Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-13

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= ,,,s near Cartbagena.-The family OF Posa-
A., and that Of Donna Vincen,e Narvaes, have
s,.n h,,ished from Colombia: much disirust
.;.,a and no one dared 10 express an opin-
=, IN The state OF affairs.
The Friga,e Colombia sailed from Cartha-
40, IN the 25lh Of December Tor Santa Mar
n, and Porto Cavello to complete her crew,
I'D would proceed ,henor for Guayaquil.
txrggEsrING CoRREspoNDENcE.-!h he cores
,ondrnce between Q Adams and several ci>
,;,sns or Massachusetts, concerning The charge
If, dss,an TO dissolve the Union, alledged TO
nav, rxii,rd in that STATE, has at length reached
Nc The interest "hich il has ex7iled, and the
G.. nm, n, calls that nave been made tor IT, in
ducr, US to publish the whole. We commence
,b,, morning with the letter addressed to MIR.
Adams, by the party implicated, aud shall Icon
Glade his reply, aud their r. joinder, as soon as
po>,ible. The subj, CT is mater Of importance,
and i, would be well TO preserve the papers
containing L.
Bosrox. Nov. 90. 1928
To The Honorable John Quincy adams.
Sir.-Tue u.dcrsIgn d, ,itizrns OF Massa-
eha.rrts, residing ~ Boston and lis vioini Y,
take the liberty &C addressing you on The subs
lee, OF sra,emrnt published in the National
i,,rllisencer OF the 2lst Of October, and which
nuroor,s To- have BEEN communicated or -utho-
rised by you.
In this stat, mcnt, after speaking Of those in
diyidua.s an this State, whom the writer de-
sipn,tes as certain leaders OF The parry which
had the management Of .he State Legislature
in their hand, ia the year 1903, and saying,
hat H. the evenr Of ci il war, he MIR. Adnms)
HAD no doub, The leaders of The party would
secure the cooperation with hem Of Grea,
Britain it is added, 'That their object vas,
and haG been tor several vars, dissolution Of
the Union, and the establishment # separate
Confederation, ne knew from unequivocal evi.
dence, although not pro,esbie III court Of
law
This, sir is no, he expression Of an opinion
us 10 the nature and tendency Of he measures
a, that ,imc publicly adopted, or proposed by
the y Nv prev ailing IN the State Of Massachu
sets. Every oiuzen was At hner,y 10 form his
own opinions on that subject; and we cheerful
Is summit the propriery Of those measures 10
the ja1gment Of an impartial pos,eri'y. But
the ,en,euce which we have quoted contains
the assertion Of distinct fact, as one within
your own krowlrdge We are not permitted
to consider 1; as the uuguarded expression OF
irritalrd feelings, hastily uttered a. ume OF
great political excitement. twenty years have
ELAPSED since this charge VS. hrst made IN pri-
vaIe correspondence with certain members OF
Congress-; aud II is now deliberately repeated,
and brought before he Pubic urdrr he sane
ton If your name, as being founded on unequi-
vocal evidence, within your knowcdSr.
We do not clsim FIR ours Ives, uor even for
those deceased Trends VII ST repres' natives
Pin in this add ess, Ihr title of leJdrs Of any
parry IN MASSACHUSETTS,; bu W. were associated
in politics with the party prev ailing here a, the
period referred 10 III the Statement aoose men
toned; some Of US concur'ed ia ali The mea-
SUES adopted by that party; AID we ali warm
ly approved aud supported hose measures -
Many Of our associates who sIill survive, are
dispersed tn Dug houI Massac ausetts and Maine,
and could not easlly be convened TO join US Oh
the present occasion. We trust, however, that
you viii not question our right, il not for our
selves alone, at leas, IN behalf of the highly va
lued frienis with whom we acted "a, thai time,
anu CSpt' lSNy OF luOSe Ot lntn VINO arc uOW
deceased, respectfully 10 ask from you such a
tui and precise statement of The facts and evil
deuce reiAIing 10 this accusation, as may ena>
5le Us fairly To meet and answer il.
The object oil this letter, therefore, is, TO re-
quest you 10 state
FIRST, Who are the persons designated as
leaders of the party prevailing in Ma,sachu-
sets IN the year 1908, whose onjecl, you assert
was and had been for several years, a dIssoiu-
uon OF the Union, and The establishment Of a
separate Confederation? aud
Secondly, The whole evidence on which that
charge is founded.
IL Is admi,ed in the statement Of the charge
that it is not 2rovesble in court of law, and oil
course that you are not in possession of any
legal evidence by which TO MAINTAIN il. The
evidence, however, mast have been such as in
your opinion would have been pronounced un.
equivocal by uprigh, and honorable men OF
discriminating minds; and we may certainly
expec, from your sense Of justice aud self-re
spect, full disclosure Of all that you possess