The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-19

Heai ana the cxtinStfoh, 10 nor e&fseSi
|Ssiss you MtB openly jait,fv perpesuation,
beez'de tilS gs:ssa 4ietriYe YOU of iornethins
70 SGaf adaaf' nor 60 fGppo!e tnat cry MAJ,
IS &c iSis 60 i,auc, as to far tJxt thS public
tcbt onghs to be aboliiheds- And yet lis eyf-
Cent that there are pe,iohs, ~ whom you arc
one, Whole declarations and contu6e are IN
open aoi,llity with each other. he fience
winch you have obf:rqGd, proves 10 ,ie chat
You are PERFECTLY fstisfea that this Is tae cafe,
aiid yer you want that frnii,efs and ;ldesen-
oence ut character, WHICH Is neccilary 50 pro-
auce candid and r,an!ytavowal. You do
! not ttand alone in shis there are Ruinberleis
pe7ions n he fame iituation. Beth yoii aad
tley five planged with 70 iitt!e confederation
mao the chaos OF party ard faction, that to
! mop or retreat would extiuou;fl voar politi-
cal c!laFactsIss would 1hew 20 rhe deiudtd
people, that they had been rniied and thar
she political dagonS, to whom they have
Bowed down, were either funk into The depths
:" ignoIaars, Or hdd riiento The heipth Of fraud
end faIfehood.
do not expect that YOU 1y;il voluntarily
aSe corrections winch VII sicerts;a that YOU
nave eit3,er been n.itlej BE- your own weak
i,eis, of.t'ave contributed 70 n,iiiead yoGr con
IFitqents ty worf> motive, The Attributes
OF ieit-preiervation forbid IT.. III, Therefore.
Is moFe cay daty 20 urge, in the tnofl ifrong
anc pef'ftcG5aS manner, the tgutis and afeu-
! hlenfs which Dear upon your cot,dyi6t, and
which VII not fail, if ever they arc csndidiy
wcighsd, 70 dettEoy the Confidence which bas
bees eric ssonily placed IN youg political cha
faifes.
Hyeu abould far taas she gablio dcby opeil
70 be paid / then ak box il ia 20 be ds4ie
w'fhone adequate retources; end / alfo al.
how thoie rcfparne& are 20 oe obtained with
our tags IF you fhouid fay Thar il is to he
Peepefsata3, thea ak by what right you and
your gsftg alcriee This policy 10 your 20
'iJIcAi sdveeiarles as 3 reaion for oepoiition
and e:SFuit,oD from public coafdencef If YOU
tho@id fay that the dcbt oneht 70 &c ex.in-
gu.iaed, then you VIII aiTume riIe pohcioA and
acknowledge wieir franllnefs She Gerry objeEs
20 Which your votes haye had IN invariabe
tendency. This Grif r1ing which your con
itituentS Ought, TO know is yonr candid opinion
upon 5liis subject. 70 that they NAV esiiInasa
you accordingly. II pour conc oi and Ten.
tiFnents ate in hottiltywith each other, Il wi!
nc Ihen eyidentthat yotsw;nt capacity to DIFF
cover that luch IS the fat} Or ryanc casidor 70
make The ronfeHion.
When refect npon YoDl irbe9it.tv, and
the predicem-rt into which yea have fallen.
aud Atso that / lave Gonrributcd &C. ta,ich e,
fhew the hrif ard To produce the feco,ld, nv
humanity and fcnfbjljty are excited 70 pity
and lp.re you. Bur ~her conGaer th4t yo;l
arc not orly ny own immediate reprelcntatiys.
but that YOU are ifanding candidate flf iii,- 10
repfelcuc the difriGt ia whca live. dat il
is improbable that voe will ever obsaif, NV
confidence, or deferYe the counteaancs. of xh.
di:trjct, l Ee1o"s 70 proceed
veil kaogg, thai II takes link 10 counter
act the conlaqaencea Of 2 prevailing error, o.
to re!cae Inc public feauments from the ram.
ncls Of usirePreientation and driuGon, in,ue
date fucccis IS nor therefore expected. Per
haPs you md your adhcrents may contrive 10
keep Up the deiu!ior and irnpoftior. long
enough 10 fUccecd At tAe ne,.t election, bu,
10 not t5ins j: pofiblc that your political ill.,
Ryence can he preferyed long CROUCH TO Oh
tain aHotbeI aFpi9tment. Bur evenifI fa,f
in this, and thu yose!s in this jiftrist lIai lie.
rermifle, as the voters in France rave laeelv
done as relates to Bonaparte, that is TO max
you member OF Congreis for life, cannot
pretend TO deny hat they will have the rjpht
az each eie6tion 70 do e. Eet it is poljble
that | may luccecd IN letting proper fpjrit
of enquiry, deciiiop ard action, in she
minds OF the freshe!ders Of lone otiief
diftri6t, wbere Other circular letters which
have been written by other members have
had tendency no jeis deInilYe. tits my tops
that periors, III cfbsf pafts, val examine how
theie remarks spply 70 tae coHdu2 Of their
oW'' immediate TepFeientatye That they
Will eadeayour to acertain whether they have
nos oeen alto imPoied upon by circular letters.
tfepsot, tlias arr not a6tueted, IN the
iff'alleh degres BY pericaa! sntaity a8ainit you,
nor have pvt kinder The Isrrow, sctaute you