western carolinian \ \ () l ] i bv i'lillo white it the time is l remarkable the fact that ti president intended to nom inate mc to tin senate for ihe ullice which i lio.v hold in the course of a few tints uas then well known und iliu pub iicalion of tho address was no doubt made less wi'h an intention to commu nicate information io tfic ninth congres sional distiict of pennsylvania than to affect the decision of tfic seme on the intended nomination of iho character itself and it will befeeert how little iusti am i , r ,, , fiuimoi is u chu i , and then nro e ,„ s 4 , 7 ,'''' " , *>; r "''"""''- al client i went ilu ,-„„,. i 4 , . uui *' ln to london and tliei e entered noon ■, ,.,.„ as ia jar _ fc 7 s r = r 7:;r:::^i = vev f7 : r rr'ssv 1 :;, vevv-vv i 1 - "- •"■ 3ks fe^h ::::"„;;-;:;;'; transaction these important interests period d ring „ jx "''"' '"' '" ' cxe 1 tion at ghent 0 those o sua 4 j i 4 4 ' cn v emlly al no perhaps nec-sary lo the p sen _. ""' "^"*'""" future security ol my ol the rights of the t nation and is on interesting as apper the eddrcaa proceeds lo characterize mining to its past history with these *' e p 0 " whi.fi i gave to mr adams impressions and beng extremely un ; ' s : ""''"' r »''- the authors ,,' lhat ad willing to present mfeelf at any me l e ' s &»»• not ataie.1 why it is unnatural before the public i hd almost resolved ' arc therefore left lo conjecture to remain silent and lus expn-e inyscll i 1 " caning i i |„ , s .. |,|,.. ,\.,,..,.,..,, to tho inference of an acwuesrfeiice in ii - ,', s . wc w'evt >" if i uin.itural in thc by both n,y coli_uueat tt^havt on ■'"■-'"■" *'""■*' "' i " l » ''''■'•" o f morcrefle/lionthoughvitl ll ".»"! 4 '' ' '- unna ted of me und he conslde « l , du v on '' : ' ' " n , z ' "" '"' c ? t0 v my part to contribute al in mv power p ° r ' '"' ; " ; ',"' .' " z v 4 ' ,"" " lotvariu i 11 .„.,, r ;., j "","' f sum pi n ipm • ie . >■- • i'.ng and slates o?t e i s e , b ww ! » ta »« l j * .... :! i , be n rain : iron concu.lng in ai on vi i n i will r l " "•« '*'• ' """ '*'' • «««•" '"' "»■ southern d more ,','.,, ' 4 ' ''' ;: '' '"' " ' ™ ' ; ",' «» »>«* election una moie propitious than t,c present , , , .,' p -„_,„,, »„,, ._., to calm and dispassionate consideration - l-ngland and con end when there can be no „" ,,,. p v ""' , 7 , i *'* ? u 1'p"j . wh ! c . h tl,e v la8 ' taiion of motives lay before ,| 4>h „ . ' ; ' «' len ' l'"ve derived from now narrative of those transsttiona aa i ul v ",' "' '• i 1 h »« wl " ' he . l " prosl . derstood them denl endy received has been most from even a careless perusal of that naturally given 1 be tendency ol | letter it is apparent lhat the only two sub suih '<'' """"'' wou,n e "' uenationaliite jecta of the negotiations a ghent to •»' nd o contract every part of the un which i refcra were the navigation of "'" w " lu ." he ™' row elfish limita ol us i the mississippi and certain fishing liber ° w " 1 "'"" ' " : "" "°'' sc ; " erties , that the errors which 1 bad sup w,,u . m j 1 '," he deairuction ol lhe un posed were committed applied both to lon " be "' for ' " " be unnatural in one mr russell and mr adams though etion to support a citizen in another more particularly to the anbendix of the th , e un . ion i , 8 , elf «"■«*. be unnatural latter i lhat they were unlsentional i that a » our ties | all our glories all lhat is they affected myself principally that i » n ' mb 1 un b.m the past ; all that ia bright deemed then of no public in.poi lance as ;""' c '*. eerm . b ln -,"' e fl ,"""-\ mls ' *>" '"'* connected with the ih or further secu """"'* . u "-'' 4 s "", 8 . ", c *&"?