The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-01-24

r.uE IUitA " oAf'
We, ,st of January, 1900, instead of 1909;
IT. wasdecided otherwise by New Hamp-
&c Massachusetts, Connecticut, Mary
Iand. North Carolina, south Carolihd, al
Georgia.
u nall make no reply TO the reasons
.,b;cb Mr.. Adams has assigned Tor some
',b,r votes which | di~sapproHed, bat leave
Coz, 10 consider those votes and his rea-
" toge,her. lie is pleased II say that
80 charges are gOundless and onprosok-
The assertion that those charges are
era,,,dless, is certainly as ~unfoundtd Is
assertion that Mr.. ADAMS could make;
-: he evidence On which those charges
~, are his votes of record IN the Journals
: ,be senate. lis memoranda ofthe mo-
'i,rs il they justify him in giving those
- are known To himself alone. As 10
"a,oration, | admit hlr. Adams has not
l,,n me any, other than that witch IS oil
81 - every other citizen who sees Il man
-. IN the Presidential Char, whose
"I fxed u%olitical sentiments he dlsap-
'o"e as highly dangerous, and FROM
I'm, he does not expect The adoption al
= liberal system Of policy, such as b'co'hts
mup oHLY FREE NAfloN, TIE hoIt "
nhzsINo. | should consider myself rem
surabls il my opposition to Mr.. Adams a
Tnseffom private proNoeation' hir ADAMS
himself SAYS, that public principle can he
s.uIel only by public discussion. lie
.,,ht then, rather 10 h'' Gratlbtd ihaf an
"n,,rtnrily has been afforded him iurpuh-
~ DISCUSSION. He says thai he would
haye bren satisfied had | merely declared
~ you nv intentions as 10 him. doubt
:" ,L.t The reasons which ! have assigned
e., my opposition are what chiefly inte-
IT, him. But, although Mr.. Adams
md have excused me rom Offering the
,n,sons which decided me to be opposed
10 him, you would not have been satisfied
'r;th a simple declaration that | MAS olpo-
ssl tn him, without hearing the reasons
Car such opposition. | considered what
van had a right to require, and n"t vital
would be agreeable 10 Mr. Adams.
might here close my repiy but Mr..
Al,,ns seems dissatisfied that | did not
adlaee more of his votes given ID The Sc
n,le Of the United States. lie a'ilths
with apparent earncatness, that he never
g,yea vote either in hostility to the adml-
%nnisuatioa uf MIR. JeflrreoD, OF IN disregard
10 republican principles, or III aversion 10
republican, patriots. Ii all this be so, II IS
unfortunate that the nauc OF Mr.. Adalns
should, during the 1rst years OF ms service
ilthe seuatc, b. SO frequently tound I'm
tfd with tte uainrs OF tltuac Nh0 ~crt inf
seaay opponents of tie republican admit
tistration, and republican Fnaalpl's.
On the Cd Of Dec. 1908, Mr. Ad"lEs ro-
ted ia aminority Of To- az aust The lar "a
menlmeut Of the constitution oil the oni-
ted states, which provides that the cleo
tors snail designate in their ballots Tor whom
1Uey vote as PRECEDENT, aud lOf whom as
}icr President. Thus he seems to hate
approved Of the former provision, under
which the federal party m Congress al
t,Inpted 10 make Aaron Burr President,
yhen not u single vote had been gwen lor
l,m by tle electors, With intention to make
hun President. And .,ir. Adams, ~ Il M
norlty OF 7 asunst present. : 10 tho Pre-
sident Tie fes@aAtiha AZ botA houses pro
"abft99 AiGtns voted in d minority Of 81 a
gainst the resolution, OF The Senltc, Which
prescribed i mode Of p~r0ceednE against
Judge Pickering ard ie voted III Il nillo-
Ilty OF ~ for tie acqulttal oil he s.me
Judge Pickering, On frery oHt ot four ar :.
clts Of Impeachment against him , and IL
voted ina minority u 8 against the reno
Wi o. he same Judge, even Alter he Ind
becg convicted of every charge exhibited
against him.f
On the Isl Of March, 1908, Mr.. Adane
voted Tor the acquital Of Juda. chase, ~
freiy one Of the charges GXhihlted against
him ; and so, indced, did each OF ii!e other
gentlemen Of tle federal part. then in the
Senate while there WAS a great diversity
in the votes Of The republican members ot
that body there heinS, IN different charb-
es, 4, 10, lG, l3 and 10 votes against him.
And, although | impQtc no eciIsurt for
votes Of this kind, yet they may BE re-
Uired as SUM evidence of Il bias nn the
mind, occasioned by certain political prln-
cIplcs.
1Iy felIow-citizens, we ought not 10 for
get that the universal exclusion Of The re-
peblicans from Office, was a rule observed
by the federal administration When the
repabiicaus had oucc corrected the pro-
cedure,' they adopted different rude and
they W0uil have beca censurable had They
done v hat, when done by Others, they de-
CARED 10 be IN ust.-lEc rcpph.icon Pre-
sdents have made Their appolltncnt from
a parties. which fmade in due proportion
i,5lst bal nl:cy requires that the repub-
lc.aa Shall retaiu, aud Mat in no doubtful
hmd the Gtitr of President. lie who'll ILLS
TIat should be the foremost republican Of
tue nation. lWouid mt vote for . IRA an,
OF for a Marcus Aurvlieus, to be- President,
ulless he was a democratic republican. h
Mr., Adam is a convert 10 t.e republican
doft lnes, it is well he has been !ihcr /,
rewarded for LaYiIg abandoned his poiiti-
cal / lends. All prUsclytes should be re
eeiyed with open arms nut | would cN-
c'nde them from the office of Pont.t.
-ia1tmeS. Let us remember The anagp
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