Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-03-14

fecsy ba; now was I 20 be counLeracted
by 4 man who felt his own innocence, no..
messy, aftl will add merit. Was it for
me TO descend tn countervail the machin -
tons OF my enemy, sy adopting his in amons
arts Was /, for me TO sneak, like q cul-
Prit, {, I'm boarding; house to boarding house,
and ask fnr mercy, wherc knew chat i
was entitled ~ graf tnde: In any other ST.
tuat.on thnn that TO whichI have been re
duced, this language would, know be in
delicate; put outraged oppressed add rob
bed, as / have been, OF my rights, VIII
dare to speak cut AID CLAIM waai know
to be justly nav own.
Go BIZ Con,nuei.)
I'm introduction IN rcpiv tn the pieces un
der the signature J9hn C.arkc'
AS SION as can devote sufIicie.t time to
the purpose, ] shall take proper notice OF
the iict0ns ..1mnies and rolomoatades un-
der the signature Joan Ciarkc;" and OF
this, the public pluuderers, the adherent 8,
and t!upes may We we'll assured
I was, indeed, II aopcs, after the lengthy
and iabor.ius invest cation into the o.,
per tioas IF the armory. and the decisive
corduct o. the legisl .ture, that my 7vork
pGS indeed rea ~ .Gone. Mr.. Clarke's
power To do further mischief thcn ceased,
and with t, NY noseiity--intecd, could
not bus feel CoTlmseratiou, for one who
had not on.y !erseiJed the confidence Of hiss
country, had sacrificed The fairesi opportu
nifty of being useful, which had been ever
enjoyed by an individual, but had en,ailed
UPON himself and name, as wei as on his
adherents, the ind gna;,on of an injured peo
pie
John Clarke greatly deceivcs himself, il
g.. IL, 10
ed, fee their losses and injuries, by immoia
ting the feelings and characters of few
men tn GRITTY his own malienty and VEN
seance.-lT, as he adiaits, l have been the
author of his overthrow, and when too, his
power'and popularity were at their zenith,
when he was supported by the public trea
sury, the resolves anil recomCD endations OF
the executive council, several ex govern
ors, many councillors and x.councillors,
several judgcs, members of Congress, and
the st,ite legislature generals, coionels ana
majors and other conspicuous men, of all
descriptions and parties--what can he hope
for when the popular voice against him
not ony every where loud, bu; vindictrve !?
an sure from the present state of my
own feelings, thar my mind could not so de
base itself, as to maze me the foe OF John
& IKE. NJ )! i pity, and fam would i, if
] could, forgive and forget h'm. Let hin,
then rail, and rave and fret, eUen mil his
froud hears shnH break, and TO sucE extent
as the printers may incline ~ indulge him I;
] shall regard him no more than would the
Kissing OF a too,hlcss serpeh-. 1t s true
that he will excite me to publish other facts,
winch my probably Cons 50 some of his
adhcrents 20 that state o. wretcnedness with
which ne is compelled to affiliate
The people viii Be nolouger deceived b.
They viii hereafter, expcc, from their re-
prcsenJatives, accurate examinations and
perspicn as reports; and the temper as
well as example, Of the last sslon will
teach public servants. that there can be no
permanent popularity which IS not based
on public service, 0r honor, truth, virtue
and merit, and that although, year after
year, fraud aHd folly may be masked, and
rendered impervioua % Sigh examinations,
yet, at last, nun mil oHl, aud then, woe
20 those who have imposed OF the honest
credulity of generous and unsusp.cIous
people !
The attention which have paid to the
affairs Of :he armory, have cost me several
months of my time and ii considerable sum
of money 1t. was no hight affair, VIII Oh
would induce me 90 devote so much of ei-
Their 20 objects, in which neither had, nor
hoped to have the Smallest personal Uene-
r..
John Clarke is entirely mistaken in sup
posing thtt derived my information from
discarded workmcU; It is q fact that when
my discussions commenced, l knew but 8
or the woFkmen, twoof chem were not even
summoned a. WITNESSES; the other, tho ex
am,ned, said very .little to the purpose
Some OF those who are called discarded
workmen. are nov employed by the execu-
tive to examine the armory and arsenal Il
this is sufficient TO defeat that malignant
eaiuIDny.
Though il is not amaiter Of much conse.
queDcc, yet truth authorizes Gic to declare,
Il 49, neither ever had interest or control
otcr the Virginian, except As to a few of
Nj. i.st numbers, which were published az
nv own expense. Ny own opinions, upon
many general subjects were published,
WITHOUT disguise, and were often commen-
ded " some OF the same persons, who now
eudeavor to consign them 10 cdium.--l knew
,ha, they were unpopular, and that my mo-
s.jvcs were misrepresented. Let those which
related TO general politics aud TO the affairs
az