The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-06
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I'D IYI HayAat AH-Nh IA = me-"
nubIieal,aa. recently made. I a letter OF Nj.
j. de- saa q &c Gaes. o. s.#etnia, d"iea lae
.asta Deermasr, ls45. Impressed our tssoers
aitl, the cancinssenrss at fhr proof when
.Natht,ed of ihr aelibefals inieHiion 81 Nf'
tal,. al ~. uahii. stt6ns Of he last Year,
T., decor. the public. a. wsh rssnettig
.he Ia.tat, of essnts n l6u5-b-hi ~ con
CORNING Zoe tue political cliHrae'ef 81 MI A
aAas.
4 .,onid he reoalieclsd that Mr. iiiLfs, ha-
WINS IN his tnssussion this iriter ~ ar ~
arnsas. ~retsntis published, seereied saa san'
pressed It. mis-, he published . lt'iaf ol Aif.
lraerssa. upou stber poin's,dnied % ihe'egy
l,y lalIaa lar, t16th Dec. 1921 Hseh he
.,,eosed ne might Weld 10 80 ne .dvsaiaga
.ss,a.t NJ. ADAas Yes. he sapprttsrf 1his
Yritsr. .aswIng Nf. JIftEssats epihi'hf,
uf he pert, ut NJ. ADAMS and tr Impressed
wiifnll, or hardlssslg. otlier iacis, 1t Ho' 'ihef
aac.n4ni., fho publication Of which YOU'D
have put 10 shame bis studied liosis oh me pa
f~fiafIs so II ar. Auaas.
n = ae,snrhaly "a behold one, WIN has
been. in his time. = useiai public man, thus
.baaJeaine hnsriti Ia tHe guidance Of rAs.
sion. aud OF irrational aud nhSoVernabie
hat.
e,inre le publication Of onr exposition. on
the snfhsrHy at ,lr. AnAas. ri tnr eitenHi.
glance aiirn iing iiis miirrUi mlnbcalians
wa NJ. JErfLus = IL lsus, VI "fLrs has
enme snt ~ r.. iHchlnna Iaqafrf, aa1 DE-.
~. et0er navt4g Nfilisn %ittirrs 10, az reori-
Nd - ter fnrm dr. Adams. a thai refiod.
w a. ,trrt ~ be abiigeir - say Il, teeAuie
" .anld stihnsis avoid The declaration NJ =
teaih witch II mus ~ painidi 10 receive bet
a. TOE Alternative Ia = charge ot drlbernle
telsehnad, we are obliged 10 declare thai ihe
memory o Nj. olLEs has altogether deserted
HIM.
Bot. hnipre aa proceed further, le, ~ nnoie
f-on his letter IN lie Enquirer af saiafdhy
Ia, Inc following r%siracts, 10 wh,ch Ne "ish
"a s,ree, he II eation Of our readers Assn.
ming lhai NJ. Ap.as IS responsible ihr the
s.pIapa,nry remark, witch accompanied ON
Ye-nehlica ION Of ihr letter Of Mr. JEfrERkus.
Nj. GILFs says
Mr.. Adams positively asserts that MI
. Htles, and seVrtnl other members of Con
= ersss, during this se,sinn III isor--9, wrote
10 him conGdrnttal ~leite,s, inlurmiog lim oi
: the various measures proposad ~ reinforce
Z menis or Substitutes tor the embargo, aud s"s
: lirii,ng his opinion, upon the silJfri he
: antwered THESE letters with trhnkncts aud 40
+. eanfieoee When htsi saw Tbs hneqntV'
/. aesI ns,eri,nn ol Ne. Adam lnattsud Il viii
any mental reservation what vet-'l'd when
. ,iipre was not the slightest race 1pon my
4. nen,rv ofibc recollection OF any snch coz
, ,~s,,ondence. | was siruuk with wondar an
. snagsmept, ~ we'll B with othrf
+. mingled en- i%lipna, md ! pst my memory up
. - rs hes, pfarts, IN trying - race srtne
/, .nrh recollection, bnt bound no Vrsige
&. ihereof-anl | NOW assert thai ! dn not ht.I
iltvG mat any sun cortes1 nule0cr eve
+. took place. Il Mr.. Ad,ms should be IN POI
r. Ill I.4t.aa l.A.- 49,. |
.InaV call anon am - exhibit them h ~
pnh'ie lam i,t1 VI tdamsls rronlhd
m hadiaal IN his business, nad careful ia He
presery,,ia, Of all %lurprs Addressed "a bio. |
He cerlataiy must have retain d mior uiou
y subject hen 80 interesting - h. nation, q |
he ever received them, | hrR HIN, Il ~ POI.
