Gentlemen embarked in the noble cause of benefiting our Posterity, need not the formality of letters of introduction: nor will they be turned aside from such a laudable pursuit, even by the silence of those whom they address. Great Men, do not often find such Plain truthtelling friends as myself

As I feel myself perfectly independent of the world in my opinions, I make no secret of my sentiments either in Politics or Religion, and trust that I have always been sincere and consistent in either. I have always been a Republican in practice as well as profession, and for a long time an admirer of your politics; and that I contributed my [. . .] towards your elevation. both by my pen and purse, Governor Clinton; Daniel D Tompkins Colonel Rutgers, Colonel Millet &c, could vouch.

But Sir, after I read your first address to Congress, and saw you give and receive all the anti-republican and unconstitutional Titles, which were practised in the aristocratic times of Mr Adams: your republican character sunk 50 per cent in my estimation. I never sollicited any office at your hands, and therefore, cannot have any personal risque to gratify. Previous to that, I was a devoted tool to Party Spirit: but since that, I find ample cause to take more liberal ground in my political ranges

I intended to address a paragraph to you, through the Papers, charging you with this apparent inconsistency in your republican career: but have been prevented by former attachments: However, not long since, I addressed an article on the subject to the National Intelligencer; but, they were not sufficiently impartial to publish it. I then sent it to the National Chronicle, where it appeared a few months ago: but as that, with some other matters, may be put in a Pamphlet form, I now send you a copy, in order to give you an opportunity to offer any excuse for such seeming anti-republican conduct.

That you have done much for my country, I freely admit; but, could you not have done more? Nay, you can still do as much more for our posterity!

You have aided in knocking off the shackles of the Empire of Kings: and will you do nothing towards breaking the more deplorable chains of the Empire of Priests!

The world, has long given you credit, for liberal and Philosophical views on religion: and your friends have excused your prudent policy of silence, during your contest for the Presidential chair. But, as every worldly wish of your heart has been gratified, and you now stand on the brink of Eternity: is it not time for you to avow your sentiments with respect to the fables and delusions of an interested Priesthood? Report, here, says, that you have fallen a prey to the Methodists!

In what a careful state of “Mental Bondage,” is our country involved?

In what a contemptible state of slavery, are the Editors of our Papers?

All fast bound in triple chains of Prejudice, by the arts of Priests, of Masons, and of Politicians!! I am, almost, ashamed of my country, and would even abandon it: if I could one with impartial Presses.

you must be convinced that, Man is the same in every clime, whatever Education or Prejudice makes him. But, what will your favorite University, avail our posterity; unless you first expose and banish those Priestly prejudices, which mar the happiness of man! Of what avail is Truth, when we have no Papers sufficiently pure or independent, to publish impartially every side of every subject that is offered! Or, of what avail is Truth in a country, where the Truth cannot be given in evidence! Tell it not in France! Publish it not in the [. . .] of England!

you have, already, acquired great honor, by your declaration of our Independence from the [. . .] of Kings: what blessings would you not confer on the millions of [. . .] posterity, if another declaration from your pen should render them independent of the still more fatal delusions of the Priesthood!

They are only, two or three free and impartial Papers in our whole and extensive country, and those are too small and circumscribed in circulation, to merit lengthy discussions; while the National Chronicle has just been persecuted to silence and Death! And that before it had published more than about one half of my Memoir or Biblical Challenge to Bishop Robert and the clergy of the whole world.

I have now a second Edition ready for the Press, but cannot find a press or rather Papers, sufficiently impartial to undertake it! Can we consider at that worse than Egyptian darkness, which now covers our intellectual freedom!