Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-28

During Arnold's Invasion and sta 10
! Virginia a certain American officer Who
comm aided considerable force, at a1out
post Of very great Importance, permitted
himself to be prevailed on by respectable
citizens, to send alag attwo different tines,
! 70 endeavor to recover slaves that hadbeen
taken away. This officer received ron Ar.
! mold each time, a long and labouredietfer on
| the subject of his detection, whichhe erro.
,f=ously blended with the subject of the de-
tnand of the Negroes. He stated" the In
consistency and absardity of oar struggling
for liberty ourselves, and the hpoeslcy
vand baseness Of our pretended fzai IN that
sacred cause, while we were atthe same
time holding set of fellow beiigs in the
mos. abjecs and oppressed state 4 slavery
that could be imagined even. That con.
siderations of tina, sort had made hm sban-
don our service" These lettss were
transmitted to Mr.. Jefferson for MS peru
sal who returned them in a few days,
with lengthy and able vindicatl{n of the
conduct of America, CA the two subjects
Of the unfortunate Of slavery of apart Of
the people Of this country, and the kudable
struggle Of the ether part, for their Rtionai
Independence making thebasenes' com.
planned of in Arnolds letters (insrad Of
a charge against us) very properly. p my
opinion, one ofthe heaviest causes oil com-
}lanr against the governments we were
chen coniending Concluding with q
recommendation, or request to the officer,
tot1old no further communication With so
base aud trattorous wretch, tor whom ne
expressed the most entire abaorrence that
could possibly be felt
For these reasons, stated to the person
communicating to me the charge against
Mr.. Jefferson, of his holding criminal y
traitorous correspondence with Arnold, my
entire disbelief on that subj Jet; with re-
commentator, that such charge should
not be haZarded with the public, until bet.
ter proof could be produced, than the mere
copy of letter and sheet from book,
without some very strong and corroboratlng
testimony. had no, then heard ci the
/ connection of E. Livingston, or his being
suffered to retain the money, OF winch he
had robbed the Unned States, with TINS
highland bold charge against Mr.. Jefferson.
Efapy thing could prove satisfactory on this
subject, 1t would surely be the testimorY OF
some of his friends, who bestknow his Sc.
crets. But, until some such satisfactory
evidence be adduced, shall withhold my
beief~on so serious an accusation.
But with respect to the delinquency OF
Mr.. Livingston, uneopnec.rd With 'siis di.
fair of Mr.. TeGerson's supposed corresPoa'
dence with Arnold that is quite distinct
affair, :cn which | will now make few OBJ
servations. Duane states, in defence OF
the president on this subject, '''that Mf'
Jefferson, being appraised of Mr.. Living
sron's exir9vaganCe or incorrectness 10 mo
new transactions, or some other suspioloa
20 that amount, required bond and security
of him ia the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars, on appointing him TO tie
Office of attorney to the district or New
York that this sum for which this cautious
bond had been taken, was mistaken tor the
amour, of his delinquency" Ard this
defence is exaltiugly trumpeted iorsh 10
your paper, as completely excuiPatofy OF
Mr.. Jefferson On this subject.
Let this then be taken as the best de
fence that can. be offered for the president
and how does the matter stand, when we w.
ed with the charges that have been exh''
bited against him, ON that particular trans
action! Mr.. Harrison, who was turned
on, of RIA, Office. TO oct Mr.. Livingston
in, and tfatfor mere :" unessentlsl d1ite'
renee in political opinion, had acted undr'
the appointment of Washington, upwards
of thirteen years, with acknowledged 'nffg
rim and uprigAtness. Was it rlgh, then
was it prudent, was it consistent with var
IeFerson's own maxims ofpublic econoay
aud hrs constant promises.o take such grea
care Of the peoples most precious and sa
cred money tn turn out man OF NIr