American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-10-01
NEW ATTACKS on MR.. ADAMS.

At late meeting in Delaware county. Penn.
aeld for the purpose Of making arrangements Tor
The ensuing general Election; the business was
concluded by the adoption Of few resolutions,
among which we notice the following. as being
remarkable for the depth Of the information they
display.
That the reelection Of Mr. Adams is object
81. to
Bseauu, while ms ,nber Of the Senate Of the United
states, he violently opposed in all its stages the glorious
Enough bloadess acquisition Of Lousana thus either sac
i.cing his sinctr, topay views or showing total ant
II political wisdom and foi e,ght.
BeciSs during tine period OF his career lie oppu
ai he laws for constructing HE Cumberland road and
proving the navigation Of the Ohio, and in general showed
himself a that 81 stem OF internal improvement
VII Gil sound pol cians know be important Tor bind
together the different and securing the peima.
aeicy # the unian.
So much Cor the foundations which Jacksonsm
unw rests upon. II Geo. Ltiper, Esq. who sub
mitted these resolutions to that meeting. sill take
thc trouble to look into the Senate journal of the
Session l803-i he will find that Mr.. Adams was
member Of the Committee upon the subject of
The purchase q Louisiana, which reported in favor
vi the measure.
The National inteiligencer contains report Of
the able speech which lie delivered in the Senate.
sustaining the same views. lie observes in il
that 2. lie considered tile object the acquisition Of
Lnuislana) Of the highest Importance to u.s.
g That lie considered the possession Of the coded
territory Of immense Importance to the Union,
&c. lie was placed on all the several committee,
re,atin. 10 the subject: and Nj Leiper is legs
lator enough to know that this fact under the
circumstances Of that case, proves that he was
considered bv the Senate as favorable to tAu,e
measures with the care Of which he was repeated
y charged.
His opinion Of tie necessity Of adopting an
amendment INTO the constitution, for the purpose
of making Louisiana an integral part OF the Onion
conforned precisely with the opinion Of Mr. JEFF
terson as recently disclosed by letter oi that
venerated Statesman. Upon this subject MI
Adams acted with the Republican members Of tie
Senate, in manner which, If it does MT prove
that lie belonged to them party, at least fur
nlshes evidence OF wisdom and magnanimity that
can hardly be estimated too highly.
With regard to the second reason, which relates
to the system Of Internal Improvement. Mr. Lei
per will find in the Journal Of the Senate for the
session OF 1866, that Mr. Adams presented
the following resolution, which was finally adopt
ed with some amendments.
"Resolved That the Secretary of the Treasury be i-
reced 70 pepae and report 70 The Senate their
session, plan for the application Of such as are
const uoraly within the power o. Congress- the open.
pg ads, removing distractions in rivers and max ng
,anaa, trge her with statement Of he undertakings
that ranre, existing within the United States, which,
effects Of public Improvement may q"re and deserve
lte aid 81 tne government submitted feb. -. 1907.
This was the first proposition for what has since
been termed the .3merican System. in relation to
Internal Improvements and drew forth Mr. Gal
iaun's celebrated Report on that subject, which
may be regarded as the corner stone Of the TEN
pie
Mr. Adams therefore, so far from beng fhe enc
my OF the system, is entitled to be considered the
originator Of 1.-THE Columbus Of new world 81
Improvement
1t chareas so unmcrite1-not only untrue, but
the reverse Of the truth find currency amongst
Us, tie people instead Of acquiring information
from newspaper DISCUSSIONS, will become bewi!der
ed amidst endless contradictions, and lose all con
hdence in the public journals. So Dem. Press.