Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-01-26

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COMMUNICATION. 1855
The friends of Mr., Monroe complain of
thc friends of MIR. Madison, because The lat
,ertmc, IN large public room in the Bell
Tavern, and nominated persons to be voted
for rs electors, who, il elected by the peo-
pie will vote for Mr.. Madison to be the next
President. They say the friends OF Mr.
Madison met in eoncirus; and that the in
wharton WAS addressed TO the friends of Mr.
NIatiscn o,fltf. FLY meeting IN conciaue,
weare to understand meeting with closed
doors, thu, charge is mt true. They did
irt.ee.i invite the Members IF .fss-nfbfv fa-
yoring the election of Mr. Madison and fhr,n
o,tiv. II was not inrcnded 70 s,Iffer the Of
fcers of the general and state governments
residing in Richmond 10 exert in the meet
Ing, either their official iafDcnce, or their
elouuence. Nor did ihey wish the harino-
nv of their meeting to be disturbed BIZ dis
cnssions about measures or men They
could not do such Injustice To the American
people, to the people of Virginia, hve-s,xths
Of whom are deemed favorable tothe cleo
tion Of Mr.. Madison, as not to give them
n-oppertunity 10 support him for the pre-
sidential chair. A general meeting was in
roe's friends would abandon him. IL might
have produced animositv, and a ser'uus and
lasSirs division. The presence ofthe friends
efoue candidate could not aid the other i'm
making out their list of electors.
IT the course pursued by the friends Of Mr..
NTadisonis in any wise excep;ionable in what
is shat pursued by the friends Of Mr. Mon
roe preferable? Was it proper to attempt
20 defeat the meeting of the majority, by
giving subsequent notice 70 meet at ano-
thor place is the tic ket issued ON Saturday
addressed only to the friends OF Mr. Mon
roe, not confined to members of the legisla-
ture. preferable in its form or substance to
that addressed on Thursday only 10 the
members Of che legislature friendly 10 the
election Of mir. Madison Wherein the pre-
ference consists cannot see: For surely it
is not desirable that ambitious men of the
CITY Of Richmond should be called in, to min
gle with, irfue1oe, and direct, the repre-
scntativcs OF the people.
Extract ola lettei ffrov Member If Con-
gross 10 ire Editor, dated,
IVASarNGTcN, Ian sc, 1909.
"lTE have this DAY received from the
president of the United Stntes, a written
Tepiv 20 the resolutions NJ TINS house, re-
guessing he institution Of a. enquiry into
the coadact of Gen. Wilkinson and also,
aay Information on the files of government
respecting the conduct OF any Of The officers
O. government on the same subject. To,hc
hrsi he has replied, that court OF enquiry
had hecn Instituted, which is engaged on
che subject, to whom he has transmitted the
information received from this house. The
Ressnge states that the executive depart
ment bias never before been in possession Of
the TESTIMONY offered by Mr. Clark, or any
thing 10 the same effect: That the charges
conveyed ty il shall receive Il full and inn
partial investigation II denies, in direct
terms, the change of Mr.. Clark, that the
executive had paid no attention to his com
nnunicatio1s anil states that Mr.. Clark
had made personal com nunications ~ tine
president ana secretary, and had address,
ed q written one 70 the secretary ct state,
accom- panied by statements, requesting at
the sar1e time. that they might &c burncd.
which however. wrs not done hut Mr.. &
vas informed they would be subject to his
order These communications contained
the same information which had before
been ad'lr"ased - the former adninistr,ti-
ons, and did not rcspcct the charge OF VI.d-
kinson having received pension
Several letters and Other documcnts nc
company the message they are ordered to
be printed, and viii transmit vou 4 cnpy.
Among them now rcCOllect, are, a letter.
from Manuel Gayosode Lemos, 10 iIeuiamin
Sebastian, inviting him TO settle in Louis-
ana, Of which Wilkinson was tho bearer,
i'll tho year, think, 'SS; a letter from the
same pers"naee, ;hen n Spanish governor.
- D11iel Clark. acknowledging receipts Of
his letters. and fully disclosing the design of
disTncmb~r NJ the union, in which Wiikin-
sons name is nos mentioned. There arc
several letters from Mr.. Andrew Flicot,
who was commissioner to run the treaty
line between the r. States and Spain, r.,
1896 which speak 81 tho designs Of Spain in
general, rs to a dismernbcrneGt. & rs exist
inc disputes bctwecn CSvoso {, Carondclct.
Of The intrig1cS of the latter, through Pow
ers, who . represented asa man Their of had
character: in those Wilkinson's uame j. not
mentioned. MIR. F.. refersto letter III cv-
pher, which tits presumed may be in some
of the Offices, nor do recollect whether
the probability Of obtaining IL is mentioned.
however the President informs ms, NJ FL
Iicov himself is summoned ~ attend die
court of enquiry, who viii. NJ doubt. afford
the proper explanations; it is observed IN
this correspondence that tho Spanish 90
verDment we're about that time thrown irto
great CONSERVATION by the report of NVilkin-
son'c rouniut< doDf, the ~ re~ ia roro,. F,...,