The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-24

PoLlrics OF NEw-YoRK.--M. Genet's re.
appearance upon the political theatre is not the
eat curious fcene to which the pending cleo
tion of New-York has given birth.
Our readers will recolle6, that this gentle
man was the minifter of France in '9s that
In his correfpondepce and i'm his cendutt, he at
tempted To hurry our government into mea-
fares, which would have directly compromit-
ted our neutrality that all his fephiftical doc
trines were refuted by Mr.. Jeiferfon, in his able
letters whit fecretary of Fate and that our
government at laft demanded his recall which
was granted by the French Directory. What
afterwards became Of this gentleman it is i'm
pof1ible for US particularly to detail. The po.
itical obfcurity in which he remained, was lit
tie calculated to excite curioity and enquiry.
Ali that we know, is, that NJ. Genet did not
return to France; but retired to highland,
where he was faid to he purifying the uleful oc-
cupation Of the plough, and that he has fince
retired to the northern part OF New-York,
where he is said to be experimenting fome very
ufeful medicinal lprngs.
,. NJ. Genet is now the fon .in-law of Mr.. G.
Clinton, Vice-PreGdent of the u. S. In fuch
a iiiuation, It was a!moa impoa:ble for him to
fteer clear of the political conteRs of New
York, in which the Clinton family are 70 parti-
cuariy concerned; to torbcar mixing in the
encounter or at leaf TO avoid the fnfpicion of
I'M. Genet has accordingly been brought
forward into the pnbc prints of Albany.
HIS political conduft ard private character have
been fevere!y itrufinized by writer in the
gGrh Of Quaker, 10 the Albany Z" Crifs;" and
no ieis awe viudica.ion of 'his cauf- has ap-
Feared in the Albany " Rrg;aer" under the ig-
nature Of Soarfaeuni. This latt efay has been at
tributed to his own pen. NJ. Genet has how
ever at length come forth Nnder his own pre-
per name, 10 rehut the depohtiops of general
Henry X. Van Rrn6claer and Mr.. Soloman
VI
on the Sd init. The following extract from
theie depo6ions contains the mot import mt
charges ag inf NJ. Gen,t:
The faio Geret At the fame time, cxprefled his
rsgret that this deponent the laid Solomon Van Rem
f'elsEr, had taken active part in the election in
iavor of Governor Lewis, for that in conee uence
thereof, the fad Solomon would, in tic event Of the
governors defeat the iaid election be turned out
81 his uliee of sdjutan, general That the faid Ge-
III the courfr Of the fad conv.rlaton ALTO told
thee dern-enss, that his family in Europe had been
wei! provided for by the prelent King of Holland,
and 'ha, Buonsparte had alreasy fubdued all his
ha,'-s IA Europe excepting Englaud aud RulIa, and
I've would nrqueiiionaby conquer thoie powers ALTO
and that afterward IN eae tie sovrrnen of tie United
Sistes IA! eoaS. ioEsra Lin 4oi,L mare fienJGis
and sivy nan has bhSe,!s Ious icy -voa!a nss. Be
.f!esked AMI juijas AKA b. LIN"
NJ Genet has replied to thrfc ai1ertions in
the following counter-f,atement, from the " Al
'"''J i>NShS' vi A'S -ot t'tl
PrsIps.s Hill, april 7, 1907.
AMONG .he fha!;s which unknown hands dart
inoehantiy me, through the poiioned charmed of
the papers devoted TO the moR vruent faStion,
have noted one whc!e authors have had at lean the
honety TO give their names. will accordingly an
liver them in the fame way eYceptiGg the ceremony
st AN oath, winch do cGnider as neceG.ry TO
frengthen my declarations.
The affdavits of MeiIrs Henry K. and soIoro,
Van Rennelaer might require my part feveral re-
sera remarks; but as the public very little inte-
Teited to know the minute particulars Of my converfa-
ton with them, will merely fate, that the motives
which induced me TO obtain from Mr. Nicholas
Stats at the r.que Of feveral of my friends in Alba
ny, tsifimoniai proof Of certain faets which that
gentleman had frequently divuIged, were grounded
on public good and equal Juice. An attenpr made
TO tedsce the hon. of that representative of the people
and entee him TO devate from the path OF
to his oonittnens, was very alarmug precedent, if
true, or very fandereus report, if unfupported by
evidence. The cafe is before the tribunal of the
public, and am fatished to have done my duty IS
Citizen, in expoiing it there.
woncer how private opinions, totally unconaeet-
ed with the tranfatfion above mentioned have been
introduced in ,he stiAavit. of the faid geutemeD-
1t appears have been done with an intention to
hurt me: bur as patton is very often blind her
blows fedSm bear. ! could go ALTO to ipffice of
the peace and iwear the Holy Book, that never
have faid, The ben Of my rccolle ion thar after
Napoleon the ~ had difpatched England in taie
the government of the United States did not conduct
towards him with civility and frienditip than
they had hitherto DONE they would next be attacked
ard fubjugated by him"--but by the pfe or abufe
"f'ch has been lately made of aindsvits, confef.
that II was Granger to the poiAt in difpu,e, il
~"uldhave very little eHeS upon my mind pre-
Ter to demontra;e. by plain rsafonng, that have not
That could not have agerted that fch an event
fhou'd take place with hofe degrading circumstance.
or that have been grofsly mifunderRood The
great obed of the editors, co-operators and fuppi-
ess of The guild papers is, make the people believe
that am here, at Proipea Hill, the agent the
eniiiary, the faeiotum Of Buonsrare Is il probable
If had accepted thar important embsy, after having
aJnred my allegiance 70 France when France seated
&" tie free, that houd be nlprudsn enosgh to dif-
to's in that delicate Etu=fion, the ambitious views
Of my employer Is it probable that fhoud be ig-
norant that he does complain Of our general ad-
mnii'ration !-Is it probable that hould have of
fered i-r the frrvee ct this country, can prove
have done, memorials on the ule, organization aud
tactics Of Tie A'tiias and plans for the defence of
our eoats harbor. ia it probable that knowing the
pr'"ciPlss of the pfelent form Of government Of
F'anee, fhonid Guppor, here. by all the means in
my pew er, thc caute Of liberty No--certainy 10,
The dea Of French invaon take place after the
oeuqrth Of England is accomplished, has for fevsraI
years beer held Up among the people hut have al
rays eonhleftd and reprelened il publicly and pri-
vatey as mere ioly il was fpcere, or az trick