The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-23

80. ia. IA country which has
"1d'.n &c the means of freedom. an
ihquiiitonal tyranny ihould be exercifcd
a iyitein OF Perional rerror fet IN
: toIai devotion Of thar temple Of onr
freedom, rhe preis, to the idols Of IN
impure faction. Lei r,e foul 1ao,,rbes
aemagosues who tell Americans thar
the knglA are lels free than then,
know lMr. Hay knows, or 0uglno
1 ,s. it) THAI the (oyereign OF Grear
Britain, aad each and every of his rn;n;r
tiers. are every day libclled {, 50 h,l
ltefflls as any to be found In the voc,
ouiary OF American newlPaper writer's,
haf they cannot often reach them. he
Ecaoie they take care TO keep wirh;. RI.
Ienrrcnehmenrs OF the law, which e.
Itunateiy for the people OF cha, eo,nrry
Iare proof againit nor only the arts Az
Iousrages OF democratic faction. h,.T nf-
force 20 reiitR the power of foyeseignfv
lltieif, II It were 'arrayed aqainH them !.
and TO defeat ali thc inrrigues, csba!,
ana corruptions OF coure. fav then
that Mr.. Hay, who quoted the laws
lot England, and who therefore, and
Ioeoadie ne IS lawyer, o4g5s 70 knee
'"em, dehres at once, TO engrois the be-
Ineht OF thoie laws to hirnlelf, and 10
have the right Of violating them 70 o.
theirs.
on and your readers will find foue
difficulty in comprchending how the
itrange adociarion of iDcongruities
which appear in the ipcech Of Mr. Hay.
could have entered into the mind of
any but comic poet. fit be true. as
has been !uggeted. chat fhe fesfe efrid;-
ea1s is grafgfs2 BY ca iaeoylqsaee ef en-
ea1slfancss III ssetasas o1fe9, or III objeG7s
aearJ related il tie main nothing can
be more perfectly ridiculous thar that
iPeech; except, indeed, it be che con
DUO Of Mr.. Hay, which, if it were nos
too leriouily nliichicyous TO be treated
Tightly, would be extremely eiiyerting
and lsughable. He fays, & IlGaA proue
70 RE Jats1slaioa Of RE coaytt, t54s to byo
reg tbs freedom If tbe prsJJ, Gn2 aef 10 lay
a9y c5sck apea it, is tut ny zes-ig45 de-
Jfge, and mga an*iass so56. One
would think that at the heels OF this
grand pas Promiie, there was 10 follow
whole cavaicade Of contrirc acknow-
rnents for his beating Calender. a re-
quels THAI his conrrition rnighr DC re-
corded pro 6oao pg6lieo, and an offer 10
pay all COTS as ali .gmenae boa0yable!--
But no no fuch ching. 50 7 EN- moi enc
| eff5g/s pbilgiapbcys Continued fe) soba
conesat their thoughts - z0th Is 10 hear,
105tl5 ers,y. !ympt9m ele Indifference, all ne
i9jfackS g0bich malice md ca}umuy can Ct
tempt agaiaje me; lem a8aa5edby feelings
tbe meja Natural aa,d bmerable to tbe h.
a1anmia@ ---tbs pretefiion ef ny OWN
IFEELINos, and tbgfs Of ny fanfly
Let me, Mr.. Editof, conifrue this
into plain unadorned Englilh, with
10 protee the liberty of the prefs, as /
1onoe before endcavoured TO do. Let
the pres groan with iibcls agsinR
forhers, let 1t outrage the feelings of
every other man, only let it fpare me,
and lam its humble fcrvanG and pro-
rector. But if X hurts M feelings, then
/ will ranfack heaven and earth for
weapons to afail it, Lei 1hofc philo-
lPhers, who can conceal their feelings
ION fuch oceaiions, fmart under the lafh
OF lioels, and will defend the libelIer /!
Why fhouid | feel for others, / have
lenopgh TO do 60 feel for nytcif! Les
the hyenas and the jackalis Of the fac
ZION tear up WAsH1NoroN from the
grave Let the Kites and Carton
Crows mangle ADAMS, HAmiLrow,
and RUTLBDoR; bur don't let them
hurt roy feelings; thole feelings which
II find irfirste and inhame my heart,
10 aafgJEI and boHoyable 10 tbs human
ktnd; and which for thar realon. ! will