The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-26

Laugh at their foiiy--yet still bcs. in mind
The means should cast no scandal en- the end.
Let justice hold the beam-and when an. sns.I,
She'll call no bushes upon honest cheeks .
wAsHINGToN, FEB. 10.
Mr.. EDIToR--ln addressing you again. |
il is not my wish to bring upon myself
that burden of abuse which your CORES.
pondents are willing to bestow upon me. !
or to subject myself to the virulence of
Birch'-but to laugh at him, as well as |
his colleague sBrutus', who Justly de.
serves the name he has assumed. This
will be sufficient, presume, for these
thick headed fellows.
My wish. Mr.. Editor, is only to eluci.
date 10 your ignorant correspondents, the
qualifications of Mr.. Adams for the pre-.
sldency, by presenting to their view the
different offices he has filed since his
country called him TO her altar to demand
those services which so valuable man
az Mr.. A. was able to render her. By
laying these necessary things before your
wise, humane, decent and generous cor
respondents, | hope that they will have
tendency to eradicate from their breasts,
the nourished, unfounded, Issupportable
character they have formed of MIR Craw.
ford, and plant in its stead that of the en-.
lightened statesman.
But, Mr.. +. before proceed too far,
wish TO inform your correspondents who
are using every means to bring me into
controversy upon subjects which de-
test, have to state, in brief manner,
that were l TO take notice Of every flee
which barks at me-were ] to continue
to defend the rights of that man whose
cause have undertaken TO advocate
were l to undertake to answer every
scurriious communication which may,
hereafter issue from the pens of your
correspondents sBrutus' and sBirch', it
would be an arduous task for me to fulfil
90 task which would suit the genius OF
Crawford, and that oil his supporter, the
Uise-Gcre 'Aristides'.
Your correspondent SAP. Mr.. Editor,
whose communications appeared in your
paper, IN answer to those of sAristides',
were sufficient to have made him Law
down his pen and cry for quarters yet
that scribbling pride which be possesses,
suffered him like meteor to burst
through the cloud of desperation ,ha,
overwhelmed him, TO play in the Sunshine
OF his lmpudence, and TO aim with the
skill OF William Tell, but to discharge
snllied character of Mr.. Adams.
Who is John Quincy Adams9 A man
whose moral character has never been
contaminated by the poisonous sting of
mean action-a man whose talents,
hope, when combined with his ubbIemish-
cd public character, will be sufficient to
conduct him in safety to the presidential
chair, notwithstanding the opposition OF
Cato and 'justitia'-the frofifc pen of
the modern sAristides'--or the indecency
OF Birch, who, methinks l see dressed
in the armour of ignorance, armed with
pens, ready 10 conduct Mr.. G.. to the pin.
nacie OF neutrality-suspicious. like a |
whrlwind the flower of justice, and feed |
ing on the poisonous weed OF Injustice.
But, MIR. Editor in attempting what | |
have before mentioned, | am afraid that
to decency they will turn deaf ear
that they will still continue to inhaie tina,
air which infects the atmosphere of OPT
MON, annihilates tina, candour, tina. de-
cency, and that competency which should
be observed in discussing question of
so meritorious naturc--a question on
which the constitution of our country
should rest in safety-s question in which
her happiness and sacred laws are inte-
rested On such an important occasion
as'this, for the sake of humanity, for the
sake OF that tranquility which we have
SO long enjoyed, let us not cast fire.
brand of discord among ourselves 10 con-
sumo that tranquility; but let us avoid
doing so, by selecting chief magistrate
when the present one shall have retired
from public service, with crown of ho>
nor, to the abode of private life, who is
worthy the support and confidence of the
American people, to gil that honorable
and responsible situation. If such should
be the desire Of those whose wish it is
10 see America prosper, let them tx up
on John Quincy Adams, without the
least hesitation-and scorn to support that
man whose public career has not been
decked With those laurels, with which
public services has decked that of Mr.. A.
That man whom nature never calculated
for the head Of a republic like ours--no-
rather than this should be the case forbid
it Heaven--forbid it republicanism-lor-
bid it justice.
No, Mr.. f. your correspondents are
totally ignorant of the character of MIR.
g. Let them, if they can, give II in true
colors--Let them but snumefate, if they
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