The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-05
From the N. Y. Standard.
HON THOMAS w. GILMER.


HON. THOMAS w. GlLMER.
The Charlottesville (Va) Advocate having in
dulged In severe stlicuIes upon he gentleman whose
name is a he head OF this article. MI oner hss
responded in a communication to the editor OF The
J, tiersoniun Retui Ican in a manner becJuing the
character - hch he has uniformly sustained as an m
dependent aud high minded gentleman. We have
space f,f The wbole reply but give an extract CON
tainng the pilh Of that which Interests dis'anl
readers.
The Advocate says:
III ~ould lie idle to attempt follow Mr. Gi'mer in
his wanton ass ulis upon the Wings and Mr.. Clay
Il is task Tor which we have mel her The time non
the patience, we fear. To behold The noral oblqOi-
ties and the max def1ruity of his political course as
the Representative OF district which gave haIri-
majority Of 700 votes ii is only necessary TO re
nsember that he Ia the same man who as Delegate
IN The Legislature, Governor OF The Com on
veal h, and as pIvatc ciilzen-strenu0usly ana az
IDENTITY sustained the Wing har-gave ia bis adhesion
To the great principles of the Wings, IN loiO-pedged
himself 10 the one term princiIle; the reduction OF
Executive power and patronage, ard TO strenuous
opposition he interference of The Executive and his
Office holders IN elections and, now, when the ule
is arrived for practical demonstration OF qs loyalty
10 these great principles he gnoby retreats from their
maintenance and stands forth the apooeist, II not
the advocate of John Tyler, who has proved false to
them ALL
After winnowing the chat and dust iIom this very
meek aud Courteous paragraph, nothing remains bul
that gave in my adhesion the great principles OF
he W higs in lS4(--,hat was pledged to the one
principle to reduction of Executive power, and
patronage aud TO opposition To the int rierence OF 'he
Executive and his office holders ia elections, take
he couuls OF the indictment in order What were
the great principles of the Wings in Ie4O} Was II a
Bank That was deniei then. Was il protective
ranf1 That denied then. Was it the election
of Mr. Clay 7 He was not then candidate. he
c. ud not get n nomination. Was it the abolnion OF
Ia Veto power? Mr. Van Buren, had tot used It, as
well as remember AID this Is question: never
nooed until since the death ofGen. harrison and The
accession of Mr.. Tyler. was pledged, however, 10
he one term principle. Will the Advocate inioim me
when and how
was pledged to a reduction of Executive power
aud atronage That's true And TO oppos ION Ia
The interference of the Executive and his Office hold
ers IN elections That, TOO, II true and If the editor
of the Advocate will only publish few exirac from
The various reports from he select comnhitee IN r.
trenchmeni, at the last session. or, If lie will read
Them he and his readers may perceive whether have
been guilty of any moral obilqguy' as To pledges
OF what would do. Ii he wi read or republish ~
CIRCULAR TO the district in April, lS4l and review his
opln OF al that iDe he and bis readers may see
whether he have been guilty Of "moral o5quIty"
as tc pledges of what would moi do.
| Bui am charged with 'apologsiDg for if do not
advocate Mr.. Tyler and be Is charged with seeking
10 increase his power and patronage, with interfering
| in elections and with seeking his own election. |
have sustained and defended, not Mr. Tyler, but the
President nt the United States, when | approved his
official cdnduc'. have opposed the p esidenls mca
sures when did moi approve them have dissented
from his views often, perhaps of ener than he Ed
tor OF the Advocate, though have never denou ccd
him an aposta aud traitor for opinions which The
editor and knew him 10 before bis election
We ore informed that the late Harrison Cabinet in
duCed Mr., Eyer to desst from h ; purpose of
nouncing that under no circumsl auces would he be a
candidate iJr Te-eect ON. do not acknowledge the
IA n e nd M
to permit nny out of Office or any other in,
TO control my course or opinions.
am charged with doing Mr. Clay injustice in not
repeating his private conversations. 1 am not
much addicted to violating private confidence 10y pub
fishing such conversations as some OF my neghbors.
! II, however, have stated remarks which had mace
TO Mr.. Clay about pablo matters, without reI rng
all his Conversations the AID, ocate is oser since
1t seems to have obtained fon other source,
which am at loss TO conjecture authentic
count OF dial, que between MIR. Clay and myself
Ii the Advocate were not reluctant to publish
private nversaHons, would furnish its editor with
correct account of The unpublished parts OF this
dialogue.
am cLa'god with doing Injustice TO Mr. Clay, in
asscr ING that his vote IN the Senate agaIns the known
viii of his State, defeated the reeal the Bankrupt
act. An extract from one of Mir CIays lac stump
speeches, is cited as the evidence against me. Mr..
Clay denies that he instructed, because the SEN
ate Of Kentucky did in the resolutions fo
the repeal OF tie law Ii is strange, that his col
league, Governor Morehead should have been in
sructtd and Mr.. Clay not. They both represented
Kentucky, were both advocates tie law, and white
one OF them obcyed the II believe almost uEauimous)
voice OF the more popular branch OF his State Legis
i"ure, the other d'Fegarded 1t. The virtue OF IN
etuciions, accord nE 10 any vcw does not consist IN
form a quibble When the will Of the constituency
Is known, should not be gardcd 10y Reliesen-
tau,e According TO Coy own Ing, The editor
has made out agaIDs him much stronger of be
trayal,' than he has against me. | have frequently
heard from Reprcsen, aiives If Kentucky, that an
overwhelming majority OF the people of tna' State !
opposed TO the Bankrupt law Mr.. Gays or
portuni les OF knowing this, were good theirs
But Lave devoted more space To these cbarg of
the Advocate 'han designed or than they deserved.
My main object was 10 protest against he spirit AID
lie per Of STUDIED injustice and acriinuny N
which they made. Whether the editor o! the
Advocate will hereafter consult the Of his readers
or his own, leave to HIM and them decide.
Your Ubedlrn
THOMAS w GILMER
Charlottesville, Nov. II, 1912.