Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-04-19

some OF them in heavy hnes. ! assisted
in .nlissing men for the regular army in
that part Of the country; | also assisted
my brother David in entistfng his quota
Of men in thi. county, and when on a
mission from Col. Morgan. Lieut.. Of
Monongalia County. 70 the Governor Of
Virginia, then at Williamsburg, at that
time the seat Of Government, the Indians
having killed some families in the neigh.
bourhood Of my farm, my family ICON.
sistlns Of two youngest brothers, two
sisters and child OF nv Oldest sister's)
moved down to Berkeley, where | met
and settled them, and after finishing the
business of sa d mission. aud arranging
my business in that country IS we'll as
the distracted situation of affairs would
admit, l came and settled myself again
in Berkelv, and enrolled tnvselti in Capt.
James Buckles company, stood nv
dra:s. paid nv share OF the contribution
Tor clothing the troops, and moreover
gave some clothing gratis, and ais" gave
available horse, the ONLY one had left.
20 4 substitute and always was forward
in contributing my mite for the advance
ment Of the Cause, and never in nv lie
gave preference to the British govern
men. over that ofthc United States, un-
less that an inconsldrrate expression
once uttered since president JeRerson'S
election might be so construed, when
speaking Of the advantages Of the present
over that Of the Adam. administration.
A. it 10 trIte adage that tyrant at
home is more oppressive than one at
distance, and as that adm uistration was
advancing with hAsty strides to de.potic
power, bv arbitrary measures Of alien
and sedition laws, stamp duties, excIs.
Is and direct taxation, in imitation Of
the British governments; that perhaps it
might be easier living in the Canadian
government, at great distance from
their king, than it might be under tv-
ranIcal government at home. especially
itthoSe enormi,ies had kep.the pace with
which they had begun. As to the silly
questions it / had paid nv taxes regular
", | aver that ALWAYS did, and appeal
to alt the officers, civil or military, under
whose jurisdiction resided, whether l
have not paid my taxea and performed
every reqnisition. with as much alacritv,
promptI,u!e and pnnctualrtv al most
men anG do hereby detv all nv enc
mics to prove anv thing contrary to these
assertions; nor had any difference with
any friend on those sub ects; hu, as it
has been so often asserted that l differed
with my brother David, let the follow
ing certih,ate, deliberately signed by my
brother and his wife, testify:
Wherea. it hath been industrionslv
circulated that said nv brother John
was a tHrv, l confess that whra FIRST
heard OF hi, proposals Ter candidate, |
said with an air of lrvitv that thought
my brother John had brtter stay at home
and mind his stills but do not rrcol.
lect OF ever ing that his principles
were in the least mimic al TO republI. an
principles; on the contrary know ma:
his principle were of thr true republican
character, ever favorable to liberty and
equality, and that however We MAY have
diffe red in smaller matters, there always.
suLsisted between us the greatest eordi-
alltv OF sentiment, harmony and friend
ship on the main heading points; and
that there never existed the least arImo-
sitv between u. from our infancy, and
that there Always have continued a rH1u.
sual and reciprocal exchange oil friendly
and brorhrrly Offices betwixt as.
(SigneO DAVID CRAY"
lt April. 1898.
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