The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-30

little elect ne gets hitter iIuT III. Ad-
ans, and al LIE consequence OF receiving
his frank through the post Office Tie
next step you observe IN the progress of
ufuny is lhat he becomes tnad.eatcr In
some aspiring politician, and craals with
the same want of principle lntn fasoar with
less honorable competitors. He irailcs IN
the ambition he encourages, with the con
identc he basabu8ed aud having obtained
a communication, Inch, from the privacy
Of lis nature, might be supposed 10 be- i'm
poriant, adds to the POSSESSION thu sacrl-
fee OF truth aud honesty, aud thereby
makes il Il fiji article for the market Of tena-
| hls aud corruption.
But higher object demands our atten-
liun. II Mr.. Adams, al the moment of his
retiring from the great battle, Which, like
another PbarstIla decided his political fate,
felt no very warm regard for the distin-
guished leader of the opposite force, ii is rs
true HAT no very great cordiality existed
between him and the profcssrd clief,
of the federal party. If he was not a
republican, he could as little be called
ftdcrllist. The disuni0n of the federal
ranks bad Invested him of power. Ahcna
ted from one party by the conduct of his
ministers and by the previous pledges Of the
republicans 10 one who claimed Their ndl,-
dual loyalty and regard, and Al variance
with the other by course of policy adopt
ed Oh his Own responsibility, aud which
preserved the nation at peace, Mr.. Adams
AZ the moment of his retirement to Quincy,
might truly be said 10 be alone in the poll
ical world and 10 have become merely
r -
ng 10 direct lis course or regulate lis fury.
From that time To the present he has
dlsdalned To be- n competitor in the field Of
politics. The chair of Massachusetts, could
AZ any time have broken the fall from the
presidency but there is not particle of
evidence that any new engagement IN pub
lie life was ever for moment entertained.
lie had run thro' al the varieties of public
employment, and nothing was left to rouse
him To cxrrtlon, either by the power of its
stimulus or the charm of its novelty. In
the spirit Of the beautiful lines, which we
cannot resist IT." opportunity of transcrl-
hing, he vas seeking only to preserve tran
qdllity aud peace.
SiSTE VIATOR
With much delight these pleasing hills you
view
Where ADAMS from an envious world with
drew,
Where sick of glory, faction, power and
pride,
Sure Judee how empty all who all had
Beneath these shades the weary chief rcpo-
Aud life's great scene in quiet virtue closed.
Letter l7-pege 80.
Whence then the proprety Of charging
him, as is done in the preface To the letters,
with ''unccasing and nnhaowcd ambition?n
Where is the proof ofany attempt "to raise
himself and his family upon the ruins Of
repahlicanism ?" Is it in complimentary
answers To private correspondents Is il in
giving materials for the history ofthc Caun-
try, by interesting anecdotes of the peace
of '332 Was the ruin of republcanlsm 10
be- effected by preventing a war with
france AN event which more than any
thing since the declaration Of indcpen.
dence, gave security and strength to its
causo2 Was repubicanism to he overturn-
ed, by the independent nomination of Mr..
Gerry, then and ever since the first man in
New England whom the republicans de.
lighted 10 honor or by siediastly defend
ing him against the Venomous assaults of
his angry and disappointed opponents p
Did Mr.. Adams intend To ovm'fhrpw re-
puhlicaDism by first oyerthrowing Mr.. Pick
crlng, who compensated the weakness of
his intellect with the accerbity of his dispo-
siton To do II harm Was Mr.. Adams 10
erect his own throne ON the ruins of rrpub-
licanism, and did he FIRST endeator to'put
down Mr.. Hamilton whom the republicans
of that day considered their most powerful
and most impiacahlc enemy Was he
strong or mad enough to war for personal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT with both parties At a
time and with all their leaders The
imputatlon Is the very extravaganza of fol
Iy. In giving publicity to these letters,
common honesty is set at defiance, but to
ralse such an argument from their dlsclo-
sure shews as little intellect as honor
MARATHON.