Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-05-29

tCOmC pcIlcCtiy IuOSctVicnt I'D inc thltitdIyS
in same of the northern Rates, had assum-
ed an alarming appearance, there was juit
|caufe of apprehension, from the specimens
|alrcady exhibited of your conduct and ia
iclinations. that you were disposed to abo-
liih our civil inititutions, and on their tu-
ms, elabliih military despotism-your
conduet warranted this conclusion, and
hence it became necessary to aop your ca
.reer, by FULFILLING fair and impartial
lfa,cment Of the trial, and exhibiting the
tendency of such conduct in proper colors.
Thar your conduit was tyrannical, ariito-
cratic, cruel and oppressive, was proved
to the satisfaction Of all pre(ent-Y Yet you
call yourfelf republican! frange perver-
sion of terms! republican in blood, bone
and sincw mua confess that ii savors
very much of the republicanism Of the
present day, for a military bravado to
charge man with taking two dollars OF
his money, and without the leaf fhadow
of evidence of his having it, flor this you
acknowledge inRantly order him to be
confined at the barracks, where, under
your eve, he is treated with i bsrbarity
and cruelty that would disgrace savage.
You acknowledge tina, you were overcome
by passion at the time the outrage was
committed. and offer this as an apology.
Whether your conduct was the refult of
passion, ignorance, or disregard OF the
laws, you equally merit being deprived of
! the commission you have disgraced and
under an adminiHtatio dispofed 20 protect
our civil intitutions from the attacks of
Iawless violence, the struttin.g hero would,
- l. hSs ,ptst
fate of NorHINeNEss-bu you have Civ
en- out IN speeches, that you are rePubii-
can! Aye, republican of the firit water!
This is quite sufficient in these times to
make mans fortune; it is, however,
sure passport TO favor. 1t is not even re-
cessary to enquire, in the language of MIR.
Jefferson, Is he capable! Is he hone0s Is
he attached to the contribution The qua
Ilifcations now required seem to bel, he
a republican Is he bully Is he pre-.
pared to disregard the civil authority
trample law and order under foots and,
as men are wanting and we mutt have
them, cRabliih martial law, and seize
and coniine persons until they bend to oar
views /? These qualifications you, sir, ap-
-iPear to=possess in an eminent degree
I>oSu otdNO do ON dtSy Sult liz
+ Present times to T. A fyffcm of terror
and prescription will, doubtless, (if the
war continue) be organized, and from the
tevidence we have had Of your ferocious
disposition, doubt NOT that you will be
ready to assume the Robespierean chsrac-
ter. Your ignorance and subserviency to
. your maffefs, eminently qualify you for
the detachable ofice-Your merits would,
no doubt, be duly appreciated, and you
would soon receive the usual reward for
your zeal-Fromotion. Already have
you set on foot system of petty tyranny
: in Pugh- Town, and such unwarrantablc
> lcondutt have you exercised in different
|inaanccs, that many we'll disposed, timid
persons II am informed) have been deter.
red from visiting that place to attend
to their necessary ayocations, LEFT
: yourself or your minions might, Ia
Imodc Bpnaparte, make conscripts of them
: and march them, per force. hand cuffed to
the barracks AS further evidence of your
having efablifhed the reign of terror, i,
: is IN the recollection of many, that it was
with fome difficulty one of the witnesse.
:" On the trial could be induced TO depose a.
{ gainit you he was evidently under The
influence Of fear from which he was only
releaved by the interference of the court
who admoniihcd him that he was under
IT'S protection, and that certain puniik men,
s. would be inf .eted on any one who would
re dare TO call him TO account for what hS
is ideposed in court.
of That the statement which appeared in
a my paper, was correct in all its parts, is
admitted by yourself, as you even
m recapi tulate, in subtaace, every allegation
s. contained in it, you do not, however,
he, venture to deny single charge end
= because stated facts, solemnly proven
III before d Virtuous and Enlightened Court,
&c and applied to your conduct the terms
at warranted by the evidence, viz; "Mili.
n tary Despotism and Outrage" have
as incurred your mighty wrath and you
as have INDUCED yourself in torrent OF
as Billingsgate abuse,-l treated you, sir,
IN with too much delicscy, as an impartial
ly view of the whole transaction, will prove
,g to every man DESTROYS of arriving a,
n .truth,-I however, am willing, that
e, your own statement, shall be taken for
10 granted (and discard the evidence 10
n Court and let the public judge Of the
applicability Of the terms of which you
he SO grievously complain. sheet en-
r; braces a fair view of the whole affair;
as let the public judge.--T The low and pi'
OF tiful abuse bestowed upon me l regatt