Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-06-20

IL 81 ISLANDER DISSECTEO-
Richmond, JtIne l5th, 1904.

human mind, attempted to have Given us
! an account oil that part of person, half
| formed INTO lawyer it is believed, he
would nave been much puzzled, if not en-
uteiy batiied IN the undertaking. The
oDscurlty, the distortion and absurdity, in-
10 which the ingenuity of such person is
ever doomed to throw every subject he at
tempts To handle, reduces it invariably To
that awful depth of unfa,homable profun-
dlty, which no powers of security, howe
yer piercing, are completely capable of
penetrating. Besides this bewildcripp
quality of the mind of such an one, there
is habltual, nay even proverbial, if not
a hydrophobian aversion arisngelsewhere
TO every thing like the pure and limped
streams OF candor, honesty and truth. If.
indeed, as the inimitabe Juuius has sup.
posed, that the indlscriminate support Of
right and wrong, produces effects the
most untayorable on both the heads and
hearts OF the most vir,uous and wise Of
that profession; what must be the meIau-
choiy situation of the most vicious and
weak! Especially in those cases where
they are Immediately employed to view
and advocate one side only ! Certainly, not
the most impartial and accurate state.
ments OF such cases, are 10 be expected
from such heads and such hearts. .......a
With these undeDiable, preliminary
truths before our eyes, permit me row 10
| examine, as far as can be understood, into
a late production in your paper from ALI
bemarle,sunder the signature of 6 Bye
Stander:" And in doing this, claim it
fro" your impartiAli,y and independence.
as printer, as wella from your candor and
justice as man, to afford to one the same
tree and anrestrained means of defences
that you have given; another, in most'
wanton and uniustifabe personal attack.
should any compensation be necessarys
further than the satisfaction OF rendering
to your readers, iull. and ample informa-
tion on subject you have thought of suf-
hcIent Importance to give them view Of
IN part, and lurtier'too than the common
support which one subscriber contributes
I towards yOur establishment with every o..
Their, such compensation will be readily
afforded. Bat let me not be told sir, AT.
ter such an invidIOus and bitter string of
charges, OF G. falshood and calumnv," as
have been exhibited in your paper against
| such subscriber, that the lust rc .ort of a
full proof of those very crimes, are inad-
| 0ea
IN anticipation OF such an objection to re-
call to your recollection, in the first place.
'he very out, set to this very wonderful pro-
duction Of this Solomon of the law.
In the Washington Federaist of Nav
the 18TH" says this pretended y-Stand-
er, ga person well known here, has un.,
dertaken to give report of an aelion at
law, lately tried in the district court of.
charlottesville, wherein the President of
the United States was plaintiff, and one
Johnson, defendant From which he.
. refers, By way of note, to the author Of the,
. Ghost of Fame, Americanus, &c. &c
whose labors," he says, " have gone to the.
family vauI, of all the Capulets." Whe-
Their the person alluded to, was the authors
Z. OF the report OF that case, or what has be-,
come OF all his other labors, shall NOT
condescend to stop here to answer: cam
not, however, fOrbear from congratulatinp,
the person thus TW,hiy alluded to, that ira
all the bitterness and malignity OF his DOW.
eriul, wise and important enemies, who
I revolve immedia' ely around the GREAT In.
MtNARY ofpolitical information, they have
been thus far merciful, to bring forth noth-
ing more frightful than this poor hackni-
~ H.
formed was calculated to iniure, even the
most helpless woman or child, of the most
! nervous or superstilous sensibilitv. If
there be any thing of a criminal or peril
| dious nature in this rid story, why light I'M
/ the useful Information so often, and then.
/ hide it under bushel Why not let il
! out ~ the full nakednes5 of eli its deCor-
NIFTY ? Thatit was a juvenile performance,
+ which would prove the author as umntei-
( ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Uy.Stander
IS likely to become iebrafcd ard ycno7pueh
/ in prose, from his present production and
/ The one in which Mr.. Baker gave so GOOD
an account Of him in the Washington.
! Federalst, (if mistake him naO will be
readily conct dsd, lift te any thing more,
/ hope we shall have foil explanation Of
! i', or the good ofthe public. Letus know
sir' whether it be made up of a ElrY,ry of/
tefers, Of hcrJury, or Of breech # copjS.
dcHce, through one OF the most @nce-v h,
'itrctendcd bss9m fjTcudebihs, in destruf ton
Lot one Of the most sacred and erdesrjno
of human connections or, whether IL ~