The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-14
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fsd instant. has re-pubiished his attack. ae-
lcompanied by such commentaries as we're to
have been expected from the fury of fede.
raj editor, unitedto the wonderful sagacity of
w. G. Lyford lit seems requisite to meet
and to repel these structures.
i ! do therefore pronounce Henry Banks of
this City to be as arrant and prohigate liar
as breathes. And / pronounce his Letter in
the Spirit of rs to be as aiiSnant IN its mo
tives, az destitute of truth, as pregnant
with vanity and plesumption. as any compo.
sision that exists--lt is with regret, that
the necessity of seif defence compeis me to
adopt this nlanner SO contrary tony habits
and so contrary to nay usual uiaxims respect
ing the press---hnt my regret is peculiarly
enhanced, when look 70 the character of my
miscreant opponent-.--abd when consider
how utterly unworthy hei of the resentmene
1 and the notice of man of honor - So
lemnly pronounce then, that ills false, that
consulted" Henry Banks, OH the estab-
| lishment of thisPaper.
II is fatse, that any part Of IT'S prosperity
| is due to Henry Danks--to all his honorable
eipitifies, or to all his disntcrested Exer-
tions.
/ IL is .fdise. that have ever esphblished
any Essay" OF Henry Banks, under the ap-
pearancc of being Editorial"
4 is false, that ever knew of any Essay
Of Henry Banks's being ascribed to me. And
| it is my solemn conviction that no such Els
says were SO ascribed. Surely would not
have had the Family toiconceivc that any
one could have been so tind 10 merit as to
have committed such mistake-but throw
tho gauntlet to the whole world. defy any
man to say, that have ever given counte-
nance to such an assumption. He, taat
would disdain to pluck feather from an
Eaastf's zving, would not surely stoop to rob
| a Jdckda7v
II is false ythat there were ..many iEs
! says" OF IL. Banks 4" written at nv particu-
lar request" This was the case in one or
two instances only-On the contrary, iris
a fact. that these productions were so often
pressed upon me, and with such "matchles,
intrepidity of face" that. Sc my very gorge
rose at it"-that was compelled to repel
his advances, until civility itself was stretch
ed upon the tenter hooks and that mum
bers of: his miserable abortions have been
/ rejected.
! IL isfaLse, that lever f" obliterated word,
! or altered a phrase without the permission
of H. Banks-a permission, that was freely
conceded for the sake of the satisfaction of
seeing hmsef in print.
1t is false, that have, refused to Henry
Banks, the privilege of defending himself a.
! The fact is, that two or three of his replies
were actually pblished-that another was
| rendered of SO gross. 50 mean and indicate
| a description, that would sooner have set
fire to my Press, than have given it circua-
tion-that it originally seemed to me to be
| proper, tor reasons too tedious to be stated,
to hear ]. c.. OUT before II. Banks should
| open his defence-tlIat l had then the
strongest reasons to believe, that c. would
have finished his Vindication in a very short
time-that when found that this was not
the case, pressed him SO on with it
that a. length determined, at all events, to
| let in the defence, and had in fact prepared
a short communication to thar effect to go
into my paper-"hen was told, by one of
my most intimate friends, to whom it was
impaired by II. b. for the purposes of me
mace, that this .contemhti6ie coiun1ni1tor
| this Henry Banks, had threatened to attack
me through the medium of a hanahhiek---
What was a man to do in such a case?-
my resolution was at once fxed-I should
have despised-myself for publishing a Motif
cation which might have been construed,
even by him, into fear of his ridiculous
menaces.
| IL is false, that have ever refused to
disclose the truth in any matter. from a fear
of losing "the credit of being the author"
ofamy Essays The contempt which feel
for the author of such an insinuation, is ut
tery beyond expression. g.,
So much for H. Banks, and trust forever
* now oae word as TO this Mr.. Lyford,
this Editor Of the " Republican Farmer"
It, sir, you were not distinguished by that
meanneSs OF character, which you have so
pro.usely asorioed 10 others. You would
have at least addressed to me that Number
Of your paper, in which you have aimed an
attack upon me. But il is enough to say
that your commentaries and the letter Of
II. Banks reflect no disgrace upon each O.
Their. These commentaries are beneath mi
notice But if you have yet one spark Of Justice
in your composition, you will not hesitate to
re publish this contradiction to the calurl.
MES Of your auxiliary.
| THE EDITOR.
| The Assembly Of Maryland met at Annapolis
on he 6th-rhe House OF Delegates, which WAS
1 Federal at the last Session. has elected as their
Speaker Tobias b. Stans5ury, Esq a venerable
| RePabiicdn, one of the Delegates from the Coun-
| ty of Baltimore. Committee was appointed to
bring IN bill, to fix the mode Of electing Sena-
tors ofthe u ).
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