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1 Mr'A^bsn Fapcr. J 'J'yj'l Alhff, jnhTi reply xo the let ter a i Ire frl to Kirfi D/ ftfme^ other' gcntlemcj d; ciie Bar aitd rnTfcIt on ac count ol h « letter toihe Aircnijlv, where- in the whole profe.Ii>n of the law were, Ai I thnu^hr, very unj jdly'afperftd, hav ing been plcafcl to uupwite to mf flgna- turcatnxivc 1 lin’d in the utmoil dif- dain (chat of r firnftrc of hia re- p.itation) I beg leave ilioriif to date mf moa^for jOiAing m t’.ir letter to him, PCJ^ithiUnding xiie co.i^otiatton he ^aksofat VVarrenton. It it true Juige Afhe did rpeak to me mach ro the crFcot AJ ilACedjn hit Icter (though 1 do not re- Cflflleil kg manfc«»aed Mr. Johndon) and I received hit explanation with at inach ' pnlite.l'elslt it w*t orfered, bit 1 never ctyjld llippofc Jad^e A he wjulJ th'uk fucha pr.vatc cxpUnacion to me wa fuf- ' to Jo away ia thf opln-on of the whole pu'olic a d.g Til, which, at it ^rai Qiivcritl in i:t expre:Ii>n, m ghc have •been miic fo, by miny a. lead, in iti ap- pii'Catioi, efpeciaUy at it ti it ha i mean »n.n jt there arc alwiyj rcaJ/ ^ocicch at an/ p cec of malign.t/, t.iJ wno would receive with jreat xa'erneis a Umicr fro.ti fuc.n high aa:h>iiiy. It would be ni u'i! r> co.icluie, mat if any dilti utoii ojgnito 'nave been maic, a i uJge of great experience in life, aad wko ad bee-n ib I >ng cither m Che pract.ee of the law, or in tfli ha v.r of adivi.nulcrmg jndicc, vro’jti aa: ha*c failed to mik: them. I wu therefore from the Hr r of opinion, chit a pjbjic e»pUhat*an was ii;-;e.Tary, th^jigh a 1 wiuiud tn ib new a caae to co.ntu!?: w :h m/ cuix who were i^ially co.iccrnr I a\: \ me to rc'cnc fjcli calumaio^js imputacioii on the Bar in ge neral, 1 did not mcimite any foch opiiii« m to the Judge, not ocing at ::u: lun: prepared u> pom: du: a mode I could rc- ‘ ona aenJ, a.vi I wit ooc fclft.h enough I •^AAtoh nerel/ of my own cafe when a ■>.n .ur of le pc.tao.c csiaru. witu wno.n C tin wdiinz a: all t m:* ci icr to ft and or fall, itood exactly la.ricu i: li- I'toacioa with me, . I for my part cji.nno; fee, when ]‘d.jc aim elf nitn-ct hu eaprelli > , n- i pre leaded marcjyian he m -v i . avnr [ nerm there u in re^uinng h.ia ' i. \ h > v l mntrii fie did rcaUy mea i, and to i inport l”ftr njch at Ica.l. H t tnun 1 ng lu^n h a- I irycnargetoi bare fufp.cion, uiu.cvim- panicd with tajr proof, it nor rceon i ei- D^g to rn/ notioaa of judiCf, or o! :h.i: propnecy of'coaJuct w.uch iiducev'ci i Irom men in the ihod rcarg'd iituutu u, , Co uy nothing of that of a Judge. Nor doibf toy meant admit, that a lawyer miW^O^iauallf barrafi the court w.th IruiiHg :^bate^ abfent himfeif from bu- fiatfai when hU prcfcncc it neceirary, for fcaa^abuf purpofci of hit own, and pur- chaCb aa extravagant fee by a baig Tale ot btt hoitor ^d coifcieiKC m ufi.ig deceit, fiHaagiage to deiude his ciicnt, without bg;:i^ guilty of more than * a-i in lecorum jnK jui^ally ingiirablc into, and pu- l^fii'.hatcoby the court. In proportion to ^ of any truft it the danger ^{Mmaouio, and ought to be the fccurity &nftilc publfc tgimfl it. "The lawyen en- piivilcge npon the u.iureof their behaviour. |4any of negiU nr one nd 4S morai nirpttudtin w^d tn my opinion a- pt^\\cft itm- tc It nectary nt til tfitproof mtbe nature of if ^ AettSk^ . Whtft poll- ‘ be ctuc maybcjre* quirt(^. .Whctc it cannot. cbrcumlUlitu ^ ' lil f^ud be *tdcniue4. Nor do i.belifve • sbeis it a law/cr ot khv cmineace tn the lUte, who ci.h cr thinkj he canpraftife with impunity the acti oflialeneu ftated or deetna hie Situation 'oVafe or difiion urablc becdufc he mvft MiknuMUlf rHy fer hit pmt^ion on the teirurc by which t/ery thing it happily held m th t coua':r/, the verdid of an im» -partial jury. * 5 ’udgc'Aihc ftp re fentt the charge u to extravagant Ccci unqueldiontb'y founded, becauCe laws .have l>ecii rcwgnily made to remedy :hc ahfife. If he will cbndcfccnd to co.'>rulc hU memory, or refer to the proceeding! of ilic .\:f:mbly, he will find :.hat Uwi have txeu lon^ imdc to remedy th^: abuie, thi. it is a complainr of tn- cien: lli-, Img, and fubuiicJai wcl! when the Bur icrei/c.i 4 ludiC from hit p’'c- fcacc, ai lin e he hai bec.n exaiccd frern it. The iru'.h i», I iuppolc there alwayt hrve been, ani probaolv there alwayi wiPi be, ibmi U we.i dcierving of cen- fureoiithi! AZJi * ’'i:, 'oiic char me chfgc it crag of cnc proicllion in general 1 do not t>€lcYC. J iJjc .\lhc however it very ge- nerou! in p-ov^dKig (n?anf for our cxcuU patiu.i, n.i» ;c!i iS.t I Of tiie ingcnroui mc- tnwd of p jbl.ib rikj .1 liil of our fuit* and fee* !ki(. c t:ic 1C ^ol.jrK>:i. fn.t 11 a very excellent ip:::'n,-.n ot jufticc in a tree Cou.Krv, to prefer a complaint, and the.n cell the j}er!Oi a cuic l, Sir, I cannot pruve vox g i.icr^ bu" vou fn*ll be aecrn- cd fo ua!cis yoai ihcw rourfe.r to be mno- ccn:.. However, I am wi....ior thn.j with th: J-ilaT- i*n the !wg:r,./vl >r adin:- rti.*lr;ag ruit.tc .n hii ne^ rr.o j.ni, arij 1 d’* hercoy lolcmuly adurr him. iha: jfhe “ "%llilempldy an amaAoenSir tn3^ at ijie ppeace of the pol^cattoft^' he (hall hiVe iie liberty of tr^.ifinOing ail my accounc- ^akt la my potieihbn, a.id depoiicrnr; a ojgyUjKf picafetan evcif Clerk’i-wmce miriflTite, or makii^ wha: other ufe of .t he tfiinfvi proper,’ . • iNo'A- cn!t4nj:.-*ig the provocatinn we rccc ved, i ili >.iU* havf'hcen very lorry if we hud ocen cipibJc of writing any iiiioe- fu! lu'i^ I'liere ii only one part of iW” lc::-r will* K the judge pirticniarly j n . -'j. cx'jep:iuna.dc ;n chii relpcvt. ;'.c .\xl nVi a cojy cf hit letter, he •TI -ha* ill:** i i. r. to ind w har wc alluded to, pi^r '.vlicretn lie la’xci pains iw a '-e is .in: accouncabic for a i cfi i; . i a.id that there it •v) ref*r'»vc.j m a man’i acknowled»;ipifr iny :.i. IuaC he had cominiitcd. It vouid r.Av,- r-r^ i m difcrcdu to jud^r AHie, had he pur.;i*d jpo i the preico: w'citiunthc iiu If cv c.l^ic examples wmen would iu-ej I'i'fK i bim m luf-h a dep, if in lb phi..! a‘;ni: er a-uihoricy uu* of any con- icqicKc 1 .up^xj.t oi Mithc-. By fuch a condiKt v: u ,. i laved the neerf- fu/ot *1 *. Ci 'i.ij i till, can be pleu.i''^- to ni m4 . of fccli.n.7, an-d I cm rr-j!/ fur has bee.1 ver/ piiivui to iny^cif, bur l truft iC » o jppcif, that ks we were driven intdi dc.wKC by m unprovoked attack, fo O'lr method of conducting it hat be: * conriilent n iC.n the charivltr evt y nun «f honor i^oulH .. ilh to mai»*:t!;\ ' ^ J.v. IKEDLLL. Newberp, Hov. 26, i7X';. 1,. To our Readers. The foito.vinkJ curious Fpifllc, wrote an old SpY, hi! accidentally fell in.o O'lr hands. *• X^£S, mv friend. I have been wa. 