Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-09-04
Erom the Charleston Courier.

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the United States
Sir-I have the honor to transmit to you the
Preamble and Resolutions adopted by a hume
rous and respectable body Of citizens OF Charles
ton and its vicinity, at meeting held on the
9th inst. at the Courthouse in this city.
am, sir, with great respect and considera-
ton, your obedient servant,
THEODORE GAILLARD, Chairman.
Charleston, July %, 1926.
THEODORE GAILLARD, Esq. Chairman OF a Meet
ing otrthe Citizens Of Charleston and ais Uicinty,
South Carolina
QUINCY, 18th AUGUST, 1926.
Sir--I have received your letter OF the 29th
ult. inclosing copy Of several resolutions a.
dopied by numerous and respectable meeting
of citizens of Charleston and its vicinity, ex-
pressive of their general appreciation OF the
measures hitherto pursued by the present Adj
ministration Of the United States.
In the collisions Incidental to all public SER
vice, the appreciation ofthe candid & the disin-
terested, is doubly precious, because II pronoun-
ces IN advance the irrevocable decision OF poste-
r;,v. In the course of life already long, and
now drawing towards its close, 1t has more than
once been my destiny, to have, for the preser-
walton of all that can give value 10 existence, no
reliance upon earth, save on that cool and unbl-
ased suffrage Of the disinterested and the can
did. 1t is proud and exulting testimonial to
the character of my countrymen, when add,
that in this reliance upon them l have never
been disappointed.
Ofthat pure and magnanimous spirit, which,
in iu6gine of the actions and motives of public
mel, discards all partial and sordid corsidera-
ri nj
commensurate with the great, varied, but per-
fectly reconcilable interests and feelings OF our
whole country, the inhabitants Of Charleston,
whose resolutions you transmitted to me, gave
memorable example. They are the resou-
tons Of men, to whom am known only as a
Public Servant, from the days when in foreign
lands CHARLES CoTEswoRTH PINcKNEY, and
in the Senate of the United States THOMAS
SUMTER and JOHN GAILLARD were my fellow
servants and friends: OF men known to me on
ly as highly respected fellow citizens, portion
of tina. great community, TO whose welfare, all
the faculties of my soul, are and ought to be de-
voted In the chairman OF the meeting 1t is
peculiarly grateful TO me to recognise the bro
Their Of that statesman and patriot, SO long an
ornament of the Senate of the United States,
and whose decease, at whatever period 1t could
have happened, must have been lamented as
public calamity. pray you, sir, to make known
to the citizens Of Charleston, at whose meeting
you presided, that have received their Resolu-
tions with the grateful sentiments due to the
dispensation of justice, under circumstances
which superadd to lis inherent excellence, the
endearing attribute Of generosity. Assure them,
that so far as rectitude Of intention, and purity
of purpose can be pledged, the confidence which
they have avowed shall never be abused or be-
trayed and that under every vicissitude which
can befal my remaining days, the recollection
Of their spontaneous tribute to those qualities,
shall be recorded in my memory, among the
most cheering occurrences of my life.
And be pleased to accept for yourself my re-
spectful and cordial salutations.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.