The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-06
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WILLIAM d. GILES.
The Presidential contest. 20 II as Virginia n
eonesmeI, having terminated, we snail nave
fine aud foom 10 devote 10 matters and t'lnss
mare Immediately bearing % the interests anu
b,lor Of the State. Among tirae matters We
,eoa,l the QUESTION, :" Dho Seaa be or merit
fopsraor,n as not the ieast important. I'D IT
s,oald consequently De lfeoiy, tdliy aud idhly
elnassrd. HrgardIhs, a. Ne dhd AZ me 'ihle,
re election oil " II. d. diies 10 the cnlei mag's-
racy oi ,e State. as 0ne OF the most u"ioi'u-
ntle ac,s winch grew Out u the extraordinary
s,ale Of excitement Of lne poihical "oiio, whe
,,rr we rt,et,ed to ms neaitn OF body OF vi
,,u,i. o. 10 ,ac unIut ~ slndiciive temp ! which
he IA 1 examined n SO mahy ins dnces or oi us
bn,sn hostility 90 every ,pec,es OF
a. ,ne constitutions, aud opposition TO every
Ln3 of tnproYeIn at Of The country, that
lee,las has neither been a.laye ed nor less, N
.d ~ tecent degelopements connected with his
cary poi,lIcai Career. Ihese deteiopements
snow ann 10 be totally unified for the Siatioh,-
rhey attest the complete destruction OF his once
elganJlc intellect, esInced by MS failure of Dem-
oy touching an important evtat N hls'0wn per
soaa! history, or else, a 4 sttnt1n II principle
when u.fts hin Tor any Office We ,eie, ne
reader 90 the extract from the Nauonai lntelif
.,eGcer. under lne political head.
Ne would ASK, now ID II possible that an event
SO important III It,eii as the correspondence bG-
iwcen Nj Aaaais aud air. 1lIes on tne 81" ST
b'eresis OF the country, 10 less tnan GA tnose Of
tie party to whicn Nj. u. Was ihen SO Wd.nly
attached, and oi sDnse principles ne VAS ne
fearless and a9ie eaanproa, could nave been foi-
gsttgn by inuI, wheh, too. n u recoi,rcied tat
,he very c,rcumstance 10 wiicn had reference,
has 9eVa frequent ailud d 70, Doth ot GOV.
Giles himseli, aud others, II tar puolic p llis I
eUe would have sapp,,ed, however, that II he
hgt not Forgotten II, tie WOULD scarcely nave had
ibe iaiutiy to deny The fact OF rs existence, aud
TO dare Nj Adams 10 tne proof winch us pubur
cation enaOiett u,n 10 afford In either CASE, 1t
furnishes conclusive evidence OF MS aallness loI
the siation when he Dus ani We therefore, SIN
oefeiy nope 'hat ne may moi lie reelected. our
iHpirs,t,n Is that he wti n5j sc re-ctoc'ed. The
.dctson lever, 10 which Ae owes N, elevation,
vii, by January next, he satsngd by victory OF
.,iie1 oy d iral; and ,hosa vino nave been the
mere mdtt-,0tlgbts of the party, and upon whom
ouite# ftas ben conferred 10 retain their ailegr
aoce aud support, As Ioae As they mig ut he ne
cessary, VII, be abandoned as soon as II can be
dom ptfn g.,iatN IN A. interests Gov Gla. A..
'de Of ,hesr men. HIS denial Of the tignt OF the
Constituent to instruct the representative, winch
-fodueed his sentence of relircnent TO the Wy
van, Vas i1fgotten by men Mo pretend TO call
themselves " exclusive republicans, - as soon as
'Iey Pc Seived how eager nc Was to eater saew
ne Lists rs u political elad,a'or-Rnd that. saw
aEe Ike, he WIS prepared 10 he~ aud mangIe
"loinsoevcr should come IN the way of hs to-
f7l'dsk AND knife. He has PLAYED his part
'"h an cornestness aud ieroCItY DclituJg an IN
'a'd5 the Goodness of whose Haiura! feelings
"a" been changed u bitterness aud gall, Ivy dis
a'polnimenl al having been checked midway in
BIS path to high political preler.nen', aud by en-
W OF The better fortune ofthose WIN :, with far IN
'ef'or talents, had continued steadily 10 advance
me affections OF tie people, and 10 share IN
'honors OF the Repubiic. In his gratitude to
we jackson party for the Office conferred upon
n'"'' he has exhibited a ~fa1rless disregard of eve
y social obligation which all men OF honor
Mold 20 be sacred ADD lnvloIable. He has, at
'"e time, published i garbied extract ii private
''Pr written Ia hun Uy NJ. Jefferson, tJr the
''p'ess aud avnwed purpose ofiuJuiing a pollt-
u" "pPonent-dnd he has wiu,heid from the
t"''e eye a letter written ON the very mex, day,
=! 'he same gentleman, on The same subject
''1"' 'aNet IL connection with the other, would
'''' presented mis- opinion in its true point OF
'""' lie has attempted TO paIliate this unjusti-
"''f co"d"rt by the ~contemp,ible plea, that
- 'fh''sons mind was So much impaired on
F." -FH' as TO render MIN incapable OF correctly
- '''as facts, altho' heis willing To admit that
y" VIA 21ih hat ohe day previous, his intellect
Wv gear aud vigorous r." has denied that =,
y correspondence ever took place between him.
W III" VA ADAMS On the subj eet OF the embal-