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hi* favorite game for him more effectu
ally, chan by being provoked to pro
long the coui.roveriy.
“ in the bull-fights of Spoin, it is
laid, that certain tVliows are placed in
round holes dug in the or a, who, by
waving a red rag on a ftalV inflame the
rage of the bulb to a grcsier degree, in
order to make them ricte: objedls oc at
tack for the cavaliers.
This to me feems applicable to your
felf; and the rafcally part of the federal
party; for I mull do the more reipecta
ble, the jn(Hce to fay, that as far as I
know, they think of Callender as they
ought to do.”
We have no room to dIlf*ft: all the
impertinen'e contained in this piece.
In ftmmer, 179?, Mr. Bvhe printed
in his Aurora a long letter or extract:
of a letter, from a Virgvf an member
of Congrefs, to fo me body in this fate.
Mr. BacJvc was jurprijtrd into this pub
lication, as an edicor lomerv ill be.
He was afterward* both c oho-med and
afhatned at the infection 01 an a tick fo
foreign to his own taile. and character.
We have the original newspaper, a:
wt could, it rieeeflary, f a 1 for, and
find it. Mr. Adams was therein re*
proaciied with a,11 the i ifirmicics of old
age, and amongpchers with the xvn:\i :f
his teeth, l.j a word, thepi.cr contain
ed the grofil-fi. fcuiriiicy; .• •-? tne public
were fo obliging as to father this dirty
brat upon Callender.
it was impolnble to get an article
published in the Aurora,, denying drat
he did write it; for tins would have been
to impiv, that Mr. Bathe and his
friend, w re untafy about it,-and -> the
federal prints were harping .upon Lvir.
Bache, as to the infamy of > nrbacb
big an old man with being tootbUh it was
by no means advifeabE to give die me
in v a father opening. - A i >o;j >rtnnicy
was, however, immcdiaceiv taken to in
form the public that Callender was. not
the author oi many pieces, v»bicb bad teen
imputed to him. He could not, with a
clue regard, to the hue re l't of the Aurora,
go farther
After 2 great deal of watching and
haggling, we got out of Mr. Bache. that
the -.u*hor of this piece of Hiilingfgatc
was Dp.. Waiter Jonhs.
A 'hurt time be "ore this jdifeovery,
Dr. Jones havl .. d fori bed five dollars,
<u ihc fame time when Mr. Jeffc:ion
fob fen bed twenty-jive to a dVft in the
publication of the SKETCHES. When
the author waited upon him with the
nvo cupi's of this book, the Doctor,
with an .air of gravity, and tbliciaidc,
ad vi us him to pci 4b the roupbntjs of Ins
ft *\
It certainly required an uncommon
degree jir-nnefs, or of what Churchill ;
calh Hibernian intrepidity of fact, for the !
Doctor to be, at the fame time, writing i
fuel) newspaper articles, and iiUtuig
Jiich newspaper admonitions.
In iiis private manners, this Walter '
Jones is one of the rnoft fullcy aa.i for
bidding of mankind, ar. leiit where be
dares to be fo. Calieruler was never
more than five times in his company.
I le always went into it, with rein dance,
remained in it with difgu l, and le»t ir
with ioy. If we hear much more cither
;rom him, or about him, vve fhali make
a j f dicat- >n of this piece., .from our
chaos of republican correfp^n Je.nce,
ar. I other pod oral curiofitie-. Tbe.bot
ton of tb* cbejl would, in lee J, prefent
■\r iiucreftii’.g “xi ' dti -a to the federal
Quidnunc1 ' -n we fpe*k of either
pu. ;y, we do not mean tbt -jreat .body of
plain ronejl -people vpen rich fide. We
only m n tht *actio us and worth!clV
ru,pie'dor-, upon each fi le; and upon
whjc < of the t-iij'i lides they are the |
molt p v. • shy, and the m Vi c nplore- ,
ly wort; ! f>, wc cannot pretend ore- ;
cifely to determine.
I .e Doctor v/as once upon the
point of being brought to bed upon the
floor of Congref. ot-• -a fpcci:b\ When 1
Lo! the qucOion was abruptly cdlru for, ;
the Doftoi was In concerted, uid oof i
icrity, as v/cd as the prefent age, were
forever deprived of fomerhin;: wlmcn
would have- nva V u.i ample rompenfa
non for the mangled condition of Cice
ro and Demofthenes.
