Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-10


rooD{ De the last man 20 Scho1 IL woutd BE-
hrofioscd by me" Why Mr.. Jackson has
om,ued in his affidavit these expressions
of NINE, so illustrative ofmy tue meau-
| in,, is b tier known To himself, but ii he is
a moa ot honor defy him 10 deny them
and leave TO your consideration, Sir, il ii
had been my iit,uiion to p rSuade per-
son 10 an improper conduct would have
been so awkward as-lo bring the sen;i-
menis OF the most scrupulous honor be-
fore his eyes; ii is then evideu, that Mr..
Jackson has perverted the meaping of the
ompensal;on offered, ard this is The more
ridiculous as the only thing which III riSour
was contemplated by ME was the mocha
meal part ot his office, that is the printing
OF IN, publications it could be appre-
hended that a foreign minister would
rlsque an intrigue TO bride directly or in
directly nigh o!icer of Crown, depo-
sltary of the creis Of state and director
o. It's measures, but to bride MIR. Jackson,
the Editor of a newspaper whose sheet,
are scarcely 10 be seen across The waters
of The Schuylkii and the Delaware, with
nut place in the government, with
| out personal Influence. to bride him for
the Typographical! publication oil ideas
which were not his oguI, by their naturc
perfectly harmless and legal. is conlec-
;ure only 10 be suggested by wicked
heart or 4 miserable head. | repeat tia,
he only apprehcnded refusal nf thu Edi-
tors who had espopsed side OF The ques.
ton contrary to nv IDEAS determined me
10 cell on ths said w. jackson but aitho'
| | consider him man OF some talents, he
is highly deceived il he supposes Could
mistake his pen for the key TO the temple
of Janus.
Where is then what he so very politely
is pleased to terra ny infamous hAi1lose i?
Is IT in The calculations or explanations
proposed? Surely not as he knew very
little OF them, aud even il known they
were perfectly innocent. Was it in their
tendency that is impossible when Their
object was by his own confession Me fcace
| and advantage Of our two countries was
it in the attempt of publishing them i,
is demonstrated that in such circumst Az
ces have not only the right, but it was
even my dHfy to do it; was it in the ten
der Of the compensation it is evident
| there was no more indelicacy I'm this pro-
! ceeding than there is in the offer or the
present Of fec TO lawyer o. to physi-
clan; where is then the offence TO Mr..
Jackson's honor or 10 the rights OF his
country
lf Mr.. Jackson has proceeded with
cupable lcvitY and affirming Under oaM
that he had penetrated my nfamous f'ur-
ftoss when ii is evident he had comtlrfciy
=. 4 A
~ asserting UPON oa'h that had mention
ed to him 10 hare myself received letter
from New-Orleans, which stated there was
a letter at that place in Mr.. Jefrsrson's
hand writing which declared that if the
settlers between the Mississippi and the
! Rio FerCido would raise the American CO.
lours they should be supported. No, sir,
II is nat true altho' given under oath by
Mr.. jackson that had received such 8
| letter. only old him in the way of con-
Vefsaiion, and no, for any other purpose
whatever. that there 7vare in Philadelphia
| one or two letters from New-Orlcans,
mentioning the above account. never
inforped him I had received me, as in re-
atty this was not the case thai such let
ter or letters, under the above mentioned
date, have been written from H,uw-Orlears
is Ia1t kno~uby some people in the c..
. ty. Z myseJ h1Te seen one ofthem dire6l-
ed to a very respectable person in PhiIa-
dolphin, and if authorised by him would
mention hi, name, butaIter the Presidents
! declaration | am convinced of the false
hood Of the assertion, and persuaded that
calumnies can be invented and propagat-
Cd with the same facility ia New-Orleans
, as they are done in Philadelphia.
This, Sir, is the history of this trans
| action, ridiculously magoiGed by Mr.Jack-
son who has presented it to the public
with as much solemnity, as if ne had dis
covered the gun-powder plot or the con-
spiracies of Fiesque and Of Bedmar-ail
the henous crime is that wished 10 make
use with decency aud decorum Of the in
c9n'estiatc right I fossess OF self defence
applying it to my sovereign and to my
country the intended fluctuations have
since appeared in other papers under the
signature Of Graviora Manent, and by The
perusal OF those essays, you may easily
Judge If their contents are Of nature to
bribe Mr.. Jackson with any acknowledge
n1enf, as he declares in his evidence, or if