Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-09
CORRESPONDENCE.

WiGwAai, Nov. 90, 1925.
'o''' '' AXIS" IL, Esq .4uthOr IF lie Life o.
IL n$ttagtcn:
SIR: la The 5!h volume, page 72o. oftbeT.;ea
"f Washington, yea have introduced nv name
81 '''e iolioWihg words. '.tn Support of this mo
ion' alter urging the indelIcacy of cxu!tinr
over u'e in'sini!uncs of others by CONTRASTING
our haPr'ne"s with their misery, Mr. Giles said ):
III" immediately fellows tie speech ;,scfibcd 10
me nndcr marks of quotation IL rniahi r,cs;
hly be Eicrred, from this mode of staf;no tIosl
'scts, that | had given some authority or sonc
'i"fi 10 tins quotation. Immediately after first
Sd" uf' statement, determined 10 address =
'cSiec''Gt 1G'9 10 you, SIR, e on the subject re
ques'hg some explanation ana correction ;Lcrn
"''" mao reference 20 two files Of papers the
aurora ana United Siatcs' Gazeue the one eJi
Tea b> Mr. Bache, the other by Mr FeDno, TO
I'm "i'c'her or not the speech ascr!bcd to
me uil'cr marks ofquotaion was E.. be found in
ci'hef OF those papcrs-And tl:inl. EtiIcse pa
pers not oeinS now before mc,l tiat aithour!,
nom OF those editors had published riotcs of the
SF"cch' yet neither OF them had us the version
q''oted' about the line 0fnaking this exami.
"a'ion' contemplated willing work upon the
o''e'h anu progress OF itc government OF the u
tS' Win Az any iysfs OF the constitution of tie
u states. and O! the several states, grounded
upon legislative interpretations Of each. as far
do was known to me- This work would neces
sarlty nave involved a review of certain PARTS of
. i ne ii'ie OF W aahiGg tonn In he execution OF
me Contemplated work :hould have been cn,-
o!el to have given t,c necessary explanations
MY sell IN rell'ion "a lhe debate referred 10.
Tc'Feu nom pu6iG life with this determination:
ont was arrested IN the endctisltinp BIZ a6cvcrc
pfordenini visitation. Since that disaonnirt.
meFt have frequently intended 10 address,
note 10 you upon the same subject, but from va
rIous Causes have hitherto deferred il. am
now informed through the newspapers, that Won
are chgaged IN reviewing "the Life Of Wash
'h6ton." Ii so. 1t viii afford you an opporiuni
W "Ilhout much Inconvenience, of doing me an
ACT ot justice, which am perfectly ccn Gdent
would afford you pleasure T. therefare rosr,o.,
inlly ask the favor Of YOU Sir, to inform tie nab
nc: ISL whether or not you have ever received
rom me. either directly or indirectly, any an
Uorl'y WhatcTcr to asCribc 10 me the speech nm
ger mar rs OF quotation, or whether Won have
any evidence lhat have ever given The small
.eSt sanction "hatevcr 10 the said speecl,: ID
sac I" me pubic the paper or document
'cn' " n'Gn "iat speech was transcribed into the
Lie OF Washington" / must presume the
speech ascribcd 10 me, was taken fron son,o
newspaper unknown 10 me; but from whatever
S""'ce u may nave come, now disclairn c,cy,,
f@PFeSS'oP In III, aud am perfectly confident that
never uscd any expression IMPUTED to me bv
V'e ho'e taker OF ihat speech nor any other. bea.
ring any just resemblance thereto The notes
VIC SP''Ch as printed, seem 10 me 10 have
Oeen taken by rude, unculivatcd, preiud,eed
nd' Tor which do not feel the least RESPONSE
pity so far as regards The language nsed nv
'ne h0ie-taker, and ii seems, in this case that the
ooIcc!N5S taken to the conrse pursued. srise
Principally from the language used. and not the
principles advocated by me on that occasion. ri
lhe drat OF The answer TO the Presidents sneecb
be critically examined. il will be fouud ,o have |
oeen made with great ability and address. by the
,n'aJoTlty Of the committee who reported id
~ was prepared in times Of high party 'ex |
c"orneni' and was evidently pressed upon t,e 1
rePuo!ican parry with view Of involving it in
,oNle Inconsistency by calling for general and
un,qnaiihed appreciation of The measures of tho
1G,nn'ih'stratIoD, some of the most prominent ofI
Y'I ',i bad been opposed b. the republicans ge.
,era'ly' and 6y myself amongst Others, and this
Inconsistency vas TO be enforced bv the dorni.
AN ''huence Of the Presidents popularity, and
i've general seusi6iiities excited by his retiring
lot W. pubic i'fe' did not feel disposed to yield
o tbs influence and therefore opposed if. but
ne opposition was supported by the most deco. /,
o"s and respectful language towards tbe PFesi-