We had this lad anecdote from Me
ri wet her Jones. The ^refent admoni
ti'nwiU perhaps teach his friend the
1) jcW to - - -let jUrptng dogs lye JUll. No
ne’ Ion in this o(Hce was meddling with
Walter Jones. On the .contrary, Cal
lender, by fubmvtcing to hear th< impu
tation of a piece which he detefted, put
the Doctor under a ferious obligation .to
him. The dory was never, to the bed
of our rccolkdtion, hinted to a living
foul, but general Mal'on-, and that was
four years ago, in terms of confidence,
h is very like a gentleman, to be fure,
to reproach a foreigner with the collo
quiai accent of his native country. And
the Doctor himfelf is fuch a paragon
of perform! beauty, that nobody can
wonder ut his Iqucamidmefs upon that
1 core * A miret •uoujly enlightentd brute !
This is the language of a man who at
the k* me inftanr, nrerinds to’ delicacy.
As tor the horrible corruptin' of political
"Viters, we believe tbit there is juft as
mo-.n to be form. among other people,
as among them. If there were
no buyers, trie re could be no fel
lers. But, under tH rofe, the Doctor
imnielr wiih^ci m become an author.
His Inrd bound brains fcu.?red him in i
the oniet.- He was one of rhdfc incur,. \
bents, that, in 1'ummer, 179.;, hovered :
around the Kxaminer, ar . felt their in- 1
capacity of commanding attention. 1 he
conte,npt which Cailcntler did foine
amrb or:ray, at the mtruiion of their
abortions, wa$ perhtps one reafon for
cr.esr difliking him. Bur, undoubted
ly* it w as a crime, not to be librsfiven,
to attack any perfon bearing the illuf
cirju^ name of Jones, and who had the
honor o' tv-dug a fccood or third coufm
fo the Doctor. We jthould be glad
to hear wi;a: fcrvices have been, per
t >rmed, want 1 uric rings have been en
durcd in rhc c-ittifc of rcpubiicanifm, by
tnis n r.n of dignity, who has all the
l qualifications of d herlitcs, excepting
I his kncerity, hisbolduefs, his eloquence
| and his wit. Good, bad, or indifferent,
when was ever Callender known to
' (blown, or to flinch from one fyliable
which lie printed ? And if Giles, or
any body eilc, told him icandalous fa
bles, which they durft not fuppoit in a
court of juftice, we Ihould be glad to
hear rhc Do'tor's opinion, whether they
or Callender dclcrve the moft ;o be
defpiVcd. While Giles bends under
fuch ignominious, fuch pointed, fuch
deuionilratcd accufhtions, while he and
his adherents are compelled to pocket
them, without rifking one fy liable of an
anfwcr, it is hardly conceivable that rhc
next aiikmbiy will attempt to extin
guilh the charaftcr of the common
wealth oy chufing fuch a man as gover
nor. ‘ - •
It is proper that the world mould 1
become btccer acquainted with the 1
Doclor, with that cowardly, thatI
ing lcribbler, who flioot* his arrows
from behind a hedge, and, did not his
ilupidicy prevent it, would wound un
fern. fo many rood republicans, as they
call thcmJclves, it will nppea. quite
fhocking to have attacked a man of the
Doctor’s ftanding. Once for all, v/e
take leave to ceil them, chat this paper
ihdl not be in Hiked with impunity by
the proud? It or molt powerful man
Within the four lines of Virginia. We
know ourfelv'es to be as honed as
the beft of them, and much more (o than
•fo’fic of them. And be they who they I
Will, they may re it allured of getting
blow for blow. A pretty fort of liber
ty and equality, forfooth ! when a fet of
p irle proud Republicart ariftocrats are
to ride on the top of it.
LITERATURE.
/ \i\ Thnrfrfay Evening, January uSth, I SOI, j
' v»ili b< fold b* ’ uffiort, a large xnd gtruv^l ,
coi.if‘lion oi' MO-ir ru in aj] arts and fei
•*> ci tuning o* I. i v, > henlgy, MeuLal, Hif» i
lory, ^mloluphy, Geography. M men i, Voy
aLe.-a'“> i ixvcls, t'ue'.ry, Periodical, jIaivcIi, &c.
