The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-30

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minifra.ion does not i.fslf t.egn 70 take notice
ofevery little &C crtation that is advanced againit
lit nor vii! il even Voluntarily fupp,y lis iiisuds
with the neceGary materials for rcfutpS them.
Coaiciousofth the purity ct its OWN acts, j, doesnoi
dihonor itfe!f oy halty and extra Official inter
ference, hut calmly watts ill time f!lal, de-
velope the neceiiary information, aud when
tha; Information n,a.l bear witnefs TO the
integrity of its mea.i;rcs and the forhsar-
apce WHICH it had eXercifid towards lis OPP
porents. Thus when Edward I.ivingnon
was difmiiied from the Office of DnriT A.
torney Cor New-York, the federa,iits did not
fail to reproach the standardization with its
utual want of prudence, irit in feleStng 70 un-
prncipied man to fill 10 refponfibe an Office !;
and feccndly, in permitting him to continue i'm
il, after he had given 70 many proofs of his
want of punttuaty. They did not fail to cor
clude, that this remifinefs of the administration
would colt the country Il, leaf 100000 dolls.
for TO this fun at leaf they faid the defaca,i
ons OF Mr.. Livingston would amount, Whit
they reproached the administration tor not
having demanded fufficisnt iecurity to indem.
nfy the county. What al length proves to be
the fact That the administration after having
for feveral years fubmitted to :heie afperlioas
with patience, finds i:fe!f Il; length vindica,ed
to the public by the Editor of a PHILADELPHIA
print.
In this aiertion perhaps we go too far.
We ought rather TO have conf,iet that the fol-
lowing explanation from the Aurora, is the GrG
iat'stactory hitory which qve have met with, Of
this affair.
"The faess respecting Mr.. Edzvord Li4,;nr-
Jon were thefe; his talents in Congrefs, his ca
paci;y AS a lawyer, the refpetiablity of his con-
neXions, and the fervices of fome of them con-
joined with Fluctuations of many of the mott re.
fpetiable public men from the fate of New
York, prevailed upon the pretident to appoint
MIR. Llvingfton diitritt attorney; the appoint
rnent was not made, however, without precau-
ton. IT was undesttood and 70 reprefrnted to
the executive, that Mr.. E. Livnclton was ex.
travaeant in his mode of life and that his expen-
ditures Ear exceeded his income, though his in
GENE was ample from property and profeiIiocal
reiourcesj the executive, iinpreiIed with this,
but unable TO reiiit the recommendations made
for the appointment, determined that the pub
nc ihould be guaranteed from any damage, and
| therefore made it condition Of the apnointment
that he thou!dgive fecuri,y in 100000 dollars
for the diicharge of the duties with fidelity Ge
curity the mott effective, was given to that a.
mount; 1t isupon TIE rumour of tbeEe C.,.,,ritv
bonds that the aDti-repubEcdns have built their
reproaches, and aledsed that the public had
been robbed of 100000 dollars.
The real facts are, that as foon as he failed -
pay the public monies into the proper hands.
he was called to Warrington City, and failing
to account, lie was inGantTy fuperceded, am,
ms fecr7ties called upon to make good the de-
fa'catlon, which amounted to 900 dollars
ana the public has been iecured i'm this info
that although the Bottom Centinel doubts the
tact, becaufe it was not the pra7iee, yet we can
tell the Centinel that it has been the practice in
more than one cafe.
In this cafe it is further obfervable that Mr.,
Jefterfon is alfe cenfured, not for his own at :,
out Tor ms pr"denfe in guarding the public; nay
more, he is cenfured for an act of favour TO =
perion who was the confidential friend CT MIR
Burr, IN the intrigue iet on foot by Hamilton
It is rather an extraordinary cafe, that man
ihould be reproached by 10 g,od a cbriGian as
the Crnti1slmayor, for doing good to an adverfa.
ry-and rePaying his evil purpofes with bene-
fits"