Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-19
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~, spVERTISER'S APPEAL

.l.nr,;ser of Wednesday,, its Editor
h,s ,dJressra himself $50 tie honest supporters
Oh, nrsssnt administrator with we" " ~
- them ,ba, he is candid, intelligent, ana
.orrsc, E,I;,or. entitled 10 public conhdehce.-
nj. nan !, 10 "rscapiiulafe the errors o'," ~,
nr;nr;,l. and nr,c,ice, which he has no'ea ana
rror,c,rn,ed on. from the commencement OIL 'his
adm;nistra,ion to the present day. ihfoush
this "yeeapifu,ation'' l propose 10 accompany
him. for the purpose OF supplying some laGts,
and jliustraling Others, material 10 Pi"'e mo
candour, intelligence, and correctness IN i"if
point Of view.
LIST. He begins with the Presidents hrs' mes
sage, Dec. 1925:
awe objected he says, "to the principle,
which in that message he GUoeced, tha, Ihe nep-
resentative ought, "not to De passed oy me .o"
the constituent" as being 2rlucipie ssrihlne a'
the ,ery root OF representative governments.
We commended, that 20 take away the rlght Oh
;Ss,r,c,;on. was 10 reduce the power Of the peo'
ME 10 cypher, and to erect the government, IN
10 an oligarchy."
The language Of the message warrants no
such construction as is here put upon II. IL d, :.
vows no such principle as that the opinions OF
the neooie should be disregarded. 1t asserts
tina, ",he sp,ri, ofimp?ovement is ABROAD upon
the earth" and declares tina: R6crtyis 'o'cer,
that the nation blessed with the largest portion
ofliber,v, must, I'M proportion 10 It's numbers,
be the mes, powerful nation upon earth. IL
then adds, IS part of the same sentence:
"While foreign nations, less blessed with
tina, freedom which Is power, than ourselves,
are advancing with gigantic strides IN the ca
reer of public Improvement, were we ID sium-
be- in Incidence, or fold up our arms and pro-
claim TO the world that we are pnIsied 6y me
,piR of our constituents, would il not he 10 cast
AWAY the 5ounties Of Providence, and doom
ourselves to perpetual inieriority!
Nothing IS asserted here, bat that the publie
funy lionsries ought to execu,s the. nawsGsI Car.
.~couid rot excuse themselves for noglecung 10
execute those powers, by 2roclaimins that II
was contrary TO the viii OF their constituents,
because, So far, every exercise OF beneficial pow
er had been sanctioned by the people. / o make
this proclamation would be uDwarran,ed by
facts, and would be a reflection upon the people
as favoring a doctrine calculated 20 doom our
sei.ss 10 perpetual i.tsrioriiy."
Cd. eve objected to Congress making ap
preparations 10 enable any President to build
Military and Naval Academies, National Uni
versities, or Light Houses Of the skies, as being
sources OF patronage ia the President, which
would be dangerous TO the liberties Of The peo-
pie, and sua ersive OF republican Government;
eontending tina; If such Seminaries were ncces-
sary, the Safer plan would be to have them plac-
ed under the government OF The state, where
they were ercc.ed.
The message contains no Recommendation
that Congress- should appropriate money 10
enable the Psesids.; 10 erect aYy ofties. ss's5ash-
SCENTS Il recommended only tina; they should
be erscted--and Congress certainly could pro-
vida rn- Aoincr this without q rTerrInp
ofpatronage upon the President As 10 leay-
ing them to. Or as it is expressed, "pacing
them under the government Of the state" frss-
ident Wellington differed from the Advertise.
in opiRioa. In his second, and in his last mes
sage, h. recommended Congress to establish
,h.:n. conceive that Mr.. Adams ought not
to be censured for following The example OF
Gen. Washington, although the Advertiser
does object to it-And trust the "hones. sup
Porters Of the present admins traiion, in Cincin-
naui and lsewhere, have yet, as much respect
for ,ae advice of Gen. Washington, as for o.
pipion of Mr.. Dawson.
Sd. awe objected to the manner in which the
Panama Mission tcas got up: aud 10 the Mission
altogether, further than ordering one oflhe res
ident ministers, at one Of the .outheyn courts, to
attend the Congress at Panama, merely as \
pricaie agent, TO give notice TO our Government
As"to the manner in which the Panama Mis-
sion ,cas got up" the objection is not stated -
However, understand It, as adopting certain
suggestions made, when the Mission was under
discussion in the Senate. II is sufficient TO re-
mark, that these suggestions were equally I'M
founded and unjust. The Mission was rot "go!
up" Assertion is not proof-and proof has
never been adduced.
The Advertiser admits tina, the United States
ought to have had some agent, at the Congress
of Panama. am at loss TO conceive which
Of the New American governments he is pleas
ed TO designate as southern courts" But sure
Iy no politician, except himself, would think Of
converting a resident minister into q "priuafs
agent" His incorrec,ness in matter Of this
kind is what might be expected. And l can
not but think Mr.. Adams might differ from
him In an affair of diplomatic propriety, with
out giving offence to the American people, or
the imputation OF political Ignorance
or dishonesty. Mr.. Dawson may fairly enough