Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-19

Pickering were elected TO these vacancies. ,,,
former for the full term, the latter for the uncx
pred term MIR. Adams was the candidate OF
what was called the ibc,ui party, and Mr..
Pickering that of the Esscr Jui,fa. They had
scarcely taken their seats i'm the Senate before
an opportunity occurred 10 mark the difference
in the political principles OF The two men. One
OF thc most nnportan, questions that ever divided
the par''es,-a measure of policy which consti-
tntcS the grndcst feature i'm the administration
Oh Jclfcrsoh,-l mean that on the ratification of
the LOuisia!d Tfcdfy,---had been dcc;,lu,. tiav
or two before Mr.. .Idarns reached the scat of
government. But the measures necessary for
carrying ii into effect, were still under discus
sion and, on the question OF appropriatiu@ the
necessary sum for that purpose, after an able
and eloquent speech, (ior an abstract of which
the reader is referred TO The National Intelligent
Ger of 25th Nov, 1905 in which he expressed
his assent to the Treaty. Mr.. Adams re-
corded his vote with those Of the rej,,i.!CGn ftc-
Jo'1ty. He had been lately accused, indeed Of
voting against the bill enabling the President 10
tdhre possession ofthc territory thus acquired bv
purchase. use the term dccuScd, because tho
1t Is true that lie did 50 vote, his mofircs have
been falsely and Indignantly interpreted, in or
der to show the subsection of his Judgment, To
" the pc'niciouS IJaSsionS," and the ncapabilitv
OF his mind - to adopt enlarged and liberal
system of policy 1.-THE resolutions which Mr.
Adams offered to the Senate, on that occasion.
will shcw. that nc was willing and as solicit
Gus, as The administration itself TO QduI the
people OF Louisiana TO all the rights privileges
and obligations that belong Ia citizens ofthc L.
nltcd States; but that lac WAS unwilling To f0rcr
"p1' Men either prcrogatives or duties, against
their own consent, and contrary To the princi-
pies of the constitution. One of these rcsolu-
tons contained h'uism, which one would have
thought ii impossible for Ingenuity or soplisry
To cvadc-namelv, that the people of the L. :.
have not conferred upon Congress- tic p0,r,, in
tar tie peOpic of Louisiana but, nevertheless,
the decision of the Senate implied, that such
power had been conferred
II will occur at once, To every mind capablo
ol calm an dispassionatc reasoning this sub
Jcct, that Ii there was any departure from the
principles maintained by rcvoluton-aad
violation of those rig hts which have been deCla-
red to be inPresC,ibnbie and mpa,;cnabic-itwas
lin the vote Of the DnjDyiiy this occasion, and
40: Ill that OF Mr.. .31dmS, whose sole object
To provide for the exercise OF the same rights
by the Inhabitants OF Louisiana. which we have
declared TO belong alike to all mankind and up-
on the recognition OF which our government had
| been established. But Mr.. Adams himself has
| ably indicated his votes Oh this question. i'm his
reply to the unProvckcd and wanton attack of a
member of Congress, from Virginia and has
satisfactorily sIcyn to the friends of The co,,>li-
knowledge the danger of extending too far the
constructive }Do'rc,s of that instrument that his
objections were founded upon Il conscientious
adherence to principle in which neither passion
nor 1'n,iu frciinSs had any influence.
A little incident, however, which occurred
during these discussions in the Senate will
place in clearer light than thousand com
mcnts could do, the Just estimation in which the
ahOffOcs of Mr.. Adams were held by the repub-
| oil
upon Mr.. A's resolutions, distinguished mem
Der of that party, now deCeased.-onc who was
ernphatically called the man ei'Me pnopic, and
who was dcscrvedly considered as a model Of
pure ans, incorruptiblc rcpublicanism,-took
occasion To approach Mr.. Adams, and in the no.
nest warmth Of his feelings to say to liIn-sYour
hcaf is right before God. your principles. and
| the application of them are VnQI'eeh0nu6ic and
the 'ccnr and tar of constance | have undcr-
gone, first, and last, on these questions of terri
tOrial governments, Is incTpycS.iJic! - IL must
surely be Unnecessary 10 add another word in
vindjcation Of tie integrity of Mr.. AS motires,
or the consistency Of his Poiihcn py';01pics.
Those who were COnvcrsani with the annals
of our government, will know that, from this
! time 10 the year 1907, no question arose in Cen
lercss, the decision of which tested the strength
of the two parties, General SInyth ii is truc, in
| a minute and Iahorous research into the jour-
nails Of the Senate, has discovered few votes of
| Mr.. Adams III the TiHOritg:--but they were.
chiefly on questions, which the most active
| friends of the administration were themselves di-
yIdcd; and on some of them, the names OF the
most distinguished republican members will be
| found i'll company with that of Mr.. Adams.
| The letter of this gentleman, however, above
alluded TO, sin reply to n letter of Tie Hon.
| Alexander Smyth to his constituents has so
| fully answered the objections TO all those votes,
| that ii would have been aworlS of supcrcrogation
| TO examine the subject anew shall therefore
| merely refer the reader, who has any remaining
doubts as to the CONSISTENCY Of Mr.. Adams's sub
| JcCt of great national concern.
The transactions of the wear 1907, soon be
| forgotten by The people of the United States
1t was i'll that year, that the flag of our nation
was wantCnly insultcd and vioatcd-that our
citizens were cruelty wounded and murdered
within our own dominiOns,--aud that B5jiish
obiccrs, fresh from the friendly and hospitabe
entertainment Of our country, committed bar
barous and unprecedented outrage, of which no
apology, no atoncmcDt, no time, can wear out
the remembrance, and which nothing but the
divine prcCCpts OF tic gospel could teach us TO
forgive. On tls occasion, when tie measures
which our cXcCutivc thought proper to adopt,
required the unanimous and hearty concurrence
OF all classes Of our citizens let Us scr whether
The conduct Of Mr.. Adams rcsembcd that of
tie p,'3Fy. to which it is now pretended he be-
ongcd. When thc first news Of this lawless ag-
erosion reached s1OSion, where Mr.. Adams
then was, he waited in person upon the ''.Seiect
.Icn''--whosc province custom had made it,
whenever any occasion required the expression
of the public sentiment, TO call a torn 0cCfinr