Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-13

LOT ci0theS and PROVISIONS. and when full trea-
sury at Washington would have been the most
| powerful of all arguments i'm favour of pcacea
If this be so, and ifaccordng to the calculations
OF assurances on lives the next President will
not live out bis term, is il not the duty of every
patriotic citizen to reflect, whether when we
have so many deserving natves) he would be
willing to.see foreigner President of the Uni
ted States!-Whe our national pride would
be elated at home, or our national Responsibility
| increased abroad, by an election which would
confirm the old European notion that men de-
degenerate in this country? If this be the
case give us La Fayette, the foreigner to whom
we owe most gratitude, and the man whose de-
votlon to liberal principles and whose beautiful
reputation have preserved during fifty years, al
unbroken consistency!
We entertain the most grateful sense of Gen.
Jackson's services, and high admiration of
the independence of his character; but we doubt
whether age has sufficiently tempered its vehe-
mence to justify our conliding the helm of State
to him and we cannot think any man well
qualified for the Presidency, whose mind has not
| been for con siderable time, familiar with the
foreign and domestic relations of our govern
| rncnt. The postponement of his claims is not
the rejection of them, and there could be no sa-
crilice offeeling in him to serve under Mr.. a.
dams, who is an older and more experienced
man. Indeed the long experience of this gen
| tleman, his large acquaintance with the policy
of our cabinet and that of foreign nations his
inilexiole devotion TO the true principles of our
Constitution, his extensive knowledge, of juris-
| prudence, and hisswcll ascertaincd devotion TO
"a liberal and independent, but at the same time
safe and cautious system of policy, induce us to
prefer him to auy other candidate. In confirm
ationof our opinion of him, it is only necessary
to appeal to facts. His integrity and talents are
we believe universally admitted by his candid
opponents. The friends of Mr.. Crawford after
1 NIL Hon,
Gently question them since it would convict
them OF being willing to traffic offices to ba!
! mon. Is there not reason indeed to believe that
| the abuse which has been lavished ON him al
demonstrating the last six weeks, proceeded
| rather from few politicians who seem to be
| the friends of Mr.. Crawford, but are really in
ambush on the side of Mr.. Clay, and who dream
of the possibility, lin case Mr.. Crawford should
be withdrawn, of inducing Virginia, to take up
! Mr.. Clay, s'choice of cyils?n They seek
to prejudice You against Mr.. Adams, but they,
do not really doubt his talents or his integrity :;
and therefore wo call your attention to his pub
| lie services.
| Mr.. Adams began his diplomatic career as
secretary to DR.. Franklin, Mr.. Adams, and Mr.
Lee, i'll their embassy to France, To procure the
recognition of our independence in 1873. He
acted in the same capacity in Holland AMI in
| Prussia; and afterwards as secretary and inter-
| prefer to MIR. Dana, for the same purpose i'm
Russia. He was secretary also to our MINIS
tiers in negotiating the treaty of peace, which
| closed the war of the revolution and remained
with our commissioners negotiating commercial
| treaties with all the European powers, until
! 1885, when he returned to prepare himself for
the bar OF his native state, at which he practised
| from 1890 to 1894, Gen. Washington then APP
pointed him minister to the Hague-in 1895,
special minister to London, and in 1896, minis
| ter to Lisbon. Under his fathers adrninistra-
/ ha II,
lin, and under Mr.. Jefferson he served in the
Senate of the United States with distinguished
honour, and on resigning his seat, refused to di
vide the republican party of Massachusetts,,
/ some of who n we're for Mr.. Lincoln by suffer
4 ling himseifto be nominated as governor Imme-
d,ately after Mr.. NIadison's Inauguration, he
was appolntesl minister to st. Petersburg-af.
forwards by him, ajudge of. the Supreme Court
l OF the United States--next, chief minister 10
negotiate treaty with r 1gland, under the me-
diatIon of the emperor of Russia, and afterwards
/ commissioner to Client, where he rendered such
! eminent service III concluding the treaty OF
peace il 1914, that Mr. Madison Immediately
appointed him our minister to ST. James, 10
negotiate commercial treaty with Great Bril-
tain. He was Mr.. Monroe's first choice as Sc
cretary of State, and returned home to take
charge of a department, for which, his great RI
val, Gen. Jackson, declared him better qualified
than any other man, and the duties of which he
has now dischargedfor near eight years, to the
entire satisfaction of tue government and the
nations.
\ What are the objections offered against su CHI
superior claiIns9 Why that Mr.. Adams was
once thought to be Federalist-that he is
i man of reserved manners, and that he is sfthe
! son of his father,n and was born in New Eng
land. As to the charge of having been a Fee
deralist, was not the came charge brought against
| Gen. Washington, was it not brought against
Mr.. Madison, for having in conjunction with
Gen. Hamilton and Mr.. Jay written the Fcde-
raIist' was it not brought against Mr.. Monroe,
for his opinions on the foreign relations of our
! government in 1908 and /? was il not brought
against Gen. Jackson, as he himself informs us
4 about the same time and is it not now brought
against Mr. Crawford for approving Of the adj
ministration in 1893, as well as for his votes a
gainst the Embargo and in favour of the old e.
aited States Bank? But let us examine the
grounds of this futile charge against Mr.. Adams.
He was absent from this country during nearly
all Of his fathers administration and soon after
his return home appointed Senator from
Massachusetts. In that station he voted with
great independence as an American, and not as
RI party man. The few votes which were ina
giDed party votes he proved in his answer
toSmytbe tohaye been bottomed on constitutions
al grounds. But in 1907 he gave a mortal of-
fence TO the Federalists, and was denounced for
! voting for the Embargo, and hence it was ina
gined he had thought entirely with that party.
Now let US look at the circumstances under
which this vote was given, and see whether il