Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-17

to shield himself from responsibility by suerestns -
loss OF documents and proofs, where then his soc
respcct' - - '-''-
but did Il never to Mr. Adams, that the mr.
Ties accused might also in this long lapse of time have
lost tho proofs ofther nnocence. He Aas knorn fay
t,centy years PAD Mat he hd made tis secret d.sss
f'on 81 ms ancient political friends and no muet have
anticipated the possibility that it might at some time
be made public, ifhc had not determined in his
own mind to publish II himself lie has therefore hal
amplo opportunity, aud the most powerful rnoti,os.
to preserve oil the evidence that might serve 10 j,;s
ms conduct on TINT OCCASION. On the other hand fh
parties accused and especially those venerable psfr
OTIS who during thsong interval have descended 10 tho
grave, ",cccious Of evp anil ignorant that Uev wS,e
ercn srcctcd, hare forcseen no necessity and Eod %
n'osc 'chdersr, 10 preserve airy memorials Of their H.
noeenec. We venture TO make this appeal to the con-
science of Mr.. Adams himself. - II
Mr. Adams in passage appeaIs IN tho E.,i;,,.
OF the Undersigned and intimotes his suro,;se thst
thcy should have selected the present ,nomcn, "a
making their demand. He did them but Justice in
sPPosng that this consideration had it's influence on
their minds Their only fear >gns thar thor .rnS
might be considered attack ouan en,;ncn, r
whom the. public favor seemed to have Scscrtsa -.
but the Undersigned lRd choice. Their accr,,
had selected his own time for brnoiny This h s
lore the worid ond they compecdto follow him.
with thor defence TINT the srnl shoul no
SGT oo their own repntaons and those Of their de-
ceased friends forever We said with truth flint "a
was not our design wish produce an eff;cs, ,,
uny political party or question. We were NOT ,,n.'
ware that our appeal might lead to such measures "a
lr.
IN the public opinion. But whilst We did not wish "a.
any snch result, so neither were We disposed To
shrink from it. "
The necessity Of corrsrting some ms axes in lot,
yer OF Mr. Jefferson, which had been lately published
is assigned by Mr. Adams as the reason far ~ n,,h,
cation. IL that circumstance has Brought him be6,r,
the public ue n time, i'll q manner ini,,rious to H.,
eennEs, or unpropous to Lis political views and en-
peotatons we are not responsible for the conspoucn
ces. we wouI observe, however that il would hare.
been apparently very easy task TO correct tI,os
miSisSes without adding this unprovoked dcnancia-
ton against his nativo State 80 ~,
FINALLY, Mr.. Adams declines all fnrtbc, co-rosro,,A
dence with us on this subject: and even intima,ns m,
apprehension that he may have already condccendcI
100 iar, aiia waved even the prophecies of his st
tion, IN giving us such an answer as he has piven
licvery much msapprehcnds the Character ~ r,r
institutions, aud the principles and spirit of his conn
try1nen, IL he inagncs that any official rouk hov cy
III WIZ authorize man to publish injurious
charges against Others g. then refuse all rem rnf;,
anu even explanation, lest would tepd IN nc,;vt d:
dignity IL he is in any danger of such result in f
present instance, he should have forcscen it when
bout to publish his charges, in October last IL Tho
propricties of his situation have been violated
by that original publication and not by too t,eat eor
desceuson IN answer to call upon him. for nm mr.,
OF simple justice towards thnse who felt themselves
agerieved. ~
We have thus examined all the rcassnsbv wbifI,
Mr. Adaus attempts to justify his cufal 10 r,cdI c
the evidence in support of his allegations; and ye
again appeal WIN confidence 20 our fellow eitizcus
throughout the United States for Justice Of our
conclusion, that no such evidence exists.
The preceding observations suffice ve ,rns, q,
show that we nave been reluctantly forced into u
controversy, which could not be Stunned wi,hout H.
most uhiect degradation; that it was competent 10 r
to ntcrrogate Mr. Adams, in the mode adoptcd ang
that he declines direct answer for reasons INSULT
cent ana unsatisfactory; thus placing himself mth
predican a. Of an unjust accuser.
Here, perhaps we might safely rest our appenl m,
the ground that 1t Is impossible strictly to prove n
negative. But though we are in the dark ourselves
tho ovid
justify his allegation Of project, at any time IN IL;
solve the Union, and establish northern coufederac
(which is the only point to which enquiries wen,
erected II WI be easy by comparison of dates md
circumstances, founded on his admissions to de
menstratc what We know must be true) that mo s,,c
evidence, applies to any umn who acted or 10 tbc
measures adopted in Massachusetts, at and posteror
to the time of the embargo. The project itsrlf s
far as 1t applies to those men and measures and nrn.
badly altogether existed only in the distempcrcd hn
cy of Dir. Adams.
This design, The snys) had Gcen S5,1pra IN he
'rinfcr Of 1908, ini,ucdatefy after and M cor
sequence Of the acquisition of Louisiana lie iry-
uiyng causes, to those who entertained 1t we're TINT
the annexation of Louisiana to the Union trnn
,scended the constitutional powers, of the Govern
'mcnt OF tile United States That il formed in fact
"a now confeaeracy, to which the States united bv
.Ine former compact, were not bound 10 ndherr
1t was oppressive TO the interests and dri rpc
tive to the Influence of the northern section of tho
'contedcrncy whose right and duty it therefore way
ito seccdc from the body polite md TO coue,;
'tutc one of their own. This plan wns so far mntr-
red that proposal had been made 10 an individual
TO permit himself at the proper time, to he placed az
the head OF the military movements which il WIS
iorescon would be necessary for carrying il into ex
,ccutlon. The interview with Mr.. Jefferson wus in
March 1909 In May Mr.. Adams ceased to be n
senator. In the winter Of 1909 he made bis
communications to Mr.. Giles. In august 1909 he
embarked Tor Europe, three years before the war;
and did not return until three years after the peocr
and he admits the mpossibility. of bis HAVING riy.
ON to MIR. Jefferson information ofnegotations be-
tween our citizens, and the British during the war,
OF havlng relation to the war-condcscending to de-
Inc other measures, TO which Mr.. Adams alludes
were Of the most public character and the most i'm
Potant OF tnem better Known, IN their ddy 10 9TH
crs, than they could be to him. residing in n f,,cnn
country, and The chain by which these MEASURES
are connected with the supposed plot shall appear 70
be wholly imaginary these measures will reruain 10
be supported as they ought 10 be- on their own MGR.
49, The letter from the Governor Of Nova Scotia
os VIII presently be seen, is ofno possible Significance