The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-08-08


vernment.
Timothy Pickering-The leader Of the
" British party" in a letter to the Editor of
the Salem Gazette, has endeavored to prove
that he is not in league with England nor her
emissarics; but his defence is SO weak and
the style so vulgarly that of demagogue,
that even the Editor of the Evening Post is
ashamed topublish it--tIis being the leader
OF aparty and senator of the United States
IS our only excuse for it's appearance in these
coiumns...N. Y. Pu6. Ady.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE SALEM
GAZETTE.
In the newspapcr called the Boston Pat
riot, of the 22nd instant, the Editor, MIR.
Everett, has introduced the following para
graph.
"COL PICKERING.
Report (to which some of eur Public
papers has currency is abroad, of deepest
concern to Col. p. The charge is too seri
Gus Tor his silence, or our repetition His
friends at Baltimore seem 10 be OF the same
opinion. we are not SO much his enemies
as not to Wish, at least Tor the sake of our
Country, to sec the integrity of Col p. freed
from that suspicion which must rest upon
1t, while this charge is suffered to circulate
without notice. Whatever may be the OPT
mon OF mis- friend who appear in his behalf
IN the North American, it is presumed he will
not, at this day, 50 far mistake the mood of
the pubic mind as to suppose that repcti-
tion OF pis Charges against our rulers, will
be received as proot OF his oIy., innocence.
we extract tue following irom the North
American mouth piece of the British fac
ton IN Baltimore
Mr. Everett then inserts two paragraphs
from the Baltimore North American, in
which the Editor, Jacob Wagner, Esq mott
ces the report" Gas Everett, calls the IL
bel in the Baltimore Whig) to which he mas
reference, and which Mr.. Wagner ranks "a
mong the ''proh, gate accuse lions made "a
gainst me, and OF which, he justly remarks,
there is no end.
Mr.. Everett affecting some concern for my
reputation, attacked by the "prorigate ac-
Cusation IN the Wing, intinates a wish to
see my integrity free from the suspicion
which (he says,) must rest upon it, while
this charge (as lie calls that infamous SLAM
de,) is suffered to circulate without notice
thus under the mask of Candor he raises
and gives currency to "A suspicion that have
committea some crime of nature SO hei-
nous that the charge is too serious for him
to repeat. Yes, the Charge is too atrocious,
and, atthe same time, too lnonstrolsiy absurd
tor him publicly TO repeat. do not iiud that
one OF the democratic newspaper editors
In New Eng land, with all their proigacv,
has yet had, the hardihood to reDublish the
libel. To hint Gas Everett has donc) the
suspicion OF q henous crime. will better an
swer their purposes. Still further to aggra-
vatc suspiclon, tins candid editor adds, that
Ga repetition Of my charges against our ru-
iers, viii not DE received as proof of my own
innocence: :" as though 1 had ever exhibited
any Charges against rulers which were unsup
ported by evidence, and cvide ace generally
drawn from their own public documents.
The libel III question, accuses me, tnro'
the agency OF my nephew, Sa,nuei Williams,
IN London, of forming all intrigue with the
British .nlnister, MIR. Canning, for the pur-
pose Of eiiecting separation 0t the United
States lhis Libel, which is FALSE, ana
without a shadow Of foundation, and which
ON the lace III II, is stamped win imposture,
MIR. Everett affects to consider as SERIOUS
charge. Mr.. Wagner, i'll his remarks.
calls 1t a SANDER and a profigaLe accusation
Those remarks would tend To repe all be-
HGt that the charge had any founuatiou-
But to frus,rate this tendency, Mr. Everett
denounces the North American, as a
mouth-piece of the British faction" And
who IS Mr.. Wagner, whose news paper IS
thus denounced! The same person who
was many years chiei Clerk in the Depart
and gladly retained in that Office as long as
he would hold i'll think five OF six years
Yet Mr.. Madison knew that Mr.. Wagner
was decided, mcorruplibie, interchangeable
tederalist: that very stability OF character
was pledge of his fidelity Accordingly,
Mr.. Madison, some two or three years since
speaking to MIR. Hilhouse and me, of MIR
Wagner, commended him II very warm and
handsome terms; summing up nis charac-
ter III these remarkable words: :. In short,
he is lit Tor Secretary of State
And who is Mr.. Everett, the editor Of the
Boston Patriot An apostate federaiist-
While federalism was in fashion, he served
under its banners, and zeaiously contribu-
ted federal pieces, which were published a,
Walpole, in New Hampshire, (where he
then iivcd,) in the distinguished federal pa
per called the Farmers Museum, edited by
Joseph Donnie, Esq. And now this turn
coat, this apostate, Everett, has the impu-
fence to set himseifup as the grave censor
OF federal men and federalpapersl
One word more as To his concern for nv
reputation.-.By the gravity of his manner,
III noticing the report which he pretends to
think so seriously affects my character, he
doubtless intended to point its maignity, that
IT might ipfIct the deeper wound Yet that
report, that "prOnigatc accusation" is so
1nonstrously absurd in its details, that it
would be an impeachnent of Mr. Eyerett's
understanding, 10 suppose that he believed
one word OF 1t 10 be true.
r. PICKERING.
Wcnham, July 25, 1909.