Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-22
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
From the Essen Register.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.

From the Esser Register.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
The following letter from MIR. Jefferson
(which does him so much honor) was entirely
voluntary, and unsolicited by any letter from,
President Adams. When he saw the Infamous
breach of confidence, in the publication of tho
Cunningham Correspondence, he fastened to
express his opinion of 1T. This letter was fur
nished for publication also by Mr.. Jefferson him
SELF
MONTICELLO, Oct. ls, 1928.
Dean SrR
do not write with the ease which your
letter of Sept. 10, supposes. Crippled wrists and
fingers make writing slow and laborols; but
while writing to you, lose the sense, of these
things, in tie recollection of ancient times.
when youth and health made happiness out of
every thing. ] forget for whle the hoarv
winter ofage, when We can think of nothing but
how to keep ourselves warm, and how TO ret
rid of our heavy hours, until the friendly hand of
death shall rid us Of all at once. Against this
telium vitae, however, | an fortunately noun
ted on hobby, which indeed, l should have
better managed some 80 or 40 years ago but
w..psc easy amble is still sufficient to give exer
else and amusement TO an Octngenary rider
This is the establishment of an university, on q
scale more comprehensive, and in a country
more healthy and central, than our old William
and Mary, which these obstacles have long kept
in state of langour and ineiccncy. But the
tIr,liness with which such works proceed, may
render it doubtful, whether l shall live 10 sec
il go into action.
Putting aside these things, however, for the
present, write tins letter, as due to a friend
ship, coevl with our government, and now at
tempted to be poisoned, when too late in life to
be replaced by new affections. l had for some
time observed in the public papers, dark hints
and mysterious inuendoes of correspondence
of yours with 4 friend to whom you have opened
your bosom, without reserve, and winch was to
be made public by that frcnI, or his represcn-
tative; and now 1t is said to be actually publish.
Ell. 1t has not yet reached us, but extracts
have been given, AMI such rs seemed most like
ly to draw curtain of separation between
you and myself. Were there no other motive,
than that of Indignation against the author of
this outrage on private confidence; whose shaft
seems to have been aimed at Yourself more par
ticuiarly; this would make it the duty of every
honorable mind To disappoint that aim, bv on
posing to Its impression, a saven-folI shield of
apathy AMI ins2nsioi!itY. With me, however.
TO such armour is neeled. The circumstances
OF the times, in which we have hlppcned 70 live
and the partially OF our friends, at particujar
period placed Us IN state of apparent opposi-
ton, which some might suppose 10 be personal
also; AMI there might not be waatnr ia,,t who
wished 10 make il So BY iiiIing our ears with
malignant iaisehoods; by dressing up hi,leous
p.iantoins OF theifowr creation, presenting them
- 70I under 'Hy ~ ne To me under Yoar's.
aud ct IeayoCinE 20 iR'tiil into minds, things
concerning each other, the r7osI destitute OF
truth. An, IL there nai been at any time. =
moment when SIC were of our guard, aud i'm q
temper to let the whispers OF these people make
US forget what we had known Of cacl, other for
many years-anl years of so muc! trial; vet all
men who have attcalcl to the workings of the
human mind, who have seen the false colours
under which passion sometimes dresses the ac-
tons and motives Of others, have seen also. those
passions sn5siIing with time and reflection, dis
spating like mists before the rising sun. and
restoring to us the sight Of all things in their
true shape AMI colours. 1t would be strange
indeed, If at our years, we were TO go an are
back to hunt up imaginary forgotten facts
{ disturb the rcp)Se ofa;tcCtion5, So sweetcniur
t. the evening Of our lives.
BE assured, my dear sir, that am incapable
Of receiving the slightest impression, from tbe
effort nog ulie to plant torns on tue piIJo,v
of are, worth AMI wisdom, a,ii to soy tares be-
tween frieni3 who have been such for near half
a century. Bcsocching you then not to suTar
your mind to he dis1hctcd by this wicked at
tempt to poison its peace, and praying Won To-
Throw il by among the things which nave never
happn1ed, | add sincere assurances OF NV I'M
abatci and constant attachment, friendship and
respect.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
.JouN ADAMS
Former President OF the n. states. {
After the publication of this letter. the Bos-
tor Statesman, the National Advocate, the
Washington City Gazette, and the other ken
mel papers of the day, were fHcl with insinua-
tons that this letter was in answer to orc from
President Adams, apoiogiZing for what Inc had
said of Mr. Jefferson. these insnuations wore
promptly denied, but still they have continued to
be made, and Col. Pickering has embodied them
INTO MS @ieciioneeTlng pamphlet, and made them
the basis OF his first section of 80 pages. His
OBJECT was 10 degrade both bfr. Jefferson and
President Adams. The following are extracts
from yir. chickering's book -
g Mr. Jefferson, Ill his letter of October r.,
1923, acknowledges the receipt Of one ION Mr..
Alarms, dated sept 10, which was few DAYS
after his correspondence with Cunningham had
been Published in Boston. This letter, no doubt
vas written to APOLOGIZE TO Mr.. Jefferson. for
the pointed reproaches hc had uttered against
hin. in his confidential letters to Cunningham