Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-02
(F'roln the Wfnyaw lntcllrenc,r.,

.N' VIZ ''iNu VI II iDtn INST, YOU have. en-
deavorcd 20 identify me with the writer under the SIR
nature = Union Ito make me the autlor OF his letter
Ito hold mr. responsible for the conduct of NV friends
end to nnpute 70 'e the attacks which have been
made upon you by different Editors in the United
EAatos' To have written that kcticy, would hryc been
no grcat c1ort-b but To attach to one, 50 pure md elr-
united as ~ Senator Of the United Statcs shouid be, the
odlouS crime OF Il design 10 dissolve the Union. and ,o
induce the Printers of tho United States 10 exposc
and deno'inco him for it, are charges which will roin
no credit with those who are acquainted will, NV
Very limited capacity. Suffer me 10 say, that If Won
are innocent OF the charge, You need not dread its
enects--that 1t Is not IN the power of any editors, or OF
any continuation OF talent ana malice-much less
Oh SO poor a worm rs myself to fix it on vo,,--you
would hnd IN your own virtue IL shield of urotoction.
aud III the sympathics of Your countrvIncn a support
fs solncc. But while | disclainl all knowladnc of
your views, i um forced to say that Your address ia
unfortunate. II betravS II OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES imp,-
Gcnce-a confusion which does not u.rDiIy. tclonr' IN
the calnness OF conscious innocence. Nc who de-
scends to scurriious abuse. and employs sophis.rv AID
evasion tor sound argument, can have no vrrai roI,nncn
ON the goodness Of his cause.
For my own conduct, | am surely rcsponsiblc-bui
it IS tGc first time ! have ever heard thnt Il man
was bound to answer for the conduct Of his friends.
You mistake re, Sir, | am no Autocrat. do not
govern those around ne with drspotic sway.-Ny
friends are my equatS in civil and political rights
many OF them my supevlor5 in mind and moral worth
--and all OF them exercising, to an unlimited extent.
that freedom of opinion, which tlcv consider tn.
choicest privilege of our blnsTcd Constitution. If in
my intercourse with them, ! communicate the politi-
CIT principles ana political acts Of Yourself or auv
OTHER public man, and suspicious are excited nv them.
am L to be- arraiCncd for io II witn that holiness and
independence which belongs 90 rrmihli,.r. th,,-
choose 10 express Those: Stlspicin vs., and call on YOU, MS
one oil their servants. TO remove tll"m and cyylain
Your conduct--am | to be punished for io Or hive
you attained such u pitch OF political greatness. that
IKE the h'nS, you can do no wrong, and it is treason
10 imputc It to you? You torret Yourself. GcnrraI.
The lntOXicatlons of UNINTERRUPTED success. have dis
ordered vour understanding.
repeat it Ium no volunteer in this business. On
the appearances of your letter in the Winyaw IntcHi-
genccr, denying the charges of NUniou.' and apyGr-
emily contradlctng statements which ! had made to
my constituents, / was bound in Justice 10 myself 10
make, through the sam organ, a full and precise ex-
position of what [ had sail. Silence. On nv part
would either have indicatrd u fear OF confronting Won
or the guilt of misrepresentation. And IN spite OF all
-FOUR Nominations and SurIniSrs, | defy You 10 prove
that L ever have on any occasion at unv timc-or tn
any person, made Il statement of fncts different from
the exact tenor and substance of nv letter. AT the
same time l hold, that had . perfect right 20 publish
IN a circular to my constituents, the political acts and
opinions OF the members Of tkH dclcgatinn-to state
20 them every thing which was done una said pt TINT
meetlng-and to explain to them nv views Of tbe
characters and designs Of my COLLEAGUES. or anv Other
public men connected with me. 4 meeting Of ~
delegation is no more than the meeting of a commit
fee, and when was IT ever considered indclicate or i'm
proper ia expose to the House dnd the nation not only
tho opinions but the acts Of its members Depend
upon 1t Tat the excitement which vou show in vou,
first paragraph, at the disclosure OF the Droccniinre
OF this meeting, is more calculated to injtrc vou-to
make you an object of odfOl;s Suspicion 10 the noonIc
and Is Il Sevcrer libel on the delegation. than aDv tE,I,rc
which !! could or have said.
Further to crlrnlaAtc me in vour Cd paraorarh. ,-o,,
say, 'he has not told US how it has happened. that
during ms late canvass, IF reports speaks ,rue) his
ewn claims to n re- election wore openly slpDor,ed n,
INC ground. that he alone rad been faithful TO the
Constltution, while most OF his colleague; were plot
ting against tho Union This must be a febrica.ion
or your own BRAIN. deny that either nv friends OF
myself, have ever heard il before: that i e,ar w
whispered III the Congressional District duTinr the
canvass: aud its only eGoc, will b. to shake N the
fuads Of my constituents, the credit Of vour whole
publication. On the contrary, | well knew that my
most powerful enemies were violently opposed to Won:
that nothing Wonid nave recommended mo moro =,
yhein' t1an an exposure Of your course ut WasIin~-
Ton; and that II hGi chosen 10 lend myself 20 thor
PASSIONS, | might have insured NV election, IT,.
rapid and spontaneous circulation of nv letter Of tin
Gd November; the avid. with which i has he,,
read, and the plaudits which it has received from NIX
most determined onpoSors, prove these assertions.
But L scorned to build my success on the fD!ly or rtiIt
ofany man. | stood on nv own merits: and OFT Of
the hosts who supported nc, I am the only man who
does not regret the result. No Sir: I introduced
Hone OF my colleagues into that scene Of nnvTiucipInd
intrigue on the one hand, aud unnIcritcd persecution
on the other, YoI. and others, obtrudcd Yourselves.
1ho sianderou5 letter which yoI addressed To- ono of
the inhabitants of Darlington, wa= kcpt IIrinr tho
whole canvass in Il grOg shop, and is contents read
~ every reel!ng tlplcr who entered ior his Customary
dram. ! never saw this deicatabkc Tnorscl Of dinlnma-
ry. your correspondent, the owner Of The sE3,. re-
fused to give mo o copy Of it. ut fETt intended r.!
dcuTand one from you-but ! say that the letter pro-
duccd no effect, and that I could irrlict 10 injury on
you eq1al to that which you wore i]nfictinr on yourself
u was lujicrous TO 500 a Senator Of tho United
States, qndthc RriGadicr Of Charleston, o.l;:in.P Linn
slt to the people rs tho puppet OF q party who were
known to be %dccidediy opposed TO MIN; who believed
him guilty OF what | never accused hiri: who would
70 any length to defeat his approaching election; ond
who chucklcd in theiT siocycs, while thcy used Kim as
'hcir tool.
But tho main object OF your address, AID Ct some Of
those wirorn you nave introduced us witnesses IL, ~
prove me guilty ofmlsrcprcscntation. To acGuit Won
entirely, however, two things are necessary. not only
10 prove that was inco rrcct, but TINT Won were cor
rcct-not only to establish my guilt, Irt YOUR inno-
,1nce. For it might have 50 hnppcned. that both
have been guilty Of Misrepresentation, md am not
aware that in such case proof of my guilt would exon
crate you from the consequences Of a nisgta.cmcpt.-
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