American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-31

dvdials who were then in public life; but nothing that
particularly deserves notice The thry-second letter IS
merely note from Mr.. Adamsp enclosing hive sheets,
which contained the full disclosure respecting Mr. Picker
ing and which he requests have returned 70 him
read The thryfourth letter contains nearly the same
account of the peace made with France in 1870, as the
President afterwards published IN the Boston patlot' In
the ty-eighth letter, Mr. Adams speaks OF the ESSAYS
which he has commenced in the Boston Patriot, and
quests his correspondent to nfo him what is thought OF
them, and whether he has in any thing exposed himself
and Wherein MIR Cunningham his answer, objects to the
epthe Gttle, which Mr. Adams had used in dersOn when
speaking of Hamilton and requests an explanation OF
apparent nconssences between certain facts and
opinions published in the Patriot, and his former opinions
expressed in private letters in conversation. For in
stance, MIR Adams in the Patriot besows unqualified praise
on Mr., Jefferson which he supports by referring TO his
intimate friendship with him for hive and twenty years.
while in his letter Mr. Cunningham he asserts that he
knew but little about him, and had never much intercourse
with him. The subject is pursued by MIR Cunningham IN
four subsequent letters in which he urges with freedom
his objections to the in which Hamilton IS always
treated in the essays the Patriot The to these
remarks the foryfRh letter in the series, but was
turned 10 Mr.. Adams by his express direction. From the
illusions to in Mr. Cunnngam's reply, it appears TO
have contained certain anecdotes Of Hamilton, well rs
Mr. Adams opinion of his character, which he thought so
bad that
1.-The panegyrca orations of Ames and Oils, and the
funeral made by the Bankers of Boston for him. exceeded
III atrocity and mpety the Kings brohel OF Belvew and
the Adonan temple Of Madame Du Harry"
The forty seventh letter. witch appears also to have
been the character Of Hamilton, returned to Mr.
Adams by his express inluncions.
The subsequent letters to the fifty seventh contain
further discussion Of the merits of Ham on, whom Mr.
Cunningham at last gives up, though reucanty-an in
quiry into the existence and extent Of British Influence in
the u States and particulars respecting the negOc
atoms in Holland while Mr.. Adams minister there In
the fifty seventh Mr. Adams says,
The Inconsistencies you mention merely imag mary
as might be shown, but opinions differ widely, and
upon many points, that the discussion would require
more time than can possibly spare"
Mr.. Cunningham still pursuing him with request TO
plain his apparent Inconsistencies and ntimntng wish
to make public part Of the correspondence received th
answer which we have already quoted iorhddn- h pub
catlon in the strongest language. This he letter
from Mr., Adams Two short letters from Mr. Cunningham
are added, written in January 1916 and HE hcr in
january 1872. In the last he complains of having been
cruelty and unusy treated by Mr.. Adams and inumac
though he had him in his power, lie had bee1 very
sparing of retaliation
II has been stated, we know not upon what authority,
that these letters were, years ago, offered
distinguished Federasts in Boston, who, hep
understood that they confidential letters, =. lecte
them with indignation, and refused look Their,
they are now published to produce IN mpressi anf-
vorabe to John Quincy Adams scion of the old stock "
as he is called in the preface We there discern.
ment enough in the community to let John Quincy Adams
stand or fall by his merits 1t is doctrine that
when the Fathers haue eaten sTpes The carers teeth
are SET on edge"