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ilif^^sufaj^ct qf the efectipii,, pr for^oixi^ other, 4wMb«fi, fppi
cause, the president, m bk w^om^ deemed 4! espediem tg
bestow that office upcm a rival caiididate. Pennington at first
discovered 9oqie resentpient a{i4 ^^T^t upon the occasion. He
reproi^ched hia cprrespondept with, l^a^ely be]tr$iying his cx>n&i
dence, and oilFeTed to ^nter ipitp a pyblic di6^c^s8i(»l, to justify the
jectitude of ^ principle^ uppn which he had a^ted* His
wamith,^ however, soon abated* He yielded to his invincible
desire for political el^vatiQQ $^d pecuniary e]3a(duj(^ent, and
aovight evezy m^am^ howler dishonourable ^base^ tQ appease
the wi^th pf the ruling powers. No expedient, however hu«
iniliating, was left untried to effect this purpose As c^inions
and principles, were with hi^) ^^ triilef» Iig)it aa air,'f. he boldly
threw cpnsequen(^f^ behind hipi j -^d a9 tjt\e mp^t effectual
mode of §ucce^s, l^ft Ne^? Jersey,, tp see^ ai^ interview with
James Che^tl^am, whQ» to the honour of the gqvemment,
boasted of being its .Organ in New«Yc»'k» lie ^nade Cheetham
l^is fathe]|: confessor, and freely acknowle4ge4 that he felt 8oni<^
^^ compunctious visiting^ pf Qonscie|ic^,'' a^ was desirous of
atpnipg for thc{ crimes h? had coini^tted if that if he now could
be of service in calumniating the vice-president, or assist in the
attack which had been commenced on Mr. Burr and his friends,
he wa§ ready to yield his assistance. He accprdingly received
(he forgiveness of the Popf, and the tlurnks of his emanuensis
'MTf Cheetham, who infqrpaed hiin, he wo^uld sooii be applie4
to, for information oi; the subject to which he had a)ludecL Xhi^
forlorn and weeping pepitent ^tm:ped iropi his p^lgrifpage to
his split^ry hpme, which had ^o% yet \^pn blessed^ with the eur
livening ii^u^nce of govenHnei^tal patronage. Ct^eetham wrote
for the information which had been propabed, and his new pur
pil, with humble a|id contrite zeal, furnished the letter which is
now under review* As a specimen of tlie truth it contains^ the
reader will have the goodness to ^ompaiae the fin|t sentence
With the abpve recital. T|ie sentence tp wluch I aUude is^ip
Shese wprds ; .\^ It is. 