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7"-".. "T ".. . , - 'i '. f'i t ;''';.:te TWO fc A IUL t-C-M. M awn PtjW ly iWy V i T0 DOLbAtt ..Ml Ajflf. , rayabU in A&hwu. . . re IS at a irr Vol. 9, llJIGHiNg rNo.'427;: TO THI CITIZENS W tHBRAWS, AND OFl AMCN, HOR" iAND OfORQlTOWN DIST&iqTV X? Friends FcllovhGtiz ... .; MviStX. years' reQeartjreIap$edt: since I,wae first; by your votes,! promoted to a seat in the atlqinal Legislature, .a yourimmediate representative. i On three successive elections, J have will; found my. self ifldtbtcd to.youi for a cootiouance hi this high trust, and the "renewed pledge of your confidence and partiality towards, me, I have however,; durijsg thl cerUinly.not "lihinteresti npenod and eoitrary .to the; practice of late.years introduced, declined "; circulating among you any of those politic cal addresses at present so much in vogue-, 4 and so well kno,wn, under the title of Cir. A culaiLettcrt?I was 'apprehensive lesV (at X observedi it almost invariably happen ed in the case of others) personal fecLogs, erroneous impressions, the warmth and rotation of .the tnomentrnight catise me to" give a fals colouring tQ things, , at present to you an ex-parte account of measures, as wcU :of the inducements and motives; which gave rise to them To nt it has. appeared better, more becoming, Sr more respectful, .'to leave it to your-own good sensje and ..sober judgment, to form a cool and -deliberate opinion, ;; in regard to the laws enacted at each session, and the vari ous transactions of th government from he arguments urged for and against them in debate,; atvdV the efect they might pro.' duce on the happiness and prosperity of the nation. ' - have accordingly confined my self hitherto, , to an occasional and private communication of such occurrences as I judged it T might be expedient that you Kould be early & correctly made acquamt ,ed w'tth,' and have avoided presenting you . any thing like public addre. t is not jny intention on the present occasion, to deyiate materiallyTrom this line of conduct ut.ac'lrcumauncesth'of-ftublie and . aprivate nature,1 lead meto think it'expe- ?tent and proper,-that light,-Lior jnot fi'equently4niheiwng Subsequent events, and better information; haye in more ins tancea than one, convinc-r ed me of errors hid laboured under, and of mistakes I had committed Upon a candid, impartlali dispassiohate review ho.wjcvef,Vpf my conducti , since liaye act ted in the capacity of yoor Hepresentativ 1 would fain hope that I shall not be found to have been 1 unusually wantlngvhilst I feel an honest, f and surely ftot "impToper pride, hi believiog; myself authoriaed to state with, confidence, and with truth, that I have, to the best of-wy judgment- faith. fully;,; diligently, and Crinsckntioual dis: charged the trust yoil have reposed in me. But, 1 havercady,4 Friends and Fel. low-Citizens, taken up enough, "od more than enough of your time and attention on a subject, so little interesting, as the con cerns of an, individual like : myself, i Oa, pub lic aflfuirs, however, or with respect to the many, and various incidents5 which' have occurred during ? the period for which J have been' one of the' Actors in the political Drama, it is not my intention to say a am gle word, The state of things at the pre sent moment, seems to me neither to in. j vitc, nor to be peculiarly favorable to use fuland dispassionate discu-Jion. Already the public mind has been, God knows, sul ficlcntly agitated, and Continues still more than-suJSciehdy eti mulated.'- Inrmy esti- matio'h, it requires, time to cool down, and f orbearance rather than further, excitement, on the part of all thq e xvho mean well to their country, and are sincerely attached to tne union oi tnese states, rormyseu on the other hnd, I wish, if possible, to retire in good humour with the whole world can. of course feel no disposition to excite difference or leas "pleasant sensations in the breasts of others. It only, therefore, re mains for me, agtin to offer you my ac. knowledgements Jbr the favorabre Senti ments you have entertained towards me to add, that it will afford me much pleasure w tuiuvair, u pnvaic ciciitrn, me menu i ih& genuKenes8 o ap fung awajrw w yuiti.c j mci c- , r , 19C suchias Ussian; and v ton inr, ieerson:may catnj ww acmenco . -.. i &c. We now mean r;!sOj'be pteMe8.''V:ii';v- '4'Mr aGrttforMr. txeT 7 rer thew decfaratmn .lit - ; . ' expiration of the term leen i already elected") withdraw from pub jyc liff