*? v of an oi the rights of the nation but " f xu ' - c " f ' '"' v m '" a ' h . " e "" crtb l only interesting lo il past history ; hat ° f a " " a 4 s "" ' l<'»"ly'n'erwoven i i doubted the necessity of my offering to c rr * z : ' ! '""">' '' c '"" n lfce public any account of ti,4c iran^ac ' h f ou,h and u f west here are in.orj w__^^^^^^^mm^^^^^csti ol in.l lis 1 in r lieiiglhl th ' in of the western carolinisn will t i li ' i .... follow : three dollar a year pa ml in advance r pi per di ,-,».; l f jeep t.i the option of tin pi tor until all arrearag s are paid ... , ni ..■ ... ' i ... lirtv cents peraqw.ic.iui itl inaerii n d tv lit ave . telle id ■ i i ihu'l'-dilnr must be post '■,.,'., or thev tub not i attended tu or congress interfered in the slightest degree with the question my conscience btands void of offence and will in quietly with me regardless of the insinuations of those who through management may seek an influence uo sanctioned hy in tegrity and merit i ;„„ „ ut awnro h m this defence of himself was rendered ne cessary by any charges brought forward against the general certainly i never mace any such charges against him i will not suppose that in he passages cited he intended to impute to me the misconduct which he describes and yot taking the whole context of hi letter to gether and coupling it with mr krc uier address it cannot fie disguised that others may buppoae ho intended i i refor i , ue i um uiie sure thai if ho lid fie could not hate formed thoae un favorable opinions of nn upon any per sonal observation of my conduct made by himself for a supposition ilia they time founded upon his own knowledge would imply that my lodgings and my person had boon subjected to a system of espionage wholly incompatible with h onci i i ■■.. i uc uasigned any ity siiiiiaiions against me i must in licv that be made them upon tbe iufoi r.atiou of others of whom i can onlv say that thev have deceived his credulity and are entirely unworthy of all credit i enter ed into no cabals ; i held no secret con claves ; i enticed no man to violate pledges given or instructions received the members from ohio and from lhe other western status with whom i voted were nil of them as competent as i was lo form an opinion on the pending elec tion the m'arthura and the metcalfes and the other gentlemen from the west some of whom have if i have not bravely " made at cffori lo repulse an in vading foe are as incapable of dishonor as i,v men breathing as disinterested as unambitious as exclusively devoted to the host interests of their country lt was quiic ns likely tb.it 1 should be in fluenced fiy them us that 1 could uon troi.l their votes our object was not lo impair fitii lo preserve from all danger the purity of our republican insiiiu ions n.-i ,,...•' i i„„.,,,,.a c ■ ■■ '• maintains tfic supremacy or the people's i'vill i a.n entirely nt a loss to compre hend the illusions of lhe general's 11 imagination deceive him the people ol the united stales had never decided tho ■ ■: .'• is in 1 ,,. ii ii ;,-. i i .. - nl f iiilereur.es tothe i to r nal disirici com out premises and of cjtcless jocoae ro ,/,', ., , . ,, ',:,.. , and i|uizzing co.iversuiions of some of clarke in kantttck-y my friends lo which i was no party and i'.imim i.i | of which 1 had never heurd it is not tny i knew that ll men had repaired to intention to bay much it carried ita frankfort before i departed from borne to come own refutation and the parties concer l4-d\,'i sl '-'' 1 7 i i " ''"'" '" , '" i "' . *'"* '"-''' 5aw its abortive nature the next day by 4cir t,44 v4s,']u"4fi4 7 4 '" lie fi 11 countenanco of every :-., , :.•,!