Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-28

simply stated that member Uf Congress, at the ses
sion of 1867 informed me that the General had con-
senfed to attend meeting of Federasts IN Boston, III
the autumn Of 1904 upon the subject OF considering
and recommending system of government for the
Northern States On this point, can add nothing so
far as relates 10 General HamtonS TO the remarks made
in my letter to YOU of the 9th March last.
You require me to communicate the name OF the
member of Congress who made 'he foregoing d I,
ration to me and say the public consider me o1fgea
TO conpIv with vour request Without inquirng what
the public consider me bound to perform, YOU viii
excuse me for again saving cannot recognize YOUR
right to make such demand. YOU appear 10 MINK
it improper for to have referred 70 'eners III
milton in my letter of the 2oth OF Decemoer. 100 II
that opinion he correct, would not my informant II
living Or if dead, his children. have equal cause OF
compaint AGAINST me for naming him, as you have tor
referring to YOUR late father feel no disposition to
withhold necessary or useful information have IT.
from any man; but of the propriety' ano
utility of communicating it, must decide tor myself
lam. sir, your obedent servant,
""'' ''' WILLIAM PLUMER.
ALExAyrER HAMILTON, Esq
AS was anticipated, IL seems 10 be MT
P!umer's final determination TO decline afford
ing any means, through the channels OF which
information may be proved, to show thai no
NEE Jug in Boston was ever contemplate! 10
take place /, is not TO inquiries made BY me
alone t, this gentleman tina, explanations have
been refused 10 member of congress oil
high responsibility Of the session Of lso3-4, he
has declared that he would neither satisfy him
nor anu other person. Tie has, therefore, resolved
TO take he responsibility, whatever may De
the consequence, rather Than submit to The Is
sue of coniradic DRY testimony. AS this affair
now stands, Mr.. Adams may stil' consider HIM
self entitled 10 the benefit OF this witness, which
he would und OF btedly lose if a free examination
were submitted to; and aware how important
il was to sustain Mr.. Plumer's credibil'y, MIR
Adams has .hdorsed his statement, and ten.
dered him a certificate of responsibility. ii
any other course had been pursued, 1t would
have been entirely out Of keeping with the
rest of this traasar tlon.--The CredIbil"y oil
| the associate witness must be sus aimed, re
CARELESS If the reputation and honour OF the
| d, cused, the charge Of treason must be liked
some " here, and the stamp OF infamy, II posi-
bic, made indelibe.
This mighty project to dismember the u
Mon, seems onlY to be known TO John Z. Ad'
ans and William Plumer; the late Presiden
resoring 10 the dead 10 bear him testimony
while the former Governor of y Hampshire
da es not trust the living or the cead In
| 1904 MIR. Adams, by his own admission. knr"
ha, General Hamilton advocated the Union
in 1928, in his reply to the Boston Fedrra''sts
e assets shat he was fired on as The military
leader to carry The plan OF d'sun'on uaio ere
| cuion =; and, on the 9Th Of March 1929, hr mos
graz iousy effects to b'lieve that G"nsra
Hamilton entertained no reasonable or dlsloy
al views.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.