The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-07-23

article in the Journal On the Sd, which
Tor the iirst time, presented this intima,
ton to our minds, and Mr.. Z. was then
informed that he had no, been Under.
stood upon this point as he Intended q,
have been. IL is possible we were so as
founded by The intimaiion OF the secreta.
rvs serious dispieasure, that We did not
comprehend what Mr.. B. intended dis
unctly to intimate, namely. tina, the viais
OF the hon. secretary's wrath were only
10 be partially emptied upon us. He
mas IN the publication before us, emp,ied
them To the bottom.
| on Monday or Tuesday, the eSth or
9th of June, one of the editors colled a,
the department of State, and, Mr.. Bren,
not having reached the office tha, morn.
ing learnt from another quarter, that the
Inst OF awards, under the Florida treaty,
WIS preparing for publication, not in the
National lnteiligeDcer, hut another Jour
mai. The expression of sentiment OF
surprise at this information. it is presum,
ed, produces the visit we had The honor
10 receive, on the Wednesday June 3O)
from MIR. Brent. when we were informed
that the Withholding Of this document
from us by the secrelsry. was not acciden-
tai, but premeditated, because of the
OMISSION. accidental as we have shown il
TO be, CT two extracts of reports of com.
miiiees OF the house OF REPRESENTATIVES
annexed 10 message ofthe president, to
show confederation Of views between
him and the house of Representatives, OH
the subject of the African slave trade
With regard To the other point embra.
ced in mir. Breni's certificate, we have
only TO say. that, had he inuned us o s.ee
snd CONVEX sc with" Mr.. Adams. haoituai
personal respect for him would of Itself
have led US to wait upon him FOR the
purpose. But 1t was a permission grant.
ed to us, ofwhich, after Ire formal expo
sitlon OF the views Of the secretary by his
chiet clerk we did not see any necessity
ct avalling ourselves This permission
was an evidence of the cnndescension of
| Mr.. Adams, but it cid 10; change the
fact OF his deliberate determination to
chsstise us for an offence, which We
never committed, as we have shcwn, So
lar as intention constitutes crime, and in
regard to which he did not even inquire
whether it was intentional or not.
AS tor the 'prevsccation' alIedees
against US, it Is comPrised in the total
misunderstanding, BY The honorable sec
| retary, OF our sentiments towards him.
which, were ii in the case of any ordinary
man, we should say he seems to be dc.
| termined 10 misunderstood. Whsn we
| described him as an elevated officer. a
sell poiseds enlightened, and experienced
statesman we spoke our real sentiments
those sentiments which, though re
have not played the sycophant with him.
(Dor with any other man, be il our proud
conso.stjoD under official denuncjation. !
We have always expressed, 10 public and
IN priva:e,wiihout caring whom i, pleased
or whom it diSpleased. Upon this D int
We will only express our sincere regret
ha, one, who has so many claims OH DOR
personal respect, should have permitted
himself to use this language, aud we
willingly leave it to an impartial pubic
10 decide whether we have deserved il at
/ his hands.
The honor OF a contI oversy with the
secretary Of state being above our ambi.
bon' and well knowing, besides, the fear
ini odds with which we contend, We shall,
dismiss the article which we have reluc.
family copied from the Journal, with
ye!y few further observations on the facts
OF the case.
| The senate documents 10 which the
secretary refers as having been printed
at our office, we're printed conrfdeutially
Tor the senate We could not avail our.
selves OF documents thus conEded to us.
We do not venture even to retain COPY
Of documents so printed, lest by some
accident the obligation TO secrecy might
be violated. As printers to congress, we
arc under obligations Of duty which we
do not allow ourselves, in our capaci,y Of
editors, TO transcend. The COPY from
which we publiohed the convention. &c
we have heretofore stated, was obtained
from the senate by member of the
ihouse OF epTeseniaiives--iher being no
access TO the Office ofthe senate for others
than usmbers OF congress. We pub.
ilshed, as we repeat, all that appeared
material to the understanding Of the pro
lceediBgs OF the senate. A part being
omitted inadvertently, was published a.
soon as the materially Of it was minated
10 us. Every disposition was shown to
meet the wishes OF the secretary of state
Had he requested the publication of anY
infher dpcnpncpto