The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-18

tgnes- But when mer get into power, " hofe heads,
like he head OF John Adams are filled with E,aase
sss"' and counter revolutionary principles and pro-
lects, things Will he iure go wrong. John Adams,
who was more the dape of party than the leader OF
it, entered the Office of preiden, Wit, his kead
fa'noa by the eL-va,sn lie lifted to and his prin-
eP!es (f lie ever had any corrupted. He turned
ous TO be Il counter revoutoniit and If the
ceaed projects of his administration had fuceeedel,
the federal contribution would have been deRroyed
aud th"i by perous under the aiiuni,d ard iraudu-
lent Same Of jfeSsrohf,.
"As e.@ey.A IYajsisst,a naid .ohn Ada,u) b.,
no 6'n, j! zViH Be rebf rake BE Cove,a.acrt berg
&tary iA re family Of Lend Wejsinefon." Perhaps
John Intended this fly introduction of himicf
and MS hopeful ION Qvinecy, IN preference to any Of
the Walhiugtons; FOR this iau'e John Adams was
OF the ebiss OF party in eesgrgj Il! 1erk TcTa in
lendiy ivania iii the latter end of the year lT77 ard
beginning OF '7s FOR difrni.ias Wilmington from the
command of the army, keea.tie faid he
fasIe u and did ao!birg.-Yct under Johns admin
trat"n The name OF Warrington made ue Of fox
the purPoe OF Introducing and covering counter
revolutionary iy!lem Such the nconi,eney Of fac
ton aud OF iaen who have 10 fixed principles!
The independence OF America would have added
5r; little to her own hapPinef, and been Of bene-
TIT TO the world, If her government had been formed
on the corrupt P,ineipks Of TOE old zro,i9it TIE
opportunity of besenng toe zoc,d aaeyv, it were
and OF bringing forward i'ae0 of government
m which therights Of az &ou!d be preierved,
that gave s.ii.e to independence. he pamphlet,
Common Se?f, The fri work ever publiihed en-
bTaced both thofe objects. Mere independence
might at fome future time, have been effected and
e.&bl;ihed by ar;i zvtbo"t pyiaapie, but Jun iyf
TEN Of government could not. Ia ihort, it was the
P'i10pfr, at 6af time, that produced the indepen-
dsnce Tor until the principle ipread itfef abroad
mong the people, independence 20. thought of,
and america WAS lighting without object. rhoie
pf rhe IS
1Eo. this TO be true
am not perfecntng John Adams, any other
man, nor did ever periecute any bnt fee The pro-
Priety and the necci;Jy o. ina:tutiI?e an e..
curry into the copuled nate of afars during his ad-
"niitration. All the circumstances and the evidence
combined with thsn jn!tify the fufpcion thas du-
ring that administration tho country groisly in-
poled upon, and put to 70 great aud unneceary ex-
pence, which the preient administration has to pay
on and that Tome concealed and counter revolution
AIRY icherne was III contemplation The leaders, ie-
parately, might hide from each other what his own
particular Object was Each of them might have
! Si3s'out But all cf them agreed in the
preliminary rrojea, that OF rafting an army and the
Gale would have Seen, that when they had collected
| that army, they would have broken into diltina
parties, like the generals Of Aexanders army and
deitroyad each other, to decide who ihouid be the
reIsHinS nfurPer. Symptoms of dlsuG had already
begun to appear among the chiefs Hamilton def
Pheu N1hihStou <Au2ins was jealous OF Hamilton;
and Hamilton had perfect contempt for Adams
But in the end, John, l believe would have come
poorly OH He was no, of the fword, but on
y of tie eoekaGs. a. -
/ purpoiely delayed entering upon this fubjea till
the presidential. election fhoud be over, Had [
pubhihed IT before that time the clamor of faaiou
would have fad it was elecioneering trick. Norv
they cannot FAY it,. The choice made at that eleeti-
on-"as the spontaneous choice of the people and IS
therefore the more honorable both to the electors
and the elected. The country, at this time, conf.
pared with what it wa, twp three years ago, is
in j tate of tranquility; and in fit difpoton of
calmnels to take the matters herein itated into conf
deraiion before the meeting of congref 1t is
by keesing country well Informed upon its affairs,
and dfeardng from its councils every thing of myts
ry, that harsnonyis preferged refored among the
people, and confidence repOfed in the government
THOMAS PAINE.
June 5th 1905.