Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-28
RICHMOND. O0r. az.
FOR THE E.A-Q GiRER.
TO THE Public
-He'o erptosion-0t The Eleventh. hour.

ing has enabled me 10 examine .hre. neu,sn,r..o
from the Laureat Editors at Washington, and one
from me iaurea,s OF this piace-and | find, to my
surprise, tnat these strange g loines' of Mr. al.
ANS have effected, what 1 thought nothing but
oea,h hoings" could effect. They seento have
s,ruck-du mb--these sapient. oGuacious editors
NJ song OF praise sweetiy dttunes these Iaureat
presses Not a word has escaped them in hone
rabie conmcmoralion of this wonderful Expos.
Thought that nothing but death itself could haya
pasted Their tongues. Nothing ia seen of kir
adams wisdom, greatness n,agnanimity purity.
disntercstedness, @veracity Sc as Jeyeloned by
this new demonstration of iol yica,ac,tv s. in.o;-
sistency. They seem vainIy 10 hone that the chilli
WI pro. till born They will be di,apponted
such LuSu. Nature must mako som, noise in tho
world. i, must attract pu..ie a;tan.icr & u fer ruiz
10 us Proiiuc progenlor, must he the consequence
unless ths electOneering frensy has 40 far ntoxica,
ed the minds OF msn as 10 induce them 10 substuts
presidential invioaabity, in lieu OF presidential re
spohspiity. But the Richmond editors still harp
upon compliment TO Mr.. Adams in Mr. Jeflar
sons letter of the 25th December, 1928. which
neither Mr. Adams nor his Laureats at WASHING.
ton could discover. Perhaps when the DISCOVERY
OF the sapient editors from Richmond reaches them
II VIII take the film from their ewes and brighten
the optics clearly, to see that which il NOT 70 ha
seen There Is no compliment to Mr. Adams in
| Mr. J"fferson's letter OF the 25th, if rightly nm.
dcrStood certainly, not in regard TO the time pre-.
s .,' nor me ume future, and in this respect
there Is no difference i'll the letters of the 25tt ami
Zo'h December, 1925 The letter of the 18th on
~ states MIR. Jeffersons opinions of Mr. Adams
NJ mat day, which is omitted in his letter. De.
eeinoer 10Th. In this opinion compliment can
DE found The mistaken compliment 10 MIR Al.
ans, in the letter OF the 25th is introduced as ,l,a
mere recital Of fact, which went 10 fortifv Mr.
1enersons confidence i'm his memory i'm relation
10 MT Adaihs's disclosure; whilst he admits is
irsiiiy upon subjects of less interest after rocrr
ring-to other reasons for this confidence Mr. Jef
ferson says: "
" But also from the renewals of it in nv memo.
ry on tbe frequent occasions have had of doing
justice 10 MIR. Adams, by repeating thi. nroof of
his fidelity 10 his country and of his snner;,r,,
over all ordinary considerations when the safety ~
'hatwa 'rought into question:"
When did the % frequent occa.ior.'' occur,-
Certainly not at the time he was then WRITING
but previously from the time of Mr. Ad.n,as
most solemn disclosure of the reasonabIe ronsnirs
cy; a. enquiries were casually made of him ,yuon
tha' SUBJECT. The occasions produced in Mr. JET.
ie'Son nihd from time TO time, the renewals OF
memory IN relation to the transactions; and thus
had fortified him in his condolences of his rscoI,ec
tions. But MIR. Jefferson does not say that bis
original good opinion Mr. Adams. .oSnded u,or,
iiis pau ouc disclosure, as he supposed it to be q.
me ti7'e IL was made, which Mr. Adams now de-
MES, continued up to that day-and every fair
inference, iron the whole contents of the letter
would lead TO the conclusion, that il did mt Rut
tue letter OF the next day, tells in the most une.
opinion of Mr.. Adams. Surely nohue in tho
letter of the 26ih December 1925 can he 6vn5
complimentary Mr.. Adams. That i,,,cr
mas reference 10 the present and the future--that
OF Decemoer 70 exclusively 10 the past, The
sapient Richmond editors, seeing VIVA, was mn, IA
be seen, with their usual vindictiye unre,cn,;oo.
spirit. which, even in the blaze of truth, uroes
them on todark, unfoundcd assertions states wifi,
their usual, low, quaint Wit" that he Ihfr JET
ferson) raps Mr.. Giles selfo over Tho knrcLles
by declaring that he had forgot that yr CiI.tnol
any part IN transaction, for his share of which.
