The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-21
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Lx,stsL8r-. 49, - rista,fg.
.rrosrEp ron rur VINO.
TIE e,llns M srsiiment being g,sen, 40
~. fth regular fosai;-
d., distinguished t,ne-i, llFsar tir.
f,,r .istesn,al, nfai"r, psirinf anu phiian-
tb,on,st. his srlrptid tsl.uis shed iosiie "n
Ia natl.e state. his eloancnce Is an orna
prnl Ia hi country
Hr.CIaY lasf Il addressed ih"eompany
In sprerh Hjrfb uernri"d n'ai y Az hour
y, I'M, i,li,ef{. Of whirh sr can only at
4. m, ma inn,!fEc, sketch. He sa,d INT
H., had never h.fore f.l, W iptcus'iy the
r.ni ifihasr PAYERS of rlpqurnce which
nd bern iud rrroaeously. as'rih"i to
b. =. He hoprd. hoseNrf, thai ~ his
~ IN aud unaffected language hr might be
all ed without violating any estahhsa"d
u,t.r which prey ais here, II express his
.,lrfai .ensihllil, rxfii.d by the srn'b.
m nj with which be had been honoured,
nd fhr The k,nd AID respectful cansidrra,
ion + him mnfrsIrd on thu orcaslnn
" ieh has hruug Il ia together In pass-
ing through NV naliss State, towards
WLirh have ever hprur. aud shnll CONT
lf1r i. all ,lcis.ifndss Ia chrfish. the grea-
ie-trpspeet AID .,lf,rlon, | expected IN
h.. treated with lis accustomed courtesy
AL nivafr AnspltrlltV. BIT I'D not an
tieip,ie thu should be the object pi snch
publs. distinguished, AID cor,hsl m'nl-
T 4 ,,inns uf regard. IN nfaring ybn The
pot md inadrqu, le return OF my warm
4 respectful hanks. pa, yon to brl"ve
I AT | shall ea.otsll mp thrsr iesiimonies n
moeg Ma. mnsi gratifying remlnisrsnce- 81
NY fr. The public service Whlrh have
rendered my cnO try, so'ir Ia" favourable
opialun Of whnh has prompted you t" er-
hlh lhrsr Recommendations of your esteem,
has f,lln lar below thr measure If use.
fllnts. whlrh | shunld ha,e been happ. Ia
have fitted II i'm for II "ol, the hnmblr
mott If re ~ patIiutir inteniion. such ~
l. has bern, | haze mi ALWAYS been foriu-
rate enough To give Satisfaction tn every
tcc ION, aud nv all hr great interests pf pur
epmfry, When an attempt was made tn
inpnsr upon n,w STATE, about 10 he adj
lni'ted inln liz" Union, restrlctions NEON.
psllbl" rs I Thought, With her cb.tguai,
sovereign poee or, WAS chNrg"d ~ the
North, with hens ioo partial "a III.
Snutn. aud n hiring freddy 10 that unfor.
tshatr condniou Of slavery, II The evils Of
which, NIUE are more sensible Than am.
NJ another period nhrn ! believed, that
SIC industry Of ihl- country ,cqni ed some
piW ctinu againsl ia. selfish and contract
81 Legislation ~ foreign powers, and tn
constitute II a certain and safe source OF
fauplv 10 all rxigrneirs, the charge A.
gtlpst' NJ was tran,pused, and ! was con.
Nrted into foe If Southern, and 40 in
ftuale friend pf Northern md Western
illrrests. There were not wanting per-
sous. ! e,ely ~, tino # the Union, 10 an
other stage ol our history. 10 accuse me
With rashi cUdil ihnllng To the support OF
Il var, tnr only alternative left 10 our ho
nour by the prrsr'erlug injustice Of for
a,sn utli m. These contradictory charg.
~ md perverted views, gave mr ~ con
ceIn, hc1aus- was confident that time
and ruth would prevail over all miscnn-
efpiinhs: and hrcause they did not ip-
peach my poho integrity. Ba ! confess
was no prepared 10 expect the dspcr-
fions which ! have experienced On nc
cooni of a mote recent discharge of pub
liz duty. My situation ON the occasion
io which refer, vas most peculiar and
extra td'nary ; unlike thai of any other
American Ciu2rn. One Of the three can.
d'dat's far the Presidency presented IN
The rhoicr oI thu lluusr of Representa-
ti'es was "at Of the qurst,on far ootnfous
fcasnns, No" admitted h, ALL Limited nv
the competition was to the other twn. !
had la choose between a Statesman long
c<prriencrd IL home and abroad in nu-
mrfohs cl'll rtaatinns, and n Soldier
hfase, gallant aGd suCcessfui--but mere
s"ldIe'-wiio, although he also had filled
several c'll 'tiers, had quickly resi- 5ned
them all, Frankly acknowledging in some
Instances, hl, lnc0mpeteucy 10 discharge
then duties. IL has been said thai had
some differences wlh the present Chief
fi"g'sit"I" Mt client. II is true that Ne
did NOT agre" on one Of the man, inpor-
tAni questions "hleh arose during thu ne
e1eh'Ions al Ihat city hui the difference
tqaall, applied ta our present Mnstpr n,
London, and Ia Ilr lamenlrd Bayard. be-
t"fen whom an'i myself, although We be-
mnSrd Ia opposite political parties. ihrrr
tAis'rd warm iilenJslip to the hour of
MS lr"li. Ii aas nnt of Il nature Ia ure-
Vent our cooperation in the public ser
w." a. ~ drmons'rstsd by the Con,en
'''o Al Lonion subsequently, negotiated
~ Ne.srs Adams q latin, and myself
Vas dfirrencr nj opinion on a point Of
"hhfdlrpe1, and did not relate 10 an,
constitutional nr lsndsmental prncipI.
hal WI respect 10 the conduct of IN. dis.
tas"sh"d c'llzrp of Tennessee. had Ga.
h'"l' Expressed under the highest obli-
Fe'ons, "pInlons, which, whether rieh, ar
wrong "er" slncerrl, and honestly enter
'nned,ana are still held. These mini
0ns r"l'led To military exercise of power
h'i"'ed L. he arbitrary and uncnnsritu-
Unnal sh"'id have justly subjected NV.
e''' 10 'hr srossrst Inconsistency. if 1 had
t''n h'm my outage. thought. if II.
WERE elect d, the Sword aud IN. Cousti-
l"'"'' ''d companions. would b. brought
700 "ear together could mol HAY. rny..
Seen IA / i"ll, j'rstid,d ss have been, h,