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

was presen, during all the discussions when
the ! nui,iana Treary. and the laws TO carry II
into effect, excited In Congress. All oil INC
time Of INV residtnc al Washington was
boardsr in the same house with several oil Inc
leading fetleralists of New England, and oe.
lieve a par, of the time with MIR. Plumer, and
although absent the latter par, OF the session
Of 1884, had correspondence with some OF
these gentlemen, and have no hesitation 10
saving, ,ha, never fne,c. heard Of, or Suspected
such project TO have existed.
Mr.. john Cotton Smith, March -, 1879
" Your letter is received. ! commend you ior
your seusibli,y 10 whatever may affect the re-
putation of your late ilus'rious father; and IL
affords me pleasure to say, in answer 10 your
inquiries, tina, have no knowledge OF the pro
iect mentioned by Mr.. Plumer, nor OF the m e.
ins intended to have been held IN Boston. NOT
do believe that any plan for dismemoerl"g
the Union was ever contemplated, even tor one
moment, by your father, or by any distinguish
ed FederaIist in or OUT of Congress.
TO YOUR INQUIRY relative 10 the intercourse
may have held with your father, can only
reply, thar, as he retired from public service
before bee anne member OF the National Lee
sisla,ure. opportunities were rarely allow ed me
of ENJOYING the pleasure Of his society. have
met him occasionally in New York, when on
nv way to the sea, of Government, and have
conversed with him upon the then existing
state of affairs No remarks ever fell from
him in my hearing, but such as were enuIely
consisten, with thai pure and elevated patriot
ism which SO sigma " ma, ked the whole course
Of his political lie"
Nj. John Davenport, March Is, ls29.-" or
the s,atemen, made in Mr.. Pumer's letter, re-
specting the coalition Of number Of the sena-
tors aud repre- sen atives Of the session of Con-
eress of 1905 A. with a view of establishing a
separate government: for the Eastern States
Of he proposed meeting a. Boston the follow
ing autumn and Of the design 1T the la'e Alex
ander Hamilton to attend that mettng,-l ne
yer heard any thing, nor do | believe that any
such plan was projected by the federal parry"
Mr. William Sledman, March 23d, 1899
" | was a member of the House Of representa-
tives IF the eighth Congress, and was present
there during lhe session Of 1903 never
heard Of he project referred 20 IN Mr.. Plus
mer'> letter, or OF your ia hers rame IN connec>
tion with any such projec:, either In us concep
ton or prog, ess Nor wa, it, 10 ku"wl
edge, ever sigg strd That Alexander II amilron
offered anv encouragement 10 the feder-llSts OF
that cay in Congress TO aid The m or their con-
stlrurnrs IN revolving from, or impalring he
Union If these S,,tes; nor can believe tina
| any consent on his part, TO NEE, the leading
federallsts Of New England in Bosom at any
time "to consider aud recommend the meas
ures necessor, to firm SIS EN- OF s v'Inmen'
for The Nurl ern State" WIS ever given
Should any such de ign or expectation have
existed, connected as was in family Ife wrh
, many of the distinguished ieder,E>t> from
NV Hampshire, Massachusetts,, torn"c,' II,
and Vermont, both Of he Se"a'e ANA iiousr,
and beng in the political confidence Of hrm
all, should have learned sone hing III ri 1 n
| 10 such project, il any had been The subjec'
Of st rious CONVERSATION"
Mr.. Simeon Baldwin, March 9 h ls2e-"I
have no recollection, tina, | ever heard of The
project referred to in Mr.. Plum,r's letter, Ell
Their from Alexander Hamilton, or f.om any
oher person before The publication of tha, let.
ter
"In the winter Of 1854 re,i led at Wash
,ng,on in the same fanny with Mr.. Plumrr,
and IL or Is others, all OF wnom were mem
hers of Congres S, from New England, and were
Chec called fed ralisus OuI Int r. curse and
| conversations were fee on polti al su hiec,s;
ard | have no reason 10 h lleNe there was a
want OF confidence or rtsa W 10 respect 10 N.Y.
sell, ard f.ehug s ever have, deep sense #
the vast impor an If our Union; think
should have known aud If k"owD certainly re.
mr. mbs rcd any ser'ous p'rjec, ending - DIS
solve it! ctr'anlv did not know Of the pro.
ject ref rrd 10 IN he eirer OF MIR. Plumer
nr did " r before "a ar Of the proposed meet
irg in Boston, ter ms, Mr.. IL imllon had
consented To a''end tnat ~ any other eisew here
Tor rnat or a similar p"rpos
Mr. NaiLan 'i'tchell, var, h IS, 1891
neve" u derst"ud hat tn late G,u. II 4mll on
was al any timt IN Ia or III s"par4,Ion OF di>
vision of M U'i,'d States, but OF IN contra
ry, that ne was al ifs aad while he ived al the
very lead OF federalism "
There are several other letters from mem
hers of Corgress Of The evenriuI srss OF 10
which MIR. PlCmer has referred and lso
from grn'lemen Of high distinction, Of differ
ent poliri parties m tins state, thai have an
immediate iend' ncy no, only to p,o>trata The
! har &c made by MIR Adam and MIR plumer
but 10 rcfu'e the Allegation that a,v proiec, tor
the dismem Hermrnt of the III n was III cons
temptation. 1t is unnecessary to dwell any lon
ger on ;his subject, if the weight Of such res
prctabe testimony he not Sufhc lent 20 degrade
them, whose accusations hav,; from the in