The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-13
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RICHMOND, 1873 SEPTEMBER.
MEDICATION OF Mr.. JEFFERSON.

Though IKE infinuation brought aeainn Mr.. If
cron OF his being ac.uated by te.fSnnl Eor he en-
tirey OF modern origin, yet there were no, wanting
men ar the time OF the Revolution who cenfred RI an
rs Tome men centure now every al which does M.
exactly accord with their own opinions Such op;n;
ons were ct that time formed on very par,;,l lpo
ledge OF actual circumstances and yet the centuries Of
uch men as Mr. Turner are nothing more than theCe
opinions I" half made up," and TRAINED littIs fr-
her beyond the limts of truth. Hiiforisns lie Mr.
Turner have indeed lite claim the merit of orio;
naty; and even this little con!ifs in throwing peu,
and more decetul glois upon Anticipated and reCued
nifakss
PromP,ed by men Of this defcrpton, i. was chat
Mt George Nicholas, a. that time very Young but
at all times very honeit man. refoute in bring
ing out Tome fpec'hc charges againQ Mr. JaHarror
He reduced the heads of thefe charges 20 wr;tna .
he Communicated them through a common friend to
fAr. who ALTO reduced to writing the heads of his
publication each particular charge This pap-r Sc
I'LL IN exi!tence: and though it was framed ,vh.r
every ercpri,tance aill freh in the me,,o-,, r
rs author yer does 1t not the fighen hint A.
ooet MT ieferlon's frbyie0te9 flight from Richmond
or his refung t'ugly to q whole troop If
h"rte. The film which was fpread over Mr.. Ncho.
lass mind was loon removed. Attained of the i'm
noitinn which had been upon HIM he cand; ll,,
reiinquihed the further proiecution oc tbs enc;-
But nnt tatistied with this tribute of iuice he fone
time attsrwards embraced confpicuous location Of
remaining his involuntary m,nake and re,ractuo in =
mot .uonc manner the erroneous opinions which h.,
had advanced
The reader may depend upon it that all the preced;,g
'a>'' are iubiantaiiy correct. They have been ga
theTed ~ minute enquiries in various quarters or from
vi'i5c and authentic records. While fuch teGn,onv
was Score US, there was necei-y of rc(orting 70
vulgar and ridiculous ruuours Bur whether ~ 90
facts mai Obtain the credence Of the public is dife
rent q'ei"on; and in the deciiion Of which, we do
not hold onrieves relponible Ma fon6fion elf de
dIre Ia Verite, et non pas de la faire croirr"+
We ibIll probably have all this fatement rebn,.sd
by p"mpouS appea!Sto teltimony. We ihal once more
be reminded OF the declarations of the ol,,en & moG
reiPeSab'e inhabitants Of Richmond PERTAINS when
W. demand fight of thefe witneiies we fhall he in
PRODUCED 'n certain foreign merchants who have come
among us hce our revolution with all their inyetsra,e
Preudiees again the republican patriots of the CONN.,
Try; hoGe creduous lineners who believe that.
ever they hear; to certain heightened federalit
who believe without evidence and PROPAGATE ,yi,hout
oeic the 1not unfOunded calGnines againit Mr. Ief
ferlcn. II Mr.. Turner wifhes to enabllI his ch9rg
eS beyond the pofGbility Of Doubt he mul feek for
more iubantial teitimony THAI this. Let him pro-
duce his witneiiss by name let them be fucb men
entitled to our reIpeta, who tell vyha, ,bcv
have teen and not merely what they have heard Sure
y from thefe boalted thoufands of living ,ynef.s"
It will be ealy to cnle the rlna inconteRibe proofs
And yet this very obvious doubt at once RITES before
us u theIe men in exiftence man. were they no,
a,in exiting during the period of the revolution
Why then did not thefe thOulands of living ,Vi,neC
les liit up their vSiee sgainlt the character of Mr.
Jeiterlon, at that moment when they would have
been 70 much more powerful in " arrepnr the pro-
greis of vice Than they expect 10 be az the IRE
lent time Why did not this 6of If witneIes arfe IN
eliminate and overVhelm Eir. ftrfon. before al
thoie eaiamifi had bcfaen oJr country, which have
flowed IN Iueh eopous firearms from the celebrated 9
concerning Religious freedom, from the docking Of
entails, rom the reviion Of The Virginia Code bv
when the chaos of the law was reduced 70 order.
from the correspondence with Hammond aud Genet
from report on the lmcrioau Commerce from, re-
port on the fiheries from the reduetion of our ns.,
oral debt, the abrdgnent of executive patronage
q TIE aeGuiiiion o. Loui[aua Fortunately for tee
credit 81 'heir fatro;fn unfortunately for the
federal oauie unfortunately for the notification Of
Mr. Turner; of thefe Gopoi, was either tent
INTO the Virginia Legislature or into eougreis. For
~ the fall tern Of IFS an enquiry into the condua of
the executive was inhtuted at the requef of MIR.
JeIerion, agreeable to their refoluton Of June he
l2th. Whcs the afenlbiy met fix mouths after Mr..
Jett rior who rer,ber from AIhcnlerlef a.
ted up the 'rhjstt hnfslf s,il ~ charges were ehi
bted aSai7t rim THOUGH tha, long period rad ei7,c4
It WIS then that the Houfe OF Delegates gave an y.
c. Wsboia'' LITTER from Krafyely.
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