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From the EX 1 MINER,
On Monday evening lift, the
editor of the Examiner was in
formed by a gentleman of ref
pe6fability, that a party of men
h.id aftociated for the purpofe of
attacking his Office. He imme
diately communicated the report
to the mayor, and prepared for
Jds defence, in the event of the
civil authority heing inadequate
to the fupprefficn of the riot.
No attack however, was made
U pon the Office of the Exami
ner; and it now (eems, that they
deny having bid it in contem
plation to injure the editor in
any refpeft, but to take a certain
charafter from his office, and
drum him out of town. The
editor believes that this a cl would
have injured him ; and will
therefore thank tire parties con
cerned, if, when thev differ
from him again refpefting the
arrangement of his office, they
will be fo good as to fubmit the
difpute to the laws of our coun
try. The manner in which this
paper has been conduced fiom
its commencement, is pretty ge
nerally known ; and it is as well
known, that the editor differs in
political opinion from thofe who
fupport the prefent admimftra
tion of our government. In
defending or propagating his
principles, either befoie or fince
the commencement of the Ex
aminer; the editor has invari
ably confined himlelf in Zusopin
ion, within the limits of the con
flitution. But in doing this, it
may be urged, that he is mifta
*cn; a °d that he has infringed
‘ome conflitutional law of the
United States. If this accufa-
Lon be correft, let the penalty
of that jaw which has been in
fringed, be the punifliment of
u!S imprudence ; or for thofe
ano think with the editor, the
puniihmcnt of his patiiotifm.
We rnud fubmit to laws paffed
y a majority of our reprefenta
tlve,c unt il we can procure their
repeal,
Auer this flatement, the pro
nncty whfch muft be adrnit
jl> Hill any who (full have
e r cn . combined with the party
;,11 ociated for the purpofe of
attacking the Office of the Ex
/ ' lncr ° n Monday evening laft,
-• utnte in acknowledging his
hcemioufnefs, his difo.derly
~ bis highly culpable
mo / ? We think not-and
0n y icgiet that the fecrecy in
\ a,Cl l bis plot is enveloped,
P Cv ents our yet expofmg their
iu ,r!eS P u bhc cen
tnrL •r t r is , punifhment is fuftici
-1 h l4>: h diaraPiCrs can poftioly
a particle of fcnfibility.
THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE.
1 U E S D A Y, Sf.pt emr f. r 10, 1709.
REASON JND TKI'TH IMPARTIAL <JC Hii 7//V- tV.ii'.
Perhaos it may b* fi«id, that
the attack was not defigned to
injure the pcrlon or i tcrell of
the editor, but a certain charac
ter belonging to his office. Does !
this wipe away the odium ? Cer- 1
tainly it docs nor. Ihe crime j
is as prominent and indeed
heightened by the unmanly
defign. In the fi ft place, this
individual, in common with
every other citizen, is refponfible
oruy to the law : in the fecond
place, they might have counted
upon refinance from the editor
of the Examiner and his friends.
But this injured man, quite a
flranger, apparently deftituteol
every earthly affifhnre, with
fcarcely a place wherein to hide
bis head; and incapable of de
fending himfelf was to be tri
umphantly led to the extremity
of the city, where he was to re
ceive born a band of heroic bre
athers, at the cxpence of duffing
j their white filk (lockings and
I loofirg the powder from their
perfumed locks, a Jcdcral falutc :
luch I prefume as was bellowed
1 upon Mr. Duane, and the print
er at Reading. \ his was a dan
gerous enterprize for ckarafters
who intended to perpetuate an
a6t fo dig raceful; and as well
j worthy a little triumph, in the
I little way from their little toad
eaters, as the ttiumph demanded
; by Cali;, ula for gathering cockle
(hells in the helmets of his fid
dlers.
The editor now takes the li
berty to return his thanks to the
mayor, magiftrates, and many
citizens of both parties in ibis
city, (or the promptitude in mi- 1
feffed in luppoiting o der and |
harmony, on heuing the report.
This is not the firfl inftance of
folicitude for the public tranquil
ity being ftrongly exhibited by
the people of Virginia. The
citizens of Richmond, the band
of brothers and tiicir patrons
excepted, are entitled to the
acknowledgment of all pa 1 tie?,
for this evidence of decency and
difinteieffednefs. They hive
fet an example to the 11 lends of
adrniniftration, which ought to
be followed from cne end of the
continent to the other.
pwmmtmmmmmv 11
Exiraft of a Utter , dated Ri h
m >nd t July 24 y to the Editor of
Baltimore American t .
