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

After the tremendous menace5, and mag
nifcent promfes Of the Inquirer, for the
lat two or three months was prepar-
ed-not % be convinced, that had Z" milf
erably miiunderftood the character Of Mr..
leferfon fon"-not to be g overwhelmed with
facts in diGproof of my aHertions" to
be driven into the +" woods Of Weftmore-
land" there TO remain /" without ceniure,
becaufe without e."--No--in the
itrength of con(cious truth, in the pride of
honeity, | fat thofe consequences at defiance
and fmil:d, contemptueully fmiled, at the
bold aAtverationS of bluihlefS fa6tion-I
did cxpe6t however to find, in the defence
of Mr JcferlOn, at leaft, plauGble attempt
to cover his defects, and fomething like an
e~te"HatioH Of fome of the many charges a
gainit him-How have | been amazed, As
well as amufed, at the moutt delivery, Of the
Inquirer's mountain labor / have examined
every number Of the " Vindication," with
the accompanying certificates, and fought,
but fought in vain, for The proofs of PROV
csS, and deeds of valor, which were promn-
ed have fought, but fought in vain, (or
fingc circumstance, tu5verfye Of one i'm.
Portant point Of my letter-A letter never
teigned by me for the prels, although au-
thOri6ng the receiver to ule my name, which
authority was innocently miitaken, for per
milton to publiih-Herc let me not be mif-
underltood-My unwillingnefs to have ap-
peared IN print, would not have proceeded.
from fear Of inveitigation, for inveftiga-
tion | would have invited, from any ref
pcGtable quarter, and fhould have held N.Y.
telf bound TO name the 1ourceS of my in
formatien-Ihe truth is, had no with to
appear. " new character on the political
theatre" the Champion of Chrinen-
DOM" sc. SIc-l had no with to encoun-
ter the vulgar, though empty maledidions
of venal editors-thole voluptuarie8 in the
carnage Of character, whole bread IS cal
Jimmy, whole whole fuitinence grows out
nt the abule of an {" excellence they cam
not reach; A contact with fuch fe-
condary fateltes, who move around the
primary planets, who move around the fun
Of democracy, fhould have wilhed 10 have
avoided-To thOfe under ground reptiles,
hereby bid an eternal adieu NV letter,
excepting the pahage relating to Mr. Jones,
was in dired reply to interrogations pro-
pounded BY private friend Of Bottom, mot
DR.. Park, as has been afierted y and where
is the man, who would not aniwer the in |
quries Of friend, as far as his knowledge !
or information extended | could find no |
motive for Withholding from an individual, |
what had heard and fcen Of the conduct !
OF Mr.. Jeferfon-I was 10 ear-wig expec
tant, no hanger on, no acquaintance of Mr. |
Jeferfon, and had been, | fhould have
deemed it criminal, to have denied what |
believed TO be fact was not Of an age,
or in [tuation fes)9aahy 10 wirnels the |
Condu6 Of Mr.. Jeferlon, whiIlt governor
Of Virginia, but for my information on this
iubje6t, I repeat, that am indebted to fome
of the mon truthful men of the community, |
who were enabled from their fituations, |
qualified from their talents, correctly to ap- |
preciate the character Of the hrit officer Of
fate. Whether the deductions Of thoGe |
gentlemen, or the oppofte imprefions, Of |
the certiters Of Mr.. Jeferton's condua, be |
bett founded, it is not for me 10 fay--I q
gain aHert, thar did derive my intelligence |
from men Of age, and re(Pedability, and
as well might call on the pertons who
have certified, to prove the truth Of their
reflective certificates, as 70 be required
myfelf to fubftanti4te what have afertcd,
unefs my enemies, in the indefatigable ra-
Pacity Of their purfuit, can find fome one
act Of my life, calculated to invaiidatc,
what may 2fcrt-I never did engage 20
Publilh in nevfpaper, and exPofe 70 the
blood hounds Of blood-thirfy junto, tie
names ofn.y intormants, and had 3:ne 70,