Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-06-15

adminis,rationto preserve America always
in peace. Her distance from fhe Eu
ropcan world frees her from IT'S intrigues.
But when men get into power, whose
heads, like The head of John adams, ars
billed with strange nofions" and counter
revolutionary principles aud projects,
things wiz be sure TO go wrong. John A
dams, who was more the d,tiie of party
than the leader of it, entered on the Office
OF president with his head turned by the
eieDafion he was lifted to and his princi-
pies, (if he overhead any, corrupted. He
turned out to be a counter reyolutionist
and # the concealed projects of his admi-
nistration had succeeded, the federal con-
| ssi,ution would have been destroyed, and
that by persons under the assumed and
| fraudulent name of federalsfs.
".ds general Washington (said John A
dams) has no children, it ryin be right TO
make fh- government herediiary ia the IA
nlify efLund Washington." Perhaps John
INTENDED this as sly Introduction Of him.
self and his hopeful son Quincy. in pre-
terence TO any of The Washing,ons for
/ this same John Adams was one of. The
chiefs of party in congress at FORK soyu
IN Pennsylvania, in the latter end of the
year l777 and beginning of 70, for dis.
missing Washington from the command
otthe army, because, they said he sDas nor
cofia6ie Of az and aid nothing. Yet under
Johns administration the name of Wash.
ington was made use of. for the purpose
| % Introducing and covering counter re-
yolutionary system. Such is the incon-
sistency OF faction and Of men who have
no Fixed principles.
The Independence Of America would
have added bur little to her own happi-
ness, and been of no benefit to the world,
\ X her government SHd been formed on
! the corrupt s1odes IF me cid zportd. It
was the opportunity Of 5ssinrlng the svorid
nev, as il were; aud Of bringing for
ward neS5 sys,em OF government in sh;ch
the rights of al men should be preserved,
that gave Dotnc to Independence
pamphlet, Common Sense, the FRS work
ever published, embraced both those OBJ
ljects. Mere independence might at some
future time, have been effeeled and esta-
blshed by arms syifhont frincitle, hut a
JUST system of government could not. In
4 short, it was the PRINCIPLE, at that lime,
that produced the Independence for I'M
til the principle spread itself abroad a..
mong the people, independence was not
thought of, and Anefica was fighting
without an object. Those who know the
circumstances of the tsrass l speak OF,
know this to be true.
ara not prosecuting John Adams, nor
Es.ny orser man, nor did ever prosecute
as1.y; bu. see that propriety, and even
Chr. nseesSttr &C ;pe,;t,,-sv,,, a ', -,
( I'd the confused ssate az afri<hs uu-;.s his
administrator. AL the circumstances &
the evidence combined with them, Justify
The suspicion that during fhdf administra-
ton The country was grossly imposed up
on, ard puS TO so great and unnecessary
!; expense, which the present administration
mas 10 pay Off; and that some concealed
and counter-revoIuiionary scheme was in
contemplation. The leaders, separately,
might hide from each other what his own
!, particular Object was. Each of them
might have di1erenf one. But all Of
them agreed in the preliminary project,
that OF raising an army: and the case
\ would have been, that when they had col.
iected that army, they would have br ken
into distinct parties, like the generals of
Aiexander's army, and destroyed each o.
Their, 10 decide who should be the reign,
ing usurper.--Symp,om, Of disgust had
already begun TO appear among the chiefs.
! Hamilton despised Washington; Adams
was jealous OF Hamilton and Hamilton
had perfect contempt FOR Adams. Blu,
in the end, John, believe would have
come poorly off. He was not man of
the sword, but only of the cockqde.
purposeiy delayed entering upon this
subject till the presidential election should
be over. Had published il before that
time the Glamour of faction would have
said II was an eleeiioneering trick. No4o,
they cannot say it. The choice made at
that election was the spontaneous choice
OF the people, and is therefore the more
honorable both to the electors ana tbs G.
lected. The country at this time, COM
pared with what it was two or three wears
ago, is in state of tranquility; and in
hi disposition of calmness 10 take the mat
ters herein stated into consideration be.
tore the next meeting Of congress. Il is
by keeping country well informed npon
It's affairs, and discalding from its coun-