The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-08-20
an denomination Of the Pretensions of
The Presidential Candidates.

Continued from Aug. d, 1924, of the Heraid)
We have shewp in the course of our
previous remarks. that John Quincy A.
damsis no, fitted to preside over The peo
pie OF the United States. We have
proved by clear testimony tina, he is
person, to whom the free suffrage OF
sepublicanpeopie ought not TO be given
In the course Of our investigation, we
are at orce, independent of all other su.
thori,y. surprised at late paper of the
secretary OF state. published lately in the
Alexandra Herald, headed "APPEN>
DIX" This paper, il appears, has Just
been gotten up by MIR Adams 90 answer
his present views, and the paper its II
will shew that he stands seifcondemned
although he endesvors TO prove Mr.
Pickering in the wrong. W hat is the
result OF the appendix, or asst has been
|stiled by way of defiance, a iustift alton
OF John Q. Adams No man ever Offer
ed grosser sEront 20 the America,
people, than he has done, in this very
appendix. He trsduces the whole inrel>
ligence of the United States, upon sub
ject in which the minds of everv enlish,.
ened citizen was settled, so far as it re-
garded bis vote on the embargo Tbs
teriious crisis as ]. Q. A. calls il, was
one oil so Important character rs IL
divide aud still to keep asunder The OPP
mons OF the people. IL appears upon the
most incoD'rovertible evidence tina, Mr.
Adams was appointed by the federal le
gisls'ure of a federal state to seat in the
senate of the United States This man,
then, was decided FEEDER ais, in coniunc-
ton with George Cabot, whom he nov
stigmalizes. Linked as Mr.. Adams al
ways vas with the federal party, froo
his going forth, under the auspices of hi.
father, on divers missions, until q diff.
rent administration thought proper lore
call or di:plsce him, this distinguished
man thought proper once more TO adopt
the federal party. Alter arriving ib 'h,s
country, he was recognized by his old
federal friends, among whom was Mr.
Cahc,- u'I--~-->s 49, ---->~>~rs.s~ N.Y. yuM-
szDsNT OF TEE Hartford CONVENTION
Let il he remarked Tor tn, observation of
all Americans, that when Nr. A dam,
was appointed TO the senate OF the u. 5
this same gentleman Mr.. Cabot was the
personal and political friend of John o
Adams, tina, MIR. Adams and he stood in
the same federal ranks, espousine the
same cause and acIng on the same pru
ciples, until MIR. A. found il more pro
htablc business to decline being the 90
vernon OF his own federal state, land to OBJ.
tain as he did a more lucrative off e. in
'"% Se~'s'r- nre"t ut iiIr gOyerntneDI.-
What other person than Mr.. Adam
would have styled Mr.. c. HG,,foyd
ConUen'ion man, the AccUsER in PR NcI
PIES being one himself. hen ",
touch now this singular appendix or lei,
ter OF j. z. A We only find that he az
NIL The facts, which have been Charge
against him.
Alter long period OF time, Mr.. A.
comes out, with The temerity Of a 10
s'aie'man' to redeem ms character iron
suspicion 81 suOservIency to The WIZ :,
the executive. In the very same nun
Der III which he cDdeayoIs TO save b,Rse,i
ne admits that he used ne iaugua.
imputed to hiis by his colleague, ~ the
seha'e Of me L ,. are the people such
materials as to be compounded of non
e"laIeDtes w hen Nj. Adams wrote
LIS ie'ieF to %r. biis, Why ca he poi
'hen state his reason end conn;rt ? Why
cid ne leave the impression to The public
mind that he had Submitted 10 executive
will! His APPENDIX now stsnds beacon
20 all statesmen TO avoid his rocks Of
desertioD ED abandonment, not only in
The crisis" oi a party, but in the horfe1
'onS eriS'S OF a people and county. The
secretary would not show his reasons