Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-05

ed me that col. psyton wiihed to ipsk TN.
then vent to where be was in the court tou;
between the barr ard doors. On aikrg bin 4;
buGneis, he rreiep.ed paper which was ~ a.,
of Us laid on the window gil, while %, n.
lpcctacIesin order to fee the contents. Onloo|
ing over, not more than two lines, finding th.r
by il was purporting to lead TO a &atemsn. d
what had previously paaed between US eu, 4
doors. read no further, and infantly ted lin
it any writing was 10 be made or referred 10,
mutt write for yse!f, and that when NOR: \
leifute, generalr. Mason being near. / then
gain repeated as before what had TO coara
Fcyton out Of the court houfe, perhaps with d.
addition thar Geo.He Summers married my fAer.
for whichYcasonl should makeno charges aessa
bin. &c. Ifany thirg further was said to me
Gid not hear it. left them and returned 10 who,
| had twice been called from On my tetu,
George Summers had jul 6nilhrd fpeecl .,
addreis TO the people, 20 part OF which uuder
food. Re having topped, | momently asked
Captain Powell, who food very near me, VIII.
ther George Surme,s, in lis lpeech, mertionf
my namcl lie anfw red me no. AT that ma.
ment tel, pity for his atuaticn, iurpcfes:
had beer ,reakng to the people on the fube&o
the report. l.eo fpoke to the people p rsnt,
and Gated that fuppofed George Summers lad
fpoke on the asorefaid fubjeo and ALTO p,lr.
cd, it was refpetting the charges in my bill,
anfacr, SC. ard that although The dcpcGtior,l
had taken were contradictory, or were at war viii
his apfwer, yet | had tie charity 70 hope, he
did not wilfuliy make ibs anfwer afore!aid; out
was under misfeac, OF words 10 that amount
and perh,ps mentioned, as betcre itated, that
had no charge 10 make againif him. Having
eonhdeIed tha'. probably i! might die away, ard
his not having assed any charge that had mad.
againG him, I'D not coIiider my:elt under any
obligations (no, having been called OF BY any
p.rfcn as TO the correctness, or inconettk.h ci
the aforefaid charged 20 tate asy charge againa
him at that time which were che resions kt
my then conduct. Bur, as am new addreaing
the public, in which l hold nylelf Found to b
governed by truth, i muf declare, that whenl
uf:d the words had charitable hope" 10
the initahees before recited, did il from motive.
Of tenderness and defresi that the lubjed Nigh.
die away, and not bccaule il was my belief, II
opinion fer | have ever eonfidered, that Genge
Summer. well knew what he fwore, but that b.
did not calculate on detection nor can ! (p
prie any man of candor will think me unchsriu.
Die in entertaining luch an opinion, after the ss.
perience and proof have had OF his conduct q
hculd have made (one additional Ratemeals to
the foregoing, having materials tor The purp0ls;
but iuafmuch as there now exits crois actlona
and an appeal hath been made to our country 10
Judge between US, they mutt be deferred until
we appear on trial. -,
To you, fellow. citizens, ! have Thus, in an
ry prolx manner, endcaycred TO fate the TAU
promifed; ard to you hold nyielf retponh9t|
for the truth Of every matter I'm lubitancel alive
ed TO, ard ihal conaantly be prepared aud re'lI
to produce, when required, lat my houie, all 81
any of.he documents 'e'erred to and where all
who ' in 30 afcerran the truth, or have doubts
are reoueeed to cali on me.
RICHARD RADCLIFFE.
May 81, 1905.