The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-04
COMMUNICATION.

COMMUNICATION.
| The perfonsl differences of men. co,9i,ute On. =
cue .a't iuojefs which 'hould be obtrudei upon IN
P"on. eye iheir attention is, perhaps, never lief
worthi'y betowed, than upon fuch tooics The mar
ties thenielves can fcarcev be exhibited in an arr,
tude leis aign'hM. Yet where the private eharace,
81 an individual is attacked thro the nediun, Of RI,
pre!s 1t would feem hard denv To the injured mar
~ or to his friends the rgh5 of laying before IN,
pno'c iuecin4 i'atemsnt of the facts, apou which
ms reputation is attempted TO be- implicated This i
the o'IeS OF the prelsnt 'uuuicltion
During the laf winter, Mr.. John RaudoIph .cc;.
dentay learnt thro' the channel of friend, thu. fam.
81 ms itritures on certain declaration male vi-b
c.o'et dnors had woun led the feelings of Mr. r. M
Randolph He Immediately Communicated VIA, h..
nal heard to that gentle nan; aiiuring him at the
lane t'me that his ,btervations were conined f. rbe
member frnn MaIachufe,ts who had made ,be 4.
e'ara''"n IN queltioh; and added, thar Mr. T W. K.
ough, 70 feel afIured, that no remarks which Mr. u
M ght offer IN the houfe. could be dretqed towards
MN. IL may nor he improper to notice tha, in this
dsba'e, Mr. r VI r. had raken no ',are Mr. r.
Vi. S'exprehrd hnfelf grar,Hei by thi, unfol;ci,ed
a'a rank avoya' on the part of MIR. T. K. aud de
eiared hinelf to Be perfe 9ly fatished This is the
nle intance in which the in,ereoprfe which has hen
for many years fupsnici be,,ve thor. ,r,,l. men
mas been renewed, until the lat night of the FELTON,
~ The proceedings of nae nigh faithful Rate,,-,t
as TAR IS II goes vas made ipthe Aurora OF I'll. 9Th
o Nay. The taSs are corre:flv reprefeuted With
the differences and opinions the writer Of thi, b,, no
tni- tn 10 l.a' IL b cole til. .iat tim, fate
ment IS addrensd tn the Editor of the Aurora, who
was hineif an eve and wirnes Of tie ,r,nf e;op
with refu,f freely tn corr.a anv error. ,yb;cb
night be found IN it. or IT'S author the writer IF
this knows nothing, and the firt tce WHICH he had
OF the publication, was feeling it in print The re-
por' 10 the National Inteigencer is partial and I'M
faithful The exUrelions Of MIR. T. R. are nusilated-
lone OF thoie of MIR. r. NJ. R. fuppred-d There
sios one word about 'zoo in the reported rDeech-
and the un manly ninuaton, thrown out IN the note
proves that the chief Object in view was to give
a Page efea to the proceedings. in which ,ru,, has
not been conulted Mr.. 7 Rindolph's language. in
reply to Mr.. FINLEY, mild, and his manner con-
ciiiatory, i'll marked degree 1t was an invitation
70 general peace. There nothing to offend the
nat cap,ious Before Mr.. r. NJ r role f,,d !,
hou'd he reco!eaed that he had borne no flare in
the debate until theu) the queaion, which had
drawn forth the difcuihon, decided by a vote
when he aiSei leave To reply the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. J. r. the only gentleman
ION Virginia, who had fpolen upon the fubie4A
Inc ipeaker vas about TO itop Mr.. r M R., OFFER
wing that there was nc motion before the houe Mr.
X reque!ted that the gentleman might 90 On, Glg
getting, 1t the fame time, that perhaps he mean, to
make motion before he fat down. The houCe ieen,
ed 70 li'ten in tl'ent afonhment, and when he had
entei' there was one general exprelIion of wonder
aud urrriz'. In few minu-es afterwards Mr.. r
X left his feat and drfired Nr. Garnet TO MAXI
formal application to Mr.. +. NJ. r to know. wbe
tner h,' remarks we're adtreaed to Mr.. ! R, AMI,
u'i'es he dilayowed 5ry fuch Intention to demand
meeting. MIR. c. leemed deeply concerned at ,bi,
requet, and endeavored to dTiade his friend from
the teP. Mr.. ] r. replied than his ref,luton was
rrev'eaoly taken; that perhaps, he had caufe, on
the whole, TO be obliged to Mr. r. M. r.. that
he had long been for every wortI,,e(, fcouu
'irel in tha, houle aim hi, ihafs at and tha, M
l. NJ X, by this unprovoked and Guided outrage
had gwen him an opportunity anfyer them all. in
tn Perion OF an aivfrfary, who would not iifyr,ee
ms CONTEXT, and under creuuaauces in which no pof
hole blame could attach to him. What MIR Car
nets initrn fous wsTe, he WILL no dauht tate 70 the
public, with every other circumAance, which came
under his obiervation, during the courfe of this af
fair.
From fome late reprefentations, in the E,,,;re-
1t would feen that Mr. ]. Randolph had ufed ex.
preiiions which, if-vsl.cd at Mr.. T. NJ R. p,;gh,-
be conidcred as a Juit caufe of offence Bur th;s
was not the cafe MIR J. Randophs language and
manners were foothing ard conciliatory There was
nothing in either to wound the mon peevih, or
captious, OF thole who heard him Every member
OF the houft With ingie exceptionl IS apneaIsd ,o
for the truth Of this fact-and if there b,d han
with what thew Of reaion, could Mr. L. M. R
WAC had not participated in the debate, who was
wholly out ef view, apply them to hi'nfefl Ier ,be
voluntary declaration of MIR. R. to that gentle
man made in early hage of che felton, be remem.
bered; and let the world pronounce how far Mr.. /
e. "brbtaafdreya,d of tie feelings Of ot6e,s, o, Ii,
earf't1f' at The m0mezt, feo2ed e0JyoR bin vys
Mr.. M r on bat oteq6sn." Of the iGue
Mr.. j. R can Otis prefu ned) have no caufe for re-.
greet. ~anton attack had been made upon his feel
ings II was repealed IN manner equally honorable
to ms chlratter, and coagehal to his feelings, Let
the public judge.