Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-24
From the Hampshire Feaeralist.
GENERAL cations SPEECH.
l)el;uered IN Toscal- Meeting Ct BrsasJ11'e7lll
AHil 3, 1909.

~ )eI1UeFed4 IN f0ItIk-1dctsHiS ~ - ~
Ahil 3, 1909.
i've me leave, Mr.. Moderator, tc reat
an extract from a copy Of letter which ap
n $, s, the National Eggs of March 29th
/ ls,,,d 40 he addressed to Messrs. DAME
{ Wright and Erastus Lyman Of Nerthamp
tom and signed John Adams, VIZ -, ] al
way. consider the whole nation my cnildI s
but they have almost all been'undutil !
| to me. You two, gentlemen. are almost tn
only ones out Of my own house who haS'
for 4 long time, and | thank you Tor II OK
j pressed 6lial afectionfor
IF this letter had been signed John gum
cy Adams, I should not doubt It's authenti
city as it is, | have doubts. But wf ns
real or fabricated by forgery, 1t displays e
quail vanity in the author andln the two gen !,
tle,aeq.. TO whom it is said to be-addressed
What have we hut two gentlemen lett II
our nation faithful to the principles ofa We
nerable revolutionary patriot! hevolut,oh-
airy patriot On no other grolan as eahsI r
Adams fairly claim hlial affection from wee
Americans for it is to be presumed, u a.
ont othis farnsly, he would have too much
respect for the reputation of the mothers o.
the gentlemen he here compliments, to man
any thing else by the term children, than Pc
litically made his. But his Polst1caf chaldfe'.
were all federal. These, therefore, must DC
Legitimate. -,
The colloquy between Mr.. Adams, when
agent at Holland and visitant at Paris, ana
J1iodati. ambassador for the elector OF Sax
onv, is TOO ridiculous to merit Its signature
and of course requires no comment. 1t IS
passing ridiculous to hear these, his chill
dren. agents of political party, now halle
luiahing the man by the cpithet . venerable
revolutionary patriot" whom eight years
ago they denounced, for the same purposes,
g a hoary-headed incendiary."
There are indeed seft'men IN the letter
ascribedto Mr.. Adams, worthy an Amer
can. Itopposes war, with France, and war
generally-it opposes q dismembefment OF
the union. All that is christlan-and, as
it respects rs, good national policy. We can
have no benefit from war,if we can maintain
an honorable peace. The Sod OF nature has
eiiyei, Us too much to make 1t necessary that
we should seek wealth in the slaughter OF
,nen-it is better policy that We should cul-
tivate them. But if pressed into war with
two mighty belligerents, ! YOU'D rather
league with England than france France,
did L say There is no France al which
was. has become Corsica1l---and the little
charity -schocl tyrant, who now leadsFrench-
men !, teath, and who las made Gol8o-
tina of all Europe, will by and bye leave as
many petty tyrants on that devoted CONT
nent, as he has brothers, cousins, bastards
and penerals--like 'Macedonia's mailman,
overrun the world, and leave that world 70
repair the injuries of his ambition. Since |
saw his footsteps in Egypt | have hated 30,
naparte. lie wrested jewels from ladies',
fngers-slaughteled prisoners dlsarmed, &
prescribed arsenic for his own wounded
soldiers. Subsequent events have confirm
cd me In the opinion there lnlblbed con
corning him. Has he not Wantonly burntand
sunk our ships whenpursnnga laWfuirom-
.rnerce 3? 1t is matter .oflndlRercnce to HIM
whether he use treachery, steel, poison, hfe
on water, tolsring him 10 universal empire.
& But 10 our subject---Who IS tobe govern
or of Massachusetts The comp,tiors are
the hon. Mr.. Gore, and the hon. Mr.. LIN
coin, don't ike either of them--Gore is
foo lofty, and Lincoln too serylle---l would
rather have a.Strong, or AN Otis. But as we
have only an alternative, am Tor bore
The latter is neither a coward nor s5yco-
pha1t. lie has .naanfuIy supported oul m
terests abroad, and done much to proao1e
siae wealth and prosperity OF our country
at home. lie is accused of specuiating on
soldiers wages--the charge IS not exaeely