MIR Giles has always claimed great credit II ia
not true thai ever" claimed any credit fr anv
part took in that transaction' | have simniy
stated the fact as il was; and aI,bouob NJ JTTI
son does state that he had forgotten any interven
tioh on my part, he states at the same time
y et nave no doubt OF the exactfud- of the
S'd,ehneh, I'D your letter And the less as recol-
lect the interview with Mr. Adams. TO whrb do
previous communications which had mast be,uen
nm and yourself, were probably aud naturally The
preliminary" "t1
how was 1t possible, that should have known
nov only me interview between Mr. jefferson and
Mr.. Adams, bat the object Of it. unless bv 80
inaiion from one, or both of them. But in Mr. Ma
Expose, he admits knowledge Of one interven.
I ton between Mr.. Jefferson and myself. and ne.
yer asserted mat there was than one al,ho'
Deieve there were several conversations be,,vse,
us on the subject afterwards Here ia The hai;ar
OF hr' Jefferson, that there was such an interview
GROUNDED upon reason, which must carry con,
'icuon 10 every mind, not jaundiced will, mal;V
nant passions and prejudices-and the pos;,;,, 20
seriion Of Mr. Adams, that he knew M on 80
rieD--and yet the cunning vindictve ed;tore of
iect to disbelieve the whole. This is boweys-
only common specimen Of their usual disingen,,
business. Hear Mr.. Adams's most sinyrIsr 49,
preposterous account of this intervention r, ;aia
the following words: ~ "Tn
~ mrs was the only confidential interyiow which,
CURING the administration OF Mr. Jefferson oot
place between him and Mr.. Adams II took nl,ca
hrs, at the request Of Mr.. Wilson Carev N;cbo
las, then member Of the House of Renresents
lives of the United States, confidential friend NJ
Mr. Jefferson n-xt, Of Mr.. Robinson, then
Senator from Vermont; and, lastly, of Mr. Giles
then Senator from Virgna--wiiich reo,,es, IA
me only intervention of Nr Giles, ever known 10
Mr.: Adams, between him aud Mr.. Jefferson IL
- therefore not surprising that no such interyen
non occurred to the recollection of Mr. Jefferson
in December, 1925"
MIR Adams hero states that his his onIv T..
,ervtew with Mr.. Jefferson, during The ssss;o, ~
lSoI-S, took place first at the renues, n Ar.
wilson Cafey Nicholas,sc. next of Mr. Robinso,.
and finally OF Mr.. Ges-Much rosxi" oo .l ,''
sure;-Bu', how was il possible for Mr. Eicboi,s
mf, hooinson, or Mr. Giles TO have an intervis,.,
Wih NV Jefferson, respecting Mr. Adams u,i,
n'r auans had previously informed ALI If thor,
'na' ne had something--surely sometime NJ In,
Io''anco--to communicate to Mr. Jefferson, F,e,
he very nature of tho Transaction, MIR Ada,ns
nus necessarily nave been the first mover in it.
s s why resist The request of Col Nicholas and
MI Robinson, II they made any Of him and vi.slf
10 mine, az the facts prove him 10 have doneS-'
Inns statement then substantially comes I'm Z,
mine; tilat under the sanction of Mr. Ada,ns ?
informed MIR. Jefferson OF Mr.. Adams's i,nnor,,,.
communicate tome, with his request 10 ,naks !,
s, ,h 70 MI. Jefferson, which The subscrvien.
ewor| au'ct to disbe!ieve. 1 cannot proceed
VIZ" .ne explanation OF this Expose, without ex.
pressing my sincere sorrow and reerst a,,,,s a.
respec tiul levty and rudsness and To-. 80 -