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CORRESPONDENCE
betwixt
MR, JEFFERSON & Mil. MONROE.
'e copy the following Letters, which
have passed betwixt the Prrvklrnt of the
U. States and Mr. Monroe, from the
Spir'u c76t 2. papr puhlished at Rich
rr.bod. They art said to be. published
t the request ofMr Monroe ; but wiu
the entire approbation .f Mr. JetiVisn.
With whatever view they are publ.she. .
we have nodoabt that oar readers will
hz pleaded with their peiuiai.
ITatursen, F1. IS, 180&
My dear Sir,
.
I see with infinite grief a contest
arising between yourself and ano
ther who have been very dear to
each other, and equally so to tm
I sincerely pray th.tt these dispo
sitions may not be affected between
you : with me I confidently rrut
they will not ; for independently
of the dictates of public duty which
prescribe neutrality to me, my sin
ccie friendship for you both will
insure its sacred observance. 1
suffer no one to converse with tru
es the subject. I already pcrct iv
my fritnd Clinton estranging h m
self from me. No doubt lies
carried to him, as they will be U
the other two candidates, undo
forms which, however false, ht can
scarcely question. Yet I hav.
been equally careful as to him al
never to say a word on thivbti1 -iect.
The object of the content i
a fair and honorable one, equalK
open to you a'd, and I h jvc n
doubt the personal conduct of ecl
w:!l be so chaste as to effer n
ground of dissatisfaction with e jcI.
o:her, but your friends will not h
as delicate. I know too well lroi?.
experience the progress of political
controversy, and the txarcrbatioi
of spirit into which it drgeucrate
cot to fear for the continuance o'
your mutual cstcern. One piquinj?
thing said draws on another, tha
a third, and always u ith inert asing
arimonv, until all restraint t
thrown off, and it becomes d ffi
cult for ourselves t"k -ep dear o!
the toils in which vour friends will
endeavour to interlace you, and t
avoid the participation in tlu ii
pjs-ions, which thry .will endea
vourtoprodu e. A candid recol
lection of what vou know of cacti j!
other will be the true corrective.
With respect to myself, I hop.
thry ill spare me. M) longing
for retirement arc so strong, that
I wuh ditEuultv encounter the dail
drudgeries of my duty. Hut m
wish for retirement itself is noi
stronger than that of carrying into
it the affections of all my friends
I hivr ever viewed Mr. Madion
and ourself as two principal pii
Ur of my happiness. Were either
t ioc wiihdr iwn, I should cnside
it among the greatest calamities
whith could assail my future pcacr
of mind. I have great confidence
that the candour and high under
stanoing of both will guard me
against this misfortune, tne bare
possibility of which has so far
weighed on mv mind that I could
not be easy without unburthenitig
it. Accept my lriw.-dly saluta
tions for yourself and .Mrs. Mon
roe, and be assured ol my constant
and sincere friendship.
Til: JEFFERSON.
Kicb:twndt Feb 27, 1&.3.
Dear Sir.
Mv great anxiety to forward to
you the account and receipt for the
sum which I paid for your mathe
nutical instruments at London,
fchen I should acknowledge your
hte kind letter, prevented my an
swering it sooner. To obtain them
I was forced to ransack all my pa-1
ptrs, wrucn required much time,
nd in truth I did not succeed in
Ending them till thin morning. I
kvc now the pleasure to inclose
Jou thuse papers.
I can assure you that no occur
cs of ray whole life, ever gave
: math concern, as some
which took.p'ace during my ab
sence abroad, proceeding trom the
present administration. I allude
more especially to the miss on of
Mr. Pinckney, with all the cir
cumstances, connected with that
measure, and the manner in which
the treaty which he and I formexl.
which in fact was little more than
a project, was received. I do n t
wish to dwell on these subjects, i
resolved that they should form no
motive of my public or private con
duct, and I proceeded to execute
my public duty in the same man
ncr and to support and to ad ancc ,
j to the utmost of my power, your
personal and political fame, as 11
they had not occurred. The lat
ter object, has been felt by me
through lile, scarcely as a second
ary one, for from the high respe- t
which ! have entertained for )ou.
public servicrs, your talents an
virtues, I have peen the national
interest, your adv incement an.
tame, so intimately connected, a
to constitute essentially the same
:ause. Doulc-s 1 nave never 101
jottrn the proofs of kindness
.nd friendsh'iD. which I received
irom ou in carlv life.