„,,' '„ zyzlzz zz.zz . zz zzzz "' unprejudiced and honorable nieniber lar sentiment hac?occurrcd.slncei ; ., ,„ 7 z!!z ! " his card mr kromcr had fice made ber when electors were chosen and at that the '<> v that beheld himself ready " lo people by nn overwhelming nm j i de //, ve to tho satisfaction of unprejudiced e . '' 1 : ; 447'.:.n47,4 4,4 fr^w^to ..,,,■ ,,.,.,, j -,,,,, t .. ,. „|., ,,,. ;,, ,„ i ,.,.,.,;„„ '• iii'-'i-y ol the statements tt inch are con if usislruc lhe candidate ivhom liny prefer tn ' ned '"' lhot eller to the extent that nd ii -, i raturi ed tothe house i is equal *'■' " concern thc course unci conduct of ii issrss 4 44 "'■''' : " " '" '"■ ' ■ ■ to zh^r^tte wb-issrnsa 4 4,74d'':''7 44i |, 4.4'4,,4 lt '*- but now the election ws decided have been their decision on thi u • 7 t i '*!"' ' ''''"' "° ' on b el * existed a motive for lhe question 1 might have undertaken to con discriminating between them and mc jecture bin the ccri inty of any r lusioi of hence the only statements that are made fact a , iheir opinion al which i 1 nr iu tfic addresa having the semblance of rivcwiisb no means ual to that certain ol ,,;,,, ,, ie |„, e rather lo them than tome ,.,„,„■!: iii ul mv dipv io til iwas car-led i • i . ,- , • hi the nm . fi m't t d ,,, , t ,!. „',. ,.,. "".'' ' , "\ cs ''"" * v ' s ' ''>' estoohshlng some reflcctiuns fhe letters from horn nhich l l n k i facts upon them to make those ii n,e of the deli gati ... ree tir-d expressed the f acla react ujiun me most opposite op ns and the e was not want ..,- ., r r , ,, ing ma , „, ; • era from sun -. of lhe very topica of the address upon memb i . ,'. had i a foi lhe r - lution ad which i shall remark he first is the ac vising a diitrr : in ..-. i received from a cusa.ion brought forward against mc ol highly respectable portion n n,t comtitueuls a violating instructions if lhe accusation j il r -' '/, 4 4m "'" ! 7 ■'"','■','"; v ! * were true who was the party offended l.a "' .. ',.'.■ 7 7 •''.' '; , r7,"'|u,.,'r vt'i *",<' to whom was i amenable if i vlo 1 . u me . ; ,. j 7 ici anv instructions they must have sine a !'. idcnt i ' ". .„;. nf.le been youra since you only had lhe right unite ' s s with r .,•,,., , i il . , ,._ ,.,.,,,,, „ ,„ ,.; v _ themi nnd to you alone was 1 re 77 4-'i 7 i con k r " s sponsible without allowing hardly c .• | ..' i . , 7 ,',',',..; ,' ,'. .,'",,' our tnnc tor >*°" t hear of my tote without i.eli in cteil tti „ momentous un occai wn ' l ' n b 0 know what your judgment waa ..',,„. hereby ,-, truci i - rcpr s niative in con "' m y conduct george kremer sc co j r ss ,,, ,„,,., („, tliis 1-asion agis-eahlv to bis chose to arraign me before ihe american min judgment and i it b si l ; t is he may public as the violator of instructions 4 l 4'447 nt-kontuckv 1 "' zzzz wl " cl ! 1 wlla 1 """" 1 l0 ohe >*- ""' ins,e » d striicti nonmebolbll xpected and unsolicited f being us you arc and i hope always fit i . .,,,.; i «... ... . v ,„• i,i .--.- as will be vigilant observers of the conduct ingmc that il expressed die opinion of a major f your public agents jealous of youi it i mv constituents i could not therefore rights ami competent lo protect and de regard the rcsoluuon us conclusive evidence of fend them vou bad bee ignorant and yu viewc.u a mere rcque ., as it purported to ' "^ "•»*'"«> "><* gratuitous inter i -, the genend assembly doubtlcis had lhe position as your advocate ol thc honor power tn make it lt„t then with gnat defer ble icorge kremer of lhe ninth emigres nice 1 think it wa worthy of serious con-tdera bionul district in pennsylvania tvuuld lion whether the dignity of lhe general lasacm havo merited your must grateful ac bod liven upon . ha auppo but to a small part f it m ,! , ; . ■,.