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'.'h"" : VtikM l,Vf -I mi- '4' prom Mr.JarM Spares to tht JTonorabte t V JOSEPH STOUY - ' 1 . ; V,'r . ' - Motarr.Vsfcsoir, .tr, 1827. J xDeAr.Siu t( .nif fgVp5VfojTJ!ier letter " W , rcse jitef jtu. , u iih bhcfifc04iit if . the, ; ' K'r character andJroportaUjkGteiu-A ash- fJV 'Mount VernWl'ow proceed'io ? plain VMereWhnv loc, the'prress and sfend them m&7J v'cArlyrlife to rciatrf copies puns leyej? aini iothetrr - ,ir ma - inr r otc null Sfenrerrifr manuscript fuljo vofmesj oi K e rs W ! f v- which were ney er, Wvi?trlseribV thie whue embracing .his pub- mi $vA i ural ?, n dlih is ce !In n er m .aVjeci 9. rgr'tM i'U I'vlithaVit WJitdd be qoite in? Kfxmienf t Sprint, UMletatW such ii mass ;v,fli Wlii. K ; the vnnb!icV'cftii neither Psplfr'linv' to purchase, nor. time. to rean j it&fi4 ,0-: n.ave i) form, such portions S'tfllHe wnTings.njf VaVhington, as illustrate yii own creat bleeds anil character; anl re- "fleet honor on the cstctice atfd nrosperity his services con- tfiipf honor on me countrv wnose national irltjuteil in mucho erjte ami establish. : ISAciUuVffcHoiiTrofh tbe-hbiet herc- 'lS?tetcd; Limits should br: j5ed, u-hi I wHr niX De s "urryw; us iu fxciuue. an; an kiA'j-,. " . ...... j a n I iilillflr . t ft to m Qlll ?W--l9'?'5-'ot :s'tn,Ial t:aiue, nir Tet so .proau 'AW.io inciimbhe wiirk with matrriis t t I vSrftivill add more to ilslnilk and expense, than Sjfe J vnVit i$ tnjr intention to alin. Amidst such treating n'n tpico S VanoiisV relating 'tq "events of the first if5rnan',Plr? wli.' to the innumerable ! icidents f priiate life, the task of e'lee-. ,ff tioVi and cla ilicalioh will not be .without V:: itR"'-iiibarntssiiren'ts. How far . these may l be nctuaUy overcome, jnust remain to be "rn'ved by the exneriment , r tSsii otes tintt historicat additilms will be in sert ed -t h rot j b ou 1 1 h e w o r k , t e n 1 1 r, g t o e I u - ctdate tlie text, and to place in the clearest an' actions, of :'iVH!up5;tori. In discharging; this .duty. 'hnjvy, special care will be taken to avoi rHSi pi suy,s"atiii ... to - i n t rod uce noh g whic ::WM " :-'sha'niio have a direct bearing on the sub-Mfl:- jett inland ; for it is not my purpose to W-iinecjC -wji n me writing oi y asmngion a jmtolrfthe times, any farther than that f-itbistbr&'rii&T be developed by the writings ttlhlirfi ye andbythe introduction of uch i:;4-9'l'lkct as nave an intinfateil;ance with them. - jiat. tu ieati you to a more exact unuer t ; iiSCn.t liiaiwic i r ni-i i iwu, t &J'y'u0 f-'-H'v. A general e Stfeff hicl: the materi ;!s may. be thrown .'$Jr-classes7 is ' the,' first., requisi'fi : f-.,Ta fQltbiiext is a .skitt.ul ar ra.iffetnent fbesends, the Avork will be divided into jjfl-tiarts, 'A n each oT'tvhioji, papers of a si ittfiiaijdescjription will be included, accord anatiffetnent of 'f attfiaU .in.'4'heir' respective divi- 'cco'inpatiied by appitpri,UP notes-&. STx ,ifeitt3ocic'M elucidations. t'o comptss both .t!:iiuh'the ovder now to be specified. i li'i,wsifiMiMfr Papers rdaltn lo Trash pMPfohJtarfif tiiilitan career, in the 'f$ch''jrars and. ts Commander of the i 11. j? zftrpnw forces. 1 -'i,11s. penml 'will occtlpy a comparativelj'" smatl .'ri'VS .hrtiiiUfftfiythc work, vet it will bv nn. mpkns !. . vv .',tfi6 least vnlouble. Wiieniit is recollteted, tliat s-3'. IsH tM'ashinffton was then a hi ere Quth, engaged in 'j li nazat'cious enterprises, ru wnicn lie was fYr A-' -jhw'bntive'aior and spirit i lht; from th ifiifiii--,2 "to 27Jic held a very responsible com leu bv e age of mund o- ,i ver ine uuuea turces oi ;ne tartest colony on the -'fcontinent. and was required to lefend a danifer- I pjus ion:ter, M iure ne. was exposeu to tne per- V' :..'pttfi'a hiciirsions of he 1-Vench and Indbos; that hjs acqy'it.tgd himself hnoraifv" o nil occasions. rH''yi arAricetv d Jthe put-die thanks of his Govem- i 1 rftat, ah'd th unaniiliovis applause of his fel:ow cilizensfor his frood conduct : when these cir r cQtnances are broupnt to nuy', the c nviction tf?y:f carinot bt resisted, that an accout of Sueh a train . of occuirtncts, written bv 'is own tiand, while 'i-". - I , these vere. taking: place, nu.si have much in it Worthy to be 'treasun-d i:n amontr the hermanf nt . o I records of the comvtrv. for the insne-tion f the -.i-i'li,rlenr' and of . .iuture generations". Neither ifSCi wo"d it be- forg'biten, thnt this was the theatre Vtw ' ! 