Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-09-28
Immediately after Mr.. Madison's


10 ST. Potersburg-sl,erna ards, by bln
Judge OF the Supreme Court OF the on''-
ed olates---next, chief minister to neso-
eiate a treaty with England, under .be
mediation ol the emperor OF Russia, ana
afterwards commissioner to tibeni, where
he rendered such eminent service = con-
GLIDING the treaty oil peace, III 1914, ina.
MIR. Madison Immediately appointed
him our minister to St. James's, 10 ne
eociste a commercial treaty with Great
Britain. He was Mr.. Monroe's 'rsl
choice of Secretary OF State, and return
ed home to take charge OF department
Tor which, his great rival, Gen. Jackson,
declared him better qualified than any
other 10 ain, aud the duties OF which he has
now discharged for near eight years, to
the entire satisfaction ot the government
and the Batiop.
What are the objections offered against
such superiour claims Why, that Mr.
ADAMS was once thought 10 be fede-
raiist--thal be is a man OF reserved man
ners, and that he IS the son OF his Ia
,hcr," and was born in New England.
AS TO tho charge Of having been tede-
rallst, was not the same charge brought
against Gen. Washington was 1t not
| brought against MIR. Madison, tor having,
| .---,,---.-,;a.. .-,,h E..o II Aa4,iiian and
| Mr.. Jay, written tho FedeIaiist Was "
no, brought against Mr.. Monroe, for his
| opinions OH the foreign relations Of our
! government in 1903 and 9 was II not
brought against Gen. Jackson, as he
and is 1t not now brought against Mr.
Crawford for approving of The ad'nials-
lralion in 1898, as we'll as tor MS woes
.gaiDst the Embargo, and in favor u the
United States Bank But let Us exc
gaIne me grounds OF this tulie charge
| against Adams, He was absent IRON
this country during nearly all oil MS ia
| there ADMINISTRATOR, ami soon alter pis
| return home was appointed Sela4pf
rom Massao husGtl5. Ia mat station ne
voed with grea, independence as IN
American, and not as parry 'Dan. 1 PC
few votes which we're imagined parry
votes, he proved IN his answer TO S.nyth
10 nave been bottom. d on constitutional
grounds. Bur in oo7 ne gave mortal
offence TO the Federaiis,s, and was de-
bounced for vo log Tor tue Embargo, and
hence II was imagined he had thought
entirely WIN thai parry. Now let us
isok al the circumstances under which
this vote was given, and see whether it
was not inspired by that upright, mde-
pendent American spirit, which has cha
racterlzsd Mr.. Adams IN every stage OF
MS career Tho death Of Mr.. Fox, and
the fail OF the whig administration OF
Auckland and Holand, had brought the
tories into power in the ministry OF Per-
ciyal and Castlereagh AND thus destroy
ed all hope ii accommodation. Ine
orders in, council were violating our
neutra rights by the daily capture ot ooc
ships--our seamen were impressed by
hundreds, and our flag nsul'ed as a
piece oil "stripcd bunting" on every
seattle Chesapeake trlgate fired into,
her men murdered, and sbe nersci
taken possession Of, witaoW resistance,
in our own waters, aad ali gepafati9
refused for these insults and iolirit
when Congress sssen bled IN Oecsu-
Der, 1907. Mr.. JeHcrson, VINO aad|
not yielded to the cry of the nation e.
war, recommended an EmharSo osse
cure our comm cree from aggression,
and 10 obtain Justice it possible withou'
an appeal to arms. Mr.. Adams, feeling
like an American, and wishing 10 sec
the national honor vindicated, declared II,
was time for something 70 he done, and
that as the Executive on bis high re-
sponsibihty recommended this measure,
as the first belligerent step, be wauid
support it. this was the =" head and front
Of his offending" For this he was ~en-.
sured by the majority Of his State Legs
fature, and Immediately resigned AIS
Fplace, IN order to enable them TO select
l1s,er interpreter OF their views. Now
compare this conduct with that OF Mr..
Crawford, who voted against that m,a-
sure contrary to the wishes OF his con-
stituents, and who yet continued TO hol'i
ms office. and say, was not MIR. Adams
conduct as least as Unsuitable as his
As to his being man OF reserved
! manners, we would observe, that, in his
station, it he were very commune ativs
he must often disclose to gosslppiug mis-
interpreters what he ought not to com
snuncste, or else act the court hypacri,e,
and pretend to tell grea, deal when he
was actually telling nothing. Prudsncc
forbids the former, and honesty disdains
the latter. In conversation Mr.. Adams
is manly and candid, bat never hst,ers
any man. He is consequently unpopu