Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-05-19
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FRIDAY MORNING, May 10, 1926
TO. WIN. e. GILES, ESQ.

IN very emphatic manner, to disclose the circum.
stances attending his conversion think YOU term III
10 The Republican party and the causes assigned for il
in 1907. If he dsobeyed the call as You well knew
he would, you threatened him hard to undertake.
the task yourself. He has dsobcyed the call and
though several months have elapsed since he had time
TO have complied with your invitation YOU have M,
performed what you promised. What is the cause
OF this delay Have you reflected better on it. and
satisfied yourself that you could not honourabv re-
veal confidential discourscs and transactions, Or.
bafIed in your expectation of receiving the aid and
counienance of distinguished parsonage. are Won
alarmed at the consequences of your promise to the
public and having made it with view to inurc the
reputation of MIR. Adams, now abstain from fuillinp
1t, lest you should confer on him a benefit I CON
Tess was greatly surprized your rashness in MAX
ing Tue promise. did not see how it was possible
FOR you 10 reveal that unexplained transaction with
out drawing on yourself portion of the censure Won
wished TO concentrate on John Quincy Adams. That
you were confidential party TO it, was well known
TO all who had heard of the transaction itself
VIII not use the vile terms employed by AIR. Ran
doph iii speaking of the transaction. will
not call you tie pimp, Mr.. jefferson the fletcher. or
MI 4dGnlS the prosnc-I leave these terms for the
mouth OF The Senator, and for the dignity of the Sc
nate Believing the transaction to have been honor
able TO all three, will employ terms which imply
corruption in the parties inamy in the ransaction
But party TO the circumstances which ended in
Mr. Adams adhesion TO the Republicans you certainly
were You certainly the organ of communica
ton between Mr. Jefferson and Mr.. Adams You
we're the first TO discover Mr. Adams disrnst with his
old associates, effected the first interview between him
and Mr. Jefferson, and the first TO welcome him
to the Republican ranks. That the conferences be-
tween Mr.. Jefferson, Mr.. Adams and Yourself were
CONFIDENTIAL is manifest from their rernanino TO this
day secret, except far they have been disclosed
IN the letter read by Mr.. Randolph in the Senate of
the T. States which letter the author of il had as little
authority, as conceive, to write as Won had to rive
him the information which it contained or as Mr.. Ran
doph.a / to read it in public How then could YOU.
with proper respect for YOURSELF reveal these conf
Dental proceedings? breach of confidence NAV not
De as CRIMINAL as secession from the Federal party to
join its rival but still the manners of society pronerl
attach TO it high degree OF censure This cens.re
yon necessarily incurred, and for what That Mr. Adams
might be censured r) Really sir there is a tiespera
ton IN this course utterly at with the pacific and
benevolent sentiments of your address the people of
Amelia, and with common discretion. Savages in pur-
SUIT OF rcVenSe or IN the rage of deadly conflict have
been Known to incur certain and voluntary destruction
TO destroy their enemy-but that political hate must be
deadly indeed, which urges its Possesor over the same
precpIce with IFS object. will state dilemma to vou
which think presents this subject in its proper aspect
i-'lher Nit a. was influenced to unite with the repub-
Ean party by honorable considerations love OF coun-
Try ana attachment TO the union, By corrupt motives
ii oy the rs he has nothing to fear from discovery and
though you may inure yourself by betrayng confidence
you cannot but benefit him by the disclosure If he was
prompted by corrupt motives, you have lately insnu
atcd, what to think of MIR. Jefferson and YOUR
SELF II he impaired you satisfactory reasons for
his change OF party you have ascribed lhat change
to unworthy motives. So important step could not
have been taken without on lis part and
MIR. Jefferson and yourself could mol have admitted hin,
to the republican party, without hearing those reasons
If the reasons assigned not satisfactory how came
you to receive him, and by your own show of confidence
give bin passport to the confidence OF the republican
party: You cannot get out Of this dilemma sir exccnt
by concession too Illuminating for you to rnalenarne
I ly, that you were yet more anxious to receive Mr.
Adams than he to be received and tfat provided
you obtained his services you were Indifferent to the
corruption which procured them for YOU Either, then
WI Nddlo dSSb hOnOuTaOe anu suiCieut
for his conversion, it is termed was then and is now
entitled to public confidence and respoc or assigning
bad reasons MIR. Jefferson and yourself canuot choose
but pariake of the discrcd attaching for the corrupt
designs which you saw, encouraged and rewarded
sir bow possible for yo TO escape from
this dilemma. 1t has two horns aud you have your
choice which 10 ride. It's consequences are plain
If Mr.. Adams acted with honour and patriotism, yor
have done him great injury in the No. Of the "Golder
Casket," TO which have referrcd-f disbonourablv
you must share in that dshonour you were instru
mental in encouraging and rewarding IT,
1t is not my object by this statement OF conseouen-
ces, TO discourage YOU from bringing the threaten
ed advertisement. Ga the contrary, greatly desire
it! am quite That il VIII rebound to MIR. Adams
credit think you are bound for several reasons t.
disclose all chat you know, concerning Mr. Adams
change of parties in 1907, both in justice to yoursel
and to bin. You have promised to DO it, and the pub
lie expect the fu!flmeut of that promise. You hay
f--e, It'll Al. r