'h Ti 'hich he gained the knowledge and experi- r ' ! " oce haf Carried him successfully thro' the great .'r'r-WyoIutioiffarycontest. tii 'Conducting these earr "::,t4y,cail?igmiK'rested mainly orj the resources " ," : W v ? lumci, anu was cu ircn oy necessity, ; iv' -17: veit.Kl:chni?tnQ ifamiliame; himself, i f .;nior .wnaiueTacTics anasKin oi rnn.tary science, ttiaiv wita tu:; intricate and embarrassing duties ;ofyiiffsupplies for ; an -army. Hence it ! 1 i ;.Was, JU16 years atterward, when he tooK ; ' command o? the continental forces ai Camhridpre he Was prepared to enter at once upoathf charge f. of a station beset with difficulties wliPh, il is im probable, .no otbr man in the country had ex ' ' ' periehfc'e; J to surmount, liowevtr well armed he V TOfkt ive: been Witfi pnklence and fortitnde. 'if- Rrarded in this lihtas 'anoruing; the best his 4oryof the events taVir&H tiiey refer, and of Jthe ' formation sof Washington's milhary character, tTsepefs'torne to us with liih claims But lieypther .qjialities ir their-own merits, not ' les tb beesteemetl ; they arc!writie'n in a plaiu, " 'bntfv.persp.icnous and energetic ts'vle, replete . - 'si t 1 a' 1 . . " I . I u yfiw sounu ouservaiions, au eyt ry wnere snow- YlVirig the sarne elevation of jmnd, t,hesam in ,Mf f ight;hVo Irtiman iiatMre,v,tI.samepndevia- ' ' i rd prnSpe,''Uie same pri-severance in ther.Us- $r'riiag.f-d niarklUsjs future years. 2 ' EWev tf tlieistlMRuishe persons widi whom M 'hi .h t'enod.6 .wtre mentioned 1 watbeliaidto jhersubce,ahdriiistorirchar i acur oftlj fipers.'io as to eaHb!t'tb"e intellect ?3jf tuul 'lftStvPiiweal feejinjrs, adpeciaj tievs, of rine writer, -logeuier. who varrefeinac a narrative S folonie; wiUiieinaVks ontbe - , ,p-cuitt7c'!i& eair.o luiaint'ii ov sucfta me '?,''.'; v thtbeBbles wlU pe dicTirefiy to i -; ra5tltti mle leit topaVticulars ftecessa ty uu1ttlfo ijbut breaWlh the naWative, ' v od tiCcanaU '.-1" t! prpedmg on lire XTreinia irontierv afedVi. rlvtorpubr.cf,me orders, dressevand otherocnmeW wh.cb may BnA nlact ndpr4hiivioji, wiUb'e pnntfti i ?trct phroooloriealvorder. U, some respects a class.ti cation W subjects and impa'gns, would be pre ferib!abut;ukin Oie , vhole. together, tlus woutcf rreatea confusion and transposiUoot lates, thHlwonld overbalance any acvania . if JV; in 4he order of tirae; the thtead i.af hjstory will bff preserreil ent iri altftoughqsome ai.mr .and private irwHvidnals, will be insert el coIVrclivelv in fhe exact order of their dates. Subjects," particular trahw of events, distinct mrf jtarv operations, the doines of the States, in rela tiori to the armv, pr?ceediofs of Committees of Cocgress, while vrsitinsr the, army,' defence of ftiniftcation and military posts, correspondence of the Homrpanderin Chief with the French ofK cers aecmints of dctaclimehts and of the sepa rate lines of the armV'i all these anl similar sub jffti?, which extend through a considerable space of time may he easily examined b,v tlie aid of an index, which will , be added at the end of the Woiki I " ; to mae a choice, of the best materials, from so voluminous a mass ss forty-four volumes of manuscripts is the main difficulty fo be encoun tered in nrenarirur this part. :'f"he two volumes of Washington's official letters, which have been printed embrace those only to the President or Clorigress, for about three years and a 'half of the war. Some of the others to the same officer were also printed in -'he. newspapers. Yet, ail thse together, constitute ai very small part of the revolutipnarv letters, and hardly, any of the remainder were' t-rer made public. In selecting papers under this large division, I shall be guid ed by one ride, only, that of choosing , such as shall seem most worthy of lasting preservation in the shape of historical