/, ssssion o(auy such e. M Ten inl irttrf4 lfom
/. me. ornIa ltteroi Rnp Kind, o abandon all
. scrrnla. imposrA ty the cunadsner asserted,
i .pl fr hNlth 10 nuhttsh tarm. II he ,IonlI
e do !, a. would afibrd a demons ration, thai
ono ,mpnrianl characteristic trlnsactin pl
90 NV IF, Ia. entirely escbpcd my re~fnl'cr.
tn,n. i.avln not the .h'deW oi II -hnd' hr.
. hind. pretend not ~ any lnfalltH.lN of
8 ,nanarv. hnt | item Il netI IL Al lRuassi.
tb,,rg thai thr lmputnllon oil any sH,h irau.
. -sa,t,na. i once matt. should pscr have
s., he,n esnpletely erndirnied tim Al
ie II. Adams's conidcntal letters II
me. Va itten, rs he snys. " rs TIM s9litird al
vice ~ niend la III III, nave no more ,c'
. eellec,ios oftarm, han ni llo ai1 Il, hun 10
have been written by msSe noi 10 ~b.teye
ina any sucl lettets ever were "t'ti"h am
myself careful IN IN prcsetv'tlon ot ID irlter
, o in, rpst add cssed 10 me -Hnd hay" ~ ,r.
3 colIcciion ~ ever having serpany such iater ~
m, tarcnn. have noW, | believe, several able
.l &c, lstsrFg I'm ~ AII. AlAm's iaI1,1. ~
tyritta, ,dri hi. retirement tom public lie
2 hut none OF ,nV iescitpiiun. rs | bells We, from
M. adams himself Nhnt then, must have
h.rn my potuns. when FIST hthcll these un-
F.. rauitoral drClartnns en- the pat OF Mr.. At.
an. Cnuii u he hi ~ ed. thai Adj
=. ans had rut,cl idly invented he pHiI1ordinaiy
tale 10 screen hinsrlf hom lmrutatI ions no
. couIA no, otherwise avoid t0ald brtievc
mt.rfio hive been al active agent IA such an
inter .iiug .rrnc, 4 that al trac,SoI It had as-
capped N, mcnprv4I : ttrealiY would nprd
j.. me pleasure nnw - rtite a DOUBT IN nv mind
=" 10 relieve me lrcm the inst oonclnsiun anl
have put my memory 10 the everest tial tor
that purpose. hut ~ vain l iind nothing 10
doubt upcn the subject. | hope aud iius. hat
> Mr.. Adaus . memory hns failed han on hi,
= occasion aud thai u Will not tntn oui IL
be a mrfe ]ilventei tale, with a van hopc
ofestrlcu,mg hiasell. from a most awlal dii, N
mn.
And in concluding his letter, Mr.. GiLrs cha.
faf,erizas the explanatory remarks puhb,he
by rs as being Ishered forth 10 the World
IL utter dsreg ara Of common respect for
1 nth
Ii lamoniatle, we repeat. to witness such n
miserable decay q . once vigorous intellect or
SO Il splcshle a Prostitution of waning character
,oa |.ttp,se 80 btse rs Deliberate trsduc,lonA \.
Y lhcaii m @, tMe hohesi, upright, aud uuassn.
ming Individual who nos Gils the Ptesi enc, Of
the U,titel states. "'lis ny. and PIT, It's us
true" that very assertion Of ais GlLRs, touch
ing the con espandence with Dir. ADAMS, l., u
,erlY without foundation.
Tor the matter or form Of this s%rtci,. we
take NJ tive responsibility where II belonss-to
ourselves, Mr. ADAMS has nothing 10 do with
il But We should basels become accessory 10
,le most desperate assault ever witnessed on
puhlic NJ pfivsir INTEGRITY, II we did not. IN the
feeiil Of Mr.. niLFs, declare Ms statement in the
above extract 10 be wholly destunte of truth.
YnpIe i. for him. no way by VIII CHI he ran tp