Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-29
FRANKLIN.
From The Democratic Press

From the Dem0craftc fTeSS
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTiON.-No IL.
Fundamentally papers will rot contain
many new facts as the whole ground on whioh
/ tread was occupied during the late election,
b, writer's in New England, more competent
than myself was al that time resident OF
that country, and to the files then preserved
am indebted for mos, of my facts. l shall draw
mos, literally from them, as it is not my wish
to establish character for originality, but
merely 10 remove unjust suspicion from hue"
misunderstood statesman
When Mr. Adams was yet lad, Mr.. Jetter.
son became acquainted with him, and formed
high estimation of him from his correct and
exemplary habits, and devotion TO his studies
This was at the period when Mr.. Jefferson was
in France, and Mr.. Adams was at that court al
SO with his father. Soon after Mr. Adams
commenced the practice Of his profession IN
Boston, he wrote a series Of papers in defence
of the course pursued by Mr.. Jefferson as Sc
cretary of State, and Washington as President,
in issuing the proclamation Of neutrality These
papers attracted the atteution of Mr.. Jefferson,
and were by him shewn 10 Washington, who
soon after, by the advice Of Mr.. Jefferson de-.
termined, on employing MIR. Adams in diplo-
matte station. In consequence of this delerml-
nation Mr. Adams was sent as Minister 10 the
Hague in 1894
AS we have stated, in our previous paper, at
this lime the two great parties which so long
divided our country were not formed. But
though the parties were not then formed, yet,it
so happened that those who had originally been
opposed to the constitution and who were most
sanguine in the success Of the French revolu
ZION, generally ranged in alter times with the
republican party; whilst the warmeSt TRENDS Of
the constitution, and those who disbGlIeved In
the ultimate success Of that revolution, fell into
the ranks of the federal party. 1t will be inter-
es,lng, therefore, 10 inquire what part MIR Ae.
he was at this Time qure young, but a pract;.
toner of three years when he left the country.
And as he was always reserved and never a
courter in his manners, and always depended
on his solid merit, and no meretricious support
for advancement, it cannot be supposed that
much can be CLEANED, from that period, to elu-
cidale his character. But single fact is often
more decisive in some cases than thousand in
cidents in others, and we believe possess
sufficient facts TO show, that Mr.. Adams never
felt any hostility TO republicans and republican
principles, and he was not with those who were
ranked as their opposers. One fault, and one
alone, OF this early period was advanced, during
the late election against Mr.. Adams claims,
and the very fact Of his opponents being driven
back to this period to find spot in his political
character, shows almost concusively how i'm
mac late tina: character was. The fact / allude
TO was his having been the author OF a series OF
papers under the signature Of Publicola These
papers are comprised Ia ten numbers OF con.
siderable length, and cannot be reviewed in this
series but in the mos, laconic manner. We
can say Of them, that we who have from our
youth upwards been ofthe strictest sect OF re
publicans, have read them again and again, and
we cannot find in Them sentiment contrary 10
republicanism or republican principles. 1t is
true that by extracts stripped from their con-
nection, sentences may be culled which SAVIOR OF
an,i-republican principles: but this can only be
done, in the same way, that from the Bible itself,
it can be deduced that "there is no God" So
confident were the friends Of Mr. Adams du-
ring the late election that they were proof ode
monstrative Of the early maturity of Mr.. Ad'
ANS mind, Of the soundness of his understand
ing, Of the depth Of his reflection; and as I'm
questionable proofs Of his attachment 10 our con,
st,tuiion, and Of his REPUBLICAN PRlNCl-
PIES" that the entire publication OF them was
made in many Of the papers which supported
him in New England, and no paper that op-
posed him dared to publish them entire. 10
these numbers also we appeal as evidence, but
we ASK no one 70 JuoSe Vi them ~ Pa'ie'
tracts, we address them in the Identical words
with which Mr.. Adams concludes these pa
pers. 81 shall now conclude these pa2ers,with
requesting that those only who READ them,
.'would JUDGE Of their PRINCIPLES; and
sam pursuaded the candor of the public will
''not take MISREPRESENTA for 2EA-
"SON, nor INVECTIVE for ARGUMENT.
PuBLIceLA."
Amongst the most influential leaders OF the
federal party were some highly distinguished
gentlemen in Essex, Massachusetts,, who &C
qured the designation of the Essex JUNro."
None was more distinguished in this body than
Theophius Parsons. of Newburyport, after
wards chief justice Of the state of Massachu-
se,is. With this gentleman Mr.. Adams pur-
sued his professional studies, and it may be sup
posed, as is often the case, that he imbibed his
political, at the same fountain with his legal, %
pinions. At the time MIR. Adams was stu.
dent in the Office of Judge Parsons, The consti-
tuition of the United States was formed and a.
dopted BY the States. and Judge Parsons took