Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-11-18

the call, of the anonymous mcrcenaries oF
the party, who are paid to enter the lit
II perlonally applied to by a gentleman. /
pledge myielf to give the names Of the per
tons, on the authority Of whole information
| made my communication if charged WITH
wllful mifreprefentation" BY any man.
Whole Gtuation in life, and ltanding in foci-
ETY., enutle him to my notice, pledge m1-
ielt TO inHl6t the chanilement due 70 Cuch
an oHcncc-I ihould be ccnfured by nv
friends, and laughed at by all, were 4,
tar to forget mylelf, as to pay any regard
to the YAK ct Prefera nikiA of an hircling
newtPaPer printer, every blaf Of Whole
trump, | confcientiouhy confder an addi-
tlonal evidence Of my well ftanding with
the honett OF all parties-I did fay that Mr..
Jctterion had not acted the part Of firm
and yirtuous public officer, becaufe / was
told 70, By Perfons INCAPABLE OF rA1sHooD
1t would be idle for me, TO enter into an
lnveitigation Of Mr.. Jefferfon's conduit dur
The invafion Of the fate; it is well known
70 all Virginia, it is well known to the
writer Of Mr.. JeffeIion's " Vindication," if
he bea Virginian, that the mott direct and
levere charges, were circulated and courte-
nanced, BY men of the highelt refponGbility
OF character. 1t is we'll known, that one
| OF the mott contpicuous men in the fate.
did contemplate an impeachment-Wh il
was not prolecuted, | know not-poiibly
tor the fame reaton that the impeachmen Mt Of
Judge Chaie,was 70 long withheld; namely.
his popularity with the body who were TO
decide, and the conlequent calculation. that
ne would receive thanks, infead Of cenlure
m his argument, when applied to the &C
quilted telon," | Prcfume will not Be pro-
nosnced orthodox, BY the very perfons who
affect TO confider it, " confr nation lfrong
as holy writ" when applied 20 the cafe Of
the man Of the people" The circumAance
OF the reEgnation, is 70 fatty admitted by
the lnquirer, that any comment on that
fubje6t, would be fuperfuous Whether
q Publick officer, is, or is not iuhiGable, in
remaining at the helm Of fate, iuf 70 long
as the consequences are purely enolumen-
tai, and in refgning it TO another, 70 foon
as the aiPe6f becomes EuaIy, (even though
there &c "but remnant of authority lefty
mutt be decided by the opinions Of his fel-
w-citizens- Whether Mr.. Jeff rfon did,
or did not oPpofe, and annoy the enemy,
in their Pafing through the itate by head
ing the militia, and in any one intance,
hazarding his perlon-whether he did, or
did not act as the governours Of other in
vaded hates did, or as his fuccefors did
Tor Whole publck fpirit, and private virtue,
the pen ofpanegyrick, cannot FAY too much
Whether he did all this or not, mutt alfo
be decided, by the opinions of his fellow
citizens.
For proof Of Mr.. Jefcrfon's encourage
ment OF Calender, | refer to the Inquirer's
" Vindication" and if this be not deemed
fufcienr, there are letters extant, which
will ioon fet this quefion at ref.
did FAY that Mr.. Jeferfon had held a
correspondence with Col. Walker. Of a
particular delcriPtion Beca1JE I lad )ses that
c9rr5P5"deHes, AND 1T was AS l STATED.
| did not engage to publifh this corref-
Podence, nor lhali | urge Col w. to do 70
under the particular circurfance, which
induces him 81 this tnom.nt, to withhold Il.
ailert that the whole Of tbs Correfpond-
ence has been exhibited to many Of Mr.. Tef-
ferfon's warmcf political friends, and if nv
itatement, be otherwife than ariCf true,
let me be corrected. Whether deliber-
ate act Of cruel Perhdy, towards all init
mate friend, and man Of honor, be an act
Praife worthy or the OpPohte, The world
will decide.
did FAY that Mr. Jeferion, hes made
tender of WORTHLESS paper il duchargc oF a
JPede loan, becaute had feen il under the
Egnature Of the reipe3able gentleman, or
whom the attempt was made, and becauie
| had heard i avowed 81 many Of Mr..
Jeftrlon's mott ardent admirer5-W Wheeler
the intention to pay fifty Poun3s, isan1d
under particular circumstances offriendlhip,
with pared Of tralh, not worth fifty pence,
whatever the laws, be al al praiie-wert-
or the ODpOnte, the world will aItO dtrI, Z