The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-05

am, with respect, gen,Iemeo, your very
bedient seIvsn',
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
TO me Frs,fc!ders of Ndsiisgto7. N'ythc,
Grayson, RIssef 1aS'peH. Lee, and Seo!t
Cohaties, Iirginia.
Frirnds and FeH.-p Cihzcns. Bv ,he..,i.
TICS presume to sddre.. you, though person.
ally known 10 few OF you, bccsuse my chs,ac-
ier has been. arrsigned before you. BY vou,
Repre'en'ative In Congress, Ia a printed
handful soliciting your .Gfff,grs for 'e.el.c
ton. who seeo,, TO hsv. conudpred his a.,
c'an 10 the continuance Of yous favor 10 con
.!st IN the bitterness WITH which he would
cen.ure ne. /. sball never solicit your suf-
.rsEss, nor those Of your Repsesen arve TOE
any thng. Bn, ] veiuc yCnr good opinion,
and wish TO show YOU that have not deserved
10 lose It.
lie says, IA, If you will elect him once
n,o,e he shai have served du,ipe The whole
sdrtui,trsi,nn q, James Aon,os an admins.
ua',On upon which he pesses hieh paneeyr-
&c, and which - adds, he has found /, sgreea.
he TO bis judgcisnt pcncreIiy 10 suI Ho'i.
While ~ he e%efclNe OF Try u,ioral rlph, Of
ssH defence, | come 10 'epel The charges ot
General So'yih. pay pau TO understand,
that II is neilber icr the purpose o! moving
sou 70 Withhold your votes from him, nor TO
induce Tho Ceoefai himself 10 reconsider hi.
op,uion or his inteniions. as they pst.cnsliy
concern me. He Offers himself cancida,e
for yonf votes, as hrving hitherto been gene.
rally supporter Ut the sdWinisttation OF NS.
Monroe. 90 that g. 9und, and upon the res.
a..
suppor 10 II, sc has my sincere aod warm
wishes for his srccess. Bot, as 10 his opin.
ions OF me, you will permit me 10 be ind fer
en-, 10 the opinion OF a man capable Of IN.
ing his judgneo, Of character from such
premises !. he has alleged in support Of his
estimate OF mine,
Hi. mode OF proof is this. He has ran.
srcksd the journals Of the Serr-,e during the
Use yea,s tbs, | had The honor OF a sea, in
,ha, body period, The expiration cf which
i, nearly hueen yusfs distant; end wherevs
he has touod, III The l'st yoss aud nays, my
emo recorded 10 vote which he disappfovss
be has imputsd It, w'hou, knowing sny Of
the grounds Oh which il was given, TO "a.
wois ot motives, far the pucpose of ascr,hGa
them 10 no. IL this fair IL Il crndid l. .it
ius Z Where is Iho man who evet served IN
Legislative capacity IN your courcils whose
character couid sand tesi like this! The
General once pe,l,oned The members of
for NOR Congress ito be mintful OF the rr.e ri
justice--,o o,heH d. wast TO ,hyself thou
wlshesl TO BE- toco."
Bu, il is his chs-rrs against rnc, thst
would iutp your attention. ADd Ii 81 OF ,hese,
which nc SAYS he passes over, but does not
pass over 4: my relation TO my ts,her ]. the
General conid have found any Of my co,cs up.
on the public journals during my ts,he-'s sd
minisuaIioD, lie might perhaps hsse t'ed
them as he has ihoss Of laiet date. But,
during the whole Of my laiher's stn.Eisirs.
lion, l. was absent from the county. For
how guch Of cay 's,be,'s acts AN steoun,s.
bic, leave to your sebse of justice 10 deter
nine as leave to the flat sffec,ion and pi
civ Ct every ore OF ycu, 10 esinssis The tenn
per OF the feptosch, ina, have never bsen
tie 'eYi!sf Of them,
Another charge which be General Brings
sgsins, me, while protesting TO pass u owe,
Is, thar have wfiuen agoinst me Pish. o/
Aiqz not only, he says. agsihs, the sork tho
eoinleJ, but sgsinsi the nebis themselves.
This Is . mistake, w'ote series OF papers,
Containing en- exsmins ION Of some OF the doc.
,rine, m rboms, Psipe's psnph!s', entrIsd
the Rieh,s of Men. l believed msny OF ns
doetr,ne. unsound. ] think l hsse no. seen
either The pamphlet, OF my sxsmIns''oo OF q.
r.. r,n,s thao ,hirt, yesss. In that time ]