When 1 returned to the U.
States I found that heavy censure
vad laden on me in the public opi
nion, as I had b?f;rc much reason
t believe wTas the case, in conse
quence of my having signed the
iJ'itUh treaty, and when 1 return
ed here irom Washington, i was
isurcd that cin unmtancc was
.yielded against me with great ef
fttt, in relation to a particular ob
t 1 1- thai it was relied on to im-i-e
.ch rm character in the most
cicluati p mis.
Conscious, that I had served mv
country and the administration, in
the evcr.d trusts, confided to m
broad, with the utmost integrity,
n ,'uitrv and zral ; that in some
.ascs, I had rendered useful ser
vice, that in all, I had done the
not that could be done, under
t-xisting circumstances ; that mv
privuU- fortune, had been esseu
:ia l injured by those employ
mriits, it was impossible for me to
e insensible, to the effects produ
t d ny those attacks. They have
injured me and continue to injure
me every day in the public esti
mation. I trust, however, that
me ms ma be found to do mr
justice, without tne slightest inju
ry to you. Be that a- it may, )Ou
mav be assured, that I shall ne
J vcr cease to take a deep interest
, in your political fame & personal
j happiness.
I informed Mr. Madison when
I was at Washington, that I should
write him a Irtter, in reply to his
of May the 20:h, 1807, on the sub
ject of the treaty, to answer some
of his objections to it, and place
in a just light, the conduct of the
Amcricm Commissioners in that
transaction. I informed him also,
that as 1 wished to cou h that let
ter in the most amicable terms,
if he should find any passage in
it. hich failed in thu t respect, I
should be happy to alter it, having
in view only a fair vindication ol
my conduct. I have almost con
cluded the Irtter, and shall for
ward ;t in the course of the next
week, the early part of it, if possi
b'e. My private concerns have
subjected me to much interrup
tion, or I should have finished it
sooner.
In regard to the approaching e
ection I have been and shall con
tinue to be an inactive spectator
of the movement. Should the n
tion be disposed to call any citizcry
to that station, it would be his du
ty to accept. On that ground 1
rest. I have done nothing to
draw the attention of any one to
me in reference to it, nor shall I
in future. No one better knows
than I do the merit cf Mr. Madi
son, and I can declare that should
he be elected, he will have my bct
wishes, for the success of his ad
ministration, as well oh account ol
the real interest which I take in
what concerns his welfare, as in
that t my country. His success
will give me no personal mortifi
tion. It will not lessen my friend
hipforhim, which is ardent and
strong, I am, Dear Sir,
Yours, Sec.
JAMES MONttOE.
Washington City, Marcblo, I808.
Deai Sir, .
From your letter of the 27ih ult
I perceive that painful impressions
have been made on your mind dur
uig your lute mission, of which I
had never entertained a suspicion.
I must therefore examine the
kjroundi, because explanations be
f. veen reasonable men can never
ut do good. 1st, You consider
the mission of Mr. Pinckney as
an associate, to have been in some
way injurious to you. liut I might
say in it justification, that it has
ccn the regular and habitual prac
tice of the U States to do this un
der every form in which their Go
vernment has existed. I need not
recapitulate the multiplied instan
ces, because you will readily re
collect them. I went as an adjunct
to Dr. Franklin and Mr. Adams,
voursclfas an adjunct, first to Mr.
