Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-12-22

have. been vill6sd and prescribed by the dss-
Pessdoes Of IN unrightseus faction!
And who, lot ~ ask. arc the men. who have
thus been shamefuiiy insuitcd. traduced. and
wroaged In tho incest point. the honor Of
their house!'
The Esst h JoHS QviNcY ApAMs, q man
who, foe tho last lorty-6vs years Of his life.
has enjoyed the confidence Of tho people, and
lived ia the enjoyment Of the good will, the
respect. the honor, aud patronage or WAsM-
motion. JrysERsoN. MADISON, and MoH-
aos. and lived and lsborsd 10 advance the
happiness. the greatness. ind dignity OF his
country Ro has held numerous Offices under
the gosernmeot Of the United ~Ststcs-was
Minister 10 the Courts Of st. janice. St. Peters
burgh, Berlin and Portugal-a Commissions
of Gheht : Secretary Of State. for the term OF
eight years; and at other periods was 4 dis
and for the last three years has 6lled the Chair
OF the Chief Magiaracy Of the Nation. In the
discharge Of all the duties which have been
assigned hun. no has given unqualified satis-
factor, has been the pride. and the boast Of
the Nation; aud, previous to his late elevation
to the Presidency, was hailed as the most ia
vored, and distinguished statesman Of the age.
Many Of the prominent men among the very
faction which now oppose him. were his WARM
est admirers, and were ready to ascribe to him
those meri;s,to which he has always been fair
ly entitled, but which at this moment, Tor the
sake Of the faction, are emphaiieslly denied.
AS a statesman, MIR. Adams has few, &c any,
supcriors; = his views are liberal and enlarged
and such as ought to meet with the npproba-
ton OF oil. His administration has thus far
been marked for its wisGom.and prudence, and
positive regard for the happiness of the people;
and. no act Of his, has been found fault with, or
dccried. To the vigor Of matured age. he adds
all the properties Of experience. education, and
native talent, and taken all and in all, he H.
just such q man as any country might boast
Of just such a man as the country might trust,
and fearlessly reposc in his integrity and polit-
ical foresight.-But he is the son Of his father,
say the faction he is q native Of Massa chu-
sets, aud must be put down and proscribcd-
a New-Englander has no right to hold the
Office Of President; all Now nglandors must
be laid level with the dust-and the Faction
must trample upon their decaying bodies. The
only fault which can be found with MIR. Adams
is this:---be is the son Of his parents, and con-
sequcntly is q bad man!
The second. is HENRY CLAY, a man who,
from the moment that he entered the political
circles Of the age, has been the boast Of his
country, and the pride Of our legislative coun-
ellis. He commenced life under every posi-
bic disadvantage; but, there was within him
an mate thirst for honest distinction, a devot-
edness TO patriotic principles. and a love Of
country, which could not be subdued; and, cast
ing aside the i~mpediments that rose to oppose
him, he went on to the futflment Of his great
designs, and in the end was triumphant. AZ
a statesman, he has had no superior. and future
ages will consecrate his greatness-he will be
remembered and admired, when his enemies
will slumber in forgetfulncss.
The champion of his country's rights; he
was the first TO ADJ oc the war Of 1912, and
when the naughty foe had been subdned, no
was selected by his government, to attend the
Convention at Client, to settle tho difficulties
which existed between this country and Great
Britain. The peace concluded, he returned TO
his native country, not to riot in the lap of
luxury, but to labor in the vineyard Of the peo-
ple---to toll for the prosperity Of the nation
Until the year 1924, the breath of suspicion,
the contaminating air Of scansal haa not ssss
sailed him, but the moment that he exercised
his constitutional privilege, and voted for ,
statesman.in opposition 10 a soldier, the food
gates Of s%curillity were opened. and the blasts
and anathcmas Off faction were let loose, and
he was charged with the commission Of the
grossest political v~enality. He had wronged
one---he had betrayed no trusts committed
to his keeping--he had voted for Mr.. Adams
instead Of General Jackson--and the ban Of
prescription was issued by the faction, and the
Secretary was denounced as a subject worthy
only of political implement. But in the midst
Of all this clamor, the Secretary is, on all
hands, admitted to be one Of the first men Of
the age---a patriot and a prc-eminent states
man. But he voted for Mr.. Adams.a man who
happened to be the son Of his father, and the
faction say he must be put down!-We shall
leave j. for New-Englanders, for MANUFAc-
rURERs to say. if such a man as Henry Clay
is to be cut off from political existence; and,
we appeal TO them 10 say, If they will see the
great author Of the AMERICAN SxsTEM--
the bencfactor Of American Manufactures, de-
nounced, and prostrated, without offering a
helping hand to sdstain him!
Tho third, is RICHARD RcsH, or Pennsyl-
vania, a statesman of distinguished talents and
virtues-.-a man who has enjoyed the confidence
of all parties, and rendered invaluable services
to his country. In tho year 1924, no was the
pride Of many Of The party who now oppose
him, but he consented TO accept OF an office
at the hands Of a man who is the son Of his
father, and a New-Englander by birth. and
no too must be denied the rights of citizenship,
and the privileges Of a freeman.
The fourth, is JAMES BARBOUR Of Virginia,
a gentleman distinguished in tho political an
nails Of tho country. During a larger period
Of his life, he has held a conspicuous place in
the concernments OF the republic, and until he
consented to become a member Of the present
cabinet, no man dared 10 question his integri-
rIty. But in compliance with the solicitations
of his countryn,en, and ia obedience to his own
sepse IF duty. he conse nted TO take charge Of
the War Department; to become a component
part Of Mr.. Adams cabinet, and Instantly the
cry Of corruption, Of bargain and intrigue was
xaisad AGAINST him. hx lha memhars of the fac