Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-07

h.J nrornrsd no rssDecl or fnrisaranee to-
wards Won. YOU spoke with some Indignation
at the means which had been employed, as well
as the motives Of those by whom you were as
sailed. You spoke OF anonymous letters fuii 81
abuse and menace, leuers written at Washing
ton. to be published at differen; places, and OF
the letter which had been noticed in your card
sc. / observed, you must expect all this
You must have foreseen that at some time me
storm wouldsburst on your head You must pre-
pare TO meet i, firmly, and bear il patiently. a
public man must rely upon the weight OF ms
character, s. the Justice Of his country,k addea
that st;lbelie,'d the course you had pursued 10
the election the most correct. You said you
should continue as you had done to disregard
newspaper and anonymous abuse, but his pa
per was published on tina authority OF member
| of the House Of Repre- sentatives, and therefore
deserved TO be met openly.
In reference TO the terms OF this letter, you
observed that you did not know that you wouiu
be offeredSa place in any administration, nor
did you know who would compose the cahihet
of either Candidate. That you coBld nor be
The member Of any cabinet thar would require
YOU 10 ad ocate principles diff, rem, from those
you had always maint aimed before the Pablo,
and for the support Of which your public CHAR"
acter was pledged.
On the tender of the Office Of Secretary OF
State, YOU consulted with me on the acceptance
or refusal of the Office. You stated all me
reasons private and public, for and against the
accepr ance, and asked my opinion. SAID 1t
was an occ aston in which you ought to consult
freely your friends and act by their advice. MY
own opinion is you must accept; in The slua-
ton in which YOU have been placed 10y ciroum
stances you have no choice;-and suggeste
some reasons ola public Mature why you ough'
to be member OF the Cabinei.
Afts- YOUR nomination was confirmed, you
informed me that you had requested Gen. Har-
rison 20 move for Committee in the Senate
if any thing occurred to make it necessary. l
re piled thai dir. lot think any thiag bad oc-
CURED to require a Committee on your part.
The fore going is the purport Of several con-
,ersations; cannot pretend to preserve the
language. but il is a true and faithful statement
Of the, substance Of your own opinions and
views so far as they were Known to me.
laval myself Of the occasion, although not
c allied for by your letter, 10 state that had oc-
casional communications with you and several
Of YOUR friends in which The conversation was
free and unreserv.d.
Tha, no fact ever came to my knowledge,
that could in the slightest degree justify the
charge which has been exhibit, d, On the cons
,rary i know tina, your opinion did not under
90 any change from the time first saw you on
YOUR return to Washington have reason TO
believe that any silence and reserve which you
observed during the contest, was dictated by a
sen,,men, of telicacy 10 the Candidates, and by
d sense of self respect, as well as oil dhy to the
Office, YOU held in the House.
Twill add that during the present summer,
, I met with two Gentleinen in The State OF Mis-
sissippi, who Voluntarily told me that they
Picard you express your decided prefe.ence OF
Mr. Adams at Lexington, before you left home
I for Washington. b
With great reg1Is, your G J. sili.s seSf #