ana the period is fast approaching alt which the : law f the State has fixed the ejection of those of our fellow-citizensiyho are to represent us in the next Congress j I deem' it due to you,' and incumbent pa me; thus early and publicly to apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the. rfnmber 'of those who may be held up as , candidates at the ensuing election of a member to repre sent diese united plstricts in the National "legislature. ! , . "x'.My- ,;-;-'l $ :t There is another, I confess,' not1 less togent inducement, to the present address. TAUJhough little n thelbabit flf jcnaking pro sessions, ana wen aware what little reli ance is to be placed in them, ' I would not be thought insensible to the good bpiniop ' W my Fellow-Citizens, or unmindful of kindness received at their hands V I re-, joice, therefore, n haying a proper oppor tunity to .express the'dcep sense I enter; Y0ur partiality towards roe, and the . tppdence you have so; Ion continued to evince, at least in, my good intentions, I - avail myself indeed, the more willinglyy & ith tiie-J more pleasure of the presentoc casioo, to manifest these feelings, ..under $e impression, and in the hopes Uiat they will be the7 more easily and readily accept ed, "as the" disinte.rised"and genuine effUsii' ons. of my heart, when Tt is recollected that I am no-fongei' a, Tahdidate.for thoseTaVors br which' In aVe been heretofore' indebted ;.t you. ; And I shall not I trust, fee mis- - Understood, nor' deemed less" sensible of my obligations; to those of yotty , my kind a.nd much respected friends, towhosejm-' mediate' votesr and support I have been in debted for the repeated honour of repre- fenucg so large and respectable a number of the Citizens of my natiyeLStateif Iyen'4. r ture at alie satneU' me to express my ac knowledgements for the hospitality and ci : Uity which I have an all occasions experi encsdUon -the part cf QItlwiiriIfiTK Wave-Knii,frKt inrnn nn ihMjlieMaWpHh K which I have; different parts of thes parts ot these United Districts, witht whom I; htiye since wiy entrance into- puuiic lite, had tne advantage to become acquainted ; : fx. lastly, to beg tj-at you will, one and allt toRether-wilh mv best wishes for your happi bess and pro perity, accept the assurrnces of respect and axtachmcnt. wiui wnicn remain, V; ..Your obliged Friend and ''' '' r': Fellow-Citizen, ; t ',','., . u BENJAMIN I1UGER. tbajrscf lbefeYcf 'Still itieimatVeris jn ot se'tl tied so Certainly as Mr. Jefferson's friends' seem to.wbh j ,and therefore propose to help them out by bringing forward in his bihalf a Itttle..of jjrhst tnay-biB 'calle'd.interf;. nil evidence. Internal evidence about the writers of book s and suclj iikef that sor( of:ev idence wtych i is drawn, jw, itwere from jl cpaion "; between; ihelthings. which are wyitteri and the" siiuaiotand character of him who. js" spokenot as the writrr, f.ThU evldencethas betn a good deal used in Certain famous disputes in the lesmectworKir-aDOUi nunfcer of wot Chattefrton's "foems to use it in some son,-by insUtinc on .the probability - that particular passages at least ir the declara tion of f ittaeppnaence came from a man of his nature an tAscrrlBut- befor we can get to this, it is necessary to state what idea wje have as to the nature of his fhaae ter't sn as to ri'ttdertit likely to the public that he wrote those passages, There ' ap pears then to us, and tt is ; what we mean nowvtf rdv on, to bt this particular in the character of Mr. Jefferson j which is, that on an we at occasions he nas maae it ms remarkable practice through life' to .write in on way as pretty as he caiij and to act in another as contrary as he can, or rather promise all and perform none. 7 For an in stance or two,, if the matter no w-a-days was at au aouoteu we ,neeu oniy vturn;to his Notes on Virginia or to his Inaugural auure'i ; in 111s oook 01 lxoies, ne aweiis ntuch among other things on the wisdom and necessity cf our keeping up a reputa- 1 , . .... . . , , ' 1 . . O - . oie" navy, ana - Keeping aow uisrcpuisoie foreigners His, practice in his office has betn to keep down our Bavy below reputa ble to the smallest possible force, and. iufrectlori among tw Ai td the fmaitfv lof (lia(, we will not say that our new kin"Jf JtfTeson has excited domestic Insurrection mng'usl: van is ij'a'Ve twiceV excited msurrectton, and his' Secretaiy of &'C'iressu'rjr.cimbil" witness that tome, of tfcenrj' hkt JontA l?sH-;. rewarded by Mr Jtffcfwn this passage, likewise