Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-27

From my knowledge Of Mr.. Jsder
son, was convinced be would not be
pleased with some parts OF the Execu.
tive message of December, 1925; nor
with some Of the principles avowed,
and measures advocated, by the ADM
nistration and its friends, 10 Congress
| felt persuaded that these things would
render him less satisfied with the present
Executive and should not have been sur
prised to have heard that he was DESTROYS
of sssing the Government administered
by another But with strsng recol-
lection OF the opinions expressed By
him, and under the influence Of the
deep impression made by them, | was
not prepared 10 hear thai the other was
Gen. jackson; especially when | called
to mind expressions in which be had
aninadvsrted with severity on ths re.
peated instances in which Gen. jackson
mad manifested an arbitrary aud unge-
vernabls disposition, in disregardlng
orders, laws, aud the Constitution, and
substituting bis own will, Whenever be
thought, by so doing, be could effect
iavorits object, or pronote the service
IN which be was sngaged-a propensity
which Mr.. jefferson said, was higly ob
leetiopabls and dangerous in an officer,
however honest aud patriotic he might
be. In short, the impression leiton my
mind was such tina, IL was impossible fer
me to conceive. under apy sircumstan
css, that Mr.. Jefferson could look with
complacsRcy, much less bs anxious for
the election Of Gen. jackson to the
Presidency.
In the montb of May last, just AZ
was setting QUA from Albsmarls, in Vir-
g,nia, 20 rs,uyn to Illinois. l perceived,
greatly 20 my surprise and regret. that
mr. name had been introduced into the
electienaering hafrangues. and nswspa-
per paragraphs Of the day, aud that
some prejudlced psrtsans we've disposed
to call in question the correctness Of the
statement. said to have been made by
inc. and TO traducs my character. Fear
ing. from the temper displayed, that |
should be further attacked, aud finally
driven. 10 self defsnss, TO make q pub
lie Statement: 10 relation TO Mr. Jstfer
sons opiniens of General Jackson; and
rscellecting a conversation ] had last
Winter with Thomas w, Gilnev, gen
tlsman of talents and of high rsspae,a-
bility, at Charlottesville, and Learning
that be had repeaisd the same remarks
to many othsrs, took the liberty TO ad-
dress him q note, HE answer to which is
here with enclosed. The statement Of
Mr.. GilAeY, who was a near asighbev
of Ir JeH.rsea. you will find, is fully
connrnatory of mine IS to tbs uniaver-
able light in which ,hs Sage Of Menti-
celle viewed General Jaekssn a.
Statesman. and Of my impression that
this unGavorable optimism "was notorious
among thesa nhs possessed aay share
Of bis ssofdsncs:n and, il il bs not as
much in detail, IL more than susiains my
statement. Of total unhtDess OF Gsn.
jackson, in the estimation of Mr.. Jsf-
fsrson. for the Presidency, in the sx-
preston, which air Gilmer Gays he
heard Mr.. Jefferson "utter With a tens
Of spernvs, almost OF contenptueus de
vision" that zone might as veil make o
sail3r efe cock, or soldier Of a gsOss,
az President Of .9ndysp Jackson"
am, very respectfully,
EDWARD COLES.
To Nsssrs. Forquer, Bresse, Ford, Psekots,
Fold