Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-11-27
[w hole No. 1903.

al loss our county has sustained in be-
ing deprived OF your important services.
AT the moment, too, when il stands in
nesd of them.
also regretto find that the purity and
! disinterestedness Of the motives which
dictated your late public conduct, and
which, with great pleasure | can attest.
should not have shielded you from the
most unme,iled reprosches.
| But, in times llke,these, when the pas.
sions are stimulated into action by so ma
nv concurrlog causes, truth and Justice
seem to be tptalIy disregsrded, and pr-
vata character 10 be the sport of party
sensibil,ty. indsed, the holy temple it.
self Goes MT seem too sacred for profa-
nation by the msh ambition of iniurist-
ed demagogaes confidently hope.
however, that our country will not long
sustain the loss Of your able and unre.
mitted exertions in its favor; but that, AZ
soon rs the public dslusion shall have
vanished, you will again sppear on the
theatre of public life, supported BY an
increased confidence Of the nation. and
thus enable TO render il still greater SER
vices than you have heretofore done. A
confidence necessarily resulting from
the firm, jndicions. and independent con.
duct you have lately manifested, not only
TO the American people, hut to the world.
he pleased. sir, 10 accept assurances
Of my high consideration and sincere
personal regard, &c.
WIN. =. GILES.
John Quincy Adams, Boston.
Hos.ingfsn, .sev. 8, 1903.
DEAR Sir. Tho enclosed letter not
having been forwarded by yesterdays
mail, now do myself the honnr Of SEN
ding YOU therew,th the message Of the
president OF the United States.
The papers accompanying il are now
in course OF reading They are highly
important, but far from presenting to us
any Hattering prospects &c. Accept, sir,
my best wishes, &c.
WM. n. GILES.
The Hon. John q. ADAMS. boston.
Wns6nyton Dfr. ~. 1909.
Dear Sir: have desianedly delayed
answering your friendly and Interesting
letter VI the, until could accompany
the reply with some observations felt
my self bound TO make in your justifica-
ton few days since. Indeed my rrin-
cipal object in rising, was to defend you
against the most ilberal and unmerited
reproaches wish | may have perform
Ell this agreeabir task to your satistac.
ton; IL have failed Of success, II was
not for The want Of good intention. The
accompanying speech will give you full
information upon that subject. Ia my
former speech, forwarded TO you some
days since, ron may probably find some
unexpected observations upon the sub
ject of French and British influence.
No disclosure whatever will be made,
under any circumstances. beyand those
contained in my remarks may even
therein have been impelled too iar--hut
the tune having arrived, when il became
necessary to repei the idle tale Of Frenah
influence by some counteracting infu-
ence. the occasion wa. TOO inviting Of
making the intimstons did, TO be resis-
ted. The source of my information il
not known. and believe not suspected
have fully appreciated your motives
for retirement, but II would have given
me great pleasure, in these trying times,
TO lave had your co operation. 1t would
have afforded you, too, ar opportunity
Of peitng vour unjust and Liberal ad-
versaries, by holding up their vicious
passions TO public view and public indg-
nation. Such is The uncertainty Of the
course proposed to be pursued. that you
will not be able to satisfy yourself in that
respect. by the stiietesI attention to my
observations. My own Impressions. at
present are, that the embargo laws
should be amended, and enforced till
some time in the spring, to take the
chances of events in Europe; in the
mean time to put the nation in a state Of
defence, and. as a substitute for the en-
barge, to call the whole energy Of the
nation into action. This course will be
extremely popular to the South. Ifyou
should have leisure moment. NAV I
hope that you viii employ it in giving
me your views of this project.
Be pleased, sir. to accept assurance
of my high consideration and regard,
SIC. VIM. 3. GILES.
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