Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-17
ADDRESS.

i ADDRESS.
/ FrLLow CIT,zENs;-In recommending Il
You PERE b. WE'THERt.D as an Eiector fo
President and Vice President, we deem il un
necessary to make any remarks upon his cha
ractcr or standing--to many OF you he is per
sonalty Known. With regard to his views OF
the subject of n choice of the two highest Offices
in the government, we will only observe, that j
l O. ADAMS will receive his warincst support
for the Presidency, For the Vice Presidenc,
he, like many other citizens, is willing to sup
port any person named for that Office whose for.
mer services TO his country, integrity and ia.
Tents qualify him for the Office. Ii is scarcely
necessary for us to tell you. that in no event will
he vote for Albert Gailatin.
The selection of the fit persons to fill the two
highest Offices in the Great american Republic
is one of the most important duties that a free
and enlightened people can be called upon TO
discharge; nor can the people be too particular
III their choice. Without attempting to draw a.
NY invidlious comparisons between the several
candidates before the people, we will conten,
ourselves with giving some of the considerations
that have induced us TO declare our preference
for JOHN q. ADAMS. For thirty years he
has filed with honor to himself, and credit to his
country, rnany Offices of high trust and respon-
slbllity; the able manner i'll which he has dis
charged the duties of those Offices, are too well
known to require any illustration, and are the
best evidence of his integrity and talents.
We probably cannot give better view of the
abilities of Mr.. ADAMS, and of the estimation
in which lac is held by those best acquainted with
him, than by the following extract from the very
able address of meeting held iii Westmore-
land county.
"Mr. Adams began his diplomatic career as
secretary to DR.. Franklin, MIR. Adams, and
Mr.. Lee, in their embassy to France. to pro-
cure the recognition of independence in
778. He acted in the same capacity in Hol-
land and i'll Prussia; and afterwards as secretary
and interpreter 10 Mr.. Dana, for the same pur-
pose i'm Russia. He was secretary also to our
ministers in negotiating the treaty of peace,
which closed the war of the revolution, and re-
NAMED with our commissioners negotiating
commercial treaties with all the European pow
ers, until 1885, when lie returned TO prepare
himself for the bar ofhis native state, at which
he practised from 700 te 100, Gen. w ashing-
tou then appointed him minister to the Hague
IN 1905 spec ial minister to London, and in 1876
minister to Lisbon. Under bis fathers admin
istration, he was continued minister resident at
Berlin, and under Mr.. Jefferson he served in
the Senate of the United States with distinguish
ed honor, and on resigning his seat, refused 10
divide the republican party OF Massachusetts,
some Of whom were for MIR. Lincoln, (by suc
fering) hmsclfto be nominated as governor I'm
mediately after Mr.. Madison's Inauguration, he
was appointed minister TO ST. Petersburg-af-
forwards By him, Judge of the Supreme Court
of the United States-next, chief minister to
negotiate a treaty with England, under the me-
diation of the Emperor of Russia, and afterwards
commissioner TO Client where he rendered
such eminent service in concluding the treaty
of peace IN 1914; that Mr.. Madison Immediate
ly appointed him our ministsr to St. James's to
negotiate commercial treaty with Great Bri-
tam. lie was MIR. Monroc's first choice as Sc
cretary of State, and returned home TO take
charge of 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 discharged for near eight yegrs TO the
entire satisfaction of the government and the
nation.
1T respectable meeting of the citizens of
Rockbridge county, at The Court House i'm OK
ington, on Tuesday the 18th day of September.
1894, pursuant to public notice, for the purpose
of taking into consideration the propriety of cal
ling the attention of The President of the Uni
ted States 10, and requesting him to have sur
veyed National Turnpike road from Wash
iBgton City to New Orleans, passing through
the Waller of Virginia and Tennessee,
Col. James Mcdowell was called 70 the chair
and Maj. Safn1 MD. Reid appointed Secre-
tary.
The following preamble and resolutions were
moved and adopted;
Whereas, by an act passed at the last session
of Congress ttie President of the United States
is authorized TO select routes for roads and ca
mails. and to cause plans, surveys and estimates
to be made for constructing the same And this
meeting, believing that it is important in a ma
tioaal point Of view, that Turnpike Road
should be made from the seat Of the General
Government, TO the South West, through yir-
ginia and Tennessee, aud following the general
direction OF the great post road which passes
Winchester, Staunton, Lexington, Fincastlc,
Wythe Court House, Abingdon, Knoxville, &c.
therefore
ReSotUcd, That a Memorial be forwarded to
Tie President Of the United States, requesting.
him to direct survey Of said route
Resotrcd, That a Committee composed of
Robert White, WIN. Wilson, v. NJ. Mason,
john +. Caruthers, Ssml MD. Reid and James
MDowel, be appointed to correspond with the
counties IN the Valley of Virginia, in order 10
call Their attention to the subject, and request
their assistance in furtherance Of said object.
ResolUed, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the Lexington Intelligent
Ger, aud that the Editors Of newspapers in the
Valley be requested also to publish the same.
JAMES MCDOWELL. chm.
S. MD. RsIp, Secy.