I’ne bit' u> commence at SIX o’clock, in il*at !
I; -f/c iicl cw nmdioui room, iwodoors Delov
the Laglw lavern
PROSSER & MONCURE. I
R-. krr.inlyj ar:. 12 in. 18-'3, (ft)
NOTICE,
In the mutter of
JOSEPH ANTHONEY,
BANKRUPT.
HE fubfcriber being duly appointed aifignee
of the eftate and eli'efts of Joieph An thoney,
bankrupt,
\U perfons indebted to the faid hankrupt, or
nrho have any of his effe>5>*. are not to pav or de
liver the fame to any perfon or pet ;on:t than the
rubieriber, or to fuchas (hall be duly authorifed by
him.
THAT large and convenient-ERICK. TENE
MENT in this cKy. lately occupied by Mr
Robert Turner, as a 'Tavern and Boarding-Hcufe,
btiiatc on the corner of rhe Main-htreet; and
that leading to Col. Aiuya'r bridge. The centra!
ficu.ition thereof cr.nnot fait (if rentcu by a gen
tleman qualified for the ; urpofe) to enfuic a con
fidcrable number of rcfpedlable boarders ; or, it
i.-i an eligiblerefider.ee for a genreel private fami
ly. 1 h premifes may be en’eted, on the firft day
of March next, or immediately, as circ...niktnc<,
may fair; for terms apply to
ROEERT GAMBLE,
Who has for file a handfoms aiTortment of C \R
PETS and CARPETING, and genuine POAT
WiNE, in pipes and quarter cades.
3gSSEgESS£ESESBS=S2^^
RICHARD DENNY, affignee.
Richmond, 'Jan. lOtb, 1802.
TO BE RENTED,
RICHMOND.
•JANUARY Vltb 180S.
THE ixtrcmeperfonaldebiliry of one
oi ihe editors jt t!iis paper has rendered
him enrireiy incapable, either of read
ing, or of writ ng. Some rime ago,
he had iclc himlelt better. He fancied
ihac his recovery was aim oft completed.
H had never been cudgelled before.
Of confcquence, he was ignorant that
there might be danger of a rclapfe.
One of tiie conrufions in his head is near
ly repaired; but it has produced a de
fluxion that makes him, for the prefent,
blind ol an eye. Under j'uch incon
venient circumdances, he attempts, by
the help of an amanuenfisgo make fome
thing like a few paragraphs for the Re
corder.
In our laft paper, a pro mile was made
of commencing a regular account of
George Hay’s confpiracy againft the
cxilteoc? of the prefs. The cafe has
been reported in tae Virginia G..zecre,
at great length, and with great ability.
Thecompolition does honor to the abi
lities of Mr. John Wood; and thole
who are friends to the liberty of the
prtfs, will, in this indance, mention his
name with honor. Jt was our defmn
to rcpubiifh Mr. Wood’s report, v-ith
a variety of additions, as well as a num
ter of notes and iliud rations. Peo
ple who never have taken a report i
themicives, do not exactly comprehend
what a. vigorous and fuperior exertion
oftntellecl is requifitc for even an im
perdet performance of fuch a caft.
M v Wood has pafled over fome parts
of this important dicuHIon with } •.> di
ligence chin he has bellowed upon
others. The writer ': tills article has,
an hundred and ridy rim - been in die
fame fit nation. InfteaJ of fretting, be
came Mr. VV io.i has done 1 o little, he
feds a burft of aflonuhmenr, chat
his count! y,nan was able to J o io
much. Frooi rhi, time forward, he
will never affect to plare him<e!f, a> a
•^porter of debates, upon s level v»im
Mr. Wood. That he may do lull juf
tic-c to a non, whole name he had for
merly a reasonable provocation to at
tack, he has been more particular than
he would have been, in a public ac
knowledgment of the talent*? and fcrvices
of Mr. Wood. “ Every rh;u»," lays
J)r. Young, “ is confcious of I > many
a faults to hi afelf, iluu He fhould be
“ prepared r > pardon many faults in
“ others.” ir is ceartain, that in cbtii.
long and laborious report, Mr. Wood
has made various omi!hons. But, we
are to thank him for what h'* has done
without aiTuming a rinp to blan'e 1dm
for what he ha* omitted.