Livingston, and then to Mr.Pinck
ney, and I really believe there has?
scarcely been a great occasion
which hns not produced an extra
ordinary mission. "
2d, You complain tf the man
ner in which the treaty was re
ceived ; but what was that man
ner I cannot suppose you to havv
given a moment's credit to the stuff
which was crowded in all sorts 01
forms into the public papers, or t
the thousand speeches they put into
mv mouth, not a word of which I
had ever uttered. I was not insen
sible at the time of the views to
mischief with which these lies were
fabricated. But my confidence
was firm that neither yourself nor
the British Government, equally
outraged by them, would believe
me capable of making the editors
ol newspapers the confidants of my
speeches or opinions. The fact
was this. The treaty was commu
nicated to us by Mr. Erlyne on
the clay congress was to rise. Two
of the senators enquired of me in
:he evening whether it wa3 my
purpose to detain them on a- count
a . 1 m v
01 tne treaty. ;iy answer was,
that it was not : that the treaty
containing no provision against the
impressment of our seamen, and
being accompanied by a kind of
protestation of the British minis
ter, which would leave that Go
vernment free to consider it as a
treaty or nu treaty, according to
their own convenience, I shou'.d
not give them the trouble of deli
berating on it.'
This was substantially, and al
most verbally what I said whene
ver spoken to about ir, and I ne
ver failed, when the occasion
wauld admit of it, to justify your,
self and Mr. Pinckney by express
sing my conviction thit it was all
thai could be obtained from the
British government; that you
had told their commissioners that'
your government could not be
pledged to ratify, because it was
contrary to their instructions, of
course that it should be consider,
ed but is a project ; and in this
'.ight I stated it publicly in my mes
sage to cougress on the opening
jf the session. Not a single ar
ticle of the treaty was eyer
made kno-.n beyond the mem
kts of the administration,, nor
would an article of it have
been known at this day, but for its
publication in . the newspapers
ts communicated by somebody
from beyond the water, as we
nave always understood. But . as
to myself I can solemnly protest,
4S the moat solemn f truhs, that
I never one instant lost "sight of
your reputation & favorablestand
ing with Vour country, and never
omitted to justify your failure to
attain dur wish as one which was
probably unattainable. '
Reviewing therefore this whole
subject, I cannot doubt you will
become sensible that your impres
sions have been without just
ground I cannot, indeed, judge
what falsehoods "may have been
written or told you,f but if you have
been made to btlieve that I ?ver
did, said or thought a thing uo
friendly to your fame and feelings,
you do me injury as causeless; as it
is afflicting to me J In the present
contest in which you are concern
ed, I feel no passion, I rake no
part, I express no sentiment.
j Which ever of my friends is calL
ed to the supreme cares ot the na
tion, I know that they will be wise
ly and faithfully' administered ; &
as far as my individual' conduct
can influence, they shall be cor
ially supported, i For myself I
have nothing further to ask of the!
world, then to preserve in retire
ment so much of their esteem as I
may have fairly earned, and to be
permitted to pass in tranquility, in
the bosom of my family & friends,
the days which yet remain for me.
Having reached the harbour my
self, I shall view with anxiety (but
ertainly not with a wish to be in
'heir place) those who are still buf
eting the storm, uncertain of their
fate. Your voyage has so far been
favorable, and that it may continue
with entire prosperity is the sincere
prayer of that irjendship which I
have ever borne you, with the ten
der of my high respect and affec
tionate salutations.
Th : JEFFERSON.
To be continued
hOXSES FED.
THE Subscriber, living within
three miles of Raleigh, hasegocd Sta-
j Dies, and wishes to take the Mtrr.bers
I Horses to feed in time of the Assembly,
and will pay strict attention to them, but
11 i I'll
v m not De name ior accidents.
AW 2 AVlLi.IE JONES,
SHERIFF'S SALES.
