Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-26


Monroe, and that the prudence of his friends
will hold him up, until the maturity of his
4 Splendid talents, and the increased stability
oil his character, shall have laid more solid
foundation for his popularity, and his hopes,
we VIII pass on TO the only remaining cand-
uate, VINO has as yet been introduced to pub
nc notice. The time has been, when John
| quincy Adams, next to the Statesmen reared
among us, was the most popular public cha
racter IN The State of Virginia, 10 the hest of
our belief, oil all who had share in the ma
nagement of the Federal Government. His
early REIMBURSEMENT of doctrines, to which
ne had claim by Inheritance his sacrifice
ny the Federal party in observation-disclosures
his firm and continued adherence TO his new
~ adopted principles, gained him the appro-
baton and the good wishes of his republican
brethren IN Virginia-We know of no act on
ms part, which should have lost him their
condolences and regard; and if the wishes of
| virginia were consulted, we firmly believe he
would be her deliberate choice for the next
President-If Mr.. Adams was a friend TO the
Missouri Restrictions, the people have no sa
tislactory evidence ofthe fact, nor should they
suner conjecture and surmise which after all /,
may be untounded, to detacli them from CT
l,zen VINO has been long tried, and on whom
tuey nave bestowed so full share of their
1 =
hoped To see the restriction imposed. there is
much, in the nature of the case. TO palIiate the
oiience-A considerable proportion of the u
mon, perhaps majority, entertained the same
sentiments: the part of the country of which
nc was native, IN which he had been reared,
anu where he had naturally imbbed an alb
norrence OF slavery, was almost unanimously
IN iavor of restricting by those means, the
further extension of n calamity, which thew
justly deemed the greatest that had befallen.
OF could beial the country and where
men, attached to liberty, conscientiouslv
nehevcd freedom or slavery to be the tru :.
issue IN controversy, it is neither surpris-
ing nor culpahe, that in SO delicate dilemma,
they preferred erring on the side of huma nj
ty-But it is not fair to Mr.. Adams, to reason
on case merely hypothetical-He has not,
mat we know of, permitted his sentiments to
be known--and his conceannent of them.
when avowing them could have been
OF no national service, is in our minds.
strong proof of his discretion and
moderation-As Mr.. Adams has never de-
parted THAT we know from the political OPT
mons OF hIs early youth, we are bound to con-
slider him as Republican, and of the Jeffer-
son schooi-fiis services have been longer.
ana ms much, or more distinguished, than any
lof his co-rivals; and if in the present loos,.
views to himself, and refrained from throw
ing his influence into any scale, we should
attribute IT To his filing Department, in the
disc barge of whose duties, he has no oppor-
tunity other than by his works of giving pub
r lie testimony of his sentiment. Or, in con-
Junction 1ith this very sufficient reason, we
may infer as another motive of his silence. his
Misrepresentation of the attempts which have
been made to overthrow the old political dis
unctlons, and Introduce new and more inju-
rous order OF things in their stead-W hist we
thus make bold TO declare our preference, a.
mong those whom their several friends have
resolved to run for the Office of first Magistrate
oil the Union, we shall always hold this prefer
ence in subsection to the ultimate selection Of
the Republican party, whether this selection
, be made on the north, or the south sides ofthe
fotomac--No or do we, IN declaring this deter
lnlnation, consider ourselves as relinuuishns
any part of our dependence.-There are
times and situations, in which every good CT
iizen will sacrifice his individual wishes to
those of the party in the State whose prin-
cipes he approves, and with whom he is in
the habit of acting.-This sacrifice is reuuir.
ed hy harmony and by the good Of the repub-
lie, and is necessary TO ensure triumph and
success--After ALL we are free to confess, that
we should select Mr.. Adams, rather as com.
I pared with those whom we have mentioned
as his rivals, and as the most likely to balance
IN the north the influence Of De Witt Clinton
than from positive aud decided preference
Our honest opinions would confine us AGAR
10 the limits OF Virginia, not from the idle
WISH OF seeing her furnish fifth President
hut because we think that in the person O
Judge Spencer Roane, she holds citizen
who better than any other now in active fife
compartments the true intent and meaning o
our political NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. talents qua
hfy hlm for any station-and whose untem
/ porlzIng iirmDess would keep steady helm
amid the conflict ofopposing interests, the in
creasing turbulence of faction, and the grow
ing propensity to intrigue.
, Lynchbtrg Press.