Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-06
To The Voters Of the Second Consressona! District
of Maryland.

To The Voters Of the Second Congressional District
of Maryland.
Mosr OF roU, nv Fellow Citizens, have
undoubtedly, seen a communication to the
public, through the columns of the US Te-
legraph, from the Hon. John c. Weems (your
Representative IN Congress) in which Mr..
Weems has in his usual style of invective Ian
suase, denouncedKis political opposers as arts
tocrats. He has endeavored to brand each
of .~.certain unprincipled men," as he is pleas
ed to term them, among US, with the vile cpl
tibet of "Stupid and malicious ass and to a
certain report he has undertaken to give the
'lie dircct''-Now what is this report! and
to whom does he intend to apply this seize d.
rect?" The report, my feIlow-citizens, is,
that Mr.. Weems has said that he did not be-
lieve in the truth of the charge of bargain be-
tween Mr.. Adams and MIR. Clay in relation
TO the last Presidential election have re-
ported that Mr. w. did declare his disbelief
of the truth of this charge. and his ''lle d.
rect' must therefore be intended for me-
cast it back upon him my friends, with such
indignation and contempt as the man justly
merits-and that Mr.. Weems did express his
utter disbelief of the existence of such bar
gain, | do now assert and am prepared to
prove, his denial TO the contrary notwith-
standing.
In the month Of February last ION the night
Think, of the 10th of the month) while Tho
mas ]. Marshall, Esq. Of this place and my
self were sitting in the bar-room of Browns
Hotel in Washington City, Mr.. Weems can't
in, and after the usual c~ivilities the converse
resolutions, then under discussion in the House
Of Representatives, on their intended, and pro-
bable result, when some one or more Of the
charges against the Administrator were men
tioned-among them | r~ecollect distinctly,
that of bargain and intrigue with Mr.. Adams
and Mr.. Clay, at the naming Of which charge,
Mr.. Weems frankly declared his non-belief IN
its truth-and said that TO Mr.. Adams ne was
not opposed-but that to the rule of ''safe
precedents" or secretary succession--tha he
believed if Mr. Adams should be reelected
that Mr.. Clay would be elected his successor
and that therefore he should oppose the re-
election of Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Marshall, whom
| have named as taking = part in this CONVEX
sation was one of the most active and ~efficie..
of MIR. Weems' supporters, in lS26--To s2ch
as are acquainted with Mr.. NJ. there need no.
thing be said---Such as are not, | refer to those
who are, and they become informed of a cha
racter which Mr.. Weems himself dare not
impeach, on the subject of the conversation,
of which / have spoken as having taken place
between MIR. Weems, Mr.. Marshall and my
self Mr.. Nj. has addressed TO me the follow
ing letter.
Piscoiaway, Sd October, 1898.
S1R,-In answer to your inquiry relative to
my understanding of a conversation which
took place between the Hon. John c. Weems,
YOU, and myself, at Browns hotel, in the
City of Washington, sometime in the month
of February last, | have to state, that during
that conversation, / did understand Mr..
Weems to say. that he did not believe in the
charge of bargain and intrigue, which was at
tributed 10 Messrs. Adams and Clay, in the
last Presidential election; and that the princi-
pal ground of his opposition to the reelection
of Mr.. Adams, was his aversion to the Score
tary succession.
In haste, your ob't serv't,
THOS. ]. MARSHALL.