Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-01-14


This, however, though the FIRST, is by
no means the only theme Of censure in
the Enquirer. The following appear TO
be equally obnoxious TO the editors fiery
indignation.
"The President has accepted the invitation
of the Congress at Panama. He recommends
by sort Of side-wind, Banki~tt SYSTEM
also the proper organization OF the @aliaa-
the extension OF the pension law-the esta-
bhshment of a .Naiionai School Of Instruction.
The establishment of a .aationW L'ni,'ets'ty-7
1.-The exploration of The whole northwest 81
/ this continent by the equipment OF pubic
+ ship (wh, not upon his own asowed principle,
enterprises for the circumna,igation OF the
globe afiHe season perhaps for j. {. S,mnnes
To offer his services for the exploration Of Tie
/ Arctic Hole y lie recommends, also, the erec-
ton of an Astronomical Observatory" &c, &c.
In all this, what dire offence has Mr..
Adams committed He has acceffed the
invitslion to send comm sioners to the
Congress of Panama. And whg then |!
Why, then, says the Enquirer, (and IS
cIil0Su ny 'hS o'' i-Ooio <~tIHHt'/ A'''
adams has usurped The power oil com
nissioniDg ministers to foreign govern
ments, without leave OF Congress, or The
assent Of the Senate. We dll no; On.
dcrstand il so. II always appeared TO
Us that the Congress of Panama was on
H., J<,I fo, ,,l L. tee
from the different states; for the pur-
pose Of deHberating on the best means
OF securing the interests oil all and, that
their authority would end IN recommend
ing some general plan 10 their re.pec-
tive governments. To this conference
we supposed Mr.. Adams had concluded
Gu sending persons on behalf of our ma
ton, who would be authorised by him 10
act SO far, at least onl, so far, as he him
self had authority 10 empower them. Nor
do we conceive that Mr.. Adams uses
the words " commissioned" aud minis
ters" technically; but merely as convey
ing the idea of employment. But in
this We may be mistaken: We may BE-
more ignpraut OF these matters than the
ynx-eyed editors of the two Enqnirers
we venture 10 say, nevertheless, thai,
v hen the thing is done, our carping edi.
tors will be ashamed oil having nen,ion-
I'd it.
AS for the Bankrupt system-Perhaps
i would be ruInous to absolve man
rom the payment of debts-which he is
unable to pay--we do not pretend to
know land the Militia-it may be trsa
'onable to wish any Improvement TIA liz t
either in regard 10 enroll
ing, training, equipment, or arms :-aDd |
he old, worn OUT revolutionary pension
lrs who never did any thing for us, oil
lccount--only fought and bled for the
liberty which we ENJOY; and thai they
get paid form beautiful continental
money, which people-,he civil people,
who did none OF the fghling-loved SO
much that they took thousand dollars
Of 1t in exchange for breaklast- good |
or bad as the case might be: it would,
no doubt, be prodigious waste Of the
public funds to give the old creatures
any thing--unless, indeed, they come
and beg for it on their knees, and swear
they are actually starving. And the Ma.
val School! Truly i, was awful presump-
ton 10 recommend such thing 10 Con.
grcss. Let the young midshipmen learn
their duty on sbip-beard as their pre-
decessors have done. Why throw away
the kepple-stone Did not their fathers
always carry it at one end of the bag to
balance the meal at the other And to
recommend a National University, too
without any other apology or excuse
than because WASHINGTON recommend.
ed ons and bequeathed lot of ground
in the Capital for the purpose OF having
one erected on it +! We pass the sneer at
the project Of exploring our North Yves,
coast, lin this the two Enquirers seem
to have arrived at different conclusions,
for that a, St. Louis approves r,) and