■..,- ,:,,• anion his arraignment of me vould have member who imposed thai required for ita support one small cir which the const itulion had confided to hem tn cumstancc nhich happens not to exist vote according to the wishes of the li iicral ami tl „ j 8 , the fact of vour having uctu 4 m 4md,eu s,n,7!,|-dm7'v m n',7,',7 n v instructed ue lo vulc according to i ith resolution as an in.t'ruclinn for froni '»> pleasure tho eriginofour state its i.c,r,s!ii n ha never the relations in which i stood to mr a>suiiie,l ei i 1 il i .,, ',• ,., in net thi adams constitute the next theme of the i.'..",l.e righfiulcr ime'i'or'lh'-'l.mi'.'lm '•'' * ' ' ss " 1 ''''' ' *'''■'" "° il:c - l *"" lc ' ins , m,n i ree'.-iii/.e'd th rii-'iit'.m.t : ,„',,' '' as bating assumed " a posiiion ol t ried b you that the portion of the pui peculiar and decided boal'lity to tho elec lie servants who made up the liencml as.cin lion of mr adams and expressions to l;fi have nn right tn in.triiel dial portion of wards him aro attributed to me which 1 . . ,„ t ,-, .,,„,,,„,,,, „„. 1 cu ky 1 i g i 1cvc1 . um . 1 , . ! responsible iii the house ol ren -,-„,:, t n s , .., n unit inn i , , ,, , - i ... ion clear to b ; „, , ,|. i lie llieni i the ''"' p n l l ' lcl . a l essays of jmcat ufilll ie,„-i:,l assembly would have been the first t '!"'' published fiy my friends in kentucky behold „. n presumptuous iiiu-rp il iv in i in tfic coiilse of the canvass the in siracilon if thc kentucky delcgniion could lave justice of the principle of holding me anyn.s"r,fc!onto"'i ; fem answersble may fie tested bv ap manner i,','ia"y.ii ih : i,',-ivst:'i',.7 l i,j , i " v.'.'v i l lvil k » l0 ll c case of gen jackson in li.t.fi engaged -■..'„• a ilnu ai 1 r.,'i.kl,,rt , reference to publications issued for ex and nllhough nrwfiii is further from my hiten nmplo from he columbian observer tion than to iu mli eitl r absurdity or pre i'hal i wns not in favor of tbe election on l ni'''b;.'n , ;:;,.' 1 ;; 1 7i^.4;:;t,;,'4 , '''. :,,! ' l 7 r mr - a ' l " n "' when he conl0 " wa « ljc the differe zzzz ',', ',,,' *.'.'.'„ .,",", 7 ' ' ur l ' c p co l'le is most ceiiain neither from ihc-m io thr del ' ■ nd from lhe dele w s i n favor of that of mr crawford or j'idint i.i ill •„,. i unt in principle but ,• tn b enefal jackson that i ever did any !"<: ml in lhe i .. ol thing against mr adams or cither of ''",'-.,',,"'.",'. v ! ii ' '■ "■ ' ihe other rentlemeiii inconsistent with s whlcii v'n ', - mvihuv v ' i i b "■,'''' '""' '""' honorable competition utterly self bound in in icr'cisc ofinybcstjudgmonti '■''")'■ v relations to mr adams have .,, prefer mr i ,., ,„„| i .,, , m-dii it i , be n lhe subject of much misconception for him i should have been highly i tilled il if not misrepresentation i have been but tlt 1 ' ''"' : ' "'.'"':''' v '"""•, stated lobe under a public pledge u ex li 7,7 l."i,",u ■,,',', r'.".'''7 l l 1 l ' '" j ' ; sl '"" : n,:l '"' l "" s contlii i oflb.it gru ilpperlaimsl i t npre '. z'z'z ' sbn'i'll't . ils-isii.ll tl'liili llirt negotiation at ghent aner the . i ,,,,.„.„ was run cd thai mr wliich would prove him lo fie entirely kl was preparing a p„i,i i „, „„,, it unworthy l public confidence ; and that proparalinni foi ii t.l.i i were making oxciiod tiith a knowledge of his perfidy i never i | * v """"*}>:• °" "" »««' theleii voted for him 11 ti.es impute v.i 44'f'thl i,'„„i .'.',',','.'.'. o,!d","''.!"t ni ''""" ■"'' wc " founded i should indeed i -,„,,- 1 p , ranis '.,'",.'■ 7 be a fit object foi public censure | hut if ia the vvaslilngtiin city cla-clle no mei.fbcr 0 lhe contrary it shall be found thai j'.r hie house i am led i licv i thnl m ihera inimical bo'h tu hi and tome ii,,-i it ,,.!,- ,,-. , i..i ibai ud |,, iu . jubstituted iheii own ill rested 4 , u4,u4,7474 44'4'b4 »' 1 lu y imulc promlici i tins l.o counseled hiui nnd cojiipo i ',. n p r , l '"" lli0 indignation which llicy would "■■ i their purn , ro just us well k iow ' excitei will be turned from me my let the uuthorof nm n port from n co tii to nt nd ireased to the editors of the intolli '. 