Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-08

Rerieqo Of Mn ysrsERsoN's Aadsiaiitration.

THE proceedings of Mr. JstFERsoN's frit
ConCrcfs having been conlidered, the next
at. we thali notice is his pardon to CALENDER
and rc.to-a,ion Of a fine, which the Circuit
Court had fentcnc-d him to pay for writing
AID publihing fafe and malicious libel on
prcidcnt ApA.s. The rettoration of this fine
was in direct violation Of the contribution. But
it accords we'll with the moral principle, which
she executive poiIcics, to ,enit the pnniih.
mept OF an old confidential friend, if foreign
er of as abandoned habits and depraved fen
tinents, as CALLENpsR, for attempting TO de
Nroy the reputation Of great and vir'uous
man, a competitor for the Office of Prelident.
In publication at the fouthwarl, this elfu
Eon Of the gencroisy OF Mr.. JEFrERs,N has
been irrefragably proved a violation of the
charter of our liberties. Il would not there
fore be neceIsry for US to exhibit ii to the pub
lie, were it not for the fyitcn we adopted, of
prcfenting in one view the meaiurcs Of the
prelcnt administration. We h,ll confequent-
ly give only th>fe documents, requiite for a
knowledge Of me fatts. by thoie. who may
not have feen former difculiions aud limply
apply to them claule in the conititution.
Numo:r I, OF the documents, is letter OF
the acting Secretary of State. Mr.. LINCOLN, to
the Mariaa, enciolins the pardon OF CaLLEN.
DER.
Number :, is :ae pardon in the following
&c words :-THoMas JsFrERsos, PRECEDENT Of
t' the Uated States Of America, to all, to
6 whon thefc pretents Ihall come, Cree,ihs.
Whereas janus THoMpsoN CaLLENDER,
. la1e of the diltri6f of Virginia, was lately
Is convicted in the Circuit Court of the United
IS States, for the fame diifriet, of mildcmea
s. nor, or mifdcaleanors in making, uteriag, s
- pab!iahiag certain, icandalous, aud malicious
." writings, aud thereapon the faid James
IS Tho,npion ,allsnder was aijudged by the
T" fame court, anon. ether things, to be i'm
I" priioneb for the fpacc Of eight months, ana
90 to pay to the ufe Of the United States Ene
g oftwo hundred dollars, as by the record the.
" rcof, remaining in the fame court, will more
I" fully appear wherefore Thomas JefFer-
81 fon, PRECEDENT Of the United States of Am.
o erica, for divers good eauies AMI coniidcra-
s. tons me thereunto moving, have granted,
" and by theft prefents DO grant unto the fald
:" James Thompfon Calender full, free, and
as entire pardon of the miidemeanor, or mif.
demcanors aforefaid, and Of the conviction
4" and judgment of the fad court thereupon ;
4" hereby RENTING, and relea6ng all pains and
penalties. incurred, or to De incurred, by
him the fain James Thompfon Calender BY
IS realon thereof" Dated March I6, ISo. ;
= and Ggned Thomas JeiTerfon.
NO. 3, is letter from the Martial to Mr.
Lincoln, acknowleds ing the receipt of the par.
don, and itating, /. that confornsbly thereto
lie R'ou'd repay to Calender the amount of
his fms, and cancel the recognizancc, inta
'' which ne had entered by h;,nfclf and fure.
ties" for good behavior iisned D. M. Ran.
dolph
No. 4, is a leuer from the fame to the fame
dated March Is, Sol, which ltates that Cal.
lender was not to be feen, and coniequcntly
the money had not been paid him that +" this
g neglect on his part afforded an opportunity
g Of reitoring to the proper authority, to de.
eide the questionable point, whether, as the
* fine had been paid previous to the date Of
% the pardon, return CT The money was in.
rendcd 7"
No. 5, is an anfger to this quekion bv the
acting Secretary OF state. lie iays, " have
received your letter of tn. eth ult. re.
s quoting to Know, whether, as james T.
C Calender had paid his fine pceviou1y to the
date of iais pardon. return of the naaey
was intended This being qucaioa OF
fome novelty, have lnfered fome delay to
take place. before made up my opinion
g qcbics is. 6core a fin paid into tie 7yeaLu.y
pardon 'e,nits a'.S ,rl9yes it TO tbs PARTY"
Nos. 6, ?, s, are bilcts of Mr.. Randolph,
requiring the attendance Of Calender at the
Cuitom-Houfc 20 receive the two hundred dol
lars, which had been directed to be paid BAG.
&c him.
No. 9, is letter from Calender to Mr.
Rand lph, complaining of his retention Of tn,
money. and Offering to receipt for it when i
III. uld be icpt to him.
No. 10, is a letter dated May -, ,ecI from
Randolph to Mr.. Lincoln, ~ which, after tay
ing he had embraced the fra opportunity t.
Sld on, the relidence Of Chiendar 10 return
kin his money according to intrusion. ane
submitted to the Secretary certain document