WILL BE SOLD,
At the Court bouse in Chatham County V on
the 1st if January next, 1
'T'HE following; Tracts of Land,
ot so much thereof as will satisfy the
Taxes due thereon for'the year 1807, with
the cost of advert sng, &c
300 acres, the property of A. Bryant,
69 do. the property ol Samuel Hinson
200do. ao of George Pop! din,
119 do. do. of Wm. Tucker.
250 doi do. of A. Cain.
125 do. do - of Nath. Brewer
258 do. given in by Dolly Thomas, for
Dade l'a;more
160 ncres, the property of Jos Madary. .
320 do. do. ot John M'Neill.
320 do, do, of Thos Rose
Oct. 1. GiuO. GEE, Sbff-
Attbr Court-house in IVades'hjrough, on the
10 tb day of December next.
THE loliowin .Trkcls of Land, op
so much thertof as w II be sufficient
to satisfy the Taxes due thereon for the
year 1807.
640 acres. lo;nne rtederick Staton
the property of the heirs ot James Nowell,
not given in. "
200 acres, joining Paul Rushing'sJand,
me property 01 1 nomas vnnswan.
100 acres, joining J hn Milton & Hardy
Gwyn, the owner unknown.
150 acres, joining Wm. Morris, the.
owner unknown
100 acres, joining Charles Vivion, ow
ner uknown .
150 acres, given in. by John Thurmon,
in Capt Kushing's company.
250 acres, given in by James Findly, in
Capt . Gordon s company.
1000 acres given in by Jeremiah Hill-
yard, joining Snuggs
100 do. the property of Wai. Methemy,
oimn Daniel Hensen.
350 do. the property of Micajah Taylor,
n Capt. Staton's company- ,
250 do. given m by Stephen Trull, in
Capt Griffin's company.
50 do. given in by Wrn. Morton, joining
Sanders Taylor's land,
' 150 do. joining James L ies, on the wa- J
tersol Jones s creeks owner unknown.
owner uii&iiowu. ;
VV. R. CHTi , .V
r Shr,fr Ar,,J
Oct,
WILL BE SCfrD.
At the Court -bouse-tit Sambson
tb 3d of yOmarj-jisxttJIbt. JWm$l
Trattt ifLand "ar- ' ndik ter$ifi.
Viill discharge the i?fyYf&:p
the year, 1807. . -B i$v-"-- VSorV-
220 acres on the wTers df Crane Cre
rerurneay 1 impthy.lwtier. : ,.;;.
940 returned by Thomas t-arrcu,
450 do on t p waters K'owanreturneq
by Alexander Oairell i 'V vrWi
' 304 do returned.b John p icStml; " .-
37,500 do returned by jotiI)icksor .
for U C Joiinsori.' . r -y ."V;" -:l .. '
14,500 do as agent for Majlet heicj
and SasnU. Johnson, .. , ;.' -
1253 do Teturne"d by John Hay. , v,.
.' 250 do rexurnecl bj Tlioi; J-atkiH
guardtan for Scott's orphans . ' ?,
200 do returnedy 'Jeremiah Vo9 j
, 50 do returned by Joel BrittV
V 200 do returned by Thomas Gregotf
" 464 do returned by William Thomas, -250
do returned by King Vann.K, -.. ; ;
443 do returned hyJfSge. VVord.
, 602 d returned by John M'Condica
50 do returned by' W;iltfairi Whitley , ;
50 do returned by James Anderson 'v
150 do return d by Mary B6ykm.?i,
250 do returned bv,; Mat. Ctumpkr, jun
50 d j-terurned by .Jacob Emar.ueU , .
100 dtt returned by Shade manueu
100 do returned by' Lucy liarden.
