The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-22

rity, became the byc.word of seufn-we
! were pointed al rs a nation that could moi
/" b. kick d into measures ofdefeDee'--and |
that esea, If We should ever be courageous
enough Ia take UP arms, our STEW ff-huiii
irigafes, viii, bit af bunting 1t the mast
head would meet with The same late
nhich had attended Our unarmed mer-
lehanimen Where is the American who
has forgotten these things Who does not
Hook back with rxultation Ia tee enbargo
Of 1907, as the commencement of thst sBs-
lem Of MEASURES which have raised our
country from the depths Of aba:sment and
Humiliation, 10 the proud pinnaGle on which
she NOW stands, without fear, aud with
out reproach ~ Mr.. Adams, aware 81
the split which produced the opposition
in Ma<sachasetis 10 lhe embargo--ihat II
was TIM mere cbuIIilion of party spiit--
could not consent Ia sacrifice at the same
time his eIsonal5ndcrendcnee y thr good
Of his country, 20 apPeasc the demon OF
faction" Hethrr.ture resigned his seat ID
the senate of the United States, and retired
10 the shades of private hic. Call you this
ambition ; Fit be, it IS tiat honorable
ambition which should Influence every man
Of rendefiDg service 10 his country nut
that which had rather " reign in He'll than
serve IN Heaven" The conduct Of Mr..
Adams was not attributed to base motives
al the moment How is it that the Argus
eyed phalany who are opposed to hum, have
discovered at this late day, THAI he was nc
ting then with some deep design, in aecor-
dauee with the HDc-Serripg character
which, in the" malIgniiy of their antipa-
thy" they have attributed to iGr2 The
Republicans OF that day were loud in their
applause of the man whu shaking of tie
trammels Of early prejudice, dared 10 do
right III defiance OF the denominations which
were heaped up"n him by his constituents,
aud IN fact, by all Ayho were opposed TO Nr.
Jefferson and to his measures. He was
toasted from one end of The union 10 The
other, ~ the American Arisid"s,o "the
man who dared 60 be honest ia tie worst
Of times &c. &c. The Philadelphia
Aurora" then The leading democratic
! paper IN the union, and which possessed
more influence with that party than any
other pHper eyer had, before or since, was
loud IN lis praises. Mr.. j. q, Adams, III
snid1 has committed an offence inexpiabIe
against hetriendS efd union betceen Gr@h
I" Dfltdah ami The eastern states. In order
10 reign over the people rs satraps, there
is faction in the eastern states wiling To
subrert the onion Mr.. A dams h0S had
Mehonestyto reoei, andcrPoSethem
and he is removed from the senate. He
has, IN his removal, the consultations NJ a
" rlrtuolfs man, end .,hc uppiauSe Of his
l"scountry, wh,le those who woud betray
thelr country To the ilagitl6us designs of
" Great Britain, already meet the national
eAecraton." But the republicans did moi
stop here and the " BdliiMofe .1ntrican,n
another JEALOUS democratic print, acinallY
proposed him to the people Of the United
states, rs their Vice President. But the
superior claims and age of GeorgeGimton
prevented him from attaining it Wat do
these things import That Mr. Adams is
a dishones; man That the people should
lac iald 10 trust him Or, on the contra
rs, do they not declare that he is the man
whom they should " delight to HONOR
and whom they viii honor2 Besides,
every body who knows any thing Of the
transactions of that period, knows that the
embargo measure, as much as any other
which has ever been agtattd, was regard.
I'D a. IA pohticnL test. Ii was exclaimed.
with regard to il, " Those who are not for
us, are against ps'-jtwas said To be n
strong measure, proceeding from the
energy of the public councils, and peculiar
" adapted T. the crisis'-that it could in
iaei late been no longer delayed, ,riihom
sacrificing the ritm interests Of The nation >"
Mr.. Adams did not for moment, hesitate
as 10 the course he' should pursue lie
wished 10 preserve the vital interests and
The honor OF the rouhtry, and he'yo,ed for
the measure. WheTp, then, was Mr.. Crdip-
ford Mas he, whohow claims To be the
3" trciusiee repHdiicar candidate, the on
ny man among them who merits the appel.
latlon OF Jcllcrsonan rcpuhhcanp--thc
only one who has stuck 10 the cause
through evil and through good report
we ask was he found among those who
sanctioned and enforced the propriety of
Inns measure, the ouly one, as Mr. jefferson
SAN, aud as was reiterated by his followers
winch could preserve our honor, and pro-
leetthe vital interests of the nation ? NO !!
He was found among the unceasinp and
unpflncipicd opponents of Mr. Jetlrrson's
admlnstralion,tfo Goodrich iiIlhousp, Picker
ing & White ! tories in namc and in Grain !
lie was opposed to visiting upon the Euro
pean heiiigerents, who, for Years had been
MaSlng upon our commerce, =" war in
disguise the measure Of retaliation which
their agBressions deserved He wished our
commerce 10 be a little longer prey 10
British and French capacity He cared
not for the thousands of scamen who had
beea imprcssed-to'n from their native
homes, IN the pursuit Of lawful occupa-
ton, aud confined in the " floating bells" of
Great Britain. Mr.. Niles, one of the most
uniform, able and influential democratic
editors.n the United States, and who is
a Intimately couversgnt with the political
measures of that period, says" TIE bill
for laying an embargo passed the ST.
Fna'e, 2@ yeas and 6 nays. Perhaps there