The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-04

promoter OF plots sgainst the character
| OF a virtuous and hoiest minisler-and Of
conspiraeies against he prisiledges and
of the people, the councillor and sup.
porter of the western Ninny. an abortion
ofna,ure, and disgnce to the world.
)-He declared that the adop,iun of a re.
publican form OF government, for the u.
States was the ruin of his family" and
would add of hopes to be a king. A
base deserter from the federal ranks, and
the friends who had supported him, and
brought him into public notice. from
whom he derived all hi, pre,ensions,
with no motive but self interest, an6 des-
titute ofeven shawdow Of political ho-
nesty. The calumniator Of Thomas
Jefferson in the senate of the U. States,
when by such conduct his object, of darI-
ing self interest and the qualification Of
an inordinate ambition seemed mos,
! likely TO be atlained-he stopped be-
meath the dignity of an honorable man
he degraded in his person and conduct
the dignity OF the offics which he bore
and lessened in the estimation of foreign
ers the character of lis country-this a.
postacy took place during the admins
tra,ion OF Mr.. Jeffefson-and his reward
was not bestowed until MIR. Madison
came into office, when he was then adj
mitted dishonoIabe member of the
republican party-he has since been APP
pointed 10 foreign missions guarded by
the constitution and laws oil his country
and clothed with special and positive in
structions, it was not in his power to do
much acknowledgement of the certain
dieSrace that would have attended such a
course, and the consequent destruction of
all his ambitious hopes. A secretary Of
state of the United States, John Q. Adams
has not openly attempted TO subvert the
government and the liberties of the peo.
ple-but by his designing and hypocriti-
cal letter TO the committee of arrange
ments for the celebration of The Fourth
OF July al Washington, he has shewn
himself partisan of Edwards, and iden-
iified himself with q base and infamous
conspiracy-he has denied the right OIL
the people of this free republic, to Judge
of the character of that conspiracy and
ito authors, OF tiIo result of its efforts !
thereby claiming right of dictator
ship over their opinious-he made an |
electioneering oralion on the Fourth of !
July ls2s-which would have diseraced
even his friend the .Nlnny--a Astounding in
ia.sehood and idle declarations, and in |
tended Tor imposition it shall remain a
beacon 10 warn the virtuous and The |
wise, that "his approach is danger and
his contact DEATH" He has withdrawn
his patronage from the National In,elli-
gencer, because the editors were indie |
pendent and above his tricks and entrea
ties, he has rashly and passionaleiy en-.
gagged IN controversy with those gentle
men, charged upon them the offence OF
documents connected with the |
treaty for the suppression of the slave
trade-but which has resulted in his de.
feat and exposure to the contempt Of all J
who take an interest in the purity OF our !
government, and its institutions--in the |
course Of this matter he has compromis
ed the dignity of the nation, representing
one thing TO the minister OF Great Bri- !
tain at Washington, and directing our
minister at London TO act exactly contra |
ry. lie has by this treaty surrendered the |
right of searcb,the same principle which !
produced the war Of IS12-and for !
which so much Of the blood and treasure
OF the nation was eXpeDded-and in do. !
ing which he was willing TO go even fur.
ther than the demands OF Mr.. Canning: he |
extended the right of search to the coasts |
OF The United States. This provision,
however, the senate refused to ratify, and |
they have so ratified the whole treaty
that either nation by giving sig months |