7 1 . ," , m i ohscrval which is cal gonccr under dale ol lhe l.',lh noven 7,4 7 fi j '««.«• nisdfl ihe occasion lor ns i liicconl , i nn i . la n t r'liieh mr ' g lo me the promise und ihc pledge ii di ■", is inn il und in ,,,..,: io inakc those reasonable disclosures on having but a vei limited if any oircuuluii in i mr adams let ihut idler speak lot 3it.*-r jl j and contents of that address of messrs tions and that the narrative which 1 promised was lo be presented at a sea son of more culm and when there couli he no misinterpretation of motives al though mr adams believes otherwise i yet think there are some unintentional errors in the controversial papers be tween him and mr russell uut i have reserved to myself an exclusive right ol judging when i shall execute the pro raise i lime made and i shall be neither quickened nor retarded in ns perform nuce by thc friendly anxieties of any of my opponents if injury accrue to any one by the de lay in publishing the narrative the pub lie will not suffer by it it is already known by the publicaiion of the british and american projet thc pi test and hc correapondence between tfic reapective plenipotentiaries that the british govern ment made ul ghent a demand ol thc navigation of the mississippi by an arti cle in their project nearly in the sun words as those which were employed in the treaty of 178.1 ; ihal a majority ol fie american commissioners was in favor l acceding to the demand upon lhe cunili tion that the british government would concede lo us tbe same fishing liberties within their jurisdiclioni as were secured to ns by lhe same treaty of 17h.i ; and that both denial is were finally ufiun loll ed the fact of these mutual proposi tion was communicated by me to the american public in o speech which i de livered in the house of representatives on the sotll day of january 1816 mr hopklnson had arraigned ific terms ol lhe 1 caly of peace and charged upon the wur nnd the administration tfic loss ol the fishing liberties within fi ifiui.fi jurisdiclioni which we enjoyed prior to tint war iii vlndlcatlngi in my reply to bin tho coin e l the government and the conditions of the ;„■.„ e i stated : when the british commissioners demanded in their projet a renewal to great britain of tho right to lie untie lion of the mississippi r urti by i,e lrea»y of i7fl;fi a hue majority of lhe american commissioners ofterod to re new it upon the coiulii in thai the liber lea in queatlon were renewed lo us he v is led one f lb i n unity me would not trouble the commi.tee with l.la r i son fi i being opposed to ibe oiler i maj u ity of his , idle utues actuated if be lleved by hit belt motive made however tlm nil i and i was iclu.cd by the brit ish i oui'ni islonera ii . . ■ i j to vl,i march 1810 rd vigor hindin in tie a.,d the '*'*'*'" \"' v '" '" '!/' w * ' north and the east elected il was because they hid not wiv/fd his election nor that of any other before i ch bis address it i tot candidatci lhat thc duty of making a duty which 1 ceil ., perform it choice devolved on the house of repre great regret on account o ihe ociasi n scntatives which calls for it to invite , „,,- ntte ,| rho g(;ncra rcma|us . „ ml . c , ,,„ to a letter addressed by g n jackson i ,,„ vl r n . kc(j h - „ ,„ r lis com „, y . mr w.woul on the d february he hl j ,.„.,;,■,. k d hls repose nor las . i he names 1 bo i the < eneral j „,., , |: ,„•„. , „„ invilt|i , r 00 . and myself had been before iho amen f ,.. ,, u con8c £ nce i ,, su ,,,, ?