American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-08
From tie Charlestea Cir Gase.te.

From the Chariestoa City Ga-ene.
CHARLESTON. August Is. 1896. The following
letter f,om the Chairman, enclosing The Preamble
and Resolutions passed at the Meeting Of the friends
OF the Administration. in this city, on the eth ut
have been communicated for publication.
To his ErceRency JoHN orIscr ADAMS Preadsnt the Uni
ted STATES.
SIN: have the honor to transmit to you the
Preamble and Resolutions, adopted by numerou.
and respectable body of cizens OF Charleston and
its vicinity. al meeting held on the 9th inst. at the
Court House in this GUY.
/ sm, Sir, with great respect and consideration
your obeolent servant,
THEODORE GAiLLARD.
Chairman.
Charleston. July 2eth 1896.
sTO TnEoDoRK G4rILARD Esq Chairman Of Meeting o.
Cti=ens Of Charleston Somh Carolina, and ns 5iciniy
aQrlScY, 18Th August, 1926
Sir have received your letter OF the 29lh ult.
enclosing copy # several Resolutions adopted by
numerous and respectable meeting Of citizens Of
Charleston and lis vicinity, expressive of their gen
eral appreciation of The measures hitherto pursued
by the present Administrator Of the United States
In the collisions incidental to all public service,
the appreciation OF the candid and the disinteres'ed
IS doubly precious because it pronounces in advance
the rreyocsble decision of posery. In the course
oi lite, already long, and now drawing towards its
close, it has more than once been my destiny, to
have, for the preservation Of all that give value
to existence. reliance upon earth, save on thai
cool and unbiased suffrage of the disnteresed and
the candid 1t is proud and exultng Testimonial
10 the character Of my couotiymen, when add
that in this reliance upon them, have never been
disappointed
vi that pure ard magnanimous spirit, which, in
lodging of the actions and motives, OF public men,
disca;ds ell partial and sordid consder ations, and
assumes standard of estimation commensurate
with he great varied, but perfectly reconcileable
Interests and fetlings of our whole country, the 10
ha0iants OF Charleston. whnse Resolutions you
Transmitted 70 me gave memorable example -
They are the Resolutions Of men, TO whom am
known only Public Servant, from he day. when
In foreign lands, CHARLES CoTEswoRTH PIKcx
SEY and, IN The Senate of the United States, .
THOMAS SUMTER, and JOHN CAILLARD were
my fellow ser, ants and friends of men known to me
only as highly respectable fellow citizens, portion
OF that treat community to whose welfare all the
faculties nt nv soul are, and ought TO be devoted
10 the Chait man OF the meeting it is peculiarly
grateful TO me TO recognize the brother Of tina,
statesman and Patriot. so long an ornamen nj Of the
Senate OF The United States, and whose decease, al
"hstever period 1t could have happened, mus, have
Eeen lamented as public calamity
pray you, Sir. to make Known to the citizens of
charleston, al whose meeting you presided, that
have received their resolutions, with The grateful
sentiment due TO the dispensation of Justice, under
circumstances which superadd to its inherent excel
ience the endearing attribute OF generosity. Assure
them, ths, SO lar rectitude of intention. and puri
sy OF purpose. can be pledged, the confidence which
they have avowe6 shall be abused or bet, ayed
AID that, under every vcissitude which can befall
M remaining days the recollection OF their spon
taoeou' tnbule TO those qualities shall be recorded
y my m7me.y' among the most cheering occurteD.
ces Of my life.
And be pleased 10 accept for yourself, my respect.
frl and cordial saluta,ions
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.