;\s footi a> ihe abihor oi this article
(haii recover ime com pic tc ufe of ids
faculties; as loon as he lhall have re
covered from the imprefoons which
were made upon his head, by the blud
geon of a notorious gambler, he v.ift
commence a feries of obfcrvations upon
this wild ar;d difaftrous attempt at afoaf
finacion. It was only with the urntofl
cliort, that he was able this day to w alk
to coutt. Men of Virginia! do not
demand coherence from an author who
is diclatbig ; for the demorrntical blud
geon has rendered him incapable of wri
ting.
On Monday the 10th current, George
Hav appeared before the magistrates of
Richmond, to give fecurity that he
fhculd not break the peace for a l'peci
fied time. He was cfpecialty, not to
break the peace with regard to James
Thom plot) Callender. The perlon juft
named was there; and he waited at
ieaft two hours, before thic rremenduous
member of the executive council found
it advifeable to make his appearance.
The chiUnefs ol the morning, the no
velty of being out of doors, and die lots
o! a torrent ofbiood, f>me weeks ago,
made it almoft impofoble for Callender
to get the length of the court-houfe. >Vf
ter Ibme ending, he was called upon to
give his oath.
He (wore that he waj under aprre
henfmns of perfonal danger from George
Hay. The latter immediately rejoined,
that he wifhed to put a queftion to Cal
lender.
The queftion was in tliefe words :
c< Do you, fir, apprehend perfonai dan
“ ger from me, unlefs you c mrinue to
*f abufe me in the Recorder.”
I his queftion was put once an.I again.
The v*liter <A the prelent paragraph
immediately addrefted the court. He
began, by expreffing his concern, that
lie had upon a former occafio* , 'eturned
fevere an fivers to fo me improper quef
tions. He confide red this queftion ro
be as improper as forne of thofe ro
which he had formerly given an ex
planation- He had an anfwer ready ;
but it would be an anfwer of irritation. If
he fpolec at all, he would exp refs his
feelings. If he did fo, he did not fee
what good conlequcncc was likely to re
fulcfrom it. He repeatedly exprefled
his concern that any thing mould have
formerly dropped from him, that might
have looked hire an appearance of dif
refpeft, either for the court or the c.lun.
iel.
George I lay expn.lfed his fadsfac
tion, that no anfwer ihould be given to
this queftion. He folemnly declared,
that Callender had nothing to fear ner
tonally from him, unleft the laid Scotch
man Ihould repeat his provocation.
This poliunn was equivocal. “ Gen
“ decnen, it is needlefs for you to bind
“ me over, becauie I /hall never givr
“ Callender a kcond beating, unlefs he
“ Ihali give me alecond provocation.”
Fur fome weeks pall, there has existed
i rcaibhto fiifpedt that George Hay had a
crack in hfcs pericranium. We do not
I peak about his heart; for, after being
challenged to meet a man face to lace;
ancr flinching from this ground; after
knocking a man down from behind ms
back, we fay that after luch milemducr,
we do not conceive what part of a per
Ion’s moral charatftcr he can be apptc
\ heniive of luting.
VVV return to George Hay. This
I member ot the executive council pled
t chat his word ought to be taken: inltead
of his giving fecuriry, he urged that his
word ()»' humi fhotiid be taken. j-jjs
language Was tinsif an honel*
“ man comes into couit, and pledges
cc his word of honor, why ought the rru
“ giftrates to rtiUfe it.”
The anfwcr of James Thomfon Cal -
1- ndcr is, that George Hay is not only a
coward , that.he is not only an aifaflin
behind me back; bur drat he is a notori
on; fibber, //hhen that ernjvrror of
gamblers did lull Monday, profier his
word ol honor to the Mayor’s court, at
/vhchmorxi, that be would not artack. Mr*
Callender, the wrirer ol this piece felt
| himJdf altomfhed at 1 lay’s inexpiable
| effrontery, OTio is this iurfian, upon
whofe account rhe magidrates of K ich
mond were to have trampled upon the
city police r Cpon whofe account v. ere