Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-03-05
APPEAL 10 RAE CITIZENS OF THE
UNIFIED STATES.


|tonsrj, IN commuBics'ioa desgneo tor tue
., e. Of al; snd because ,hs clis Bs Ut every
safe 10 the Union have deep interest 10 ,he
,sputa,iOn Of every oher state.
"a well known. thar, during The embargo
,r3 the succeeding rrsJistons IN our tom-
sercs, snd also during the Ue war with Gr, al
sntsin, the State OF Massachusetts w.s soos
lines charged with entertaining deslgas, dan
reroa., 4 oot hostile ~ che Unoa ot The Ststets
be cslumny, h@Vsns been engeudessd al =
period OF extreme poluicsi excitement, and
i.ng considered like The thousand oihers
which ct such times are FAbricR,sd by party
snimosity, and WHICH 1--we oUt their day ard
sspire, has hitherto attracted very httle stten-
sloa in this State. 4 stood on the same t'ol'ng
vth the charge sgsins, II milton, for pceuls
dion; against the ists PFesldeni Adams. as be
bog N isror of u monarchy and nobili'y, and A.
o. rs Washington hinae (, az beanie 20 France,
sLd devoted 10 British tnterests Cslumnies
vh,ch we're seldom believed by any respectable
E- m1ers of the party whlch circulated the N.
Til publication by the President of III. u
|sited Sses, In the Nstionsi intelhgenter N
|Cctoaer last has given al entirely sew cbarsc
Ter 20 these ehsrgss against the citizens OF Mas
tchuse'ss They Can 10 longer be considered
y the snneay nous slsndefs ut political psFtI-
ms; bu, as. sole mn and deliberate ia,pe oil.
teHi by the first magistrate OF the u. States,
I'd aRAer the responsibility on his name. e.
rpesrs also ths, the d-nunostion. though
DIV he hrsi time msde known TO the public
md to he parties implicated, (whoever tines
nW be,i vas eontsined In private letters OF
Mr. Adams, written twenty years >, 10 msrn
leFs of she general goSernmtn'; and bat he
Itn,ufes TO state it ss founded on ansquyoc4i
Fsi5ence wi hin hrs own knowledge,
II was impossible for those who bad any par;
In The al IRIS of Nas.achuset during the per
|od IN question:, 10 SUITE such a charge To
Forth % the world, and de.ee 4 10 pasterit,,
Without Houce. The high otfir 81 rank OF the
hocuses, the silent, but b4uefol ,rfs renee OF
She dig lnsi secret denuRolsior, and the deli
be ate aud unprovok q repetition 1T i in piib
lie Journal sa'hor,zed an sppcsl IL Mr.. Adams
sor spec hcsti n & the parties aud of he evs.
dence, aud render, such an appeal abs oiuteiy
impertive. No high inhaled honorable man,
Of any patty, or 1 any State IN our coBFedrrl
ey. could expect that ,he' memor, of illustfiou,
sr'ehds deceased OF the Character Of the living
should b. lest uadeteEd, d, ihfouz III fear OF a.
~skening 'oug exensdlshed controversies, o,
Of disturbing Mr. AdcLs' retirement Wen
p.
and Ter p b &c esteem, and who have a CORES
Pon ins sense OF wins IS due othe reputatiof
O. othrrs, vii sdnr The right OF Gil who mlght
De supposed by the public TO be included in
NJ ADAM denunc ,a'lo6, to cal upon him Ia
orpeFse tie cloud @ith which lie had enveiop
ed their Characters. Such persons had right
70 Ieqnre th,t the innocent should oot sufier
vi n the EI y, u any such there were; and
thA9 fA.sf
ieVeNrd, should have an oppnrtunit, TO reprl
an % owe =. Mr.. Adams had indeed al
mh'e thar ms allegations could nor be proved
u, court OF law, and thereby prudently do
.haed legal investigation; but the persons
implicated nsd still eight TO know ~ha, The
evidence was, which he professsd TO consider
|"'uhfqnVocsi, IN order to exhibit it to The
"Anaa OF he pubic, before which he had ar q.
'''Snedthem. HE had spoken of that evidence
W purely satisfactory 10 him, They had =
I.snt to ascertain whether II would be alike "a
'Ac'ofy 10 impartial, upright, and honorable
II being determined that this denuneistion
eou'o no oe suffered to pass unans Sered some
SieSnon arose as TO the mode in which il should
/ no.'ced should II be by = solemn pubic
OehI.'' IN the names Of all those who came
'lain tue scope OF Mr.. Adams ACQUISITION,
us udng Sc 1t does, all the leaders If the
Noeral party from he year 1898 to 1914, Such
course indeed would serve IN Massachusetts
.nefe the Characters of the parties are known,
W." 'oly to countervsil the charges Of Mr.
nus"si out this impeachment OF their chsrac
may De hssrd IN distant States, and in fu
w e u'ne' A convention might have been call
- " ~ VINO bad been members Of the fedora
siF !" the legislature during those clever
'nd respectable hos, they would be. IL
ANDES, intelligence, education. talents, nd
r"NAmi ye' It might then have been--'Y u
,o,' 49," ' " o'eFpowsr your scouseF by numpers
~ "end to seize ths Occasion to tevlve III;
- ;N 'ohS eEsinc' federal party, your pun
81, " sPpress ny popular eiamor falling
go you aye svenging Yourselves for his an
,c;ons ec"oh from your party; you are con
thsoI Sul'ts but YOU eUdeAyour TO dimnisl
vo,. o' by increasing the number O
w. aNeo"phces' These reasons had grea
q tions ' Snu me courss adopted after delibers
4 Thpe"eu 10 be tree from all objection.
4 fedss. t1,''er'ignsd comprising SO many OF th
Lhar,. pAy' ma' Mr.. Adams should not be a
and ~ W "e" them as unworthy OF attention
with 40 Few, that he could not charge thef
han ,hs!'ng host against him, addressed t
Ce4l 40 -ooVe letter OF November 10Th. The
presmrnn,' mat the public will accuse them {
of VIZ 'oh IN ticking uIon themselves the ia,
party TS the reputation Of the teder
pps1c ar me share which sos,e Of them had
ha.lrs curing the period over which NJ
tion. US extended his charges and in,inu
msr,t.d h To ths decided, powerful. and We
friend. influence enjoyed by their hiu.tr;o,
NE unI now deceased, most sssnredly ga,
u tbesasnea sr'gh, 10 demand the rronn,
''sAt'on; right which Mr.. Adam