Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-26

Mr.. Jaruis' Justifeation.-The following
is an extract from the explanation of Mr.. Jar.
Wis to the Senate, in justification Of the attack
upon the President : private Secretary.
81 lately accompanied party Of ladies' and
gentlemen, on an evening visit to the mansion
Of the President; among whom were Mrs. jar
Wis, her parents, and two young ladies, her
relatives. As all the ladies excepting Mrs
Jarvis, were recently from Boston, and for :hc
first timo IN Washington, they were dssirous OF
paying the usual tokens OF respect to the Pres
ident and his lady, and made this visit in pur-
susncs Of the etiquette usually observed on
such occasions. While they were in the draw
ing rooms with other visitants, Mr.. John Ad-
ans the soR of the President, declared in their
presence and hearing, that, their being at the
President's ,inpolved an in:propriety, and that
If I Ikne,D the estimation in ph:ch cas held
in that House, I would not suffer myself to
be seen there, and that he intended the remark
to be heard by those for Dhom it ,oas intended
and hoped ii Uas so heard Those ladies'
and tho father Of Mrs. Jarvis, who was q po.
ltical friend of the President, deeming this a
gross indignity to themselves, and a violation
of the inequalities ola House to whose inmates
they were paying complimentary visit, i'm
mediatey retired.
The following article fromthe Massa chusetts
Journal, will be sufficient to show what conf
dcnce can be placed in the statement Of Mr..
Russell Jarvis:
"Upon information derived from good au-
thority, we can contradict tho material part Of
Jarvis's statement; namely, the insult repre-
sented to have been offered to the ladies and
- r@~H. c. e.. &. ~c
Mrs. Jarvis from considering himse If insulted,
and retiring immediately" from the Presi-
dents house, that he was at the time uncon-
scious Of any insult, and never heard Of any
until he arrived at New York on his return
This alone is sufficient to overthrow Jarvis's
statement.
We further learn that member Of Congress
was engaged to introduce the ladies, because
it was felt to be an improperly that it should
be done by Jarvis, out he preferred to do 1t.
As to Mr.. Adams remark, we think 1t was
merited and proper as far as regards jarvis,
but we would not Justify any rudeness to the
ladies' who accompanied him; nor do We be-
lieve there was any.
Mr.. John Adams is a we'll bred young man,
and is utterly incapable officiating the decorum
Of society, and the delicacy due to most respec-
table females.
We do net say that the Presidents house,
and an evening party. were the most proper
time and place, 10 intimate to Jarvis, that it
was improper for him to be in that house, but
in respect to his own desert, he can have no
just cause Of complaint. Can he have gentle
manly feeling, and honorable sentiments, who
would 60 with the ladies Of his family, TO pay
court to woman, whom no had published as
pimp, a very bawd from one end OF the Union
to the other; yet thus has Russell Jarvis done
to Mrs. Adams, and after he had done it, he
condescended "to honor the pimp so far as to
introduce his wife! would q gentleman have
done sol'