Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-16

.. When did Mr.. Adams abandon the fedr-
ralis,s
3. Under what circumstances did he aban
don them?
| Happily the answers To all these inquiries
are matters Of public history, and without
referring To hooks and documents, ! will answer
| them from nay own memory, and appeal I"
all the republicans for the truth of what say.
| To the first question, / answer, that the
fedrralists abandoned the interest Of the
country in the year 1898, VIXEN the alien and
scdIiion laws were passed and money borrow
ed ut per cent to maintain a provisional
army in time Of peace.
To the second, | answer, that Dir. John
Quincy Adams abandoned the fedrralists in
the winter of the year l8O6-7. Up to that
time he acted with them, and was himself a
leader to the day Of his abandonment. Dur
ing his fathers administration, he was fo--
eign ambassador and newspaper writer in
support of federalism ; and after Mr.. JrAer.
sons election and he had ceased To he an am
hassador. he was elected hy the lrdrralists Of
| Massachusetts into the Senate Ofthe u. States,
and voted with the federal party in congress
for five years, opposing with them the greatest
act OF Mr.. Jeilrrson's administration, the ac-
QUESTION of Louisiana. In the summer of
| 1906 hc was still federalist, and leader, and
presided as a moderator in grand federal
meeting in Boston 10 concert measures for
restoring the federal majority in the Massa-
chusrtts legislature the republicans having
got the upper hand al The preceding election j
and in that meeting, among other acts for the
benefit of the federal party, il was resolved TO
supper! Harrison Gfay Oils for the next state
legislature as The great hope and stay of the
federal cause. Il wish you would publish
| s,ln I,x. I'm
as moderator.) They prove that Mr.. Adams
was f'deralist up to July 1906. In the win.
ter following ne gave in his adhesion to the
republican administration by voting for the
embargo and taking an active part against Aa-
ron Burr, aud his miserable tool, John Smith
of Ohio. This establishes the date of his a
bandoning the federal party, which was eight
years after that party had abandoned the in
terPst of the country.
| To the third question, Ianswer, that Mr..
| Adams abandoned the federalists in the cir
cumsiances oftheir utmost need, after they had
been twice defeated ~ the two elections of Mr..
Jefferson, and after misfortune had pursued
them into their strong hold, into Massachu-
sets itself, and there defeated them in the
state elections 10 the General Assembly. Then,
when he had but one year 10 serve i'll the Sc
nate, and could not possibly be reelected as
1
ment 10 the U. S. IN that character, he aban-
dons his PROSTATE party, begins 10 vote with
the triumphant republicans, and Immediately
after received foreign embassy at 5000 per
annum, which IA ten years, with the outfits
yielded him in and about the round sum oi
S 100000. Was this maGnanimous | main
tam that there is no magnanimity in il, and
that there neither was, nor could be any since
rty in his conversion. Look to the facts
The meeting in which he presided and the
resolutions which he signed, fixes him as fed
eralist up to July 1905, concerning for the
future successes Of his party. Immediately
after he set OF for congress, and was found
changed in the winter following. Was he
converted, like ST. Paul, upon the road ? II
So let him point out the place where the light
flashed upon him. Was IL after his arrival +:
II so, let MIN name the argument which &C
c"mplished the mighty work which all the
speeches in cnugrcss. all the pamphlets and
essays, and Mr. Madis0n's mastery report
could not accomplish. All these had beer
cxerted in vain on Mr. Adams for eight years
aud some new argument must have been APP
Piled 10 effect his sudden transformation
Perhaps voice said 10 him: your party 4:
defeof d-you hare but one year 10 strre-yo,
cannot be reelected TO The sennte-he ftderaL-
isis can nerer do rny Thing more for you; III,
republicans ,ciH gre you salary aud employ
meni, il you mil JOIN then, and assist IL, diuid-
ing and dnnihitating The remnants of the (ede-
raj pnrtyi,i The .Niao England states. / DE-
not pretend that any such words were ad
dressed TO Mr.. Adams on the part of the re-.
publican administration. bnt j will repeat
piece Of history well known to all American
statesmen.
In the beginning of the last century, the
Itch III. Al
Try went out of power; George the first as
cfndtd the throne and the wings came into
power. The tories were in favor of the Pre-
tender, and organized general rising IN Eng
land and Scotland, which was suppressed, snC
the PretendeT driven to take refuge in France
The leaders of the tory party followed him
among others the celebrated lord Boingbrnkp
the ahlest political writer of his age. The ear
Of Stair was then British ambassador in Paris
and soon after the defeat of the Preiender'.
party, he APPLIED TO Boiiugbroke, and offered tC
treat with him in the name of the King. stipu-
iatiDg ia reverse his aiainder, restore his es-
tates, and permit bis return ia England, upor
condition that he would assist in bringing nve,
other leaders TO the Kings interest. Boiling
broke answered, it was nnhpcoming to enter
into treaty but il his majesty would have
the goodness to procure the reversal of his al
tiinder, restore his estates, and permit him tC
live IN England. that he would be bound il
gratitude 10 serve bis majesty as ably as be
had opposed him. The earl Of Stair agreed
to this proposition. No treaty was made
but The King did his part, aud Bolingbroke die
hIs. He first brought over his father, after
wards the Duke of Ormond, and so Of many
Others But the King never thought OF max
ing BolinSbTpke, his prime minister, nor did a
ny body blame his majesty for preventing
1 Tic re org"nizaton Of The Jacobite party BY
purchasing the abest politician Of their par
ty.
Gentlemen, wish you TO publish this, no