Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-03-26
From the Essex Register.
JOHN ADAMS.

dote of the venerable John Adams, are
derived from respectable and unques-
tionable authority, and may be received
with the most perfect confidence.
In the year 1918, paid visit to Mr..
Jefferson, in his retirement at Monticel-
10. During the visit, the fredibility of
history became topic of conversation,
and we naturally adverted to that of our
own Countryside spoke with great free
dom of the heroes and patriots of our
revolution, and of its gloomy and bril-
liant periods. l will give the substance
of a part of his remarks. " No correct
history of that arduous struggle has yet
been or ever will be written. The actors
in important and busy scenes are too
much absorbed in their immediate duty,
to record events, or the motives and eau
ses which produced them. Many secret
|springs, concealed even from those upon
whom they operate, give an impulse to
measures, which are supposed to be the
result of chance; and an accidental con-
currence of causes, is often attributed to
the connected plan of leaders, who are
themselves as much astonished as others
at the events they witness. They who
took an active part in these important
transactions, can hardly recognize them
as they are related in the histories of our
revolution. That OF Botra, an Italian, Is
the best. In all of them events are mis-
represented, wrong motives are assigned,
and justice is seldom done to individuals,
ha1t loo, r,,,,ch nd
tie praise. The private correspondence
of three or four persons, in different Of
| fetal ststions, al that time, would form
the best history. have heard that Nv
| Adams is writing something on the sub
ject.-No one is better qualified than he,
| TO give TO the reader correc, impress
sion OF the earlier part ofthe contest. No
history has done him justice, for no histo-
rian was present to witness his conduct
in the continental congress. In his zeal
| Tor independence he was ardent; in con
irving expedieh,s and originating mca-
lsures, he was always busy /; IN disastrous
time, when gloom sat on the eoun,enance
ofmost Of US, his courage and fortitude
continued undated, and his animated OK
ertions restored confidence TO those who
| had wavered. He seemed 10 forget eve
ry thing but his country, and the cause
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