annals. These will not always be the letters to persons highest in office on the contrary many of the private letters are more valuable than the public ones, because the writer utters his thoughts more fully and with less reserve. There is, Tor instance, a letter from Washington to his brother, soon after the battle of Germaritmvn, which gives a more satisfactory account. of that affair, for a reader of the present day, than his public communication toCongress. The same may he said of a similar letter, con cerning the eapttire of Fort Wnshbgton. His private letters to the officers of the army, parti cularly to Greene and Lafayette, and indeed to most of the; Major Gei erals, otten throw light upon his official despatches, by expressing his opinions ami purposes with more freedom and confidence. No distinction will be made, there fore, between official and private letters during the -Revolution, but whatever is most pertinent Will, claim the preference. The notes tojthis division will be frequent, growing out of a fruitful stock of materials. Four abundant sources of these exist amon? Washine- .. . . 0 o ton's papers ; first, the books or orders, in which the dj.ily proceedings of the armv through the whole war are entered : secondly, the resu ts of j - Councils of War, and the opinions of the gene ral officers' in writine", on imoortant tomes sub mitted to them by the Commander in Chief: thirdly, the letters received by the Commander in Chief from the officers of the army, which are 11 preserved ; fourthly, returns of the army weekly and monthly, . reports of the inspect ors, the quarter masters, , and other officers for superintending the various department of the army, and minutes respecting the arrange ments or me umernt hne.s. Use will also be made of a large and valuable collection of mate rials which I have 'obtained by a personal in snection of the revolutionary pt;r9 in the public agices of all the old Suit?. A s ; these are manu scripts,' and have never been printed, it may be presumed that they w,ij not be consulted with out profit. I. ne private papers ot several of the Major (ienernls of the army, and members of the old Congress, have likewise been examined, and the results -will be rendered subservient t the same puroose. The papers of .he old Cohgre&s itself have all been kept, and are now in the of fice of the Secretary of State. Thev are of the highest importance m connexion with this sub ject, and Vill be carefully consulted. To guard against the danger of redundance, here the th. me is so fertile and matter so full, I shall en deavor to confine the notes strictlv to facts and plain deductions, illustrative of the text, keeping clear of conjectures, speculation1 and theories which may safely be lett to the imagination of, the reader. A tVw incidents, w hich produced considerable excitement when, they took plaCe and in which the character of vv as igton waf concerned! will perhaps be examined an-w, stJch as the cases of Andre and of Asgill, the affair of Conway and Ga es, and that of General Charles Lee, The original papers relating to these sub jects, some of which w ere never published," are on file. The policy of Washington, in a tew of his military movements, may also receive further investigation. But these are only liints, and to what extent they will be verified, it may; not be wise now to predict, ; . PART III. Private Correspondence on Public Affairs You are already : informed, that, after the Ue roliition, Washington took a deep interest in public concerns, although living and acting m retirement. His letters betray the secret work ings of his mind; and the painful emotions with which he contemplated the prospects of the country suryler the Ojd Confederation. To his friends in Europe' and America, he wrote much and feelingly on this subject. His letters upon the internal navigation ot ttie States may like wise be considered ot a puDtic nature f and par ticularly his Correspondence with several persons on the Convention for forming the new Consti tution, and the progress of the State Conventions for adopting the same. To, the letters f4fits description, w hich . will come under this Jhird division, rnay be added, his private letters ou Mmlstersl in foreign countries to the rnemberir off the Cabinet, and to several of his other iotl- f p.