The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-05
HrRMrrAor, October 81, 1914.

My DEAR Ma. BLAIR: On the l2h instant, had
a return Of hemorrhage, and TWO days after chill
With the lancet to correct the first, and calomel to
check the second, AN greatly debiIi,aied But be-
ing aroused 10y John q Adamss address to the young
of Boston the eth instant. (ser, me
on the 22d INST, by my friend Mr. Robert Arm
strong) made concise reply there,o-al that my
feeble health and the absence Of papers permitted
sent this t. the Nashville Union and in that paper
of the Odd 1t will reach you. trust you will give i,
place in your Globe, to meet the falsehood in the
address.
You will observe that Mr.. John q. Adams rete-
rates the false statement made by him "years ago.
In a new form; for he says This very boundary
Of the Sabine in the Florida treaty was before II
was finally proposed TO the Spanish minister Onis
by the direction of President James Monroe shown
by me TO the hero for his opinion and az, ice which
was in its favor" All this statement pronounce
now, as did the first one, when made eight years
ago. ialsehood. If Mr.. Monroe wished my opinion
and advice, why did he not ask II HIMSELF He knew
that came to Washington under impressions with
regard TO the movement in his cabinet TO arrest me-
which would not allow me to have nter, Jews or
hold communication with either MIR Crawford or Mr..
Adams. Soon after the triumphant vote of the House
OF Representatives, acquittiDg Of all the improper
conduct alleged in the resolutions Of Clay and Cobb
left the city of Washington, having the day after
the vote, visited the representative BODY by invitation
! think on the next ! left the city Tor West Point
Academy. This base falsehood was, | thought
nailed 10 the counter, when first made by Mir Ad-
ans, by the Globe, and there has stuck for wears
but on the Of the presidential election and hen
Mr.. Adams might well have supposed me nearly dead
and entirely enieebled by sickness. as to be ncapa
bic of reply, he produces II again. with new face
upon It, Providence, kind TO me has dis ppointed
HIM and again declare this new-yamped statement
that was consulted by him on the boundary of the
Florida treaty before II was made, and that agreed
10 the boundary proposed-the Sabine-is porfir,Iu
false, his pretended diary 10 contrary Notwithstanding
What honorable or just man can ropose belief on
his statements, after hIs receiving from DR. Mayo
the copy Of letter marked confidential and pro
ducing and reading II to the House Of Represents.
tves, and arguing that meant the reverse Of its ex
press instructions, 10 prove guilty of dupcity
This letter was to Judge Fulton, then acting govern
or OF Arkansas, in the absence Of Gov Pope He
(Adams) saw it, marked con fdenhaL He also knew
that II was puroined from me by his accomplish in
this Transaction, and, II honorable man. would At
once have returned it to me- Instead of thls he
kept It, and read II 10 The Representative branch Of
Congress, and totally perverted lie meaning Was
there ever such dishonora le conduct pracsed by
any man OF the least pretension TO responsibility be
fore' But this IS an act Of perfdy on the part of
one once holding the elevated station of the Presi
dency True, he obtained i by intrigue, bargain.
and corruption but the distinction should have I'M.
parted some consideration fur the publics sense of
honor, IL he himself had sense Of the kind But
his interest now prompts him TO shield himself from
the charge Of giving away TO Spain, by the treaty
OF 1919, the z eater par Of Louisiana as ceded by
France to the United states by the treaty of 1909
extending to The Rio Grsnde Del Norte and he ia.
bricaes III. positive lalsehood that before submitting
1t TO On's, he con.uhed NE, and agreed to the Sa-
bIne as the boundary. In proof, he cites diary
prepared by himself TO sut an emergency, and pro.
duoes II egg years alter 1t called for by the
issue made by IN reg ard 10 the fact IL 70 erred
to Tor The purl ose OF YOU, hing ! hope he will !
make known TO the pu lie what his diary says as 10
The purloined tier taken from me- and handed 10 |
hlm by DIR Mayo, marked confidential Has he noted |
IN HIS diary that he koew thus purlon,d letter was
stolen, and that his reading as lawyer laugh. him |
that ~ comic platon Of law, the receiver OF stolen
goods, knowing Them to he stolen as bad as the
tibet, especially If he converted them to his own
usel
But the bold daring and unblushing falsehood IN
his address, where (attending TO the congressional
10 ieediag touching my conduct in the Ssmin, 10
csmpslgn) be says my acts IN Florida we're condemn
"a BY the unanimous voice Of both House. Of Con-