Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-11-25


the mean time to put the nation in a state
OF defence, and, as substitute for the
embargo, to call the whole energy of the
nation into action. This course will he
extremely popular to the south. IF Won
should have leisure moment, NAV I hone
that you will employ it in giving me YOUR
views of this project.
Be pleased, sir, to accept assurance of
my high consideration and regard, &c.
WIN. b. GILES.
WAsHINoToN, Dec. 25, 1903.
DEAR STR-Your very friendly favour
of the 9TH inst. was presented to me the
day before yesterday, by MIR. Wells. ac-
companied by Mr.. Sumner, of Boston.
manifested every astention to these
gentlemen, which my respect to the let
ter presented by them inspired. Very
free political conversations took place be-
tween us; and regret to find such radi-
cal differences of opinion existing in
different parts of the Union, respecting
the proper course of measures to be pur-
sued in the present awful and delicate
crisis OF our affairs. | cannot help look
ing forward to the meeting of your Lee
| gislature, during the next month. with
peculiar solicitude. l anticipate the most
serious results from their proceedings.
unless the majority should have changed
Its views of our relations since the last
session, which / am told is not the case
or, IT any change exists, it is not for the
better. Will you be good enough to give
me your views of this subject You will
probably have seen before this time the
invidious attack made on you by Mr..
Pickering, and my reply. Since that
time he has, under the garb of humility
and condescension, reiterated most of nv
observations in the Senate, and renewed
his attack on you in another form, profess
sing at the same time to be perfectly
exempt from any personal hostility. His
exhibition in reading over my remarks
without any recrimination, and merely
with the object of demonstrating that he
was entirely destitute of the passions
had ascribed to him, you may better con-
celye than | can describe. / have avail
ed myself of leisure moment to apprise
you of these circumstances, and to forward
you the accompanying paper, which YOU
4 with find oontainS evidence Of - Cae4- sser-
ing essentially upon Mr.. Pickering's state
ment, respecting the inducement to the
original embargo.
| Be pleased to accept this hasty sketch,
with assurances of my high consideration
and sincere friendship, &c.
4 WIN. D. GILES
The Hon. J. @. ADAMS.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 5, 1909.
| DEAR SIR-Your highly valued favour
of the 9th ultimo was duly received, and
have given the most respectful attention
to its contents.
Whilst the course pushing in Massa-
chusetts excites my establishment, it, at
the same time, attracts my most serious
thoughts and anxieties. should be dis
posed to crafty the Eastern People in al
most any thing consistently with the
saluatio,s of our national honour and indie
lpcedence. These cannot be sacrificed
under any circumstances. The very
course pointed out by them would, in a
pCCuHloly view, uO TIC IllOSL advantageous
to myself, individually, and 10 the People
generally in the part Of the country live
in. Flour is our principal export, and it
is the only article of American exports
which would not be Immediately depress-
ed in price, in the British markets, upon
| raising the Embargo. The people are
/ sensible of this, but they would disdain a
trade of dependence, whatever might be
) its pecuniary profits. They never will
| submit to colonization. To the South
, and West of Potomack, the People are as
: nearly unanimous in the support of the
Administration, in all or any measures of
resistance, as it is possible for them to be
on any occasion, where the human mind
: is left free to exert itself upon any ques-
ton. The Federalists are almost unani-
: mously for resistance. / think the oppo-
sition, in the Middle States, considerably
: abated since the termination of the
/ elections. How much then is it to be
: lamented, that the nation should be de-
prived of the support of the Eastern Sec
; ton, which is SO important to the efficacy
) of our measures
Within two or three days past have
paralyzed the movements of the OPPOSE
, ton in the Senate, by stating that, if the
Presidents proclamation, for excluding