'X vrr.ng, and in doubt, under what binnert to enrol myfrlf in the prefent contcH bccwaen Fcd^aiilU and A.ntifc. iSmlifli. M ftwall (hait^f pliiliAjphy haa biioykdjiinc lup to avnctHfal 9||y^Ksicc^ frum whence 1 caii cometupiato UmcMv. ings of my fellow moruU bdow^ and cjt* uh in my inditfcrenct at to wlmt fl^T hai^n HttOdred Yean Imbcc 4 at fime I love America, aad cm clrtrlf wefee that (he w ill rife to a furo. mu that wiU fiiakcoldhlmfopetwtirwcfy centre, in fpight of all their little ffta 10 check oufprogsefi, the will of ikU H in cur favour, and her decreet are irrtvoka* ble ; the hand of naturt haa khsd off A. mci tcaiipon a more coploui fcalethaa Kurope; their Lakes in cofnpariibtt loami:^ arc mere PoAcla, Riaan, Acokti Motm ta.ns, vouag Hilli/ and Trcct reduced ro Ua.^et.When it it conikicred that theft iinmenfe regioAi arealrcady over;ireachbjf I igiah dekendents inheriting til th^ aiv-icpt enthufiafinffbr Liberty, and ett* terprizing aimed to 1 fault, *4 hat nvy no( be expeded from fuch 'a people, in lucK a cou.ntry, and doubling every ftil# :c i 01 twenty years? I have now mcaftu** rC‘3 the g'ound of five States, ftnpn; every* mooTh iLwiCk Con'kiut.oa ! Conftitution! the enth .lafm of lome of its pillars ia til h, rha* they fsney ^’i their dreaana tiiat they J:c ihe huger ot Ciod himfcll^ wtit.nc .. a: l.'gc 0.1 the rurfacc of the i ici'criS, chat ih;f and other worlds may retd it and adiiarc u at their letfure, the oppoktron, on ihe iwiaratr, views it dra«»*'. jp:n !e:::n ; rirc,'blood, and. diipatiirii, lh''3 a i !.ick cloUd, preg. n. ;.t i^.t. h ... a-'-u ifidy toburfl on the cu"’! ’u iic. ){! ,;ive ro;?, llca- >en», .. ..ii - i o ‘ ! i / dekenu • little, i n ii' 0 ^ ,rh . j;. rr ] ha'e n.adt 1; ' ,iTf..n :h,v.rol rr.j exami-'a’iorjj and iMtve ciaujuied with aitcmmt^ piece an ^la ftib ea that haa cctffiw my reach % and in tack I am nearly verte^ rb a liaro^ JP*’w#i»>i/i.»^The nmc'reaioningt of a I lamlinion, a Wil* foil, a WfUiamfort hWd oilurs, feemf# ’ bear down the lame argumenta of thei% oppofcri. 1 have prebtd both /idea to the I'Otiotn, and find the fecret fpring which a-luiif s each rn be this,.—>chc Fe- (ieralirt is (hmulatcd by patrkuifm, and • a clear coftviclioh rhtt the honor, wel fare, glory and happiRcfaot thia couatry IS now upon a poi4ejrr--Thc Aniifcdcrahft cr.nictin his fionr, axhin veil of patri-' oiilrii,»but in probing liiis he^rt, 1 found ■ vile, fordid iclf views—weakaeft^ atWI mean jcaloiify (talking at large, and poor F.irrior;rm hardly di.cnublc with a mi- crofeope in one cofi.er. Under thefe cii-cuiiiilaiu t*, l oi. /»t .i\ not t>c lurpnzcd ihoidd you hc»r that i am beating up lor volunteers in the caui'c of the fcderaliHa. In theie Nor.hern hu'es they have re lumed the dilhu.Ci.on i-i Whig and Tory, or W‘aliiinr'-.M:ans >nd Sha. iics. to di- ^linguiip. i';-.c >pi t'liir , 1 ^rn verv forry Icr ilr.i, btv-ulc 1 \M)uId rarher wid.i the Shay iiri be coRverted by arguments inllead d! being at lali obliged to yidti’t'. the LlefTi: i;s which will pro bably flow Horn the V, adiingicn.an faith. Ad.eu. F(>i.LIGN INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, September i^. A Or tat number of letrert from iUIiand were received by tha mcrchamt in the city on MoAi. oty lift, in all of which she cn- ti 'tl fituati^n cf the Dutch was memievu ed, with alTurance that ^ McJlandcta would not be able tocope irith the FnJA*
The Edenton Intelligencer (Edenton, N.C.)
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