“ Sir,
“ For many years pnfl, Au
guffine Davis, pofl-malter of
this city, had been printer to
the commonwealth—But as I. s
Virginia Gazette was an exceed
ingly fcurrilous .r: ftocratical
newfpapcr, the aflfembly, in th sr i
laft winter feffion turned him;
out, In his place they appoint-
cd Mr. Meriwether Jones, a
zealous republican, and who is
othe? wife a gentleman of a very
popular charaftfcr. Mr. Jones,
at the fame tim*, Cat up a newf
paper, call'd “ die Examiner ;
and, as his own health is a li tic
Impaired, lome months ago
engaged Callender, whom you
mull know hy his publications,
to come down here, and allill
b in. Nothing could he more
wanted in Virginia than a well
managed newfpapcr. One half
of the newfpapers in this fiafe,|
are in the fervice of govci nmentj'
and fome of them are almoll as
inlainous as Fer.no liirnfelf, *
“ In order to filence the Ex
aminer's b tlery, fome clcfpera
does formed a plan for attacking
the printing-office, and fizing|
upon Callender. Ihe rcpo;t ns,
that they were to drive him out
ol the city; but the moll pre* i
table iHue is, that they would
have muideredhim. The feheme
feemed fo black, that a peifon
to whom it had been entiidled,
came and told it to one of the
ft lends of captain (ones, on
Mond \y afternoon, fome bouts
before it was to have been pot
in o execution. It was faid that
the confpratois were in numbei
li Ft x -three : other accounts have
It* 11 ned this amount—one of
their leaders was lieut. Pope, ol
the federal troops quartered
here ; but it mud not from
thence be inferred, that either
the officers or the men were in
general, friendly fo his purpofe.
On receipt of this news, the
i republicans were immediately
in motion, and within lefs than
,an hour and an half, they had
muttered a large body cf armed
I men to piotecl the printing
office, and all who belonged to
it. Captain M < Kea, of the
Richmond Grenadiers, was, on j
this occalion, diff nguifhed by
his particular activity in collect
ing the volunteers. The con
spirators, perceiving th t their
plot was dilcoveied, kept aloof;
and it was fortunate for rbem
lelvcs that they did fo. Public
notire was given by the friends
of the Examiner, that if the at
tempt had been m dc, they
would have levelled with the
ground the houfc of every tory
in Richmond. It herns hard,
as it was then obferved ; tliat (lie
people of Ameiica cannot get
leave to manage their own buh
ne!s in their own way, for a few
ove bearing foreign fhoo-kcep
en*
A party of armed men re
mained upon gaud beloie the
Office of the Examiner, lilt 12
at night, whan the p 'pers fo* th*
poll of next morning had been
worked rff.
had actually fubfciibed a written
agreement rc'pcfting this 1 ufi
nels. Undoubtedly they looked
up to governru-nt far proteftiou
and promotion, having before
their eyes the irnnunify with
which Duane was flogged. But
after all, tFicy inflook their
i ground. If John Dunlan had
|a6lrd in Richmond ivh t he did
in Philadelphia, he could only
it ive cfcaprd a kicking by Hi in*
, ° ut °l the ritv. lln houfe would
hove laid as /Jot q\ a pancake Rut
(uppohng that thelc w etches
had (urceeded in fhoo'ing : al
lender, and in burning (lie print
ing-office, the militia from t c
adjacent country wouM infl.mf
ly have he n colle.&ed, and
would aflure *Jy have cut them
to pieces. Ihe Examiner is "a
popn! ii newfpapci It has done
(eivice in the Repub ican caufe,
ami on the plan by which it has
hitherto been conduced, it will
do much more. The fublathers
to (hat pubiicalh n. will not per
mit their amufement to he in
tenupted by a petty hand of
Ruffian*. But piav what kit d
of gr "rnrnent ihufl that he,
whole favor is courted by the
( ( 'h tillC7i of vie and the pevpefra.•
Un of ??ths ?In pure juffirc to
(lie officcis o( the federal 11 oops
quartered here, I mufl ohferve,
that lorne of than have exnrcT
fed the ntirolt concern on ac
count of (hi. project of confla
gration, and of mu der. ( apt.
Ed dins fent down to tiie crowd,
and offered to capt. [ones to
rna'di Ills company to his aflift
ance. If the fecretary at war
does his duty/ he will turn lieu
tenant Rope out of the ranks,
as well as any oilier federal oT
cers who may have been con
cerned in fo fcandalous a f< heme.
;lf fuch an expulfion docs not
take place, we muff infer, that
this friend of order meets w ith
the approbation of his fupcii
ors.”
Hie honorable the Inferior Court of
the County of Joffer [on.
PrriTION of D mid
humbly fhr w*■i h, lha r bring c<-‘iS r« i
i ■ th? gi.-l of h * County, for dchr, at nt
'8 Have ; and rb 1 1 he it uni!'’? o f ppo't
i iiifclf a Trig (ml) hit c< t fuienient, arul
t erf‘V.rc pra j that he mov be adtnitird
to ?• joy the benefit of ib? a 5l, pr *\ i teJ
b)r me <elicf’ vf infolvent <!r »*o'j.
Daniel M‘Dowell.
Srn’*ml»er 2,1 -99.
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