Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-02-11
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From the .AT ~ A7BRrURys
Mr.. Bd6eock,

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vID," there appe lrea Quotation icom a
political converSat .onac between Gens |
raj 'rEAcY 1now Et2i! Senator IN Con
gress from ConneCtial ard myself, IN
Nov. 1879, in which ere appears much
exuitation in tire disp' Of technical TOR
ture and which cltly carries It's own
death warrant IN its rnt. profess no
great science in Beliet>ettres or kheto-
rio, but profess to m'rstand pam COM
mon Language, partic,rly when hear !
the same words and tntiments several !
times repeated, and tha,oo with cmpha ,
sis, and with the appes'nce oil sincerity. |
SUCH conversation l hea from Gen. IRA !
cy, II the time mcn;i0nd, and am luciin !
ed to think understooShim, and winch
request NAV find psc in your paper.
When assal the polit,al character OF
Cen Tracy, / at the sam time 10 declare
that | have ever respee d and admired
the man. II is principle and not men,
that actuate me TO a discAsu there
lore feel it duty | owe fseh rs well as
the public, To come for aitcr wha'
has been said and publ ia on tins Sub
Jecti and afford ali the evi snce am pos
seS,ed of relating to ,hea)niitiCai senti-
men's OF a man, hoveye putsbe his
character ar conspicuous ? ."Cf't--!hth
whatever dilemma it NAV Ia him "r
the cause IN which he NAV t engage -
Aud ia doing this, apreul . my Maker
Tor the rectitude OF my int Ions and The
truth OF my statement.
The evening before Gej Tracy lrit
nome Tor Congress. ia Nov mber' Ivy,
waited on MIN. as | had b> IN III the ha-
bit of dong a, ais house, au was receiv-
ed by him with his becomi & poiitcness
and attention. 1bete was y sent, John
Allen, u. w. Lewis. and \ rou smith
fsqs.; at er short time NJ Lewis a"d
Mr. smith observed they as go over
and sec Mr.. Mmmtord who was at DIR
Smih's; and accordingly ED The room--
and according to the hes, Of rocollect
ON, II was before any thing l. d passed OF
the subIeGl OF politics. MIR. inuld, wh'
lived in the house, was in au Gu OF thu
OiSce where we were, oCcasio ally, and {,
what particular times oCthe FOL owing con
yersation he was present, il is wholly ou
of my power TO stale with recisiOh--
should say, flom the best of . y recclleC
ton, when the sub'eSl Of poll, cs Was IL
troduced, no one was present G. cept &c,
Tracy, Mr.. Allen and myself but h
manner OF its being introduced disuncli
remember was as follrWs:- lr. IRE :
was standing by his writing de, :, placir
away his papers, ! sYckc 20 h. n on Il
SUBJECT OF thG Measures OF gov rnmen'
it observed 10 M, rather ind Ieren,i
ttit he believed things would or ",
{ ough. Mr.. Al IN said - Ger 1yac
e don't play the hYpociiie, don decei
y General Skinnsr, tell him The truth
lie Finished his b 4siness at the de K, 10
his seat, and obse we'd 10 me gcnet Ky u
On the principles II government,t ga,i
what sort OF COVE nment would an VII
~onid not do. fie saiA d." RrhU6jca1 foir
Of government nt YER would answe, Il
ruiining the gauntlet viii not do, We nu
have energy" lie then couiired II, ,ls
to our federal compact, saying, on, &C
q" s7fufioH, Gen. Skinner, IL gooi 4, ,,
" ming il caHuD, af0nd, ana Kay, II ,
- you mis- bcfore \" Ito which answ ,ar
[ vel remcmDe, I'D .'6u,," saws he
" ara yenafer. hqv. faten an cath 10 ssa
. 10, and I.iaH do mi T can r,7rorlfs ~
" u caHHo, De donr, ne Presifrai and 81
< for4 D1Hsf be hrrcdi arg, hhe Fathers ~
-" haze IL and thrir 6oys after them, and
quite enough /orfhe common peoDa
BE- allowed 10 eho3se Ghcir n. hryse,,f-u
II E'uSf DC here C. m G-caf- Brifais,
- PresideHf or KiaP, 1'hn,rve,. -cearrut
g. cd to eaH him, mts haUe his hi.,4,aD
Guy men 10 his ia; reH fgheHrUer ne NJ
es."
iurther say, tat IN the course nr @,
conversation, Parspn Huntington Camel
and pretty soon alter, as IL lies uoop n,
mlrd, MIR. hllea vent over 10 DR.. Sro;tL,
as he observed 10 &c Mr.. Munr,rd. an,
very soon after TIE conversation end.,
and took leave OF General Trace. vi.Il
ing HIM vel, &c. and he made so,oe ob.
'tra'ious 10 M, bot wha, do not cle.,..
ly remember; 10 which observed 10 him.
as ! was Roirg out Of the door, IT ynr
VIII have King 1t is my wish Won would
import one from .tc Eatein Continent. or
ONE oi Georges B,slarts, let MS have one
lhat has been bred 20 the business, don't
'tt MS have Que Of our little fellows. /
a"ut lhe door and returned home; at he
TIME leii the room, am positive there
vas 40 person present bur Cen. Tracv,