• , ii public foi its highest ntlue wc . i , ' ic had both been unsuccessful the un 7 , „ t't , ' wl0n 8 y hor man to fortunate have usually some aympsihy l h >' countrymen i o battle sn*l yicto for each other for myself 1 claim n ry ' '.•"» ogle of una conclusion is not ser!it,h.ch.e;fula ui seen wtiic mit '■"" w bet i was excluded from lhe house i ha " ''*'" he rcb ? on »' v h " h * lvc ' f "' believed thai tho deci.ion by the const '''"' ','";, r " r n bw " r »« ppwphrto luted authoritica in lat l others l o'ioimo those who on the sea or on the been founded upon a conviction ol hi '"^ if 0 j 1 ""^ lhe u'"**y " r "'"* superiority or tlci pielcnsiona it l v 1 ' ' eould rt always approve ohhe been my habit uficn ,„ elec.idn is once j 4 '"""'' "' -" , ;'"' ? " '■ rue ; f " , - , , , , , . ,, i as been inv inn.fi rliiiin lirrrr o havo c * ofinge '■'*,**"" '■ po«'hle,»ll ropeljed .,„ leading roe nor lo have lei the ,,,,, ,,, gel „,,,.,,.,,,,,, ti ,!,.,,, ,,, , ,.„„,.„.„„„„ ,„ victory if i had i ded he preceding canvass i one be .„*_,,_, , lave | eft l0 lll0 , e y 0l b lu ' •""" ssl "',* h 4 ''•;'.; z z ''•"'" nd appreciate the deed the slicccss ii be bas losl 11 lading ill do , ,. , , , , , ,- , , ueiicrara 1 simv uii.l i.i.i.e have led us iattsa v 3 o c iet7hv"ir r ? l,l f llrecl1 ' 1 " ll ti'4 iv 7 4 "*-& a z h z lie b.,,1 as i l.lul phi no public claim ..,,„ , ,- , , . ." ., . , . and i will now add per lain.a i ___??*' 4 be , en blo to render it these ought lobe ever considered lo my '"" l *"' s '"'" a m wl,h « '•; but why this sunnor no ue therefore ouuhi io enunciation of those who have not re hate be di.appoin.ed or gri , pe'jed n invading foe or led our armlei that i dldnot vote u in no more ° v - ic ory , ? v ll,1 ' ver y moment when than i vaa neitl ■ , surpil d nor disap '" ; " ln i vci f hin k p 1 "" "', ,: *'" < i em j pointed ilia fie di t oi 7 "' "" : ■'• ',' ".' lhe '!""">' '" *' l '"""'*' 1 cent ,-.„, feel it to fie his duty lo pen he exclusive military ni s of 1.1 vote lor mc after comment n m f '*•, , 0 ' 7 e no p ere _ lva """ '" '■ a particular phrase used in myloitcrto ■••■ ; " : "" i k "'' vaaliuity fiy proscribing fi 1 "- brooke 1 lidcralion ol ° ver ? ',"■'" " " 4 4 " l "" y which will i think aatiafy any peraon fi 1 """- i 1 "" enemy i and lhat by lhatii ttas not employed in an offciislv r 1 '" bene i pro rlpllcn and lhe re aenae if indeed i havo ,., offensive i 1 ,'-""-""- 1 tuccesaful mllllary service acnae the general in bis let.ei lo mi »»''« only co.idilion ol civil preferment swartwout proceeda lo remark i no lhc liable effect would be the ul • one beheld i leeklnft ihrougli an ,„ bliahment of a military government i management to entice any repreaonta if iho contenta or hie leltei lo mr live - i ., conacionilons swartwout were such as justly to excite responsibility to bis own or lhe wishes it.rprlae there were other circumstances of hia cona.l.uen.s no midnight tapei not calculated to dimlnlah it of all tha fin rut by me i no aecrcl con latcs were clilzona ol the i'm oil states lhat gentle field nor duals entered into iu persuade ,,, ,,, la one ol the laat lo whom il waana any one to a violation of pledges given coaaarv lo address a vindication <■) "'■ i i i ■••" ... i ■■ ■'!■ hy ,,„-,,,, gen jackson he md give abundant plans wo oncerttdi to impair the pure evidence of his entire devotion io the p.i.ioiples ol out republican liialiuuiona cause ol thi uoneral he was hen af nor lo iroatrate dial fun imental musim tat the elccllo nd was one ol ., coin whl - maintains the supremacy of the mittee who invited the general to a pub people's will in the contrary having lie dinner propoaod to t ivan to him iu s.iy manner before tho people in this puce my letter to h^ga