American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-10-05
From the National Journal.

. run titt ~ utfOHut -Oufnnt.
The following absurd and ridiculous cbsro.
gainst Mr. ADAMS, is now travelling the roune, !.
the caucus presses:
"About the Spring Of 1907 at the table of anil
lustrious citizen. now no more, John Ouincv Aa..
tdmented the fearful progress OF the demor,@'
party, and Of its principles, and declared, tba,s.
has meditated the subject. and become copr;nsi
that the only method By Uhich the democratic :,
ty could be destroyed uoS By joining ,rith h s.
urging it on with the utmost energy to The com,,
ltion n its riewS, whereby tie result uouId pror.
iridicutous, and 50 ruinouS 10 the country tbots
people could be led to despise and condemn tbs5
tscts Of democratic policy, and then said he
may hare torm Of government better suited toS|
genius and disposition Of this country, uan NJ
present constitution %
This grave allegation is said 10 have been
gendered IN the brain If " an able uriter in the L
ton Statesman from which pure impartial, VI
uncorrupted source, it was tra1splanted in,o II
|" Taunton Free Press" and thence in the Eotn
.frSuS. with this addition, that the substance,
what is here attributed to Mr. ADAMS he is said
have uttered, on several occasions, in the hgarino
many persons, rho are noU Liripg uitKesseS of \
truth u this charge"
The designs OF maevoience often defeat them
selves by their own inherent absurdity. ThovpI
the enemies OF MIR. ADAMS have not scrubbed al
many occasions, to cal him knarp they have S,rI
er yet, we believe, gone so lar as TO all him fos
and to believe the story which is here related nj
must not only be thought TOOL, but most epl,ei
Gus, stupid dolt, without one redeemng ray Of iDs
leCt.
Let US suppose, FOR moment, that Mr.. Atsnl
is really SO destitute Of all principle, either mor.a
pollii. 81, as these infamous cslumnators would .s
The public bellese-that he did really Join the dtny
crane party lor the purpose Of destroying ii; MI
credible that he would proclaim such purrs
. al the table OF an lllusriuus citizen'f-lhst
would repeat II nm the hearing oil many petsc
and thus by making il public, defeat the very Oh h
which he prolessed to have in view! Is it cretl
mat any man, deserving the title OF "hluStra
1lnzen,' would have listened to such conIesu |
81 medltated lnamy, al his own table within
indicating his own " ustrious" character II
ROWING the guilty wretch into silence: Is turI
ilole, that II such design had been "utieretat
'ererdt occasions, in the hearing of many person
would have been hushed up for eighteen yeMI
Turing all which time The slanderers of Mr.. ADJ
lave never, for one moment septs That MI
adams has been, nearly the whole Of this penII
lrSlRg the democratic party son nth the utT1
hergy to the completion Of its rieDcS," is true n
nan has had greater share or has been more tnsE
,etic IN bringing about this completion But Viii
Ias been the result; Has it led the people "totI
use and condemn The Effects OF democrstic rollt' 4
las 1t not, on the contrary, led the county TO M
xamped prosperity and glory, and exalted u
haracter OF Mr.. Adams as states an, aboy. II
ltalry' II his object had been to render the derr
ratio party " idiculous' would he have urgGt
n 10 such " completion OF its views"
But i; seems there are many Hiring uitnessEf
he truth Of this charge" Why have they ni
ONE iorIh' Why is charge, deemed so worry
the serious and dispassonate consideration ofk#
eople OF the United States, anonymously maeA
he people have RICH, TO demand, that these "ir
g Witnesses" should stand FORTH If there be II
onorabe man in the United States, one manf
ndoubted veracity, who will say that he has ct q
eatd Mr.. Adams utter " The substance Of whai n
ere attributed to- him, we will acknowledge that
unworthy OF the support oil the democratic, or Z
" other party, in this country-we will aband
IN to the execralion OF all honest men. Yves
le honorable man, one man OF undoubted reract
cause we know that there are IS living witnesses
no would say any thing, and who having said
ouid not scruple TO slreor it. We chsllange tlI
dteSmGn, the .irguS, and the Free Press, 10 ptks
ice theic witnesses; but, in the meantime, We
&c the liberty Of pronouncing them the desPlci
Vehieles OF SANDER as infamous as il is tslss'