Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-26
POLITICAL.
Igpeoi 10 he citizens Of the Laited
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necessary, nrtt rshihlted by your highest
pubic ftnciioeary in communication de-
, sisned lpr the eyes at nil, aud brcau,e thc e.
liens of avery sinie In the union have II
lsnp interest ia The reputation al every ether
State.
Il - Welt lnonn. TINT, during The embargo,
re-! the succeeding restrictions on onr com.
merce. aud also during thu late WA with
Great B,iinin, lii STATE af Mnsaachaseis was
sameines charged with entertaining designs,
dangerous, If mi hostile, to,ihe snlon ol the
states. This celnmny, having bern ergen-
Tered NJ period OF extreme political excite
mani, mi hninE considered like the Thousand
others " nj ch ~ snGh times nre fabricated 10y
rnr'y luminosity, mud ~harh live Ont thrir day
aud capita, has hitherto attracted very little
attention in his State. II stood on tho same
footing with the cAnrPc ngainst Hamilton. tor
peeulaiion, against the late President Adams,
~ being IN favor otn monarchy and nobility,
rnd against Washington himtclt rs hostile III
France, and deVolad TO British interests On.
hnntfs, which We're seldom believed by any
respectable msmbero OF the party which circu.
lateh ihrn.
The publication hv the President nf the 4.
SiRtrs, in THE National lniellieeneer OF Oct
asi, hrs given an entirely new character 10
hese charges neairkt the oitizens III Mnssauhn.
sets. They nnn no longer he considered ne
ANONYMOUS slnhdcrs ni political pnrtgans
but ne n solemn aud deliberate impeachment.
by the first magistrate oi the Uniied states, Il
under the responsibility 81 his nhne. II mp
pears also that this denuneialion. though nos
for The FIRST lime made snownto tbs public,
and 10 ihe parties Implicated, (whoaver they
mnv b.. was contained in private Letters OF
OIL Adams, written twenty yeats ago. To
members of ihe General Government aud
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uneuniyoeal syideGoc within his own know.
ledge.
II was impossible for those who bnd my
part in the affairs of Massachusetts during the
period IN question. 10 suffer snch n charge Ia
20 firth 10 the world and descend 10 pa,Iprity
without notice. The high Official rank OF III.
6ccuser tho silent hut bnueinl IN liudnoe nflhe
Original secret dennneiaiinn, aud the drlibcr
atr and unpruvoked repetition Of II ~ public
journal, authorized M appeal 10 Mr.. Adams,
lor u specification NJ the partes aud al thu ~.
idenre aud rendered such an appeal Also
lntniy Imperative. No hiebminded honornblr
mnn, Of any pntiy, or ri any Slate IN our con.
ledorney, could expect TINT The memory oi
llnslripns friends derensed, or the cha,Hc'cra
Of the living, should be left undetrnd"d, through
the fear Of awakening long eEl'ngushed Gnu
trovcrsies. OF oi DIS 'urhing Mr. Adams retire
own character, aud for public esteem. aud who
have corresponding sense Of what 10 du. 20
the reputation of Others, Wil admit the night of
all who might he supposed by the public 10 in
rlndp in Mr.. Adams dcnunolaiion. 10 call upon
him 10 disprrso the cloud with which be had
enyelnped their characters. such persons had
"A riRht TO require thar the innocent should not
suffer with The guilty. il any such There were /;
and hat the parties against whom the charge
WINS lcvelled, shonld have an opportunity 70 ~.
pel and hisprovr II. Mr.. Adams bad indeed nd.
mitied thai his allrgnfioos could ne be proved
in n court n law and thereby prudFnily decli
ned legal .lnvestigaion but TIM persona I'M
nii,atea hnd .llIl right To Know what the eyi.
elpncp was, which hc proiessed To consider m
nncnuiyornl Ia order 10 exhibit II 10 the tibunrl
Of the unhlic. before which he hnd nrieigned
Them, lie had spoken of that evidence ~ en-.
iirrly satisfactory rs him They hnd right Ia
ascertain whether il would be alike snt sincio.
nv 10 impartial, upright and honorable men.
u brIns Determined thui inis dcnnneiAtipn
could moi be suffered IN pass nnnnswered, some
question arose as 10 ,hr mode IN winch II should
br noticed --Sho1d II be by n soenin public
deninl IN the nnmrs Of all those who rame
within the scope oi MIR. Adams accusation, M
Guiding Is il does. all the leahers Of the federal
marty nm the yenr 1903 10 lSlli Such
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where ,hr characters oftbr parties are KNOW,
most fully to coun ervnil HE charges of Mr.
Adams. bni thi- Impeachment Of their charac-
f.r NAV be beard IN distant States, and IN Ia.
nre times A convention might have been c III.
cd of nil " ho had been members ot the federal
party ia the legislature dnring ihasf eleven
years and respectable h'sl they would h., ~
nuinhrrs intelligence, ednceiion. inlrnis and
pairiatsm vel II might thru have been aid
- You mran 30 oVerpnwer your accuse, by MINI
beis Won intend to ne this OCCASION TO revive
,hr ola mud long extinct fedr,ai Parry, yo1r
purpose IL 10 nppress by popular cihm"r tall
ng chief you nre aseng,ng yourselves Tor his
ancient detection from your party yon Rfe con
seions of guilt. hat YOU rndrayor 10 diminish
the odnlin oft by incrpasihg the bunber Of
your accompces.' these REASONS had great
weight aud the course adopted nflrr de'ibrra.
lion appeared 70 be Tree iron, all objection.
! he undersigned. comprising So many OF the
federal pa,ty that Mr.. Adams should not br nj
liberty To treat ,hrni ms unworthv Of attention,
anI ye, so few. thai he could net cbhrge ihem
wi,I, ARRIVING u not against him, atdl es.rd 10
him the above letter OF November 10Th. They
feel no far ihui the public viii accuse them OF
presumption IN taxing The reputation ol the iede.
raj party The shnre which some uf them Ind
, IN public affairs during the period over whlGh
MIR Adams haspztrnhrd his charges and nsin
| u.tions. aud the decided, powerful, and well me
ri,cd influence enjoyed by their luxurious
! frirndq now deceased, most assnredly gave TO
! the hndersiroed rie to demand III. groundS
| Of the accusation IA right which Mr. idam'
! himself repeatedly admits, might have been inst-
| " and properly exercised by each OF Ihfm se@e-
tallp Their demand was founded on the con,
mon principle, recognized a'ke in the cod" ol
honor and of civil Jurisprudence. that no mah
shopid m4ke charge sifrt ling the riehts ~
characters Of others, without giving them M
! opportunity ofknowing the grounds on whlct
Il WAS made, and Of iisprovimg IT, il untrue
TO this plain aud simple demand the under
signed received the answer contnined IA th'
above letter OF hlr. Adams. duied ON the 30Il
Dee.
| n will he seen ,hai Mr.. ADAMS eiirgo'he
refuses 10 prudncr any ey'd"uc" IN support q
his allegations. The lotin"r part Of i,,, le'ie