Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-11-04

mics either having written letters TO, or received
letters from, Mr.. Adams, at that period,'--And
agai.:
Upon receiving the Enquirer Of Yesterday.
containing the Letter OF Mr. GILES, we used tho
privilege OF citizens, deeply Interested in the cause
oil truth, to call upon the PREs ipENr, and quest
!aat he would suifer justice to be done TO h,nse Il
by the publication Of the correspondence which
oovernor GILES has the effrontery or the faulty
! tn deny"
Here these pfoHgate sponsors unblushing,y
asserttwic over once in the most mpudent terms
that denied the existence of a CORE spontepca
between MIR. Adams and myself, about the period
Alluded TO- These assertions now pronounce 70
DO absolutely false. never made any such de-
Mai-put oven and over again, admitted the posi-.
1'''y OF the eSistence OF such correspondence
positively denied all recollection of such cor
respondencc, but and over again admitted IN.
fo>sibiiity OF ITS existence. Its impo >ibe to SUP
pose that these p,ogatc sponsors could be so sti,
i,id AS not TO understand these clear and manics,
distinctions; and notwithstanding their positive
assertions OF my denial, other parts of their own
expose prove that they understood the distinc
ton perfectly. After throwing themselves upon .
quotation iron part of my remarks upon the Gr.,
expose Tor proof oil their own false assertions.
winch, so far from proving absolutely disproyn :
Them, they make the following additional f,lss
assertion aid have the efifonery TO support IL b
words under marks Of quotation when the quota.
uoh i'scil Is tdiSe. Attend 10 their unblushio,
declaration, in the foliwing words. part of fhe,nn
under marks of quotation, as bv reference IN !,
VIII appear" And i'll concluding his letter NJ.
TILES characteristics the explanatory remarks pub.
'iShed ny us, as being tishtred forth to tbc
toorid IN utter disregard of common, ,esncct e.
truth" The actual conclu,i,,p words of NM -.
'er' as they call it, are the following: ga paper
ushered forth to the world, in nv JUDGMENT in
utter disregard of every dictate OF common sense
o' common discretion, and, tear, of common
respect Tor truth Could it have been believed.
that any human being. having the smallest regard
ior his own reputation, could have attempted IN
Practise such fraud upon tho public with an evil
cent view to deception l beg every reader To
marx the difference, not only in the langua.e h,
| IN IN the meaning also of these two aiotations.-
iheir quotation represents Inc as assertin o. nosi
uveiy, That their explanatory remarks heretofore
! punished which, III fact, are MIR. Adams's
| renalHs' were ushered forth TO the world in ut,
ter disregard of truth: The real quotation will
shew, That to avoid that very charge, I yarv
my mode OF expression. for the express purpose NJ
expressing my " FEAR" that the paper ~ 40 ueb
ereu orih 10 Inc world, in utter disregard o, COM
IN on respect tor truth The words are i'm M,
Judgment, IN utter disregard of every dictate NJ
common sense, oil common discretion and fear nj
common respect for truth" Here then il will scam
'hat the expression OF fear that thing i. so. /,
made the foundation OF positiue assrrt;o, H.,
II Is so when in truth the real meaning wouia nrn
duce directly the contrary mpresson1tbat ain 4,
may net be so. 1t should be recoIlected however,
mat there are other parts OF Mr.. Adams expose
.naePehoehsiy oil the suggested correspondence, TO
will now resort to their general quotation NJ
my remarks, TO ascertain how far any proof could
De derived from them TO sustain their false age
IONS an" IL VIII he seen, from the most critical at.
tehtion TO their whole contour, that they con,o;,
no denial Whatever, of the existence of s,Icb 80
respondence, but admit the possibility of ts ey;s
cnce; and conclude with this expression: {. 7 Lona
aho trust, that Mr.. Ad ans memory has failed him
W us OCCASION ana that 1t will not turn out to be
mere invented tale, with vain hope of extrcat;na
nimseii from most awful dilemma" Here tben
ih auuiuon 10 lear that thing is So is that NJ
nope 'ha not so; yet the hope that it is not and
.e rear that II Is SO. are unbushngly construed into
positive assertion that il is so-Arain in tbo
same expose, made the following statement. s.If
MI ADAMS should be in possession of such conf
oeHua' e'tefs from me, now call most earnes.lv
Upon him TO exhibit them 10 the public. am tolJ
MT Adams Is peculiarly meihodcaI in his bns;ness
'"u careiui In the preservation of all letters adj
dressed 10 MIN. He certainly must have rc,a;rad
NINE upon subject then so interesting IN the n o.
t,oh, IL ne ever received them. beg him. n in
tic possession OF any such confidential eters from
n,e' on OF letter oil any kind, TO abandon all scr,,
PIE. imposed by the confidence asserted and Cor,b
WIN 10 publish them. IL he should do an II mil
anoru demonstration, that one important charac-
leISuc transaction oil my fe has entireI y escaped
ny ieGo"ecton' leaving not the shadow Of shade
pehmu' pretend not to any infa!iibility of ,nem.
Dry - MS statement, far from DENYING tho az
'stence OF such correspondence, admits the ms
HoiiiY OF us existence; and only denies the reco,
i eeo ~ IT. ana the strong terms in which the
loss oil AL traces of the recollection of the
uon are expressed, afford the best possibIe
ol me sincerity OF heart with which that en;,l III
,ndue-Decaiise the declaration is made under tbe
III m conviction, that if Mr.. Adams ever did re-.
"e'i 'c''erS rom me, he must still be in pos
OIL mem; and, therefore, any denial of Their
existence could easily 90 refuted Hence + -
hitted me possibility Of the existence of tba COZ
respondence, aud called for the qualification NJ -.
WINCH u now seems, MIR. Adams from fastIious
n'o"Fes VI oehcacy, unnteigible 10 me- refuses 10
make In The same quotation proceed 10 "a " .s(,o5
II DC beheVed, that Mr.. Adams had intrepidv ;ovonr
co the extraordinary tale, TO screen fro,,
imputaflons he could otherwise ayoiI ~ Could
oIi'eFe myself 10 nave been an active agent In
dn interesting scene, and that all traces of il
ii escaped my memory IL really would AZ.
lord me pleasure now to raise doubt II, r,v mini
10 IeheVe me from The first conclusion" This ouo.
ta"ou goes 10 snow, that so far from positive de-
MA. ., uie existence OF the correspondence. no. /
'lId' would AFFORD me pleasure 10 doubt it,
MS pleasure now however, is conv erted into ver-,
anerent sensations, from observing that ins,ead -
H vi ADAMS complying with my request and franl,
oOnun6 ioith with the publication of IT, NE has
entered INTO an extraordinary Conspiracy. with bia
$50, eunorS' by reading to them the contents of
ms eters 10 me, and permitting them to use them
ds instruments for indulgiDg tior yindcivc sIan.
defS towards me. Altho' I have AZ tbis non,a,.
no more recollection of The actual existence of snS
letters, than had at the moment of making The
ans yc, as they are nov asserted, acconpau.
leu WIN specification OF dates | shall far tba
present, yield an admission 10 their existence. and
a. hF' ADAMS refuses their publication shall pr
sent TO the public the best coniectures in ,nv Nh
eF, respecting their probable contents
rom une statement, IL would seem, t,e corras.
der date 7th-Sih of Nov. Jsds. apJ A. as,. u'i,
TePiy pears date 18th Nov. 1908 II could bsr,t
NC P,esuhed' mat a correspondence Of ths d,te
b,rao. d any rs'at'on to the repeal Of The EN-