The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-24

ans, eInhrariug tiisi' SsisiisA ffhus"se W
which. his cnuntrymen are SAID to be JUSTIN.
gnished, had ut his first entrance inio man
hood. ablufed the connection with tie ieac=
rsl party which lis birth bad established,
aud thrown himself into the arms ef tae
pnliiicai a1vcrsar4cs of his father What
| then would these pharisticd gentlemen,
who insist that E" nothing good can come
out ii Nazareth" AID who 50 uefeletisns-
| Is reproaeh Mr.. Adams With his Ju,enlIe
| federalism, have said--why truly, that he
was Disciple III tbose worthy SCOTS tsni-
Ines. whu amid all their irfasoIs aud rrbrl
| lions. took care that one OF Their SONS shaAa
adliefe 10 the existing government, thai
can1r that might, their i,srieiied honolifs
and estates should not be transferred from
tllrif possession They would have re-
preached him, and justly reproached HIM
e,lb 30 a,idity lor oillec, with shameful
| d~stgard al those neral ties which oushl
every where tn influence the conduct ol
! els illzcd man, with an ipurdinaic ambition
which marched Ia the Accomplishment al
lis disllunorable purpose, over the grave oil
honor and the asles Of Glial respect. They
would have dlIrrlsicd his sincerity, and
disrrgardcd his professions. His detection
would have gone nnrcwardcd, and bis day
would have past anblessed by The respect
of his enemies, or Tie confidence of his
! friends.
| confess that do not trust Mr.. Adam,
with that hearty and fearless confidence
, that should, la he been always repuh
lican--,hat | do Thomas Jefferson, and
that would old George Mason or Bcnla-
min Harrison, were they alive. | said be
fore, thai my choice was relative" | DE-
not like John Quincy Adams more, but
like others ss."--lie renowned, however
his attachment TO federal principles, under
the most honorable circumstances. He
had been instructed by his constituents, Oh,
federal legislature of Massachusetts, TO ,ot,
against measures which his conscience ap.
proved. Hcdisobeycd the call, and resign.
ed his seat. lie lost an Office by his Sc
cession instead Of gaining one nay more
he forfeited ifreyocably, The good will %
the federal party, then all predominant IL
his native state. The change in his senti-
ments had been gradual, aud was therefor,
honest. Whilst IN the senate of the UniteC
States, aud when yet deemed a lcdr
rallst, he most frequently acted with the
stern republicans OF That day.--The preiu.
dices of his cdHcation the resentment
whloh he naturally admitted from the dis
graceful termination of his fathers polltca
career, cleared up like mists before The
rising sun, when Illuminated by the glori
Gus rays Of Mr.. Jehcrsons practical rcpubli-
canism. He openl, united himsclttoa part !
/ Inq hrInrtt,I.e ha kttf 10 nI
aud whose measures he had deliberately
stu veyed 4 secretly approved. Was there
amy thing IN th, &c which his friends silouC
be ashamed, or for which his enemies eoult
reproach him 7 This WAS not apostaey
but returning from darkness To light
Should we term Moloeh an apostate, i
abjuring the dominion of the internal mon
arch, he sho,ld by his pepitlnce aud tears
| gain rcadmsslon INTO the seats of etcrna
| Joy and light 7 For seventeen years, h,
has been a consistent and uniform rcpubii
can. He has shared the confidence o
every 8, Cccssive administration, and file,
with h nor, the embassies of his country
10 the most distant nations of Europe. III
has labored at his post with an assiduit,
that knew no rest, aud with Il fidelity tina
knew no doubt. He has never violated
the constitution Of his country, and ha
been never known to advocate auti-repub
hcan inca nres. Ills services are moving
| pillars of light, which all men see and ac,
knowledge thu objections against him
are nnslbstantial doubts and suspicious
which elude the era - Of reality. Say, GO
nerons republicans of Virginia, VIII 20,
punish IN the person fan uuollending son
the political sins of an unfortunate sire o
withhold from modest merit the reward
and the honors which you lavish on nso
lent ambition aud clamorous mcdiocrty
lNNES
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