Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-01-13

stuff modern disinterested patriot i
composed. lit follows $.
. ) MS S7.S5s No. 4. ss is5sS
Cedar Hal, May 18th, 1908. 4
Dear Sir, ~ ~ II III d. :
& * wrote BY post last week, requesting
you 70 search for Mr.. Bohlan's land and
its situation-I hope you feceiyedit il, and
expect to hear from you.
1 shall bring Bradley's works with me
when ] come up next month or the be-
ginning of July.--I have to request youto
give me = plan Of the cruel dGDisien Of
jackson County, whilst Twas labouring
nighf and dayto obtain the object Of ces-
sion and the land over the Oconee for
neither Of which, il appears, am 1 to
have honor or pro6t--a country being
given TO one commissioner and they
knorc that the-lvhok business was done
BY myself never has man done more
for, or been more cruelty treated, than Il
have BY the state Of Georgia com
plants, however are fruitless---in future
! shall be my own mai,--go 10 Congress
when ] please, and when / chose stay at
homc-for i nil not resign. = Raskals
can GET thousands for Rs6bing tie State
sehen Team neifher procure a cent, Or an
acknowledgement tor the most inpo rfans
services, suhich others suho reap, tie re-
ruard, mere incapable az Had there been
one spark Of gratitude in the Legislature,
Wayne county, would have been called
Miledge, and the capitol Jacksonville,
Ishall collect all the proofs 1 can to pub
lish to the world the gratitude Of 4Geor-
gia at this moment she owes me nine
teen,hundred dollars, for military SER
sices--saying her from the principle
which governed the treaty Of 17ss--lti-
Posidetis or you shall only have what you
possess--I had possession Of this state
one twelve month before Wayne showed
his nose init--who was guilty with Os-
borne, in breaking down the rights Of
free election and is now amply reward.
ed for his treachery-I am NOT, however,
singular Republics are always migrate
fnl. b IN s}ssE lgssssst ~ {
I am, dear sir, s. &
% Your most obedient servant,
- RS JAMES ] AcKSON."
Daniel Sturges, Esq. Z.
Surveyor General, Geo. 5
Here now IS another Of your philan.
thropic friends d the people No SOON
er doeshe find himself crossed in his
or rapacious projects, than he
turns upon thatvery mob he had so often
creepingly courted, and charges them
with being y set Of the most ungratefui
scoundrels upon earth. The manner, in
whichhe speaks Of himself in his rage,
is rather striking, = Rascas (says hel
can get thousands for robbing the state,
when I, 1ess fortunate u can neither
procure q cent, or an acknowledgements
Of the most important services such as
burning the public records which others,
who reap the reward, were incapable
or" This is very well. But the, best
of thc joke is contained mthe last pithy.
sentence. :. Republics are aiIpays ua-
graceful All my dear General. have
You really made this discovery ! What !!
your own republics |. Bless my heart,
who could have thoughtit it, Andthe re-
public of Georgia has not paid you after
al, for your agency in burning the pub
lie records of the stare and thereby de-
stroying the evidence of tide in third
persons and innocent purchasers. And
you have not then received your reward
for Introducing into your state the novel
doctrine, that a party to fraud may
avail himself of its own tnrpitude to de-
fraud theestaie of bona jfde purehasers.'
It Is, we own, great pity, wondrous
pity that such 4 man shouldnot meet with
his Just deserts. We hope the state of
Georgia viii wipe OFF this reproaeh Of
the very. first opportunity,