- j t.;i -l . .... mate Trienus, wimc, uc was rresiaent. it there were any such thing as a secret history of Wash ington's Administration, it might be expected to be developed in this corresp6ndencebut, in truth, there is no such thing. The content of these letters, it is true, have not been made known, and this Vis the wh ;le amount of their secrery ; when taken in connexion with oiul-another, no can i n is required, in submit ting them to the public eye; and to withhold them, would be to keep out of sight some of the strongest testimonies? his sinul:r virtue and patriotism Another class of letters which may be ranked under this head, are those written to President Adams, CoL Pickering, and the other II eads of D partments ; and, also, to Hamilton and Pinckney during the" two last years of his life. 'v..- '- , '- Parts of this division will require a gool many notes, especially the letters to Ministers abro-.d and the Members of the Cabinet." .These involve topics that will need some further-explanation than! is contained in the letters themselves, but which may often be derived from - the answers," u uvi .ivtx.wmiv.iiv. -1 (C recorqs 01 intercourse between the Presidents and the Departments, mentioned in my last letter, wilf "be consulted for the same purpose, and also the nffirlM respondence dnnntr Vsshihons Irendnv times pJjsciiTeMy? extraneous.; Tnaxie ncr to the trcsidenV Members, ml Coim?tteeot Conffres3.Jto the Governors, Oft States ojBeera of wU come into thir fourth Part, together ;with proclamations and a; selectiorr df somei of1h6 best addresses,' or Tatherrrepliesto addresses, that were made to Washington at different peri ods of his life.. - ' r ' . ' To this part free additions wiu be contributed fby way of notes. In the character ot Wasrjmg- ton there was not a more predominant pacucai. trait, than h'rs extreme care to possesr himself of th views of persons in whom' he'had confidence, respeeting-any, public naeasure before he pro, ceeded taact. This was his uniform practice Tn the army, '. and. one to which he adhered, more rgdlyif possible, after m he was placed, at .the Uad of the Government. "A speech, or message, was rut ely composed, before he had consulted the members of the Cabinet, and solicited their ; opinions separately in writing, both as to. the points: suitable to be introducetlj and the manner of introducing theml AVhen" these opinions had he.',n compared, deliberately " examined,' and weighed, he would construct his ' message m ac cortling t"the dictates of his judgment, thus enrighteried, sometimes making free use f what hatl been furnished,, at others choosing iii prefer ence the suggestions of his own mind. It war a rule with him, to adopt what Jie deemed the best thoughts, words, and expressions, from wh atever quarter they might come Several of these ele ments of messages are preserved, and are enriows as showing the stepsby which a mbfil like Wash, inytoii's was gradually led to results on subiects of delicacy and magnitude, and the invariable caution with which he submitted his views to the public. Among the persons, whom he ap pears to have consulted with special confidence, were Hamilton, Jefferson, Ilandolph, and Pick ering of the. Cabinet, and also Jay and Madison Even after Hamilton retired from the cabinet, he' was applied to with scarcely less freedom and frequency, than while in a public, station. The opinions of the members of the cabinet, commonly written out with care and labor, on various important subjects brought up from time to time for discussion, possess much value, as connected With the history of the events of that day. It was a period when some of live most i teresting points relating tb the intercourse be tween the United States and other countries had not been settled, and whenour infant republic was not of an age to have gained wisdom and character by experience. On the question