IrV" Jeffron ay(i; have' beeri:ihe 'writer. TvZg.'p Is. :: . He (thff King) haf1 abaatei mrn tnent here "Col, Tarlton, ; if He is alive"' uiiMus ibdtuy titb. vu Miia pstjtwa qu :6 1. : i s said at the conclasi()ti tt) mutually pledge to etch ether our ourjortuneiandeur . sacred; Awwur1 And , then ( follow,; tbet names1; of pMgrest,s1ge'a-Mr'-. Jefferson's came among the rest ,2Soxf above all it seems, tatural that, Jefftrj son himself composed this promise to sup port Independence ..with his life and for? tune, because it is notorious in flying from the British to Carter's mouritaitl he did hot L support.it with One of the other i' snd it i likely he added the la?t pledge of h' " sat cred honour,' .because for him ; i t was ,4 cheap pledge,, ' sacred honour? being what he never had before and what he must have been fully aware he never shou'4 have duf ing life; So that altogether, we mFghtat low him some share la the language of the declaration of independence, if nil creatures; will allowi what is the fact whether they , allow it or not, that he has in turn neglect-, ed,: deserted and ViblateoV the belt ; ?nd. dearest principles of this dcclaratWD':Ahd ; that the people, unless they too have dtm the. same, should any longer continue dep , penaeni on Dim wim v irgima 10 dscjc nun, , :';1 l - j.-- I' to keep ur disreputable foreigners (beg- j When the allegiancie.can be absolved by their, ging ilr. Uuanc's and tMllatui's pardon; own mere eiecwon; must ne. matter pi. as- tonianment as weu as ctep regret to every:, person not yet bewildered and lost )tt the to the hichest possible consequence. In his-Inaugural addressV which he wrote and spoke on being made president, .among rule of contraries. riousnd4 aRyfetheirflmisesf-all very soon dead and bwriecL he promised to consider us all bihj-fof-li)e ?me priQctpk U re publicans all federalists," and to avoid e-. very thing like political persecution.' His J ts From, a London Sapeti. 4 -If the srrest, trial, and condemnation 6f the Duke d'Enirhien. bv the rrdr nf tha practice as president has been and " persecute all federalists for-nor being of I duced the Bame honest indignation inother his " sect, and to treat none none as republKl independent States, which it haft rlnnn her?'. cans but those who join and go with him the Firsts Congul will have no rtiMrn lil. all length.:, ..Far be it from us to think of mately to rejoice ill th6 suctesa ofhis dia reproaching Mr.. Jefferson for any guilt in bolical machination. Such an outrage against these things, or to think if we were to die eenetlit Yaw: of civilised 'fiurone.n'miikt .. Zthe Pi election; to give a preference to other undidates, : better knpvn tp them, or mwc'Tfcon'fidehce;;' About to ixt'fC fromthe turmoil and bu- sv scenes'oLotftJtclue. i cannot but loot hack with lomt decree of' anxiety and soli : citudfr iq that porlioh pf my own, ; which "has teetirtpent: in. the midst f-thern.I ' .inow tort Wl the faUibilitv of human na- i; ,' ture I am too sensible of my own weak. 5 pess and fraUties, to have the presumption ; -: suppose, that I have, been always u we Frew the Fred;rkkTovri HcraM. Declaration of-JndeetH't'i day .of Jijinelir76v . Richard ..JHeary. Lee, esquire, one oi me ueiegates in congress from, the state of "Virginia, agreeably to no tice he had before given, made the motion for a declaration of independence. On the lOih of June a committee was appointed by congreSi to prepare a declaration, which committee consisted of Messrs. Jefftrson, John Adams,' Sherman and KV Ti. Living ston. Oa ihe 1st of July, the commjttee rei ported' to congress a declaration,: and on the 4th of July 176, congress acreetl tcCSt . adoptedthcHj sucn as n now is.- ui uie years it nas ueen asserted by. the friends .of Mr.' Jefferson, that this 'de.claratiQn was entirely the WOrk, of his pen. This may ije so for ought We know, but how thejkknbw, it to-be so we cannot tell. - - All we k now. is, that, there were in congress at the time, and on the same committee with Mr. Jefferson, heads certainty as good as his, and certainly equal to the writing of the declaration, the sub stance of which, is ce rtaiinly-much more to be ad mired than the form. But we hardly consider the thihg worth. disputinj about : Pecause'if we'.were satiseeyond- doubts tnat ivir. j enerson wrote ;me aeciaration m iadependence all himself, it would only per haps increase our respect for the wisdom of theojdeengm use every manm incir service accoramgto Vil nr.Untinni and twhn iirr!ir:tarirtin(T. from, the character of Mr. Jefferson that, he was not one. or mose wno; coma ever be expected 'to act t cause well, may per hapa have been-willing to. let him shewf he was one of those who M. talk It.welL" To be the first mover of the declaration of independence, requifed a spirit of courage and therefore flichard Henry Lee was the mover. 