Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-31


authority Ola paper Containing perlan,
al hundred signatures demands Of ME L, n
and papers directed to any whose nan., "I'h +
attached toi it. Under such circumsisnrss. "r
could not bot expect thatI would bH'A
served extreme caution. aud thar, unc,,I
compelled by law, would refuse a ds, 'h
which, il conceded, would involve he os
endless perpIexIties. ! examined the
and found that il CONTAINED the nam, a, Er't'
sons VINO had assured me that ,h,i; s;,a.. T'
had been obtained by art and misrrD,s,,n,.,..a
and who had revoked t"eir consrr,
then on file letters from number Of o.,,
concentrating the order. observe
names whom note in the Office ever bs,,I
before, and who. am sure, sincr their rs,iI,-
in Wishing on, (if they have a residerc, ,.r'
never rec ived a let'er by the mail. | no..
ed number ia The same hand ,c, ting and ~,
OF them signed his marx. Ii had been >,
resented To me That boys, SC. had b en- e..
ped in the street and PEI suad,d 10 sico ~
that il actually bore the names Of minor, \.
did you seriously expect tia on such n,,..
presented by such prrson, and with such
apparent motive, would give Gu, ,rr I,,
entrusted 10 my care, and sor which WIS.,.
sponsi5e-that would take the crrk, a. ~
office from business which could not BE- d,'.
ed, and employ them all the day in wAir,,
him T! You must have been aware Tia, ,,
if admired the authority, il Vas imDossb,,
have compiled with the demand, else ary IA
some Of the signers rxll, ias am assured r.
the hope Of the perpcXity they wyull Y,o.p..
in the Office
And il is because have thus acted, ih,,,,,
charge me with having made IN "unfauio
personal attack upon seven hundred c! yo.,
fellow citizens" Do make an unour5F
personal attack IN doing that which msry "a
rected, and which AN sure four fifths i II,
sgners desired should DO; 1t i, IN ,siou,
you attempt 10 give II this oompLxLn T.
my fellow ci,iasns am perhaps better ku,ar
than any Of you, and &c, them say whe her
have ever been wan ing in respect for he ligIe
Of indiv dual,, Or in the observance of The ,os.
tesics Of social intercourse. They know rh,
If my language was susceptible Of The incr,.,,
alton YOU give 10 il, il was intended 10 sDo,y
only to the few designing men WHO arsgr
conceived, and who are now dec itf,lly Droa.
cu,iog The plan. To the oiiiz rs whom v5s
profess 10 represent, submit; it, aud have 70
fear that they will apply 30 themselves sac'l
charge. 1t is ouly Hose who know hey de-
serve il, that will apply it, and il i, 'h.s cor
viction alone which induces Them 10 sUppo&
that such an attack was made
You DO 81 To be the representatives, Of" Nut
hundred of your jelloU citizens" and that uhn
you have done is done in their behalf ThDb
an assumption Of cons, qsence which am nj
disposed 10 admit; for, at the bes', you Can o.
ly acr for those who attended the meeting lb9
delegated you; and have 1t from respecraH
authority, that there were scarcely mole lhl;
fifty signers, certainly not exceeding eIgb!
present. If IN this, however, do you iuJusItt
you Lave 1t in your power TO redress yOg'ssha
by publishing The names OF those who tonsH
iuted you their representatives.
While have the disposition to atf,rI 10 10
dividuafs accommodation 70 any eX'rn With
the law will not condemn, il must not b. eypct
&c that will yield IN what conceive to be mT
duty and my righ, 10 avoid the clapor' d
any. In whatever shape they may pcm
however vocifrrous their thraS
fearless of all, will look to the law, and ui' !
il mi ms will perform, and wha, i! fo'ta
will refuse, whatever it may be my PERSIAN
feelings in This matter. However anx
my inclination, will, trust, never forgriaal
am public agent, and bound under al cI'cuH
stances to render unht sitaIingly TO every one
what The law allows them Thai have e'IncI1
this disposition you seem TO admit, for y'n ''i'
e and we are well assured that you have COO
stanly recognized, and now do recogn'ze' nn
right il every member Of The oommuni y 1m
the exception OF those who have delcgaed u
exercise 10 Mr.. ScholGgid as their ageat A@
you say further, g. 10 point OF foe' you W.
know tina, You do deliver letters to MI NCOa'
field as the agent of individuals" Here YOU o'
tainly have reference to the case OF !1'S
Cranch, TO whom The subscription paper W.
pre- sPnted, and who doubtless, aware c! lsm
sufficiency, de- lined signing it, but gave a''r
ara'e authority, drawn as conceived, 10 'T
err form, and which recognized. You k'''
this; and if yonr object had been personal CON- 10.
venlence, why did you not avail! yourselves C'
and furnish your agents with a like author!
If YOU had done This all The means whi'h"
Office could have commanded, would have u"
used to crafty YOU, observing ct the same ,D'
all the prec au,ionary measures which 'hs
authorized, and which the protection d -
Office demanded.
repeat, that with your motives bad D.'