whe ther a Minister from France, during the distract ed state of that country, should be received without qualification,, it is well known the Cabi net wre divided : Hamilton and Knox being on one side, and Jefferson and Randolph on the other. This involved another question, whether the treaty with France was binding on the Uni ted States, or whether the dissolution of the old French Government had ma le it null. Tnis question was argued with great nbility by Ham ilton nnd Jefferson, 'n opposite sides. Other important opinions of the respective members of tbe Cabinet, were those relative to the ratifica tion of the treaty with Great-Britain ; als , re specting the recall of the American Ministerfrom France ; and a series of opinions on the resolu tion of the House of Representatives requesting papers from the President, which he refused to grant. In these subjects, and others of a simitar kind, the public took a deep concern, nnd the papers in question afford the fullest testimony, that they were not acted upon by the President without earnest inquiry and deliberation, anil the yse of all the means that could be obtained for informing and guiding his judgment. These papers will be freely consulted as occasion may require. PART V- Miscellaneous Private JMters. Compared with ti e o' her materials, the num ber of letters strictly private, and suited for pub fCatinn, is not lrge. It is presumed that letters of this sort, being deemed less important, were not copied wi h so much scrupulous care as others. T kirg in the whole series, however, there will be found Hot a few which are, in all respects, worthy of the iter, and will add to the value and dignity of the work. The bene- ; votence and kindness of his nature, which could hardly be manifested in the correspondence of a public man, sent out from a camp or the high est office f state, will here he disclosed, iiis remarks on human life in its connexions with re tirement and the social principle, Ins interchange of feel ngs and sentiments with-rel itions, friends, and neighbours, his advice to the young, coun sels to the imprudent, consolations to the afflict ed, his reflections and practical hints on the pro per economy of time and means all the.se have attractions which will make his private letters rhfghlyivalued. They present his character as a irfvati man in an engaging, light, and one which will not be eclipsed by his public virtues. " PART VI. Agricultural Papers. There was no station in which Washington took more delight, or the duties of which he dis charged with more zeal and activity, than that of a practical farmer. - His achievements in this walk were prodigious. It may be fairly ques tioned, whether any other individual in the. country, not excepting the most industrious and enterprising, who has been devoted to this pur suit alone, has ever accomplished so much. He was commander of an army, and at the head of a nation, for a few years only at a time, but a day never passed in which his farm was out of his mind. During the whole war he was planning improvements, directing them, and often writing Utters of minute, instructions to his manager. While President of the United States it was his standing custom to write weekly, and to receive weekly returns, in. which he required great par ticularity and exactness in specifying occurren ces, and the employment and progress of the la horers. I have before me a volume of press co- oies of letters, wr.tten in one year, during the Presidency, to his manager and verseers. Some of them extend to several pages, and they ave rage more than one a week. They are written in his own hand, with its usually fair and regular characttr, and bear every mark of having been as mnch studied in expression and style as arjv of his compositions. In some cases, and probably in most, they were written and copied out by himself before the press impressions were taken! Such, was his habit for years amidst the burden of his public cares. There is also before me a curious agricultural document, dated four days before his death. It is a manuscri pt pamphlet of twenty-four fylio