Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-30
From h' Boston Patriot f Dee. al
JEFFERSON AND ADAMS

lew months since. most wicked EFF
was made, by the ireaCnerOus pubiraiion oi
the Cunningham correspondence, to destroy
TIE merlted popularity Of John O. Adams
from an expectation. that the friendship ~ hict,
Mr. Jefferson had so long entertained for HE
venerable father, would be converted into rc-
sentiment, in which the republicans would M,
only participate, but yisil the surpassed WRONG,
OF The father upon the SON. So far from this
desired result being produced, the people re-
coiled with horror from the deed. and their
Indignation has been loud, deep and universal.
But to show, still farther, how impotent has
been the malignant blow, aimed at an aged
patriot, who Is trembling nn the verge of The
grave, permission has been granted to publish
the following voLUNTARY communication
from the Illustruus sage oi Monticello To hi.
distinguished cOmpatriot. in the glorious ca
reer of the revolution, which must ovrrwh,Im
with shame aud modification, The participants
in that wanton outrage upon confidential M
tercOurse, and blast forever their DESPERATE
hopes, To send 10 their tnmbs as Imnlacabl.
enemies, two of the only three surviving sign
ers of the Declaration Of Independence.
While the holiness Of friendship is thus pre-
served from vile proclamation, the citizens nf
the United States will rejoice. aI the triumph
of virus, and learn how Ia appreciate, those.
lofty sentiments and that exalted friendship
which neither time, political dssrnti0ns, or
private ruemies can obliirrate
MONTICELLn, Oct. 10. 1928.
Dear Sir do not write with the case
which your letter of Sept 10, supposos. Grin
pied wrists and fingers make writing slow and
laborIOus; but, while writing 10 vou lose the
sens" of these things, in the recollection of an
cient times, when youth and health p1ade han
plness out of every thing. ! forget for hill
the hoary winter of age, when we can think
"I n"thIng hut how To keep ourselves warm.
and how Ia get rid Of our heavy hours until
me friendly hand of death shall rid us of all M
once. Against this fsdium vitae. hnwP,er. |
am fortunately mounted on hobby. whirb
indeed should have better managed some 80
"r 40 years ago, hat whose easy amhle is stu,
sufficient to give exercise and amusement 10 AN
octogenary rider. This is the establishment Of
an University, 0n scale more cnmprthrn.
sIVr, and in a country more hearhy and zen
trial, than our old William and Mary, which
these obstacles have long kept IN state ni
Iangnor and Ineilicirncy. But tie tarGinrss
wIih which such works proceed, may render
1t doubtful, whether | shall live 10 SEE il 20
into action.
Putting aside these things, however, fpr the
present. | write this letter, as due Ia &, rrrnd-
ship, c"-evsl with our government. and nov
attempted to he poisoned. When too late ira
life to be replaced by new affections. had
'"r some time observed, in the public papers
dark hints and mysterious innrndus of = rnr-
TesPnndence oi ynurs with u Glend, io IS honl
you had opened your hosnm without rcser, ..
ana which was tO hr made public hy thai
TREND, or his representative ard nov IL Is
sara !" ~ ari"aily published II has not yet
reached us, bat extracts have been g,vcii. aud
SUCH as seemed rnnst likely ~ draw curtain
Of separation between YOU and myself Wr,,
there me- other motivr iban that ri Indignation
against the author of this outrage nn urisat,
condolences wlose shaft serrns fo liaVrhr,r
a'mrd ~ Yourself, moc particularly; hi
world make IL the dHv or every honntai,l
lnind Va di-epPoint that aim, Nv nupustng
IT'S impression, sesen-fold sfi, ld Of apat,,
and ipsensibihty. Wuh inc, however. no such