Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-16
APPEAL. TO THE CITIZENS OF The
limited STATES


H. CHARGES which have rendered il necessary
were exhibited by your highest public junction.
a,y, i'm a commune alton designed Tor the eyes
or all. and because the ci,izeDs OF every Stale
in the union have deep interest in the repu'a'
ton of every other Stale
|, is Vii known, that, during the embargo,
and the succeeding restrictions on our com
mrrce. add also during the lave war with Great
Bri, ain. the State Of Massachusetts was some
times charged with entertaining designs, dan
orrous If rot hostile, 10 the Union OF the States
This calumny, having been engendereo al
ner;od of extreme political excitement, and be-
;nv con,,dered like the thousand others ~hich
a, such times are rrabicated by party animosi-
Nv. aud which live out theirday and expire, mas
hitherto attracted very little attention In ms
State Ii stood OH the same footing with the
charge against Hamilton, Tor peculauon; a
o,u,st The late Presiden, Adams, as being IN Ia
1or Of a monarchy and nobility, and against
Washington himself, as hostile 10 France, and
devoted TO British interests. Caumnies, which
were seldom b. lisved by any respectable mem
beers OF the party which circulated them.
The publication BY the President OF the I'm
tied S,a,rs. in the National Intelligeucer OF DC
,ob,r las, has given an entire new character 10
,hese charges against The ciuzens OF Massachu-
.sus. They can no longer be CONSIDERED as
the an nonymous SANDERS of political parlisans'
b., a, a solemn and deliberate impeachment oy
IN e, ;, magistrate 1t the United Staes, anu
under the responsibility OF his name, IL APP
ne,rs Also that this accumulation, though now
for the fits; time made known to the public, &
n The parties impicasd whoever they may
be- was contained in private letters OF Mr. al,
ans. wrilt.n ,venly years ego, tn members oil
/, was impossible for those W no had any part
in the affairs oi Massachusetts during the peri
cd io question, 10 suff': such a charge to GO
forth TO the world and descend to pos'eri,y,
withou notice. The high official rank Of the
accnser, the silent, bot bansfui Influence Of the
original secret Recommendations, and ,he deliberate
and UnprU,okvd repeIirion Of it in public
Journal. authorised an appeal 10 Mr. Atams,
for specification OF the parties and OF the evi-
dsnce, ahd rendered such an appeal absolutely
imperative No high-minded honorable man.
OF any party, or Of any Stat in our confeheracy
cou I'd expect tha, the memory Of luxurious
friends Cecrasrd. or the characters OF the liv
ing should be left updefendsd, through the fear
ofawskeping long sxtingushed controversies,
OF Of disturbing Mr.. Adsms's retirement Mr.
who fel, just respect for heir own charac.
iers and for publ esteem, and who have
,ation of others. will admit The right of all who
might be supposed By the public TO be includ-
ed IN Mr.. Adams's denunciarion, TO call upon
him To diSpcrse the cloud with which he had
enveloped their characters. Such peiso had
right TO require that the innocent should no,
suffer with the guilty, il Any such there werr;
and that the parties against whom the cha &c
was levelIed, should have an opportunity To
repel and disproye il. Mr.. Adams had indeed
admitted that his allegations could not be pro-
we'd IN o court ct law, and thereby pruden,ly
declined a legal investigation; bu. the persons
implicated had still right 20 know what the
evidence was, which he profes sed to CONSIDER
'uneQuivocal,' in order to exhini, il to iii: tri
bunai of the public, before which he had az.
raigned them. He had spoken of that eyiden,
as entirely satisfactory 10 him. rney had =
right 10 ascertain whether il would be alike sa-
tisfsc tory 10 impartial, upright, and honorable
men.
II being determined thar this denunciarion
could not be suffered TO pass unanswered, some
question arose 10 the mode IN which il should
be not,csd. Should i, be by solemn public
denial, IN thr names OF all those who came wit
in the scope OF Mr.. Adams accusation, inc iud-
ing, as IL does, all the leaders Of the federal
party from the year 1908 10 1914! Such
course indeed would serve in Massac huselts.
where the characters Of the parties are known,
most fully 10 coun,ervail the charges Of Mr.. A.
dams; but this Impeachment, OF their character
may be heard in distant states, and in future
times. A convention might have been called
OF allwho bad been members Of the federal rar-
~ 10 the legislature during those eleven years
and respectable host they would be, IN num-
bers, intelligence, education, talents and patrio.
iisn; YET it might then have been said-'You i
mean to overpower your accuser by numbers; Z
you intend TO scize this occasion TO revive the
old and long extinct federal party. your purpose I
is TO Cypress by popular clamor falling chief; Q
you are avenging yourselves for his ancien, de-
lection from your party; you are conscious Of I
guilt, but you endeavor 10 diminish the odiun, n
ofn by Increasing the number Of your accom-. g
olces.' These reasons had great weight; and Il
he course adopeA after elaboration appeared n
o BE- Tree from all objection. Il