Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-22

| last three years, oecllneu all SOLICITATIONS
from my friends to enter into public life,
and being peacefully engaged in private
pursuits, ] was perfectly astonished at
the want,n, uuprovoked, and malignant
attack made on me, this day, in news
paper published in this place, called the
Republican Citizen" respecting the
late Presidential election. protest
gainst the right Of any Editor OF a news
paper, or any anonymous newspaper
scribbler. to call on me concerning my
political course II the subjolned inter
rogatories we're designed to have an eli.
feet on this part of the country only, !
certainly should unt condescend to motto e
them. As to any decetful, insidious
professions of sympathy for me, hold
the IN in profound, unutterable contempt
| am told in he "Citizen" that s'testi-
monv is at hand fully and satisfactorily
to establish the charges" and am "dar
ed to denv them" I would have my
enemies to know, that dare do all that
doth become man. call for the proof,
and demand the author The interroga
tories to which aliude, are the follow
ing words:
! t'Did nos the Hon. Henry n. Warfield state,
# er he came from the city Of Washington, that
shortly before the Presidential election, he re
celvsd letter from Mr.. Adams, requesting
him to call and see himi
| "D,a he NOT say that. after having received a
second letter, he called upon Mr. Adams
"Dd ne no, say that, on his arrival into the
presence Of Mr.. Adams, ,here were several
me mbers Of Congress, with other gentlemen.
present. Did he not say, that Mr.. Adams told
hin he wished to have some private converse
ltion with h,ml
s'Did he not say that, after he and Mr. Adams
had retire., thai MIR. ADAMS ASKED BTM whETH'
Err he couLD Eor GIVE HIN HIS voTE
"Dld he m, say, that he replied. Nyou salts.
y me- upon some points, will have no obJec
tons to give YOU my vote.
"Did he not say that, lfter having had good
deal ofconversa'ion uDnn leaving the Dom,
VI Adams observed, Mathe hoped he had salts.
fed him2
Did he not saw that he gave him to believe
that he was RERFRcrLY SATISFIED
! Did he not say, that he gave the casting
vote ofthe State OF Maryland, by which Mr.. A
dams was elected
",fnd did he not say, that he could get any
foreign APPOINTMENT but that il 1ooutd not do for
some fme. inasmuch as ii might lead TO a suspr
con Of The manner in z'hich things we're conduct
led3'
NV personal acquaintance with Mr.:
ADAMS is extremely limited; neverdid
receive from him anv letter, note, or
written communication. OF any fine, Or
upon any business public or private; nor
! did he ever request, in writing, or yer
bally, any private conversation with me-
| never held with Mr.. ADAMS any con-
uersation upon the subject of my vote on
the Presidential election. He never
made to me an overture. of any chsrac-
ter on that subject. II it had been
possible for him &c have been so lost to
all feelings of delicacy and propriety. as
to have so made any overture, ] would
have Indignantly repealed the insult
Since the close of the session in l824-5,
have not seen Mr.. Adams, nor did l
ever. befors or since that time. receive
any communication from him on the
subject Of foreign mission. Ofthe nine
Representatives from Maryland, four
being for General Jackson, and FIVE
having voted for Mr. Adams. as one OF
them I may have said that ! gave the
casting vote Of the State. In voting for
Mr.. ADAMS was influenced by con-
scientious belief of his decided superior
ity to General JACKSON. and under
clear conviction that the safety and best
interests Of Maryland and the safety and
welfare Of my country. would las they
have been) be emphatically subserved
and promoted. Moreover during the
contested election in the District re
presented in the Summer of 1924, the
public .ind was much agitated on the
subject of the Presidential election,
which was to take place in this State
soon after the election of members 10
Congress. In my private conversation.
and in my public addresses, | avowed
my decided preference for Mr. CLAY.
Ihat ma merit choice l0ouid be Mr.. adams:
but that would be governed in nv vote
on that question. should it devolve on
the House of Representatives., by what
might be the ascertained wishes of
majority of the citizens Of the District.
The result of the election proved that
there was large majority of the votes
in that District in favor Of MIR. Adams's
election | was bound, under those
circumstances, by the pledge which |