Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-30
YNTNILrcUMCE
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN III All.

ANS AND Me. hamilton.
The following correspondence has lately ia.
ken place nj Washing on between these v,,,i.
men, relative 10 an insnunt,on contained m Ar
Adams lately published letter, IL ding 20 IA,
belief TINT he meani to inclnle Gcueral Haunt.
ten in tie list ofthqse TO whom he imputed de-.
Slgns inimical III the Union,
Washington, Nrch 6, 1920
The Hon. John q 1dnns, Washington.
sir.--A iend has placed M my hand. u ncv
edition vi III" currrspondencr between Won and
M. II q Olis and others, pnhIish.d in mi. 81,
~. With . additional papers" sad 10 he illus.
'r"i've OF the subject" Of thai correspondent,
amo"g those papers Is a letter written 20 Won hy
William Plumcr, of New iiamshire, dated En-
ping, y. IL. Dec 20, 1898 IS IN which be.o,s-
- Dnrhg The long aud cvenllul scssn,n of { ma.
gress OF lso3 and lsu4 mns u n,ribcr of III,
senate, nnd VA, AT the ciiv al Washington ., q.
ry day al TINT ST slon. In the courSe OF ihr
'tss'oil, ~ uih'fehl iInS aud places, several of
the L edefnls sfna or and Represent ,tiyrs
from The Nv England -taIr,, informed NJ,
that they tho ght II ncctS, nv g. establish a -.
parhie government III N.w England, and ir,t
should he found prac ,cablc To .xIrnd il so t,,
south ~ TO lnclnlc Prnnsy AMI, but Ia all G.
sens 10 establish ohe III New England &c.
He adds " Just before thai srSsInn Of C,uo,,.s
IA
alluded. informed me that arrangement. had
barn made 10 have the NEXT autumn in Il liam
n ,eire' meeting Of the len ing Frd,rnl,,ts IN
New England Ia consider and recommend tho
measures necrs my IL firm a system OF oov
ernment IN The Northern States. and thai 4
leyander Hamilton. of y " York had cou,,.u.
ted 10 nii-nd that meeting. H. further add,
" The gentleman nho IN thu winter orlSu3
md 1904, informed mr there WINS Ia Il, =
meeting oil E"drral,us in the autumn ,f IcnI
at Boston. nj the Session 81 Congress IN the
winter OF iSad and lSo5, observed to mo. ,h,,
the death ot G"n. Hamilton bad urryrrt.d
that meeting, hut the project had not. and
would not he Abandoned"
In ,opr Letter, part nj this corre,non,,on,,
Il ted Washington. Dee. 30. lS9s.' yrn sa,
II vas IN ihes" letters # ls09 aud 1909 ma,
mentioned the design Of ccriai,. kraIsry nr tho
Federal par IL effect u dissolution of the f..
Mon and the establishment Of a northern Con.
i"d"racy Tn" design had been formed !, mo
winter OF lsr3-i. immediately after and nc ,
consequence nj the acquisition uf Lou;.i mn
lis luSIhYing Causes 10 those whn cntrrt,,n..I
=, N"rn tat Tho anneyaiion Of Iyui.i,,, T.,
| he Union. tran'rendrd the constitutions,
powers "l the government of the United
states " This plan,' you add. was so far m.
tnred thai thr proposal had been made +, 49,,
individual 10 permit himself al the proper linn,
To be placed nj the head If the military movo.
nen,s which II was foreSeen would be neccss.
AIRY Tor carrying II into execution. Ia ali this
'h"re was nc overt act Of treason"
without permitting mvselrto believe Tim,
you VIII eonni"nanee any imputaton agoins,
tue honor ur pat ia,ism Of my late venerahIs
parent, II Is too obvious that the nphl;ca,;,,
OF Governor i'inmer's letter and your commn
nicati'n 10 II. & Otis and Others, no, AMI,
tenu 10 shfh impit'tion. but, moreover. add r.
II the sanclion of your name.
+ 0nhrr ihese circumstances. deemin- il n sa
: o'eu nniy 10 preserve TIE memory OF nv ia
ther from all stain must aI,o consular i; ~.
nsbt TO ask bal yui will inform me ,yhr,hr,
oy the pu'Airaifea al GoperHcr pl.me,'s ~,