'To be the scribe who jpenfttd the declaration, required no courare, and there fore Mr. Jefferson. iaay possibly.have beea prove on him guilt a? rank as sin itself that a man of his present firmness would feel reproach, or that followers of his command cpuldbe Weak enough to x for him.. .It is not then our meaning now to be in a pas- sion wim inn jetteon, or.-puf him )u a passion with us We tre only obliged to mention trte.se circumstances, jn order to excite the indignation of every Sovereign 1 nor can their subjects feel indifferent to the question. If free men are, whh impunity, to be carried away by force from their ha bitations, and from the country which gives tfiehi protectibril andto the ws of which, they are subject, there is an end to allorder' to all safetvvto even thinir worth contend. prove what we set out fpr by first proving j ing for among civilized mer Uc Vkti'" -it to be a uniform trait in his character, on I The Duke d'Ewrhien. who is dWPrinca' public affa'rs if not on private too, never to j Guemene, of whom the Moniteur. ulks say any thiftg or do by words but what he I had resided at or near the plate where he intends afterwards to-undo or gainsay by I'Vas arrested' for some time past, on a nro. deeds. We pretend not to blawe him for 1 pcrtv which he received from the Cardinal this, for it is merely a "habit he some how I de Rotanr Prince Bishop of Strasburi- got into, and habit, is second nature. BveW I and part of whose territories lay on tha manso mrowu iasnion,una wny nor j.ur. 1 urermaa siae ot tne iihine. i he Duke Jefferson to his ? But this being his fash- j d'Enghicn, therefore doei not labor under authorbf certain part of the declaration I .plots from his bein found so near tJie of independence, of certain parts which he " French territories. ; A Prince of the JBlood has more especially .than the, rest contra- -Royal of France has thus been kidnapped- uiicu rtiiu uuiucu uv ma uuuuuti swici i irum ma auuuicu tuunurj , camca to nis tis- . 111 cnuiuciaun uic imi ui iujuiicb uuuc 1 uvc buuxiiry,apu mere vipomeu to QIC Dy the colonies by ,the King of England, so as j a man who was not bom a French subject. 10 jusuiy.our tevoiutiun, me .aeciaranon 1 anuyeinasmemsoience to treat the aescen 1. ": M tie has made -Judges dependent on his rvill mone lor, the tenure of thetr office" The best possiblcij-eason to" believe that Mr. Jefferson wrote this part himself is, tnat ne.nas uteiy nimseu rnaae it a point to commitr-the; .same-9ce.iby-re;pe8ling:he: Judiciary, which has in fact .made the Judges dependent on his (arid congress's) will atone for the tenure of their offices. " :v u ffe (tb?Kinir) has erected a multihide of nevi offices. Z?d ffe hatcombined with othrrsi tor aooustun? tne - free sustem dants of Henry IV. aaliens,: when they are to-br robbed of thlr tnlipritanrBT rA ' subjects, when diey are to be murdered,"- Such are the vicissi tudes of human affairs. : - " - The. Duke d'Enghieh is, we are. afraid we must aaytm, the moat accomplished of -' ihrFreiitli pncv'Igigughtlo-his 'grana-;-father's corps during the war, and gready distinguished himself. : It was natural, in deed, that the FirstCotisul should be alirm ed at his neighborhood.-'-.y.'' -f i : ; ihe letters from Strsbtii-g, m, the Pans Journals, take it for wanted that'anolica- of English laws in a netzhbsuttng province. tion was made to the Elector of Baden. fc fstabtishing, therein , an arbitrary govern- his permission to enter his '.'temtones. We mem. unu tiwrviiir fM vvuiurc, v..u v . i uuuui viija TZTY- Hiucn.. i li any -aprlicalion render it en example and ft instrument for had beennude to the Elector of Baden, 'at 1 4. with, respect to the like xind of conduct in I ghien to the Frepch government, both be himself as that here accused, see Louisiana I cause the- Dukei was residing on his own 13 and all thincs now belons to it.' .-. vi& (the King) fa txcitei dsmesttt in rmnnftw wtupli itt Vi nlan. y'? JJ "Sivswjf viiv iMfi-va . luytuui ViCOs. rrt" i. itseem9 Kad been annexed to the State ot- . ' : -'K ' -::L '.'. -- .' II
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