The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-03-19

bold Ills ideas flowed 20 quick, chat
he could not arrange, nor direct them
he had them nctunder command hence
his writing is replete with parentheies.
Junius could call up his.ideas at plea
lure, had them in chatfe order, and ne
yer iua@red them 70 extravagate. In
his writings YOU viii fee fewer parenthe-
fes, than in ainolt any wrirer in our
language, except Swift. His ftyle has
no looteneis 1T is always
IsrcS atq9s rotgndnr,
General Lee was both man liabilities
aud of requirements but his acquire
mentS were d.6rrenf from tholt OF the
writer Of Junius; and his abilities, tho
confeiied, mi egael to fuch rall<,
The lentimenls (polirical ones i mean)
OF thele two men were variant. Junius
riaicules the dilfin6tion between irgi1a-
ton and taxation, and denies their epar~
ability. IIe confdered the Legislative
power Of che moyller country, the right
OF parliament, in fhort, as fupren7e
but agreed with EIr. Burke in the inpo-
Icy of ever exerciling it, General Lee
denied the power and righr of parlia-
meHt to TAX the colonies, and all his
writings, ard arguments in coaver!a-
ton, went to this extern. Junjls was
we'll reried in parliamentary learning, as
his letters, concerning the decilon Of
rhe houie Of commons on the H1i3ale{ex
election, eVince. Gen Lee knew no
thing more of parliamentary affairs or
hiltnry, than WHAT he collected from
reading the debates, and was more ia-
norant of parliamentary learning than
any man Of his general knowledge aud
opportunity ever knew; particularly
the cafe of Middleie | remember, he
did rot underitand, had never ftuciied It,
nor ever read the albeit argument by
Ruifhead, under the INFECTION Of Sir
Fletcher Norton, the cafe of the Mid
dlefex ele6fion conlidered," before I
lrnr it TO him, and faid he thought it
was ltnanfwerable. AS to law, it vas the
daily Object of his ceniure and ridicu!o.
| doubr whether he ever read even
Blackitone's Commentaries. fpeak
from knowledge when lay, learned as
ne vas, 1cholar, man Of Belle Get-
tire, an hiitorian, he was perfectly IN.
acquainted with law. Could he have
written, or any man who had not ftudi-
ed The law, the fixty eighth letter to
lofd Mansfield On the baillasnt Of Eyre
I can venture TO affirm, except in ehat
letrcr, he never heard of 'sbcing taken
with The manor," md would fooner
have written in the lyle of Stealing
yerius Stiles, thanin the learned argumen-
tatlve manner Of Junius in This elaborate
competition. conclude then, that gen.
Lee, Notwithstanding his ahcrlion, from
tie enecGo:e lie reiatei to me from biz
pyle Of writing from lis (eati15euts, ana
from his Le4rajng and general acquire
msntS, was nor the author of Junips.
perlliade nytelf, that have offered to
you BY dlicuiiion no offence /; il | have,
it is NOT my Intention. ] rather thinlz
we both have the idrne end in view, the
de7elopement truth, andon our arrival
at it, on rhis or any other occaGon, We
ihould feel j}.nilar graclcation.
42aia vsfaR, atqAe deems c&ro, ct rogo,
et oanjs in b9c JI8s.
have the honor to be, with every
confederation OF relpeGt,
Sir,
Your mott obedient and
mott humble fcrvant,
RALPH WORMELEY.
R0legiIl, I'D March, I8o3e
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