harge he is just as
well founded as in those I have already noticed. Mr. Gerry has more than
once published to the world, under the sanction of his name, that he
opposed the system from a firm persuasion that it would endanger the
liberties of America, and destroy the freedom of the States and their
citizens. Every word which I have stated as coming from his mouth, so far
from being inconsistent with those declarations, are perfectly
correspondent thereto and direct proofs of their truth. When the
Landholder informed us that Mr. Gerry was "face to face with his
colleagues in the Convention of Massachusetts," why did he not, unless he
wished to mislead the public, also inform us for what purpose he was
there?

That it was only to answer questions; that might be proposed to him, not
himself to ask questions that he could not consistently interfere in any
manner in the debates, and that he was even prohibited an opportunity of
explaining such parts of his conduct as were censured in his presence? By
the anonymous publication alluded to by the Landholder, and inserted in
the note, Mr. Gerry's colleagues are not called upon to acquit him: it
only declares "that he believes them to be men of too much honour to
assert that his reasons in Convention were totally different from those he
published;" and in this I presume he was not disappointed for the
Landholder otherwise would have published it with triumph; but if Mr.
Gerry, as it is insinuated, was only prevented by pride, from, in person,
requesting them to acquit him, it amounts to a proof of his consciousness
that, as men of honour, they could not have refused it, had he made the
request. No person who views the absurdities and inconsistencies of the
Landholder, can I think, have a very respectable opinion of his
understanding, but I who am not much prejudiced in his favour, could
scarcely have conceived him so superlatively weak as to expect to deceive
the public and obtain credit to himself by asking "if charges against Mr.
Gerry are not true why do not his colleagues contradict them?" and "why is
it that we do not see Mr. McHenry's verification of your assertions?" If
these Gentlemen were to do Mr. Gerry that justice, he might as well
inquire "why is it we do not also see the verification of A, B, C and D
and so on to the last letter of the Conventional alphabet." When the
Landholder in his eighth number addressed himself to Mr. Gerry he
introduces his charges by saying