Delaware journal., 1828-01-22

game, bp the kNAVE from t,N ot'At TIC oha on'"N
splcuous while kNAfE will stand be'oIe thc wor.'
as proven base caunniatur, unworthy oi uphc OF p
confidence, and avoided oy every man VINO ha'
pect tor virtue and for honor
TO THE PUBLIC.
When the cause of the present publication is
known | hope shall be excused Tor making H.
would not trouble the public, was not forced Dy
recent occurrences to do it and it II were not lor
the connection these occurrences have with the
present state of parties in the country, and the We
ry unprovoked attack which has been made upon
me by ssyolunteer'' friend of Gen. Jackson, from
Tennessee.
During last spring, received letter from
friend of mine, informing me that Gen. jackson mao
charged upon the friends of Mr. Clay, "a corrupt
proposal bu them to sell their notes to the candidate al
the late Presidential election a0ho could make Mr.
Clay Secretary Of STATE; and, as one OF those
friends, was asked if such charge was true. In
letter in reply, could not restrain the indignation
felt at such untounded accusation, and III express
sing myself, used language produced by the ex-
citement. In so doing, never intended to 40 more
than to repel the charge conceived General Jack
son made against me. then thought and am yet oi
the OPINION that he who was accused OF SO pase
an act as Gen. Jackson attributed to me, had right
to use what language he pleased, in throwing OF
the charge, provided the language was confined TO
the accuser alone. Since the publication OF my lei
ter by Mr.. Clay, have stated, and now state that
it never my intention, by any expression IN thal
letter, to wound the feelings of any of Gen. Jack
8 sons friends. should regret if they thought SO,
and it is gratifying to me to know that many OF the
Generals friends satisfied OF that fact, Tor they
> told me so. But, because dared to speak what
felt, and to exercise the right of freeman in ex-
pressing my opinions, in defending myself, it ap
=, pears that if possible. to be sacrilioedto to The
- vengance of some who surround the general Tor The
=. purpose OF fighting his battles. If General Jack
p nT son is to be always surrounded by bullles and des
a. peradoes, ready to hunt up opportunities to try II
~ intimdate and insult those who defend themselves
on and who have the independence to express thel
r. opinions of him, then, indeed, will the day whic
- sees him president of the United States, be the las
ar of our liberties.
,s These remarks are forced from by a 'toas
drank at the Jackson dinner this place, upon tn
,s 9Th inst. in which Mr.. Livingston, of louisiana
N, complimented, and his colleagues, but especial
myself, assalled. have no acquaintance with tn
nl individual who gayei ! never saw him before III
3D. present session of congress- and never was nrodu
the ed to him he here at the late PRESIDENT
election and could not by any forced constructic
consider himself aggrleved by any thing contane
&C in my letter nor could have entertained towa
,;r him any unknd feeling make this statement
,So. show the unprovoked manner in which have be-
,I assaled. Had that gentleman considered hims'
inf. aggrieved by me in any way, or had he desired
ss become the .fghting hero of General Jackson,
in ought by every rule Of honour to have called up
M me in direct manner. Had he done it, certa
,oo ly would have answered him promptly.
trust have too much sef-respect to yield tt
orl feverish and morbid anxiety in casting around
,or the angry ebulitions of every 'toast drlnker,
.Ls newspaper scribher bully who may think proI
to offer me an insult by commenting on the langu
bas used in my letter. and by putting wrong constr
no. tons upon it. | consider myself bound only to
ven swer those who feeling themselves aggrieved by
lent letter, call upon me in gentlemany manner
su. such will always accord any satisfaction demand
that The individual who gave the Toast cannot
der. pect me to take any other notice of it than h
done but, in concluding, must be permitted
say, that if any thing personal to me was lnten
ats H. uneq"'soeaiy Pr'houhce suo ,,e uo,uus.
hris dishohoraoie' anu az war n1sn rSeiy
aiken ieelng' W. H. Di'iN HoA'''""'