1eri, az lz.isge-
ftoJagh IS rhe fame. To have reodrfed
Tue matter more inteiIi3iole asr3 f.6f
you ihouid nave eoid rbc neorIa ~.
N consequence of an expectation Of an
ATTACK upon .yozye4s y5u have moved
ana inPportcd a queifion which in ;rs
consequences involves the noi} ;,nnor
tant rights of your. country. .Th. d.~x
fenry, fir, with which foroc oenFleo,eo
ahutne patriotic airs, and endeayonr 20 rs
eoyer all their a6tions.by an atfeaat;on
tor the public good, indaces me r., w. az
you chat, az no farure time, you arr 80
tell Us, that you were influenced +,
couiiderations for the public GOOD cs)
lender and Pace had been confantj,,
SaF2ngh their p&Per, for many months,
A,'aekiiig a number Of the fri
Characters IN The United States. an,I
"itn much more violence tban t1rv
nave attacked You; but the Dea- 81
ioeiety, and honor Of our ce,i,ofry. y.ar.
In no danger uafil you we're tbrearaneI
You ieen anxious to remove anv
oaianl that rnlghr be imputed to ~.
fopuoiicah parry, III confcqueAce Of 6bi1
neaiure, and from which ! am VIII
10 aoqnit thar parry; rhe only o13,,,'5a
that can artsch 10 the repl,bFcan ,,ar.,,
on tais location, is the cohnee6anrc
"hich II may hereafter give 10 a man
VINO has aimed a deadly bloR ac f5r
freedom q Tic pre(s, at once the bono-
and iatety OF free government
fouicep7 deGrous TO iy1prer,ue ,,;.b
9 eonf7dence which you have Of the
correctness Of your motives, bun w;fb
al your management che aeit4rions ~
mind not at cafe are frono.y marked
4otl.Iatorm rs that you confiyIted noon
OF your political friends on this occaC;on.
rhat yoar eon!i1Itations were with vonr
PToteaional brethren, who though d;f
feTlng IN political fenrin1ent, co1cJ,rre3
"ith y9uon this location. II 4 5;G
cult to under4and what you would. ba~n
Us 70 infer by this Information anJ
therefore without cndeavoGriae 10 in
vetlgafe your nearing, allow ? RE s;y
90 tell yoa,that it is quite Dofiblr f.
gentlemen of different parties RI tb;ail
allke upon an abitraa quefion 81
Tonne and Roberspierrc wona 49,
though alike upon the liberty ofrbe
preis, and depend, Sir IL America rbat
one Prsis- Can have eaemics among Bot6
parties. Il therefore is 10 be Ronnd
that you Will not be aIoV4d to a, ;go
any al advantage, from a concurrence Of
le.ntimeht by gentiernt oil different nar
'fes, and it Cannot btl be grafifv;no
70 the enemies ofa free pres 70 fe@ -
obstruction attempted by thgf. W..