Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-23

! little proht and trust uhoer thc HeheFa fo'e'h-
ment;-perhaps risen, since it is notorious
| fact tina, no man of education and family has,
for years past, been treated with more con-
tempt by his native State, and by his late Illus
trious faiher-inl law, than this same hair-brain-
ed squire, who, like the renowned kremer,
lends himself as the instrument Of tyran,, and
impudently presumes 10 provoke Mr.. Clay TO
personal combat A more uncalled for and
billingsgate attack upon the feelings and cha,
racter of distinguished statesman never ema-
mated, we declare, from private individual,
once holding, and still claiming, the rank OF a
gentleman. The man is mad-moonstruck-
desperate-hypocondria any thing but sane;
-or, Of certainty, he is the most unprlnclp!ed
bully that ever enrolled himself in the hero's
Guard of Honor. He leaves Krsmer, MoDuf-
fie, and Kentucky Tom Moore at All immeasu-
rable distance, and out Randolphs his own ex-
| plot With his demi-savage kinsman OF Roa-
noke. lie has insulted decency, Landed despo,-
! ism, slandered worth,--and when he has cast
his vile ingredients into the Caldron OF Fac
lie Of Liberty to make il boil and bubble.
| We should underratc the discernment Of our
readers were we 10 attempt an analysis oil this
extraordinary document, or 10 prove by argu-
ment, what all can see at glance, that Mr..
Jefferson never could have uttered the inconsis-
tent sentiments there attributed 10 him. II is
fabrication from beginning 10 end, got up for
.he sole purpose of insulting and inJuring Mr.
! Clay, as the few closing sentences viii neon
,es,ibly show, particularly the last, which is in
these words:-" IF uhat here said should ere'fs
resentment, shall hold Mr.. Clay, and him only,
responsible 10 me for any improper expression Of that
tseiag."
10 The Editors offhe Adrocaie.
GENTLEMEN In reply TO your written ap-
plcailon for a statement Of certain political
sentiments uttered by Mr.. Jefferson sometime
! in the wear 1925, must frs, remark, that do
not now consider myself at liberty after your
request, TO withhold it from your paper. My
opiuion has ever been this, tina! in a free and
equal society, upon public matters of such ex-
treme importance, the public are entitled 10 de-
maud, through any of their organs of commu-
nica,ion, the sentiments of public characters OF
long aud high standing, from themselves; and
most assurediy so after their dccease, from
pei sons 10 whom they have been unreservediy
made known.
was induced to relate wha, l had heard the
first time diG relate it, by some illiberai ex-
pressions applied to General Jackson, a conduc,
which would have been perhaps still more re-
voting TO my feelings in regard to Mr.. Adams
for both are fully worthy in my estimation oil
the high honour they receive from their fellow
citizens Al present; but the former have never
yet seen.
The occasion Of which you speak. when we
were all present at the reading OF General Jack
sons reply to Mr.. Clay, was, | candidly think
the second time ever mention ed the fact In
question am very sure did hear Mr. JEFF
ferson saw, and think il was about the last oi
July or the first Of August 1925, but It might
have been in December, that it was fortunate
! for the country that Cen Jackson was likely 10
be fit for public life four years alter; for IN him
seemed TO be the only hope left of avoiding the
dangers msnlf'stly about 10 arise out oil the
! broad construction now again given to the Con-
sr,ution Of the United States, which .Haced all
limitations Of powers, * left the General Gov
eminent, by theory, altogether unrestrained.--
That It's character was plainly enough about to
| De totally CndnScu, GIll iSfo'uN'oh ""i~''
had been hitherto indistinctly contemplated a
a very great distance, was now suddenly & IN
expectedIy, brought close To our view. Oh Gen.
Jackson, Mr. Jefferson often said. that he was
an honest, sincere, firm, clcarheaded and strong
4 minded man; of the soundest political prin-
! ciples, which he knew well, from having OBJ
served his conduct while a Senator OF the
United States, when he was Vice President
himself He had no doubt, that If Gen. Jack
son should be brought INTO Office to correc, the
| alarming tendency towards formidable, and o.
therwise irremediablc evils, beginning 10 devel-
op itself in the administration OF the general
government, he would be entirely faithful 10
that object. This conversation took place Ell
Their Immediately after the convention in Staun-
ton Of 1925, or III December following; and it
was the last free expression Of his sentiments
ever heard: calamitous change IN the private
affairs of both having occurred shortly after,
which prevented my being much with MIN, by
placing him through imperious circumstances
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