Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-30


~ been favored with the following
eonv Of letter from JOHN SMITH = ~ :,
n Governor of Ohio, which We recoHsil1enu
tatbs nctice of our readers
= - 49, W1AsnlxrreN FED. q
81 10 his excellency 1nomas Kirxer, Esquire
Speaker OF the Senate, and acting ,1o's''
& nor OF the state ct Ohio.
SIR, 81. ...,,
take the liberty of hereby making kn now
througk You, a determinations which . nave ffa'
long since formed, to resign my seat IN 'l'e
senate Of the United States. 10y VII 81
cuse my troubling you on this occasions ~
stead Of the President OF that honorable pony,
prefer this course, though II may appear -. a.
unusual one, because donot feel any oollsBa, :
eiess TO conform to any OF the ceremonies % !,
I Srcti,lnc which are not agreeable to me, ana
because Iwish,to give ray reasons Tor VIII win
drawing from political life, and to give them
with more freedom than might possibly DC
considered consistent with the cour.sy style,
which might be required in an address TO the
senate.
am the more anxious to avoW my MOVIES
as fear ttey may be misunderstood, aild
that such may be attributed 10 me as would
scorn to allow tue least share OF Influence on
my actions. 1t may be supposed that dlssa-
y tished with the result OF the late enquiry INTO
nv conduct, modification and disaPPoiEt-
ment must have driven me from my sea- III q a
body, of whose members considerable pof-
non, in point Of numbers, have declared me
unworthy Of an associatien with them his,
sir, is tar from being the case. 1 never ex-
nected, ardent as were my hopes, TO exter-
rxte all prcaldioes, to remove all doubts
could not expect to convince those who we're
determined never to change their opinions,
or that those who wished TO pronounce on
my guilt, IN summary manner, without a-
lowing me to exhibit any evidence of my N
noccncc, wcald Listen to ira: evidence when /
produced IL; could only offer luminous
mass of proofs to the world, bee could not
force open a}lseyes to behold it-That tbs ,e
suit was, hewcsc-, in some measure differ
ents from what | expected, pretend not Ia.
ssleny--that nineteen men could be found IN
the senate Of the United States to pronounce
me guilty, did not suppose possible, and |
.wil, frankly own. that when saw it, though
iiieii gnation was the predominant sentiment Of
ray hcart yet it was In some degree mixed
with other end more painful feelings--but,
Sir, it was the weakness only OF memert.--
j ha d II. any sources of consolation to aid to
those WI ieh proud consciousness Of limo,
cepce afforded me. In the first place, ] saw
wEo were the advocates of this resolution, and
who were its opponents, and though will
not say that did not regret the crnssrc OF the
former, flor desire the good opinion OF all.
the little as well as the great yet the open,
and honorable approbatfon of the latter, ex.
@tinguished every trace of such a leeling--l
saw, what the nation will see, and what eve
{ nv man mast acknowledge, who does not count
! senators, like cattle, by the head, that my;
right to nv seat, and my character was estab-
: iished by as remarkable a preponderanoe Of
the talents, worth, and responsibility CT that
house as ever distinguished one offs votes.
I also recolected that this proceeding was
a public one, the proofs and principles on
which it was conducted within my reach, ard
that it was within my power to exhibit them
fairly and impartially, and claim an honorable
.acouittal from all who would do me the JUS
Stice TO read them--that if ancnable to the
!. laws of my country, as certainly am i gull
fly, might be called to appear before ant Of
~herrribunals, and welcome with exultation "a
ny Investigation.
Ihavesit also, Sir, in my power to answer
question which may be here very naturally
asked How is it possible, iif.it may be
sadly that nineteen senator's couId solemnly
affirm the truth of an accusation without some
testimony to warrant It.! 81 / am net SO ..ln-
charitable as to say that all or even many Of
thase gentlemen really believed me innocent
---ilor will I say that all or perhaps even any
Of them re-incapable of forming correct O.
pinion upon mere matter Of fact. No, Sir,I
: do Dot thus SO highly inlpeachscithcr their