Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-08-17
FOR THE cIrcJSNArrI GAZETTE.
10 CHARLES HAAiMnNn ECO

In note published N this paprr puruor,inv IN he
dated az N.r'h Brnd, May %, 1924, under the sigma
tute of" yucny," and Of which Won deci,,.J 80
sell TO be The author, | am charged with having a.
serted that Mr.. Adams is friendly towards sys,rm oC
.~'etnai improvements and the encouragement Of
Domestic Industry You doubt or dew The fact, a al
chais nge me TO furnish the evidence nm which I
ground tho above assertions
in answer TO a mole addressed to ME nv the Adams
G I sa'd' among other things, speaking Of
John Quincy Adams, that the iuAexihIe repub,,can
principles o that gentleman the fieImy and ability
with which he has served his county in the v,,,o,.
Capacities III which he has heen called TO ACT his
sent friendly disposition towards the in oduct,pn cf n
system oil Internal Improy ene ut and eucouragen,en,
oil domestic industry, together with his early a,,en-
t'on u those great National ojec,s, pie-cminen,ly
peauy nim ~ my opinion Tor the Office of President
OF the onited States When making the above re-
ply had ~ view the resolution laid before Cong, e,s
ny MI Adams, as early as the year 1907 which had
Tor "s o'ect The promotion Of Internal emeus
Among the friends Of Mr. Adams as far M ,,y a.,
quaintance has extended, il has always been n -.
ceired opinion that he is favour of National Po
cy,n ny wmch IS not meant Sectional Poiicy nor
poiiey winch viii create monopoly in favor OF one
ihanch OF Industry To The pss and ruin of ano,ber
but ny winch IS meant policy that will bes,ow i,s,
and equal protection and encour ment u,on a,r
culture, manufactures, commerce aud ayiea,ion ami
On "i me various branches OF Industry which grow
out oil these great sources Of wealth, strength and
national prosperity. e'' ~
have conversed and correspondent with persons
VINO are intimate with AIR. Adams and profess TO he
We
uniformly neid but one language on Abe above srh
jects. Several persons IL The place have shewn me
ie"eFs iom "iemhers OF Congress and other gsnte-
men OF Lespec'"h'l''y at Washington, in WHICH III,
writer's declare, nn.qmvocaliy, that il is matter we'll
understood there, thai MIR. Adams ia in favor of pro
"onng Internal improvements and Domestic In,ius-
ny. SINCE writing the answer 10 the Adams Com
.hIs 81 xnmr rn eonaans 'he assertion so objection
shewn 10 me a Paper printed al Dayton, in Tins
o'se OF me Isl ma, which after publishing tie re-
solution offered by Mr. Adams in the Uuited States
Ssnate, In 1907, contains the following ,cmarks -.
IL there are those who require further esi,Ie,ce nj
M Adams sentiments than this record FURNISHES.
we Gu" stale ,hai, at personal interview with Mr.
We Len" ths Representative IN Congress from this
dsrci on Saturday last, ne stated III language
| gnNoca' thai The sentiments of Mr.. Adams and Nj,
clay upon this subject tho same ; and thai N
was perfectly understood AT Washington that Mr. A
u"ms was friendly ioa system Of internal improve
meni" The following extract of e,,er ,o a peo,,..
man IN tins place from his correspondent al Washing
Ton, lately received, goes also corruhora,on OF he
teri .ined Of him. '' S''
On the ,mportan, points suggested in your letter
'n Ieiauoh 10 NJ Adams opinion upon internal I'M
| pro,emen,s and domestic manufactures, ! am hanps
TO have II IN my power 10 STATE what h,uk must lie
| satisfactory. motion oil MIR. Adams IN the Senate
oil the u States, though al FIRST rejected Was renew
ed IN substance by Mr. Wor,h,neion rru,ir,ry Of H.
Secretary OF the Treasury (Galalinj repos, upon
| internal improvements and produced Mr q H., ;.
lannon's work on Thai sI.ject. 10 addition 10 i'm, aud
several o'her facts, have heard Mr. Adams exue
| sentiments favorable 10 these objects.
On The subject Of Mann iac,ures YOU nay RELY n
the following facts Early ~ the present session %
congress some Of The members from The South re.
quesed Mr. Adams 10 exp sss his views par,,cl.,
y IN regard 10 the pending hrif. To these genie.
men he explicitly declared he WAS of opinion that
tariff ought 10 be established, which should no, onl,
have ~ view the public revenue, but ,ry Sc the uro
lection OF manufactures. This esplana,iou he GA, .
tue more readily, because being 70 Inc
gentlemen who made the inquiry could not be i'm:
pued to sinister Interested motives. This frank
ness was highly honorable to Mr. Adams inasmucb
as II WAS likely to have an uniavorabIe effect upon
ms eiect'on' N the Southern states, and "A selfish, or
ar''u' man would not have expressed his opinion
have nei'her leisure nor inclination TO en,cr into
newspaper discussion ofthe merits or demer,,s NJ
the candidates for the Presidency I; therefore de-
coe the honor, and slIaI moi lie ap, 10 answer AN,
further calls from North Bend or elsewhere Never
iheless as yes appear 10 be 10 search OF tra.h and
as u IS important that we should be able TO form
rsci opinions Of men and measures IN relation 10 the
Presidential question, will whenever any nal
proofs on that subject shall come 10 my kuowledge
communicate Them 10 you With pleasure.
am, with sentiments o, high respect, yopr friend.
T.. HOICHklSS,