The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-02

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LYNCHDUaG, MAY =, 1898.
Gen r'ogd's a9dssn 70 tts people d Boie'oad
Til. address had moi inet our eye, until
W. saw II republshed in the Richmopd En-
aairer. or We would have soonrr attempted
- EXPOSE the incorfectncss of some oi lis
pants-Gen. Floyd had no opposition IN
his reelection 10 the next congress, ani Of
course his speech to his constituents, pass
as uanoliced aud unanswered II had not
hnei sketehed in The Herald Of the Valley /,
il waold pfub iAy by THIS, have been unre-
uiraihrred toe As II has come before the
public IN n visible shape, aud may from
that circumstance, dwell in lis recollection
longer and deeper than fam IFS merits il IS
perhaps cnlitlrd 10 do, We will endeasor TO
show its filaey and Inconsistency.
II is evidently dictated by the same spi-
VII of denuncialion which has successfully
prompted Jnnariaan Russell Alex. Smyth
and Heavy Clay 10 attack the well earned
and wen established fame of the secretary
of staic--li is not indeed characterised by
the fraud aud flsehood OF the 6rst,ibe spite
md venom oflhe second, or the insidiousness
ufthe third Il was not sppken,as the pro.
dnctions of the others were Intended, To
dstract from the reputation of Mr. Adams,
u add SO much 10 their own. II Is found
oil ia faei and boldly 4 honnrably charged.
But still IS drnuncialion unjust, because
the measures To which IL refers, are not re-
presented in their true meaning and opera
tien and repngufni to thai geaeraI aud &C.
nerons principle which has access 10 every
heart, aud which leads II Ia sympaihise
with The absent, the injured and the inno-
cent--lt is remarkable, that Gen. Floyd IN
bis address, has abandoned MI the grounds
Of accusation assumed by his predecessors
~ their voluntary task Of hurting Mr.. Ad
ans from his entious elevation in public
confidence. His treason to the western
States Al the treaty OF Client, in surrender
ing the navigation of the Mississippi, his
undue pariialiiy to the particular interests
OF New England his hostility 10 the Lou
isapa purchase, and bis personal opposition
n the administration OF Nr. Jefferson this
formidable array Of charges, whose acon
mnlafed force, urged and directed by heads
skilled in the suhtletirs OF diplomacy, aud
the arts Of intrigue, aud which threatened
nj Their first eruption, tosHeep Mr. Adams
into the merited oblivion Of Burr. or an
Armstrong, these charges are all abaudon-
81 by his last antagonist they are wisely
abandoned qhe people of the l.. States
understand these chatges-sthey firmly
believe the motives which exhibited them, !
10 have been dishonorable and they are
more than satisfied OF the innocence oil
Rr. Adams The premedtated injustice
has reactcd, and benefited hun ii WAS in.
tended 10 dcstroy-the charges have re
coiled on the heads of the authors, and |
enfsignng Two 10 disgrace, have dinmcd
the lnstre which the talents and cloquence
81 rhe other had spread aruuad his rppuia-
enemies 81 w.. Adams. 10 bar him Of the |
Presidency It's by appealing to the sec
uooai and other prcludices of the people, |
IL alternate them from this great man by |
some consideration, eXtraneous of his IN |
finslc aud relative merits Each attempt |
to inpeac hllis principles, or 10 expose bis |
conduct has placed the recdtudc of both |
IN brighter light, and has terminated in |
hls Triumph, and the discontinue of his |
cs-I'o rnhsr the prpiudices of the peo- |
lle, To lncucate the belief that our inter-
ssts are distinct lom those of New Eng |
land, TO encourage the aatipahy that al |
ftliy n1happlly subsists between the ma
ives OF that section of the Union and this. |
70 widen the breach between brethren, !
and thus eventually lead 10 division |
OF the Union itself, these are the only |
means len to deprive Mr.. Adams of the re |
weF'l oi his long and faithful services, aud |
New England Of the weight in the conled |
eraey, 10 which, upon every ground, she is |
s1iiiled-These Arguments are employed |
by Ten. Floyd, and they are pointed by |
lie controversy which tha, gentleman had |
10 sustain With the secretary of state. Let
Those To whom they were particularly adj |
dressed, reflect seriously upon their import
audteudency.
The General, after advertog to the pro-
tabiltty 81 lneelection of president deyoly
iag on the house Of representatives, de-
clares thai in that event, hc will not vote
FIR Nr. Adams-He does no, tell us who
ne viii vote for, preierring like Gen Smyth,
u reserve to hilnselfa latitude of discre.
aen, or like him herhaps, at a loss TO know
which of the candidates was most asreca-
20 ms constituents he proceeds To recit.
BIS objections To Mr.. Adams, and divides
Them into two heads, waich our readers
WI observe, are both deduced from the
Official acts OF the secretary of st,fe Tb,