Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-04-29
w. p. NJ. WOOD.

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ITahster relative to what fine things he would do o
g.. N. Federaliss, provided they would favour his
.,.o,;,, This affair was then put down, to the :,
satisfaction of every intelligent man. II
Lately, as so many of the jackson tales nave I
,r,ved stale, fat, and Improbable, it has been Il
,ho,uht advisable to get up the affair again, with
n.y scenes aud decorations. man, called w. !
y NJ Wood, of whose character the reader Will
,horav he Informed has undertaken to be the chief
...r,asr. This Wood preends that MIR Il. Stock
en-, deceased, wrote letter, stating that let
+sr from Mr.. Adams to Mr. Webster was shown
H., !, yrentop. in presence of Mr.. Hopkinson Of
Philadelphia.
/. In reply, the New York American states
q. anon the highest authority that any Story by
,homsoeyer told or vouched, of any letter wrltten
or ;nterlined by Mr.. Adams, to m1y BODY what
,or IN respect to- or understanding with, the lede-
rali,ts, is utterly untounded."
0 That the letter from Mr.. Stockton is a forgery
: o,;dent from the character of w. P. NJ. Wood.
For sone time Wood tried to get employment IN
several printing establishments favourable to the al
mnistration ]; but finding himself unsuccessful ne
Turned Patriot, and connected himself with the
jackson Buffalo Republican. lie was introduced
IA the Editor of the New York Amerlcan-went to
Albany and wrote the prospectus of the Morning
Chronice, an Administration paper OF that city,
AMI would probably have been engaged in that es-
Establishments had not his character, on investigation,
become discovered. Ofthis Wood, the United States
Gazette says-e' Among his acquaintance oil
Philadelphia. he is notorious Tor his disregard to
truth in spoken language, as he is likely to become
in the West (Bufao) for his nattention to facts IN
comnosition Wherever he is known, we believe,
he is set down as going step further than iona
than Wild the latter person made 1T rule never
:, fell a lie. when the truth would answer we'll.
we believe Wood reverses the rule, and keeps his
truths mlser does his mohey-ior those that
Il shall come after him"
The following appeared in the Philadelphia ARIEL
Of ,,st month. ..IT p. AZ Wooi-A fellow by
thi, name without any kind of authority, has made
himself busy for time past, in collecting money
fran our subscribers to the Ariel, in various parts
n of New Jersey, and putting it into his pocket J
This caution is given to subscribers, (eXtendine
"A further than we have quoted) ssas we'll as to Civ
printers generally all insight into the said Wood
b Character
5. The U. S. Gazette says" Mr.. Hopkinson
this city, denies the truth of that part OF the pr'
"a ducton which relates to him. This IS suiticief
A. proof of the naccuracy-the ialsehood OF III
NJ whole, The National Ga zette, on the authori'
3 Mr.. Hopkinson, says" No such interview toe
H ,,ace-uo such letter was ever shown Mr.. Stocktt
IN in the presence O. Mr.. Hopknson, in Trenton or
At anv other time or place. The Phiadeph
Press REMARKS We are assured not only that Il
NJ lette, imputed to Mr.. Stockton was not written
that men
. his family has written to the editor OF the N. fo
En- Eyeniug Post to assure him that the letter publls
ed is forgery"
@ The reader now sees that the charge is denied
the authority of Mr. Adams himself: For, 1t
3 well known that an interview was had with him
this subject, in New York, last fall, while on
ss way to the seat of government
&. That Wood is man destitute of character
make his story credible, were there no other proof
N its falsity.
That Mr.. Hopkinson knows nothing of any su
@ letter read in his presence, either at lrentoh'
any other place.
And that relative of Mr.. Stockton, deceas'
pronounces the letter said to be written by Mr.
to be forgery.
But still w. P. Nj. Wood, of the Buffalo Rep
lican, is certainly good patriot, and labours ze
ously in the cause of his employers !
Since writing the above, the following has appe
ed in the New York papers.
From the Nev York Commercial .4duertiser.
The Evening Post lately published, what is asst
ed to be spurious letter, purporting to have b.
written by the late Richard Stockton, of New
sew, a gentleman who was honored in life, aud mou
ed in death, by the most respectable citizens OF
# country to whatever party they belonged. L