Delaware journal., 1828-10-24

separation of.he Union was openly stimulated in
the England States, to meet at New-Haven, |
was intended and proposed.
Mr. Giles and several other members of Con-
gress, during this session, wrote to Mr. Adams con-
iidenal letters, informing him of the various mea-
sures proposed as reinforcements or substitutes for
the embargo, and soliciting his opinions upon the
subject. He answered those letters with rankness
and in confidence. He earnestly recommended the
substitution of the non-nercourse for the embargo;
and, in giving his for this preference, Was
necessarily led to enlarge upon the views and pur-
poses of certain leaders of the party which had the
management of the State Legislature in their hands,
He urged that continuance OF the embargo much
longer would certainly be met by forcibe resistance.
supported by the Legislature, and probably by the
Judiciary of the State. That to quel that resist
ance, if force should be resorted to by the Govern
ment it would produce civil war and that in that
event, Ire had no doubt the leaders of the party
scould secure the cooperation with them of Great
Britain That their object was, ard had been for
several years. dissolution of the Union and the
tablishment of separate confederation, he knew
from unequivoca evidence although not proyeabe
in Court of Law ; and that, in the of civil
war, the aid of Great Britain to effect that purpose
would be assuredly resorted to, as it would be in.
dlspensably necessary the design.
10 other members of Congress, were read or shown
to Mr.. Jefferson, he never informed They
were written, not for communication TO HIM, but as
answers TO the letters of his correspondents, mem
bers Of Congress, soliciting his opinions upon mea
, sures in deliberation before them and upon which
, they were to act He wrote them as the solicited
advice Of friend TO friend, both ardent friends to the
d Administration, and to their country. He wrote
them to give to the supporters Of the Administration
of Mr. Jefferson, Congress- at tha; Crisis the best
8 assistance by his information and opinions in his
l. power He had certainly no objection that they
e should be communicated to Mr.. Jefferson but this
8, was neither his intention desire. In one OF the
letters to Mr.. Giles he repeated assurance, which
at he had verbally given him during the preceding ses
e sion of Congress, that he had for his support O.
D Mr.. Jeersons Administration personal or inte
rested motive, and favor to ask of him whatever
v That these letters to Mr. Giles were by HIM com
te municated to Mr.. Jefferson, Mr. Adams believe:
from the import of this letter from Mr.. Jefferson
n now first published, and which has elected thi
ct statement. He believes, likewise, that other let
ed ters from him to other members of Congress, writ
ten during the samesession, and upon the same sub
s. ject were also communicated to him and that thei
of contents, alter lapse Of seventeen years, wer
i'll blended coniusedy in his memory, first, with tn
u information given by Mr.. Adams to him at their in
terview in March, 1903, zine months before an
ne next, with events which occurred during the subse
quent war, and of which, however natural as Sc
ms quel to the information and opinions OF Mr. Adams
n, communicated to him at those two preceding per
tn ods, he could not have received the informatie
to from him.