The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-04-02

liberty Of America was, for isafon,
blaited. Bus does any Pereriburg fti-
lcr fancy chat it would have been adyifI
able TO tab john Adams Even <
ttaY had knec,ed him down with
bIudgeon, or if McRae had biz
Off his nole, it would have been
regarded as haril, meaiu-e. Ifitwe
poHibie Tor The fri coniul 20 foreer al
ienle Of dignity, propriety and deco
rum, u 1t were poifibie thar he could
give as i eoatt re ar4yGer ef 9bonsas t5f1Je-
.fet59a, Americans would coniider it as
q marked outrage upon the good under
itanding THAI ought 10 lublilt between the
TWO countries.
The laws Of Virginia ceu0ot reac5 A
very Numerous clais Of people. Every
bankrupt, who chuies TO carry pinols,
is beyond them. f4r is authorized to
ihoot the iheria, or conitable, that at
tempts to arrett him. This, to be
iure, is one OF the mott difgraeeful
things ever heard of in a country pre-
tending to the uie ofan alphabet; and
till it is annulled, Virginia hculd fay
nothing about the iubiimity Of her mo-
rails. Indeed, we have ieveral laws.
that were evidently framed for the pro-
teetion Of fraudulent bankrupts. This
is one reaion why manufactures cannon
fourth in Virginia. We have nota-
ole law, llkewiie, FOR the protection of
InurdererS. The governor can pardon
them, before ttia}, which is a power
not entru(tcd TO the king of England.
After all the racket that is made abour
republicans principles, the Ratute book
iwarms with a multitude of the noR mi
quItous laws that were ever heard of.
Does any Perfon think that the finances
of France would be better managed bv
our executive council than by Bona
parte ? Is itlikeiy chat the frIt consul
would employ. as his fecretary, a fear
eerbran, who had uf before been
bound over TO the peace Or that he
would iufFer, as editor of the Moniteur,
al advertiied murderer, fellow around
Whole neck the halter was till dam
Cling
At this meeting, McRae gave a
toatt-FFThe triumph OF republicanifn7.
May it be eternal. &c. IF this con-
Gifts in the didipation of public money,
and in breaches ofthe public peace, it is
likely TO laft . long time But the de-
r1ocrats had much queerer toaH than
thar: " The liberty of the preis, and
our republican printers. Isis but
few months ago, iince a printer of
Petersburg wanted to aaert the liberty
Of fhe prets- He publillled an address 10
his readers, wherein he promiicd 10 be
independent and impartial The de-
mocrats knew that fair hearing would
be dangerous to their cauie. They
therefore furrounded and Narrated an
honef and confcienrious printer sill he
found it prudent 10. Publilh a recanta-
ton. Their liberty Of the prefs is like
George Hays. Ii conlifts in printing
whatever trey think proper, and no
thing elle. In the adjacent county of
Amelia, man would be in danger Of
getting his bones broke, if he declared
his hearty contemPf for both parties.
Ii IT bur four days fnce this Office was
nenaced with a bonfire. Behold your
republican liberty, your government Of
mobs and jobs
The feltival was introduced with
perhaps the bef Grafton Of its kind thar
ever was delivered IN America. IT con-
rajns fome information, and conGde-
rable lhare Of eloquence. 1t is neither
gloomy faGtious inye6tive, nor a RAM
ing fuliome panegyric. 1t is correct
without tamenefs, and forcible without
har1hneis. T he lpeaker is arder,r w;rb