pages, written in a close hand, con taining instructions to his manager for the culti vation of three farms, on the estate at Mount Vernon, the following year. Each farm was di vided into lots, which were numbered. In the pamphlet very full instructions are given how to cultivate every lot in thes three farms' during the next year, stating the crops, with remarks on the soil, the products of former years, and the results of former experiments, Washington died, vou will recollect, in the middle of December;, and this pamphlet, drawn up evidently . with much. woor ana reflection, was already prepared to be banded to the manager at the beginning of tbe year, prefaced by a letter f general directions on the importance of method and forethought in farming operations, and $his, notwithstanding he Was himself tn nh th n1.tmn"ul r m ' . ..MUV1I I m .JkC cise daily supervision. ;"i . ' ' .- ; ; These, instances are mentioned onlv as erami pies I they indicate theabit, ah4 jt uhnec saryaaa more. - ForiHime he kept, an agri caKctral journal, and was eaaged is 'expert with' Sir John SindairwaiTAiidein and, Arthur Young, on agriculture has been , pri nte d. . It H riot:myvintenti6rV"t6 ieject piuch far, pubUcatioh, under this hetd, but such papers will be -include ed, andsucn illustrations appenuep,-ay wu cs.-.i 'jr . v...oVu iiauu rneir UtL KiHtf in their. due Proportions th' to work in Washington on bis farmland his attention to tne humbler conceriha. of 4ife. ";--V.'...j-A'' 4 r'r.'i ..'.'. . r- . t''i TT ; ..1 Here I ormg to a ciose wnat t, proposal to a vein reply -vto your jiuquinesii arl H piur paiienJco has xairietl ' ybuioniUr me Uius far; you rwilt ipnssess .asTfiiti a iiuT?ic curate isn account of the present ioiitlititm. of thev papers 'of Gen eral Washington an d t lie manri er i n w.h ich lliey, at e fo be prepar e! 'for publication, as I have been enabled to embrace within 'the'limirs' wbich. L pre scribed to'inVseif' You will tibserve :. the reat ubjei t ia to publisb such a-cpnection 111 that were recorded by himself. I Wi'i add that the letter receive d by hi tn consti tute a nass of lrjateriais more extensive and important than would be inferred from the casual manner in whi' h I have alluded tb them, and that they will afford me very essential aids throughout the work. . They amount in number to more than twenty thousand Tand the literary iuerits-nf a por tion of them are of a mu h hijiher order I hat is cotutnon in letters of the same promis cuous character ; comparatively few per sons wro-e to Washington on triCTin sub jects, and. feu- without more thsn ordinary care in regara to ideas and style. At no distant day it is presumed a. selection from these letters will be published. Each vol ume of the work in contemplation, will probably have an appendix, in which extracts from them will occasionally be inserted. I hardly "need to .repeat 'to yon what you know already, that Chief .Justice Marshall most cordially approves my undertaking, -an'd. will favor tne' with such assistance by his counsel and other wise, asJiis intimate knowledge of the pa pers will make it easy for him to render. If vou -'isk me how larue the work will be when-finished on the above plan, I cannot reply ith certainty to your question. I may venture to predict,hovvever, that it will not be less tliHtrviVhtvolumes nor more ihnn twelve; and ..these bounds have suggested themselves in accordance with the princi pie heretofore stated, that it will not be ad visable to print so much as to encroach on n proper economy of purse and time in the reader, nor so little as to leave materials of substantial value behind. If you ask a yrain, when the publication will be closed. I am equally at a loss for a definite answer. I have nearly completed a general assort ment of the pipers, and prepared them for a removal to Boston, where I shall apply myself ..to the task wrh as much expediio:i as ne nature oi tne unaeriaKinsranu my o- ther pursuits will admit. s the work ;s ol a kinrl to have anequnl interest with reader! in every part of the U. S. it will be published bv subscription. &nd every