The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-03
NORTH CAROLINA Moyivr

NORTH CAROLINA MOVING
We take great pleasure IN a,iuo h,G,..
readersthe proceedings of the Aa,niris,.- w
Convention held recently in Raleigh W w.
yet some hopes, feeble We admit fb,, = "''s
be true 10 republican principles and e.,,, va
eminent. ' e.
Mr.. THOHiS r. GIL YEH s s,ntsm,r, an.
Jsrersons opinions Of Gen. Jackson II y.
Cole, in Nay, 1927, contracted ,oab h,u...
lions Of The same Mr. Gii@er in Aoremb.-kt
loD,ng, in relation 10 The saoe sttb;ert
The press of other matter compelled nc =,
last paper, 10 treat this subject with ereat r..
ty.-Not outstanding it was then, and ;s ra
our opinion that our remarks were sufficient.
ample Tor the occasion, aud, indeed, more :,
| than ought, in justice, tohave been throw 90
on man who had shown such an utter van, -
randour as has The senior Editor of The a..
lotesve Advocate and who had evnced .',,'
total disregard OF tie duty incumben, on fvsr,.
one who is disposed 10 act tairly and ia w..
yet some others think II right aud proppr thu,
the course pursued by him should be fIeelv an1
| fully LAID before the public. Adopfing thu.
Judgment rather than our own, we shall ma
coed to do so. 1t is true there is no rcaSon,,l,
,0e should be restrained by any feelings a, a..
beaTaucc towards Mr.. Gilmer however m,.
we may regret that a mansvhose frequent do,
| uUncla'inu oil corruption had induced bp fph
lie TO believe that himself was pure and homes,
rs he was CANDID and fearless, should be sn n,-
luckily exposed fur he has omitted no ON r
tdnIty ot mISrepreSentmg our meaning Of nN.
| ting unaiI constructions on our lang. age Of in.
| dulginP inSinuatlons against Us alike vulgai and
untoundad, and 81 as aiiing Us WIN deereetf
/ arIIIupitV h1fftfpp mix al
| has been his fault alone that the discussions
which have taken place between us, (ifdiscw.
sions they may he called. which consist of gross
! viuperation on the one part, and defence OH the
other have been marked by angry feelings -
! Even IN the remarks Of lie Charlottesville Al
vocate m he very sat jeet under conslderalion
| although Mr. G kHeiU that our statement VAS
| true. he disingenuously affected creduIItyhe
| could not feel, and threw out vie innend5es
| which, knowing them to be uniounded AZ he dId,
have subjected him 10 the imputalIon Of hene
alike reckless Of other's feelings and his ouu
duty as lust man, when those feelings andtrst
dpty conflict with his political par.alifics and
| aniipdthics. We proceed 10 iuStliy the use Of
| this language, by statement OF facts as they
occurred.
On the 29h of October last, We penncd the
following paragraphs:
" We have received the following statement
from the most unqueSii0n1bie source We az.
sure the reader We do not use the term lightly.
and. when taken in connection with tie articles
heretofore published on the subject, and the III.
teresting extract published to-day fiom the Ma.
tlonal lntelIgenccr, It cannot fail 10 satisfy any
candid mind of the true character OF hlr. Jefer.
sens opinions - Some tune ajier the cleConof
Mr. Adams to the Presidency, IT was currently
repeated in private circles that the > &c OF Mon
tcllo was heard 10 declargr that Cen Jackson
was rs little gualfed to be- President as Cock
would be for n Sailor, u Goose toi Soldier
and il is firmly believed that the declaration #
sell was made some time dtier Nil Adams ; e
lection.
Il the senior E1itor fthe Charlottesville Adj
vo ate krows nothing OF this declaration 10
can probably ASCERTAIN It's truth by reference 10
three gent men OF the iiehtst Standing in The
ncishnorhood of Charlottesville, one OF whom
was IN habits not only OF familiar but eonhden.
tai intercourse with Mr. Jefferson 10 the hour
OF his deah.'
The information com aimed in these paragraphs
was rs we STATED derived from the nesi nnqnes'
tionabe source; and the gentleman IRON whom
we immediat " received it, believed lha' M
Gilmef was himself appriSed OF ITS cofIfc'''
and would iiaIIiiealed to have prudence eno'sh
truth, the whole truth Il nothing but the trnn'
lie WIS, however. somewhat douDtin :" "0
fact OF Mr.. Gilmer Acquaintance with the sun
ject although he was not al all so as TO lis nav
ing been so stated TO him BY the " three sen''
men in the neighborhood ofsCharlot'cs'hf
whom We referred and therefore the apPe"
Nh O. was rot made cat goTically h'""'t
I've thnk Al our suggestIon) the ha'ios % -
" three gentlemen were not made puo'p'"" =,
Jeff Ia out discretion TO reveal them OF w.
nigh So NJ 10 rs most proper. The eqn'Eo',
request made by Mr. Gilmer that ne sno"'" =
informed OF their names, We md no' '-"'"'
sufficient importance to authorIse sue" ~ .ns,
towards gentlemen who had not taken a' f.
lie part in the Presidential contest; anu VT
satisfied then, as is now Known to be ule a''
that the request itself was mere e' '',
shuttle, to get rid By ndirscton, OF the "e','s sn,
of rcplyinn TO a question which il did NOV 'S Wv
him To answer frankly lest he might ml"',, aoS
cause IN which he had SO warmly empa'N '.,,o h,
which he dared not answer untruly, oe'"i in
knew that mant evidences OF the id'' .,red
existence, and could at any momen' oe H. Lney
The fact, however. that gentlemen .ho s,nor
the disehg enuoas part then enaciihe oY "a LONG
Editor of the Advocate permitted h''' Lind
10 cloak hmsclfbeh . sly gle hau III! I.ostIe5 N
haIfimpudent, il is true, sometimes .,,r,ed
us to DOUBT whether we had nO' u''' 10 oflte
ly informed as it respected his kno"'eu' HAVING
assertion attributed TO Mr.. Jehe, ,SY;. s;rcpn'
been uttered by that gentleman ,hat NJ
stance, too. combined with the hope 'na' had
Coles would not break the silence VIM ~ void
so long preserved, or, ifhe did tha' II. .bs uuth
only feel it necessary substantial !" and na
the assertion attributed to hlmsel,' ss.is poi
exc it OUT BY the publication OIL 9TH 1.b,ess long
necessary for mai purpose had douuu'" +,
since induced MIR. Gilmer TO bel'e'e H. cour,'
cure from detection in the double ,aea' h;s hops
budded and blown, ere they were re-. n :" C &
frost, killing frost" His own le''f r. his ,t
Coles came upon him in the full uue .Jn again'i
ultation, and speaks uumPet-tongueauo ,be pub
the deception he endeavored opa'" nece,,aT
lic and the invecrves which became n' at l,so'
10 pour on others, that the q"es'lo" Of hi
mig II, be lost sight of in the punge.nG'yS e raaoo
strictures--his impertinence beng m nosed nn''