The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-09
"REMINISCENCES

h>miNiSi ENCES
MIR Noah, of the n. Y ENQUIRE -
scrap from speech delivered by Mr.. CIV" f
eight OF ten years ago, in which tho ,;.
I'VE" orleans was pronounced to be b,li,. u
triumph, and says that these remnis.o, ''ii
occasionally very gratifying. They are n1s',
So when they can enable us to do hon. ''u
'ueS' which are whitening under ,he III. w
i"mny, and when we correct impression. ~ ID
oered by malice. and believed BY ,,oa. s,e
Looking over the lst vol. of Miles Rcoi...
oays ago, we observed fact stated tho,
never before heard mentioned, and which o, a,.
10 pe KNOWN because IL tends to falsf, -.
winch some individuals seem assiduons
duce, OF Mr.. Adams oyerweening love &C .a
VIZ Madison while President. Offered - \,
oa'ns seat on the bench ofthe Supreme COM,
"hicn WI \. declined, and the prescn, L,l-'
story WAS then appointed! Did Mr. Mai
believe Mir. Adams 10 be the wretch vh.,,
reptiles OF faction would endeayor to mola IL,
Did the author OF that celebrated Report Viii.
Is so often referred to as The standard of o,A
doxy, have any dread of Mr.. Adams's onio,.',
of constitutional construction. wbe, b.
willing to elevate him to an office which Womb
render those opinions operativei Say. 10 ~.
detame his character with Etlsehoods. and =
each other in pouring Islander from yo,, -.
perry tongues. But we hnve nnotbor %
cence, yet more gratifying to us--rr,,,e. n,oto.
cause it justiiies the preference we ha,e CO lone
entertained for Mr. adnms--becaase i ,,o,o,
with what eagerness Nj = .gas Counted h, II.
republican party in times OF gloom and periI--
and what AMOR potria he eyineeG while Iob,,
Randolph and many Of his olaor deiamers wc,,
dong every thing. in Their power to cripple our
national energies. 1t it known thai Mr. Ran.
dolph was ospposed to Mr. A,adison's eloc,rn To
the Presidency-and that he protested against
his Caucus nomination, in company with several
other violent tories. Mr.. Adams was inyjtcdto
that Caucus, & MIR. r. & his co-protestors, mer..
fore contended that the invitations were no.
confied to the Republican party" The fol.
lowing is an extract from the Reply to the pro-
test, apparently issaod by ao7hori,y OF tie mem.
bers of the Caucus---We solicit our readers to
peruse ii, and then ask themselves what has
John O. Adams done since 1903. to forfeit the
confidence of the Republican party, or TO de-
priye him the affections ofthe American peo-
pie:
They tell Us too, that the notices were no.
confined TO the republican party" This as
sertion, t. e advancement Of which betrays at
once the weakness and the nakedncss OF their
objections, IS founded on the circumstance OF
Mr.. John Quincy Adams having been present
at the convention. can tell the manifesto men
ohB he VAS there. Ever SINCE the outrage on
tie Chesapeake, MI. Adams has conducted
himself genel ally in a style ofthe nobest patri-
otlsm lie had ind gnantly thrown of the
trammes OF his parry broke through all their
prciudces and stood forth, in the spirit OF a
man, ton he interests OF lbs country. He was
therefore invited for, although ae nad borne the
name OF a iederalIst, his deeaS had proclaimed
him man of true princiDleS. He had acted
precisely tine reverse ai John Randolph. lie
suffered no httle pevsb, personal motives 10
tnwart and dist. act tie C0unsels of his country
at a perhous moment: Bur he advanced nkr an
American, like man impressed wit proper
sense OF his own dignity, and like one WHO ief
for the bleeding honor OF lis country, lie hds
receired HE cases Of his party Jor 1t. suc -
the fact such is the Gil cumStdnce on winch the
malcontents bottom their declaration nat theno-
tees We're not - confined to the republican par
ty." Mr.. Adams Is the only one invited, who
could be supp SEA 10 belong to the old federal
party he was the only ong thai attended.
submit it to the pubic to deiermm, whether "
is not honorable in the republicans 10 have
shown this courtesy TO a gentleman VINO has SO
well deserved the praise Of honest hearts; ana
whose conduct compared to thatlof John Han
doph and that of some others, is like glItterihS
star to the pale CLEAN of glow worm"