The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-12

displea sd. We snaii be always glad Ia
hear from the author on any eihrr subject.
q - " Il bUFimap, Ne. (, +" Ia our next.
La EdytHe The interesting rotation of
La Fnyette's visit 10 the tomb of Washing
ton, will attract tbe attention Of the reader.
We have iteen in The habit generally of
a,niumg the addresses delivered 10 the
General us too flisome aud addiatury.
Bot, we could not refrain giving our rca
ders that of Mr.. Gusts, an this OCCASION
fraugbt az IL j. with The must glowing feel
itg aud impassioued .loguenee.
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airs. .NOULTO.T. Mr.. .fDyl.lIS' IND
.ER. ht.RR.
:" Give not thy tongue loo great liberty, lest
" il take thrc prisoner 4 word uuspoken
q" is like The sword in the scabbard, MiHe
-" II vented thy sword isfiu nn"ther's hand
'' II thoa deeiru to be held wisr, hold .tily
tongue" [Qaatics's EuchiridoH.
We have hitherto but slightly noticed the
transactions between these individuals be
cause I'VE conceived il of @pryaie Nature
altogether, in which the public WAS NO ways
concerned. The motive which induced
the edins Of the Washington Gdzeue -
hiring Il forward nj the moment he did, was
Too pspat4le e. admit of doubt, and too
mean not to excite contempt. We have
been always satisfied thai the Transaction
was coiurcd for party and clcctionrrring
purposes, IL indeed the stntenent was not
substantially false. Ne,eeur Ia thi4 subject
now for purpose entirely different (,um
that which in,iueed IT, frat pullicity--not
tofhaye any inluence IN promoting DIR.
Adams success IL the Presidency for che
day Of election Is past but 10 verify an
assertion that we have frequently made,
during the Investigation of the cIaiirs Of the
Presidential candidates, that Mr.. Adams,
while he J., superior to any of them ia
intellect and political experience, is equally
us moral and honest, both as Il politician
and man. tll'otis have been made, hy
gross misrepresentation, even her,, nj II
time destined 10 have an effect al TIA" polls
and al u moment too late, and in n nanHer
too insidlouf and sly, to admit OF cAectual
opposition, to inlufe Mr.. Adams nbout his
conduct ia this husiae9s. Under these CIR
cumstanccs, I've have determined 10 give n
correct II, tory Of this ease, and leave it to
our readerytu determlhe what motives 90
Serncd AIR. Albums in ahnrdiuS relief 10
Mrs. Mouttnn, hnnl tue oppression vt her
landlord, and Why any account of II trans
action purely pli,ate, IN its nature, aud pc
.culiarls delicate IN some ol its details,
should huyc hsscn ohtruded on the pablo
ear. Mr.. Kerr, and hit coadlutors in this
nelarioGs scheme 10 inJnre Nit Adams,
have drawn ihe notice OF The public upon
themselves, and they must abide the test of
The scrutiny which they have Invited 49,
They shonid have reeolrcted that some
men nrly,S,scape exteration Nhct they are
unnolicrd They would not then have
provoked ADMINISTRATIONS, which must re-
suit in their cumpl,te discontinue and
disgrace.
Tier, has been misunderstanding in ths
public mind about the manner in which,
MIR. Adams endorsed the note of Si87 so
liz knew atthe time he endorsed the not,
that il iUds for that sum lie did not sis
IL, as some suppose, without knowing tat
amount Expressed on its face, which sup
position Ir,s been srz,d Oh TO accuse Mr.
Adams of carclcss utss ia the transaction u
business. lfii be asked, then, ms it will be-
why did Nir. 4. refuse 10 pay the sum FOL
which he knowingly became responsible
we answer, by "a statement of facts; Mr.
Adams had never, NOR his he ever Ia this
day seen Mr-., Muulion--Alrs. Adams, otl
witnessing the distressed situation of Mrs
Moultan, requested. Mr.. A. TO endorse q
note for her iioazcaeht, whlrh shb repre-
scented to amaa0t to Sl&5. Mr.. ~ agreed
To do so huf when tlae note Was sent I,
him for cnd6rs ition. he found thateihe sun
instead of ta5, awus Si87 30. ~, this in
crease Mr.. A. objected, nj that moment
and the note was semi back 10 Mr. Kerr
with his objections, by Nj. A.-tn whom
Mr. X. returned the nute Tor SiG7l, rucla
sed iuh leltyr, wrlttrn in 81, eGufrorsl
style as to induce Mr.. Adams 10 suppos,
tint his hdy had been mistaken, and tina
the sum for which he MS originally Il
become responsible ~ the sWm due, wa
1874, instead OF Si25. Under this impress
sion, he endorsed the nntr. But after In,
day OF pay ment game, he discovered, Icy
tile orig mai warrant al distress, the drcep
ton lh',t mad been practised npon iGPl, anO
he rightly enough vas exasperaicd at Mr.
herr's uugcnliemaply and nisrrly Hick -
To show ~h.t credit Alr Kerr is himsel
entitetd To- Il viii he we'll here Ia notice
soaie Of the ceuiradictioAsqn which he has
involved lanisclf, aud 10 which adj de via.
Ion. hom truth inevitably lead. In his
statement nf tho 18th September, he saws
ti,at Mrs. Monlton cslled ON him and re
auesied him 10 write note Tor three quar-
tiers rent, (Si87l) The note wnsaso drawn,
Che continues) Oh The 9th December, 1898.
Ia the same gentlenan's statement Of the
$50 March,, he says that this uote of the
Fifteenth D,cenrbeB VAS drawn in pursu
anct OF a request ,rincd IN note Of MIS-
Adams, dated ihe day after, to wit, the sir
feeRih-That is, hc was requested the lGli
10 draw IA uote, " hich he had drawn on the
18th, aud This toosin pursuance Of that re-
quest "Why, Ferdinand Mendez Pinto
Was but type oil tlire % /; can be hardly
necessary ~ say that such a violation VI