1074. CALUMNY, Political.—
With the
aid of lying renegado from republicanism
[Callender], the federalists have opened all
their sluices of calumny. They say we lied
them out of power, and, openly avow they
will do the same by us. But it was not lies
or arguments on our part which dethroned
them, but their own foolish acts, Sedition
laws, Alien laws, taxes, extravagance and
heresies. “Porcupine,” their friend wrote
them down. Callender, their new recruit,
will do the same. Every decent man among
them revolts at his filth.—
To Robert R. Livingston. Washington ed. iv, 448.
Ford ed., viii, 173.
(W.
Oct. 1802)