290 do returned by Thos. f$oider. v. ;
146 do returned by iecrgeV. HoWetl
394 do returned byLw s Johnson. :,
56 do returned by Duncan Pftihps. ;
76 do returned by Nehemiab Dudley,
39 do returned by Middletort Jackson
700 do retured b .Wm, M'Lenny, j M
100 do returned by Sethi Staring fbt Vf
Jonas Williams. A:
361 do rerurned by Alexander Curry.,
424 do returned b Bailey Fiiheri t ;
175 do returned bv LarrwFreemarU
f 350doretuned b Jphn' fiaiicy. V
1350 do retu'n'vd bvjSaiah Haffcy '
300 do returned by jLaban Haiicy '
150 do returned by J oh n Johnson
60C do returned by Archibald MLemore
300 do returned by Ezekiel ML.eTnoro
617 do returneil by Ezekiel Nelms
1225 do returned by Alice 1C- bertsojj.
507 do returned by Saran Sikes.
529 do returned by Ai.drrw Smith
700 do returned by BennVt S ruth
60 do returned by La ban Ttota
600 do returned by Jesse Tatom.
llo8do returned bV Dickson TatotOk
1148 do returned by Joshua raiom . f
50 do returned by-Isom Aughtrey "
200 do re-urned by Barram Baljard ,
150 do returned by. Thomas Ballard
910 do returned by Wm. Cooper. seo
777 do returned by Wm Cooper, jun
196 do returned oy Jonathan, Coopca
15 do returrted by Geo Fiecher :
10 dp returned by Ltwis
650 do returned by Wm- Owens
llOOdo returned by j Thos WHliamjf .
100 do returned by Wm. B-yrd
333 do returned by James Che&qut ,
3v0 do. returned by Isham Faisoa
56 do returned by Vrn Merritt ' "
850 do returned by Lewis Moore -
695 do returned by
Shadeugh
150 do returned b)
Alexandei M'Mfl
1j50 do. returned by Jaiie Mbrcey
o2l do retumeo bv
lames C hoinnson
200 do returned by
OweivTyjr ir '. -
225 do returne.l by
W m ,Blae&.man
200 do returned br lotin Ba??6t ''
. 150 do : ret un.ed by Mullen Black man .
50 do returned by Bur wet I Coates
329 do returned by 1hxly. Hudson
68 do returned by Gf.'teMainor
94 do -returned bv l-elilah' Ward l
100 do returned by Est her'fiaukam v
100 do re ur. ed by I N-acy Itggell , ' -' '
103 do returned by Mauf ce tenntl ;i..-t J,V
114 do for Nicholas! Fennell ; : v v
100 do returned by tteuben G reen s'.1
400 do returned by John M. GabIrssary'
Mary Hostler t of his 4 : V
398 do returned by Jacob M , 1
300 do for the orphans of f?me P,a
150 do returned by H-ram ii might bffet
290 do returned by W iillar the Circum
600 do returned by Wm,Vg frorn tht t
nmg's neirs. .,& 017
76 do supposed to be the fu,,3F Vb j
pope, on the paters of Rowa&aVe out that
return made.
100 do the
mar, against
tToptrty of one
given in, on the
waters of Myrtk ;
. SOOrlo. on-the ea&t ai faf s.tieTlcan:H
supposed to be the property 01" the -heft a few i
Thomas James, dec return' made, V 9'
Oct, 8. J DARDEN, late ShfiVtSr
1
TrHeiejis my Wife ; Elizabeth, 6tC
me yin ui una uiuinif - cepartea "vi
from my bed ahd,boartl,' proyoked.theretOT,V
by neither threats biojws or other HI iwat-jV
ment ; and whereas it apats.t0 fc the "
object of heiself arid; otl-ers to do me all '
themjury ml hen- powerby destroy irg that -property
which, by mylndnstrrV I have:
made for the support of the said Elizabeth A '
T ch& ' re therefotet
not.iy the public generally, that I wilj piy i Vp
no putt oi a debt, contracted by the saicl
El zabeth my SyifV so lorig as e conii-'
rues from home, andjeeasei to discharge ;v ;
the duties of a Wife and a Mother. 4
' JAMES OZMiNT v
Kxuiuora Lsntnm. -unt'j.i. k,k
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