Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-08

on Of your political character, and their
appreciation of your appointment as
Ambassador to the court of Russia
from the United States, would request
the honor OF your acceptance of amin
vitation to dine with them at the Ex.
change Coffee House, on Saturday next
at 4 o'clock.
DAVID TILDEN, ,
BENJA. AUSTIN, Committee.
JOHN BRAZER, }
His Excellency
JoHN QuINcBY ADAMS.
To which they received the following
answer.
BosToN, July 81, 1909.
GENTHEMEN-Justly sensible
to the good opinion, and grateful for
ths kindness of my -fellow-citizens,
who have honored me with the invita-
ton, which you have had the goodness
to transmit 10 me, / have only to re-
greet, that the shortness of time and the
pressure of my necessary engagements
previousto my departure, will deprive
me of the pleasure which should have
taken in accepting it. I request you,
gentlemen, to tender TO them, and &C.
ccpt for yourselves my best wishes for
your and their happiness, and my ear
nest desire, that the duties of the pub
: lie trust which now calls me from my
country, may be SO discharged, as to
justify the confidence reposed in me by
the government, and the appreciation OF
my appointment TO the mission, which
the republican citizens of Boston,
have, through you, been pleased to ex-
press.
am, with great respect, gentlemen,
your very humble and obi. serv't.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
hs''F'. s Ra1ID A Is19ss' }conni,,e..
john BRAzER, }
We are gratifed to observe, that the
subscription list for the dinner intended
Ole given to the honorable John GUM
eey Adams, would have contained ma
ny of the most respectable names in
Boston, if the invitation could have
been accepted.-Boston Chronicle.
To the Editor of the Salem Gazette.
In the newspaper called the BosToN Pa
TRIoT, of the 22d instant, the Editor Mr..
EVERETT, has introduced the following
paragraph.
"COL PICKERING.
"A report TO which some of our public
papers have gwen currency is abroad, of
n Cpfnre fr>( Nrl - 49,
too serious for bis silence, or our repetition
His friends at Baltimore seem to be of the
aame opinion. We are not so much his e.
nemies as not to wish, at least for the sake
OF our country, to see the integrity OF Col.
J.. freed from that suspicion which must
rest upon it, while this charge is suffered to
circulate without notice. Whatever may
be the opinion of his friend who appears in
his behalf in theNorh american, it is pre-
sumed he will not, at this day so far mis-
take the mood of the public mind as to sup.
pose that repetition of bis charges against
our rulers, will be received as proof of
his own innocence. We extract the fol-
lowing from the NORTH AMERICAN, a
mouth niece fine British faction IN Bal
inore."
Mr.. Everett then inserts two paragraphs
from the Baltimore North American, in
which the Editor, JACOB WAGNER, ESQ.
notices the" report" las Everett calls the
Adeiin the Baltimore Whg) to which he
has reference, and which MIR. Wagner
ranks among Z" the prof gate accus4tions''
made against me, and of which, he justly
remarks, there is no end.
MI. Everett, affecting some concern for
appropriation, attacked by the " profligate
accusation" in the Wing, intimates a wish
TO see my integrity freed from the suspicion
which (he says) must rest upon it, while
this charge fas he calls that infamous Sian.
der) is suffered TO circulate without notice.
Thus under the mask of cnndour he raises
and gives currency to Sushicion that
have committed some crime of nature so
heinous, that the charge is too serious for
HIM 20 Tef1eat Yes, the charge is TOO afro
cous, and at the same time too monstrous-
~ absurd, for him publicly to repeat.
do not find that one of the democratic ne VS.
paper editors in New. England, with all