Delaware journal., 1828-11-04

TO- 1903, in reply to Letter from Mr.. Giles, en-
closing copy Of his Speech upon Mr.. Hllhouse's
motion for repeal Of the Embargo l
The third letter is from MIR. Adams to MIR. Giles
Of the 26th December, in the same year.
The fourth letter, from Mr.. Adams to Mr.. Giles \
is dated on the 18th of January, 1909, acknowedg
ing the receipt of two letters from Mr.. Giles, the
one of the 95th of December, 1908, and the other
Of January 5th, 1909.
Soon after this last, Mr.. Adams came here to at
tend. on professional business, the Supreme Court
of the United States, and the correspondence Of
course intermtted. Not long after this, Mr.. Ad
ans went abroad, in public employ, and the CORES.
pendence Of course ceased.
When one reooliects the period of this CORES. 4
pondepce. and the relation of MIR. Adams in the Sc.
nate, in which he had resigned his seat because bis
own State had elected Successor over his head,
the interest of this correspondence between Mr.. A.
and his late coadutor in the Senate may be concey.
ed without our stating it. Suffice itto say that the
whole question of the Embargo, and of the expedi.
ency OF suspendug, repeating, or substituting, iul.
ly discussed in them, and that it is obvious, to any
one who remembers the history OF the times, or
has read Mr.. Giles own account of them, that the 4
whole course of MIR. Giles was regulated by these
letters of Mr.. Adams, of which Mr.. Giles can find
no trace in his memory, nor, still more surprising,
| in his bureau!
| ANOTHER CALUMNY EXPLODED.
| The Opposition papers have been busily crcula
ting Story ridiculously false on the face Of it, Of
Mr.. Clay's having bought free man in Pennsylya-
MIA and made slave Of him. Since Mr.. Clay has
condescended to notice it, we copy his Letter for
the information of all who desire information ON the
subject
Il From the Washington Pa. Reporter.
, Washington 4h Oct 1928.
:. My DEAR Sir received your favor of the 29th
9 ut. respecting the charge of my having purchased
: negro, free born Pennsylvania. and holding
;. him in illegal bondage. presume the allusion is
to my purchase of Jerry, copies of the papers res
d pecting which are enclosed.
Jerry came to me at Wheeling, with the agent en-.
a trusted to sell him, in the Summer of 1924, when
% was on my return to Kentucky, and entreated me
"a to buy the remainder of the time OF his seryiude
!; was informed that his mistress resolved TO sci
n. him, for some cause which do not distinctly
4 recollect and he was apprehensve of being sold
,, some person of whom he entertained less fayora
s. ble opinion than of me. l accordingly purchased
n him, and received the bill of sale. of which cop
is enclosed. The certificate Of the two Justices q
Il, Washington county (of which copy is also encos
,s ed) was shewn to, and left with me:
ld In the Summer of 895, my son-in-law. MIR. Jas
s. Erwin, having purchased some OF my improve
and others and By Thsd trek g RaSe
ling about seventeen and half The buildings
tcommodus story brick house and kitchen, the for
ckner So feet fronaso, large frame barn The land is
good stale OF cutyato and on thai part OF it contgu-
ous to the of the radywne extensive bed
t4 stone very avouaby situated for Transmission
nYconempted Breakwaler Tie entrance of the Capes of
Delaware.
Possession of all the above property, except No may
slAl s,s the 25th Of the 81 mouth next.
ae m laws of Pennsylvania as understood them. pa
-. ~ ted from him with his consent. He will be Tree
1o of the age prescribed by those laws.
" In the mean time, he is more respectable al
- useful man than the Editor of the paper which y
w W sent me for he is no caumniator.
IS | am, with great regard,r
,"' Your Ob't servant, IL. CLAY.
~ THOMAS M'GIFFIN, ESQ.