Portland gazette., 1805-07-16


$ keen yuara-Ir,ase oat 81 ris.t; ar
,doa- ,rr .hcm knsv .hss ycu live AZ the
rate II : OF .Sooo doi9srs yeay" iheFe
was. lshassia eon,c;hnse,in thofe inissuc-
fions about plc,s and the endjohiiying the
rieans hut tcf1FeE was able to read The
communication half shroagh, lcud noiie
IL ~ adjoining room .vakea ne, IS ] was
examff.ng lon,e Of the latter pages Of tins
c.p omasiic correspondence.
! here. Mr. Duane, lIes a-picture, look
onii ar in; exen,iRe il particularly and iee
if j, lis any ,perfon with whom you Ire ac-
cuain:cd; II You think i, does not fl you,
,;hen farely you'il not complain : there
eugar' lei down in malice if you do not
liSe The picture, pernit me 70 zdvifr yoa 70
amend the original, that is the way 70 get
she piSture drasTn more 20 your liking an
other liuc.
IhaTe been more liberal towards yos Gr,
.;han YOU have been with me YOU have
nor iuge-Aed dou6c or afuipicion mere
ly : you have irlolen,ty avtrred, that have
been corrupted 70 fupport the compromiie
~ish;he Georgia claimants, and you have
done 10 without attempting 70 adduce Am
gle particle OF proof If YOU have any claim
TO the piaure before you, 90 not renounce
1t bccaufe ycu may think lis au'henticily
ant imilarity with youifclf cannot be fup-
ported
Does not yosr predil aion fo- the Cor
hcan Dynafy appear in almoit every pa
per you,publifh does rot every one Of thoie
papers prove your determination to keep the
pubic mind in fume, and lead the people
Of this country on in the fame excefs Of
change novelty and confuGon which has
led 10 the eitsolhment Of new tyranny
IN France, am the lois Of (elf government to
THAT ave people. Does not your attempt
toltigmaile ana brand with corruption, rs
men hrrs Of the eighth congreis, IS ofwhom
were Tcpu5 leans, Tor having given their
aflelit to a very reafouablc compronre of
she conf;Qing claims between the unf,ed
States and the claimants under IN anterior
purchair from chs tate If Georgia, inIicae
a birter eremy 10 publ'c faith te national
peace ans harmony, does { not indicate q
PropenGgy 10 ditorganizatisn, and defsn
t. create a reign OF of terror, under which
no man can comfortably oppo(e your oPin-
ions it does, Gr,-twclye mon5hs ago,
your rod held up iH teTrorem, had fome e.
fea, but your buffer as 1t quids ana
third party, nefarioas lies and infamols
flanders win year paper has abouuaed and
the perlecu-ions you ha7e ter Cn roor, has
happily brcught. ou ana your reiFn of t-r-
zor into ccnt- p >u-cen has R-1n year
ri,e from nothioe u IS aud nac snn T.. r. cea-
fcquensc and opuicnce, your fail will be more
precipitzte nnie You Put cub 20 you
pride. cheok your arrogance, cOrlea your
iniolent behasiourt and By more prudent
line of condu4 put ftcP to the fufpicions
that are gaming e uad with re(p16t - your
beng ; ls1-et Porcupinc. an inGdrous enc
my to our republican inttitutioRS.
Allhou h ovo!s;ng monitor, your old
friend IS not yoar enemy; he wilhes you
had conducted with m re prudence; he has
a rrfpe9 for the opinion Of his republican
friends who think h ghly of your fe vices
and il is this elpe1 for their opinion ~hic.
oblig him to expote your real chzracfcr,
with which, ycur own eondu6t makes il
necehary the public fhoald be acquainted,
ihatyoUr denunoiations, your farcAims and
reflections may have their due weishS or
ly.
A long life of active ufefuInefs, with un-
impea-hable integrity, no fmall fhare Of the
iaa thirty years Of which has been occupi-
ed in puoIic bu6ne!s, has pat me above
your caIumny, where am known il is
merely hope that you may profit by re-
preof, and deGre that the pubic mild
fhould be fet right ref etting your caIum-
nies, that this letter is addreiIed 70 you, by
Your old friend,
MATTHEW LYON.
o. IL 1fs-easafeA6 Ri1e',
1PrT Is, 1895.
2 s. hi, when written. was intended