Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-19
THE RUOE

Hints have been repeated thrown out, in the
Northern papers, about certain private letters that
we're 10 he usbered TO the world from the Boston
press. This publication has las, seen the light uu-
der the name Of" Correspondence between The Hon
John Adams, late President the United States and
the late Wm. Cunningham, Esq. Begun an 1908, aHd
e'ded az 1872 Puhshed 10y + NJ Cunningham, -
from the ohcf OF the American Statesman. Price 2 /.
The pamphlet has not yet reached Richmond, nor
have It's contents been described in the Eastern
prints From The eiinrIs, however, thai made
TO arrest tts publication from the character Of Two
articles that have appeared in q Boston and in - Sa
lem paper, since lis publication from the conf'lsn-
ial nature of the letters Of Mr.. Adams, it requires
" ghost To tell US" ihai jle work is frauri witt,
matters which will excite little curiosity and dis
CussOn IN the political world.
writer has already step, upon The stage uudcr tic
signature OF Marathon IN the Boston Patriot Of The
llib INST (tiree days after the publication Of Tue to
lume) who begins wIh o. Rrm;i ks gu The Cores
pondence, &c. &c. No. This wp,tcr Informs us
ihai
&" In the year 1908, friendly private and confidential
correspondence on desuory subjects oi political interest
was commenced, aud continued at rregua interval, be-
William Cpnning han, nf Fitchburg, gentleman Preaty
his interior in years, and wholly unknown to che
own life.
"The letters now published by Ephrsim Nav Gun
press OF Messrs. True Green publishers Of the Amrrcp
Statesman, who in advertisement appended this wo,k,
solicit subscriptions Tor tieir paper"
Tic most important purpose ofthe lst no. or .Nuyo-
then, IS "a show the gross breach Of confidence which
Is exhibited IN The publication NJ these letters Dc
refers to one Of The leuers Of NJ. : luns, written
~ 1910, IN which hr tells Nj. WIN. Cunningham
bal the confidence and conscrsaion w! cb have pas
sod between us have hpen under the tOpftnfsi sea!
Of secrecy sud friendship he quotes ice pledges
made Wv Mr. { ihai What vas thus discussed to
him d" shall be inviulahl, krpi and yet IN spite of
these pro's. sous, bc father attempted 10 dispose of
ihcn,--and The son ushrrod them io the world. Yet
Marathon has not confined his auathemas a. these
Two persons.---He his given birth by his destinations
10 c0liderGi discussion, which Is 10 produce no
iulc sensihility brfwecu Two Of our most disiin-
guishcd ciiizcns Nhs should we affect any urne-
ress1ry dehctcy on ilus occasion I'VE mean w ~
Crawford aud Johu O adams. - HhO Is his M,trd-
stoUP Who is II That under this mask, with dipi0-
mafisfs language aud dipfnpaiSts slil ,utcrs such
~ ineinu1tOn against-Mr Crawford? 4 he insinua-
ton hrs Muahou denies that separate from
the personal Hifeeiiog which, may bc excited IN soms
vets lew individuals they viii have any effect IN ihc
| oyprOrrhiHg political caHr0Ss:' lie then adds
Tint some persons who may have been instrumenta
causing their publication, have different opinion, prob
ably tfue bot such persons much mistake tue high
minded apd noble feeling Of the Amercan people the
do their honor IN any connection with puhiicati
this Kind and certain " cOuld be proved
gross breach OF every honorable feeling displayed
this pfuianaon OF confidential intercourse c0plu III
traced 90 individual however distinguished, such PC