Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-08-26

orth coming, as soon as he wishes to 500 them, anC
~ the meantime, be must indulge u. with the priv
ilege OF commenting on some Of the other parts o
the letter. Mr.. Holmes, for reasons best known Il
himself has thought proper to wander from th'
| CADET, TO make direct attack and thrust upor
| the Secretary Of State, the very whom he hai
| proiessol to adore. This we consider TO bn alto
gether gratutous and we should dG ourselves great
injustice, and bo guilty OF act of ingrattude 10 that
distinguished flicer il we dd not attemp. to repel
the foul and scsnialous charge he has been pleas
| ed to prefer against him. By implication, by
inuendo, which at comlnon law, passes for charge
direct, he has charged the Secretary OF State and
| MS irienls, with having eye To the Presidential
chair at The expiration cf the frs: four years.,
| ~ other words he accuses the Secretary ond his
friends, with a design of opposing the reelection OF
Mr.. Adams. We ara sorry that the gentleman.
| passions should have thus far led him astrny-
| that they should have impelled him to the max.
ment oFcharges so supremey ridiculous. and which
40 man ia his senses will believe. And we should
like TO know, if there is a man in this country,
save and except the Hon. John Holmes Of Maine,
that ever for moment, supposed that Mr. Clay in-
tends, to suffer himself to be a candidate for the
Presidency, in opposition 10 MIR. Adams. at the sS
piraton OF the" first four years? We do not think
there is, and MIR. Holmes may all the laurel.
he can gain from such ridiculous conclusions.
The nature Of Mr.. CIoys relation TO Mr.. Adams,
10 say nothing about thoge honorable and repuhh
can principles which would deter him from the a.
doPion of such measure, is of itself, sufficient to
rsiuts such susgestOu: and we are not htt!e
,urpr,zed, that the honorable geneplsns foresight,
should not have withheld the usterancc Of an inu
sndo, which by oil rejecting men, mus. be treated
ne profoundly ridiculous.
We do not prs,epd to ba the conscience Keepers
ofthe Secretary OF stste-we pretend not to DO nJ-
vised ofhis .oiu.s out or comiuss y nor do we
pretend to be familiar with the secret motives Of his
heart but wo will not suffer uurseiv e. 10 bo!isys
that he would madly rush TO political -uiu,
and for a shadow, blast every prospect he may
have if hi, life should be spared, of ultimately OF,
tsinips that distinguished post Of honor, which bis
coun.rymen. grateful for his services, are prepared
at no remote period, to award him.
But Nr. Holmes is not cou;ent with rendering
himself ridicuous in ;hi, place alone--hut with
boldnes. of manner. nud peculiarly ftoIe, charges
Mr.. Clay aud his friends with attempting to build
up the popularity of the Secretary Of State in
Maine, at the expense of"a far more distinguished
Individual" than himself--tbs Presdeat Of The Un,
ted .Siates-rat President, whose interests he now
pretends 20 advocate, and whose administration be
pretrnGs TO adore Who la, attempted this Has
the honorable gentleman discovered in the land
Of pines apd salmon" band Of erni,saries who are
iuSiiiousy endeayorns to propagate political doc.
trues, subversvo OF the true in.0rests Of the adj
minstra.ion, aud calculated to establish the hopes
and the interests Of the Secretary! Has he drcov-
cred them: Indeed! in the name Of Heaven. coed
Mr.. Senator, point them out, aud hsng them up isr
Z" scorn TO point her slow ani moving finger at"
These are however, phsntoms Of seii-crcsion, npd
they oxst only in tho disordered Imagination Of the
gcntomsn; snd we venture TO n.sure him, tha, we
fully convinced, " that this 10 not The tne nor
Maine the place, 70 build up tho Secretary at the
expense of the President If the gentleman will
DO good enough 10 show how we have attempted 20
do so no shall have our sincere aud hearty thanks
We not quite 50 stupid as the Senator supposos
us, and however ardently we may wish 20 see Mr..
Clay elevated To the Presidency are not so "im-
prudent" in tho midst ofour zeal, as TO pursuo
course, which in the end could not fail TO destroy
our hopes. Mr.. Adams snow in the enjoyment Of
an office to which he was eons,tiuiionoHy elevated
although Mr.. Holnes is oC opinion that he at.
tanned it through fraud and corruption, and that he
ought to be removei--his predecessors, with but
one exception, held it eight years, and wc orc de-
ciiedy il favor Of his holding it ,hc term which
custom has established. And il Mr.. Holules pre-
tends to assert that there is any thing which has
thus far appeared in our humble periodical, that
goes 10 prove that we are opposed to Mr. Adams
Administration, be asserts that which is palpably
unfoupded, and which cannot be proved.
We have no disposition TO interfere with the rol-
ilics Of Maine, nor have We had; we have as much
as wc can well attend 20 at home, and We hope
that Mr.. Hclmcs will withdraw this part Of bis
charge
The gentlemen, FOR some wiso purpose, hasin his
letter, thought proper to wander from our hum
bic selves to attack the Secretary; but ifho OK
pect. to make any thing out OF it, he will End him
.elf vastly mistakeu-he will find that he has
rated himself and miscolculsted his dimensions.
Mr.. Clay stands alone before his countrymen, and