Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-20

va. Adams was IN political point of view, at n
Tender age, and compa speaking could only
..p 'nese words We hoid these truihs 10 be self
eridenf Maf al are created eo,.ol ~, shsv mr.
endowed by their Creator ,ciM eey1a;n ,,,oi;s1nL,.
rtshfsi Mcf aiming these are Hf, H6eyfv and he
p.rsna 81 Happiness" &c. That Mr.. J. @. Adams
oi', at Wdt time, hold these truths with pure buart
ana good conscience, has never been denied to INV
Ano"ie Immediately after the organiz ation of
our government, his services were required bv Gen
Washington, aud faithfully rendered. Under the
administration of his father he was continued in Of
nee ana discharged his duty in way highly honor
able to himself, and beneficial to his cou,,try Ar
inc political revolution of 1900, he was a foreign
'.sef' iaithiuily d'scharging his duty with great
aoility. That al affection for his father caused
hin some modification at his discontinue. MIR. J.
V. Adams, with candor which does him great Gre
CIV, mas unhesitatimgly ackpow ledccd Mr. j. O.
Adams was mortified ut his father havin. been H.
iu,Icd from the path Of Rcpubcanis,n nv evil coun-
sei".s. ne continued for some time as the Ameri-
can minister, and then returned to TIL, IT, States:
ana as soon as vacancy occurred i'm the Senate of
.he y. States from Massachusetts,, he was elected
ny the Federaitsts to fill Here beg lea We to cali
the reLy serious attention Of he reader 10 ms amor
'o'a jaet; Mr.. John g. Adams, had been so long
sPa!Wed from ms c0airy, that it was in,j,oyyjLir
for him to have kno, he degenerate ur;,,r;Dyex or
nose trto claimed him as their OWN, and who cans
ca MS iather 10 sun, NOT tciungly buf bv" the in
huence OF evil advisers. My fellow -laborers in the
same political vineyard" cal. your attention TO
S''"."e' |"e'' OF no less Importance. When Mr.. J.
V Adams commenced his political career, the only
prominent distinction in the United States ,v,s ,b,
OF Vhts and Tory; Federalism aud Rcpublcanism
peihS considered as synonymous terms. But ON Mr.
Adams return to the United States he found the
people politically divided by the names of RepubI
can and Federal, two words originally h,y;n, ,bo
same meaning. His own principles were purely Re-
publican. But is il ccnstreable i'm him IN h, 20 CO
r,ousy cn,luired into the cause why the people of
tue United States had fought political battle the
one party under flag bearing the motto of R,uub-
hcdntSn the other of Federalism. In the Senate of
the United Statcs he soon discovered that The Fc.
dcralists We're trying TO "entansle Themselves win
the yoke of British bondage, from which they had
been made free. HIS s0ai "iraraiLetf in main FIR
mem. they were his own people in the Hesh, but
differing fion him in principle. will now take a
view oi MIR. Adams III the Senate of the u. States
lie was an advocate~tor limited construction of
the Constitution 1t is here proner TO remark tia,
the Constitution, is instrument, in many respects
Oh constructive powers: it could be otherwise
mere are many parts Of it, like the Gospel, so
pam mat fsols cant err there into wit, that the
Term OF service OF the President and Vice-Presiden
snail be limited to four the Senators to SIX nd The
Representatives to two years; many other parts arr
equally .spcclhc; but great portion of it is con.
sirictiyc. IL was intended for the general rood and
ITS fundamental principles purely Republican.
In Tue senate MIR. Adams voted against some of
~.
Enough young enough to read without glasses) see
any thing which had the least appearance of hosti
lty TO Mr. Ietierson's administration His dissent
ing votes were either from Constitutional scr,,oIrs
or, from an honest difference in opinion, which is
honorable in any man who possesses il, and disre-
pufab!e III any man who is void of such principlea
Pope says,
Wits feather, and Chiefs rod
An honest man is the noblest work Of God.'
: perfectly agree with the poet. man really
honest may err, but such errors being of the head
and not of the heart, needs no charity TO FORGIVE
they cannot be numbered in n catalogue of crimes
At length the edicts of the two great bclipereut
powers, who IN their ambition DESTROY each o.
ther, disregarded the rights of neutrals; and Our
Swapping and sailors Were in danger of being swept
from the ocean, unless prevented by the interposit-
on OF the arm of government. Great Britain
naa already impressed and enslared upwards of
oOUU OF our scamcu aud citizens, captured 927 sail
of our shipping: France, acting from no better prin
ciple, had captured 548. Nh. Jefferson recon-.
mended general embargo, whilst the Federalists
were clamorous for Mr.. j. @. Adams Of the
Senate after taking iaconic, but able view of our
loreign relations, protested to say in substance
"tiat he would not deliberate, that the President
had recomme ndcd the measure that he had good
cause for SO doing, that he would vote for it, Sc
Every Republican paper in the United States con-
tanned eulogies upon Mr.. Adams, for his able
speech. How did Mr.. Crawford, who is now held
Solomon.
the strength OF Sampson, vote upon the e-nbarco.
He voted against it; and when bill was bcforefhc
Senatefo its repeal, to give place the aon-infc-
COURSE he voted against the repeal of the embargo
Mr. Crawford fist voted against the embargo and
then voted against its repcal--Did not this evncc
on the part of Mr. Crawford, settled and obstinat
opposition to Mr.. Jefersons administrations let the
friends of Mr.. Crawford who now attempt to prop
him up upon the popularity of Mr.. jefferson, an
swer to this charge. But To return TO MIR. Adams
The Fedcralists ia the Senate did every thing in
their power to render the embargo Inefficient to en-
courage ITS violation, and to defeat the object for
which it was laid. Mr. Adams, TO the contrary
supported the measure with an eloquence, which
could not be equalled, and with arguments which
could not be rcfued. His eloqucpce sounded like
the trumpet Of Gabriel. Dsclaning any thing
like presumption, il appears to me that can look
back to the period to- which allude and in my inn
agnatiorf see him in the Senate, weeping over the
degenerate fedcralists, with his arms extended to-
wards them, and saying so, jerusalem Jerusa lem,
o, fudcralists, federalsts, how often would + have
gathered thy children together, even as hen ga
therch her chickens under her wings, and yc would
not. Behold, your house is left untoyou desolate."
'But they cried out cruelty him, cruelty him, we
viii not have this rule u.s.
Previous to Mr.. Adams time. expiring in the Sc
nate tie Infatuated federalists elected James Lloyd,
rich aristocTat his su cessor. Mr.. Jefferson.
whose wisdom as a statesman, verify believe, was
greater than HAT Of Solomon, and who, politi-
clan, is greatly superior, for Solomon
chist, gave Mr.. Adams a mission to Russia. Here
Mr.. Adams diplomatic course, as heretofore, was
in every respect able, Ingenious and uncxeeptiona-
BILE. Mr.: Jefferson having served two Presidential
tcrGI;, retired, and Mr. Madison the polite civilian,
aud pure republican, succeeded him; and MIR. a.
dams was continued by Mr.. Madison. War be-
tween the United States and Great Britain ensued
under his administration. The British soon found
Il