American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-04
FOR THE wATcHMAN.

! Much ado is made by the opposition about the
great sum of money which has been paid to Mr..
Adams, for his labors under the government Of the
United States. Now the fact of his having re-
ceved such great amount, is an evidence Of his
numerous and valuable services. 1t is not pre-
suming too much on the wisdom and honesty Of
our former Presidents, to suppose they would APP
point upright, intelligent and efficient agents to
transact any important business land it would be
nothing more than justice, to attribute the most
perfect impartality to those persons who exainin-
ed Mr.. Adams accounts and compared them with
his labors and as the salaries and outfits are
established by law and usage, whatever moneys he
might have received in his diplomatic agencies,
were nothing more than he expected to receive and
the United States expected to pay. He has re-
ceived a great amount of money, but his offices
have been numerous and his labofs of great honor
and responsibility. He has received no dispro-
portionate salaries. If any other person, (al-
though wanting his intelligence and experience)
had been employed. the same amount would have
been allowed to them. All persons of equal
grade, who have been associated with him in nego-
tiations. have received an equal pay. He never
was sent upon all unnecessary or unimportant mis-
sion ; and every agent of our government is
considered worthy Of his hire, and this hire has
been fixed by long usage, and as Mr.. Adams has
always been appointed by honest men, upon use
full empoyments, and fulfilled his duties with honor
to himself, satisfaction to his employer and advan-
tage to his country taking these things into view,
we cannot see what objections can be conjured up
against him account of the moneys he has re-
ceived. lie has received great amount of money,
it is true but he has been employed in more Off
ces than any other man in the country. His EN-
Payments have been numerous, because he is pre-
eminently qualified to perform them. But his la
bors could not have been done by master hand
for less amount. All the money he has received
is no loss to the Union, for if he had not received
it, some one else, perhaps less worthy, would have
received it. Some must enter upon the en-
gagements to which he was appointed therefore
the money would have been expended
But the Opposition cry out for rotation IN office
1t is natural egoush for these avaricious or am
bilious outs to plead for rotation in office, without
regard to qualifications to fill the station with hon
or for upon no other principle can their candi-
date be fortunate, and they, through him. arrive to
posts of honor and profit. Their envious and
and experience receiving the reward of their la
sury pap" to feed their unhaowed desires. They
either are vain enough to think themselves more
capable of filling high Offices, than those in them,
Dr. are foolish enough to believe that the Judgment
IF the public may be destroyed by the uajust VI G
operation Of honest public characters, or the end
ess clamorings of their noisy pretensions. But h
We ioyfully hope, that at the next Presidential Il
election they will be taught that large majority n
If the citizens of the United States not to be
clustered out of their senses, and that ambition
without talents l,oassty. has b.. little influence
VIII the nenple RODNEY. il