Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-20
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
From the Alexandria G,zeuo.l

,iIeSSrS. SaoiORcl s. Thornton : In the adj
dress of the corresponding committee Of Loadoun.
9 TO the rie4ds OF convention in the several coun-
ties IN Virginia, recommending meeting at
stanton, and which has appeared in your paper.
hnd myself associltel in the signatures wi h le
very respectable gentlemen who have issued that
| lddress.--'Tha had been placed ppon such com
nittee in be proceedings at the courthouse. on
he day of our late election, had learned on get
ing there after the business was over HID
neen present at the nomination, hould have de-
lined the dltr, Is Inconsistent with ne senti-
ments enter.eired 10 The cOurse OF proceeding.
Without e. crinF into examination. ofthe cir
cumstances b' ZACH am made 20 ppe7r sign
or, TO m address whict Ineyer SOW until read j.
print, & to the object of which Ca Saunton meetjns)
never gave my s2nction--it may be sufficien. 10
mention that such is the fact and whilst deem
1t duty % m, SELF, in Justification of nv Own
consistenc disovow the ac', I, at the same time
e'dil acqit hose concerned therein of any SIMS
or view o. unirieadl motive. IL making known
myno concurrence with my frie DIS on the CoI1mi;-
ee for whose opinions nave ali due respect, feel
myself bound, very briefly, 70 state my views in
relation to Ills matter.
For many years past the question of The proprie-
- OF convention, Tor ue amendment of the Con-
siituton, h-s been, from time TO time, aeilated La
bis eNamGatiol have not been amongst the nun
'ci OF those VINO we're anxious push on the mei
surc--atilOl-n convinced ill. there arc eo,,. do
fe-ts in our ior,, Of government If s,,e;,.;e, ~
portance 10 make /. desirable that tbev sbonld ~ =.
conyenien, time. he amended have ne,,er feI,
howevor, that the grievances we labor under in
ron,equence Of those defects. were e.,, h',,,l,o
some :and not being ceriain. that in iLcir rao(,l
we misht not adoDt errors eouall, ini,,rio. bo,
perceived % adequate motive 10 nrrcini'ete The
experiment. And here. perhaps. il ma. he ,sl,1d
Of me, If not nov, when will be the favorable tine
10 amend tie defects which Won acj,no,,Ie5o in 10
Constitution I ,yo1lJ answer 10, -. -, - Il,
lie lo.rer-the political at,nosrbc,e !. No, ,,,i,o
pusified-there vet apnear some ;,cr,,-, -.
floating herein let Us give them time IN chill.
whilst we look aroand us and stud, Win ,,,irs
attention the elects nfthe various c,,o-ie,,i 81
or neieh5or states in the modification NJ ,bcir
systems, and of which they seem ready IN ,fTorJ
us every variety. I would wait. too. mill rphI,,
sentiment, which / believe is rro,ressi,-i 10 ,I,,
roint, shat call. with more unarin,jtv fot IN. 10
sired Information. When we 20 into Conyenfio1
could wish that it should be b, more e,e,,eroI cor
sent, ard in the spirit of harmony. not under The
influence Of high wrought local iealou.v hu, free
rs possible from every excitement. cannot hui
fear that the Stanton meeting will have an nm
happy tendency in the oNtunsion cfunkind FEELINGS
between the people Of The East and of the West
already too suspicious of each other.
And what benefits are we to derive from This said