Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-18

merton srHh grccsvnep Tor I'm other words, TO effect
n dissolution Of the Unon,l "the merbers should
,nedsatofy o6andon heir seats and rsfa,a home
2d. That it was proposed, and the differentiation
finally adopted" that the members on their return
home should mike every effort "to ncuieate such
doctrines too,d iaducc Uc people 10 agrees and
',rirocdte separation IF The Staies." ~ So
Such was "ttc subsfmcer of tho accusation which
was specially called upon to admit deny. II viii
be seen at once that It's Gerry consists in npu
ting TO tho delegation IRE design IF cfccia
LUTON u~,c>. and that this was the t,-lc
cJiect OF meeting held at my house in the City of
Washington, scaled, as sud. 10 consult upon
measures to BIZ pursued regards the Tariff Law"
u instead OF assuming this imposing form, tho accs-
ton had consisted IN imputing, las MIR. Mitchell has
attempted to do) to certain members of the dclega-
ton, the expression of pariiculer opinions, (which,
whether correct Incorrect have no bearing whate-
yer, either on the character ct the meeting, the
DETERMINATIONS adoptcd;) should not have troubled
the public with ono word upon the subject. Having
publicly denied that the meeting at my house in
Washington, had any other object than to consult
about the measures proper to be pursued in relation
to the Tariff: having denied that any proposition
made TO dissolve our political conneXion with the
governments, either by ''thc withdrawn of the
hers, or IN any other mode, had certainly fright 10
expect thotso attempt would have been made q
sustain these charges, TINT their fuschoud would
havc boon acknowledged. But while Mr.. Mitchell
makes no attempt whatever to sustain these ailega-
tons (Which MS have shown could only have origin
atcd 18th him and his friends) while in fact he docs
not even pretend that the object of the meeting in
question "a dissolution of the union thut il
was even determined" to persuade the people TO
agree TO separation of the States, he turns aside
and attempts to detail tire conservation of several
members Of the Delegation and make up new issue
whether certain sentiments not express
Sod ny particular Individuals Tho mere statement
Of the case, demonstrates the nus,c o the accusa-
lions heretofore preferred against the Delegation.
But as Mr.. Mitchell has thought proper to prefer
"0cr charges and to introduce the casual remarks
Sa to have been m;dc hy myself md others On the
f,lo
some further notice of his statements. Considering
the character of MI free Conversations the utter inn
possibility of stating them fully and accurately, il is
with ~un.crncd reluctance that I find myself con-
strained 10 follow Mr. Mitchell in his course But
az II is impossible Go submit tn the mstacmcnt of nv
own remarks there is alternative left but to give
us l an account of what actually said a. Gun now
he furnished by my recollection and that OF my
colleagues, whose statements, las fur they have ~
yet been rCcrivcd) subioined. II alleged by
the writer of Union, that proposition vas submit
tod THAT the members should abandon their seats I'm
Congress, return home md horcby end MI pJitcnI
Ei6n lryh III. orcTnlncuf. Idrnicd that any such
proposition s'fed TO IRE delegation, or decided b
them. and III this dcnirlit VIII BIZ that am fully
sustained by the statements of every member of the
Delegation. Mr.. Mitchell. however. droupinr entire
ly tho most essential ingredient in Tho accusation the
avOued purpose o adO1ting this measure lin order to
put emf TO ali further political connection with the
government now asserts that q proposHio1 p,1de
By Of cur members that should formally secc,o
!fon Congress return homo, und say 10 constitu
entS, that our sosvIc@s were longer of any use
Now IL will DO sccn from the annexed statements
that tho t5cs arc. that of the delegation Major
hnmitnnl without propOSlnu that the members sho,d
formally srcedc or submitting indeed nnv p,opos;
ton Whatever on the subject merely expressed ia ocu
t'sdtrid1l ocItGtiOn TO pursue that course as
measure that was 10 dissolve ali political connexon Of
"South Carolina with thc f5-CcrHl government but
simply because in Major faInilLons opinion inoyy that
tho Tariff had pnsssdj his services in Washington,
We're no longer OF any uso. Il appears, that every
member OF the Delegation was Opposed TO tho course
the Major had det,; mined to pursue and vet Mr. Nit
chcll seems TO shudIrr at the fearful res
possibility which was nearly thrown upon him. .of re-
maiIIinI alone IN Washington IN opposition 10 the
views of the whole Delegation" Pie next point
that requires n ytcc il Me- Nichols new version of
the charge that tho members 'faTiy detc71ainfd tn
ind rec The people 10 rS1ee 10 and 01oeae separation
Of the StfeS." Here Mr. Mitchell seems to adult no
snch determination was ever made, my be does not
even pretend that any proposition to that effect was
submitted, thus acknowledging the cntiro want OF
any foundation in truth of the material of all the
charges preferred ainst the Delegation Bat he tolls
us that CERTAIN other propositions submitted (by
whom lie does not state, none of winch il ems, how
ever, were finally agreed to, but which, together Wit,
all tho other pl ms finally 1b1none1 al ny in
sfnn"e-"lest any increase Of eXctcment in South Ca
rolila might prove injurious To the election Of Gen.
jack on Thus, then, 1t would appear, from Mr.
Ntchclls os'n showing, that far from its having
been agreed IN crcc me People to induce tllern
"to agree TO separation of tho Stute," it vas final
~ ucIcIH1l1tHi 10 auuy tho excitement. rs presume
nat the individual alluded to- as hayin1 made the
propositions described Try Mr. Mitchell, it Is not in
cumbcnt me to notice them further. cannot re-
frain however, from saying, that without admitting
that Mr. Mitchell has stated these propositions cor
rccty. it Is difficult TO conceive wat censurc he de-
slrcs 10 attach 10 any one when he charges him with
proposing "a free communication with the principal
in his district tho subject Of the Parih on
that the members should communicate with each or
thcr 'cn the s'nte of the public feeling" or even that
they should meet at Columbia --unless indeed the
object Of such n meeting had been las Dir. NJ. allie
ges) for the purpose of dcvising and maturing so,ue
Pta70 defion J1r The State GoreTHmcnF'-N.hch the
statement Of Col Drayton conclusivey dsproves.
Mr.. Mitchell has next thought proper 10 imputc IN
me Peyso1oiy TIM expression Of certain opinions With
regard To tc P2rer a7d resOrt-es If the Snfc which
from IRE connection IN Vhi1h they arc inesd with GER
thu observations attributed 90 Mr.. MDufie, leaves
10 doubt ollie deUye to represent mo as aJpoe1tj,o
70 separation Qf nc &oies. As The expression or
'hosc opinions constitute tho pnk offence specially
l'id 70 my ch7rgc either by Mr.. Mitchell OF his
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