person' so disposed will have an op- portunity of procurijg a copy with facility from the hands of agents to be employed for the purpose. Within a few -weeks a prospectus will be issued and put in circu- latloti. It is m;etided that the style of :rinting shall be h nidsoine,& worthy of the subject, but nt so expensive as. to impose an unreasonable tax nn .'be purchasers. The volumes will be published one. two, or three at a time, and at such periods" as cir- cumstan. es may render convenient. A work thus comprising the best of Washing: on's writings, faithfully prepared n its literary execution, and published in the form and manner here deicri&ed, will have claims, it i hoped, to general appro - bafion, arid to a liberal patronage from the American public- Iain, sir, ..&c. JAUED SPARKS. Hon. Joseph Story. ommtwicattong. -r- 1 : . . : FOR THE" REGISTER. Messrs. Editors -As the Presidential canvass of 182& begins to create consider able excitement throughout the United States, and especially as the friends of Gen. Jackson see-in to be indefatigable in their exertions to secure his election, we. think it would well comport with the standing md the respectability of the friends of the existing Administration, to call a meeting or meetings for the purpose of adopting such measures as may be deemed neces sary in promoting a re-election of ciur pre sent Chief Magistrate Many, no doubt. wiH decry such a proposition a vain and visionary, under the impressions that the friends of Mr. Adams are not sufficiently numerous to justify such a procedure; but I profess, Messrs. Editors, to know something of the popular sentiment in re gard to t h e a pproachi n g i m porta n f e I e c t ion, in several sections of North-Carolina, and I hazard nothing in paying, hat, the friends of Mr. Adams are sufficient in num ber to justify puch a measure, and that it they display that zeal and activity in pro moting his views which the opposition for ces here.have long; exhibited for Gen. Jack son, we may reasonably hope that the Ad ministration will yet triumph in North -Carolina. At any rate, we feel disposed to try our strength, let the contest eventuate as it may. We will therefore, at all events, form a ticket iu ths state for Jrf Adaras, for the purpose of giving, htov an equal chance wUn his competitor s as we be lieve that the; active and zealpu g . exertions of his" friends will make, hi ia the snccessf iii candidate iii North-Carolina. "Mr. Adams has influential fHendsin every section of tne siaie anu iiuuuug uui tneir innuence is no'vv wactins to sicure.' him success. -i . . .... .... -y - ? .-... ot usiiington's writings, as win irom a per- because- we reeUvyeli assured th r v 1 maneiit, place in the hisncaiditerature of be'Rtven Tnetsdom and unC A the country, and transmit'.-, to", posterity .in rSS with which Mr- Adams Irsdi hi otie body the best meinoriab of hi charic- hts duty while' in the '-Presidential ter factions and the best fruits of his tpmd. ;ilone. ou-hr to ffuaratitee to that staijd'far hin, n ,hii s hada'nsht to -expect vpt , . .JWftort" the time is.npt dist tUey wil be aroused from their u) sreat man who now dirQ aN 6 f ou r 1 mrtiou Gouht ry....R,lf ;A bfe--iji point of ri umbers. 1 In the Stitle, in which v?e arP n.. one tlisl. M vo triinMr'th a l' T r- A J I jority. It i hiffhty probable that iK : .:! i ., . . 'ail.' other'district in the State in which K f ni;ioi ittes. We" ask nothinrr mif u.e'' '1 twis exemons oi nis menu V. Secure 3 the" vote of the i'Stale-1 and th iii i . . por; oi uie ivatuHi lor a e-eleciion aU oramzeu, and. we say iprese because it is devoid of reasoa or 0! nthatawh,Ufeu,vN It would seem the service or his country, is u't suHic to shield him from the slanderous ajj s'mns of this opposition. They flnda', vo oy saying, -oat ivjr. Aiiauis, m t. wiiinnti aiiun "i vjcucrai . uoverftih . lids departed -from the venerated t&Q oi? pri'uecesu:;s, 'i', 3iessrs. whirn ia lri matpri.il ilKl'monnA i... " " , mv HIV "4IIII.I UPIttlU. L ! 1 . 1 , . . 