Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-10-19
From the Illinois lntelligencer.
THE PRESIDENCY.

peopls OF Illinois, III comTnon with those
Other sister states, are deeply Interested
in the election Of The man who is 10 till
the FIRST office in the glft of tree aud
independent neSple. This is a snbiee;
WHICH demands the cool and candid de.
liberation OF every cnlzon, ter upon u.
decision Which we make may not Only
depend the we'll being Of ourselves, bnl
PERHAPS OF our postriay. Attic gl
this question has been good deal jis-
cassed for the iasttwo years, ne peeps o
this state have been comparatively silent
Bu, as the time will soon arrive wnen
we shall be called upon 10 give our votes
for electors, / becomes us 70 inquire VIC
among the candidates tor the prGsllenc y
Will perform he duties oil I've office in
that able and Impartial manner which
shall best secure our mutuai rights and
promote our general prosperity. We
have no hesita ion III decl ring, at once,
our preference for John Quincy ida ms.
Tha other eminent person IS who have
been recommended to t1e nalioD, as
worthy OF succeeding our present vene-
idOlC ab1 IinoNp'In WIZ 't5H lsAi ftN,
are mos OF them, men OF s2iendidaalents,
of firm patriotisn, and of inhexblc in
,egriiy. But whilst we pay just tri-
bute of respect to tAe other candidates,
we sill think mat Mr.. Adams is more
emnentIy qualified to administer the
candidate now before line people. H.,
long experience IN STATE affairs, and the
able and satisfactory manner in which he
has discharged the arduous duties OF the
various offices which he has filled, re-
commend him 70 us as the man to
whom we may saf-ig con53e our dear
est interests. Nearly thirty years OF his
lille has been devoted TO the service of
his country. He has received the unli.
mred confidence OF GEORGE WISHING
TON, and of every succ eding Prestien.
In ne year 1894, he was appointed resi-
dent MiAis,er of the Netherlands, BY
President Washington, ami in 1895, re-
s'dent Minister to Portugal, by me same
ilustrious President, IN 1897, he was
appointed by Presiden, Adams, at the
earnest reques' and recon- nendation Of
Wsshin yton, Minister Plenipotentiary
TO Prussia. Mr.. Adams woen elected
President had lntimatcd Washington
his intention to wlhdraw his son from
his diplomatic employment, when he
received the following letter:
Monday 2OM Ee5 1877.
"DEAR Sal thank yon ser giving
ne the pcrusal of the enclosed. rhe
sentiments do honor to the head and
heart of the wri er, and if my wishes
would be OF any avail they should 20 to
you in the strong hope fbat you will not
withhold merited promotion from Mr..
4 John Quincy Adams, because he is
your son. For without intending to
complira ent the father or the mother, or
10 censure any others. give il, as my
decided opinion, that Mr. Adams is the
most valuable public character that we
have abroad. add tha there remains
no doubt in nv mind that he will
prove hinself the aoiest Of all our
diplom ic corps IL he was no7v to
be brought into that line, or any other
pubic walk, would not upon the prin-
-ciples which have regulated NY own con-
duct, dlslpor of the caution which is
limited at N the letter But he is a!rca-
DIV entered. The public, more and mure,
as he is known, are approaching his 10.
tents and worth, and the country won id
sustain loss If ;hesc were to be check
ed by over delicacv on your part. With
siacere es Gem aud affectionate regard,
am ever yours,
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Mr.. ida ms"
In 1902, he was elected Ssna or nt
the legislature in his native state, having
served one year he was elected Nv the
legislature Senator in Congress for
six years, in opposition to Timothy Pick
ering. Ini8o9, ne was appointed Minis
ter Plenipotentiary 10 Russia. In
1911, ne was appointed one OF rho
Judges Of the supreme court OF the
United States. In 1918, Minister Pleni-
poten,iary tn Gnsq,, In 1915, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Pienipoten.
tisry to England, by President Madison
In 1917. he was appointed by President
Monroe, Secretary Of State, the highest
off 3 IN the gift OF the President; which
station ne now occupies, and which he
has illed to the universal satisfaction OF
the American nation.
A REPUBLICAN,.