1 -Ctl nis ah- intstraiion ani mat ol Mr. in toe rant ol Calumniators. nui tune nurnes oe. rernaps vu , near from me again. rarevell. May 19,1827. , . H. C. ! TOR THE REGISTER. Messrs. Gales 4 Son. An old friend tr, those Republican principles you have a!, ways inculcated, at hL, in old subscriber tn your very usclul paper, being oeiessanit in Raleigh-fur a short time, in order toll up a revv leisure moments, ts uesiroui ,j his plain ways to communicate a in thought, which you are at; liberty to uk as you please. j nave seen vnui great pleasure mm Register fund it should be cause of gratw Iqiiihi Iii lliu' roflalinAr rni.w.i. nf r. munity) hot a direct adhesion given iiu 'he present Administration ef the Genera Goverment, but an evident breathing of tin same ilemocntic sentimejits, an adhegena to me same American pciucipiesnarnatc been so characteristic of our OovcrmeDlii policy for the last twenty years ; whiri has prospered in an unexampled decree t& nation, and of which you have always bas the temperate, thouglf fifm; and nriwavE: supporters. ' Has nofa crisis ihiSalik' al affairs come about, when those iyh6 hate correct principles ip keepin,;should stitni up in thir defeuce ? Is it hot a derelio tiorV of duty, for jhose who have witoessd tbe wholesome influence of the measuriso! the Government, iti proriioting this unheard of grow tb of national greatness, to see then: put to flight, to see them scouted froi the tiatiopal councils, by the brandishing of i sword, the flitter of an epaulet, without en deavouiing to arrest th8 ' m.trch of error: Is ititiot crtmmal in those who are well ac (luainted with the history of the. Govern inenf, Well acquainted with those who hau L,tm:n:0i ..t it r :-.'-!l-2-2?ft .!?-... duiiiiiiisicicu ii, Hum us orrgjujS,; we ' quainted too, with the prominelriV men of the Country who now aspireoilhe hoUlin of its reins, to suflfer theraselves td be taken by surprise, while slumbering in cotiscioui security, unwrinog to believe danger near of that harm can cojne from such a quir ter ? Until those, who as it were, were born but yesterday, who take tip opinions in politics, as in other things, without pro per information, whose pohtical erbwth is as the mushroom, shall have runawav ith puoiic seutiinent r it not time that "the moral strength. the inte'l lectuarw eight of 'every good citi zen,sliould be exerted in op poVitiun to er ror and misrepresentauoh"? lest those know their principles need the start, and repeated propping to sqbport them, should s 'impress '-.upon the u'hthinkins mind, up on those who do not go far back Pr their political knowledge, wlib are susceptible almost any impression; especially tinder the cover of imposing, names, as to ren them difficult tp disptace.. Is it not daft whea-;a system of political swindling practised, w hen an effort is making to de prive the people of their senses ; whea they are emphatically ; toldjhat the-bread and meat they, have been subsisting on (ot these thirty, years, in the greatest comfort is no longer wholesome and nutritious, f honest men t undeceive them, to advise them "not to lie alarmed but to continue ifl the course experieiice has taught them to be safe and trustworthy f Not to give tip a substantial foo foru preparation, I lieve called water sniet, though it be eftf so high coloured; Is it not time, when young men, have growti up shaoiefolty igtiorant of the history tif the country are crowding its councils, who are free, and forward, i the expression of opinJool they have not gotten in the proper ordeal J when almolt every school -boy is jjrtsumptaMUS enoug to speakof his wish, and even of his caps city to remodel the4 fandamentals of" th government, is it iiot tim that those have taken along with them some observa tion, should speak out ? Such is the rer finkl- nid fr tiik cnArt intftriiment. SUCH- ii the homage paid to the best offeringtn wjand Franklin: could Deqoeatu their country,t)y those who now aspire M the firt places utaier'i;'s prbf ision " siutKiiiig ipe oacKwarauessof Mr; i 1 frjentls in orW-Gdrolina, we spei't 'tleittly vhii we say, that thevara IO A . .1 .1111 (U . il 1 v . J C" ...V' -A 'S
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