Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-03


p,tent sincerity. Alternately lederal.s, and re-
publican, oae or other os these parties gained the
bscendancy Mr. Adams finally abandoned both,
a0d disgusting his tue motives under the nam. OF
patriotism, sought to oberste all reniains.o Of party
distinction, by which his tersiverss alton could b.
traced. Il is remarkable, that from the commence
meni of his career public man, Mr.. Adams las
never been elected 10 otIce 10y the people, though
he was frequently candidate for popular uiTrsse
We sllude 10 this fact explanatory OF the disre
gard which he bias n-niiesied for the will OF the
people, IS source G" pc" err. and as importing obi
cations Of obedience their representatives .
disregl which he has rolemnly ayowed and Off
cialiy promulgated to iLs world, IN hrs communal
cations TO Congress. No man who understood snd
correctly appreciated The spirit OF our republican
Institutions, "oHII have proclaimed !. ON the chief
executive Office OF a free government, he re-
preseLiatives OF free aud SOY eregn people, that
hey should not be psS.ed by The Will Of their
! Constituents
! MIR. Adams seems in early life to have succeeded
1 to The emoluLnent and ponp OF Office, as drec
pai'inohaI inheritance aGd 10 have continued ever
since 10 enjoy the exalted and lucrative honors OF
ninisieiisl =tstiOn lie has made but one appeal TO
the people ot the Uniied States and that appeal
was unsuccessful. Sustained by long course oil
diplomatic seryics before the immediate eyes OF his
country welding all the patronage OF the FIRST of.
nee Ia the American Csbi.e, his pry a,e advan-
ELECTROMAGNETIC too, by - the hDe of safe pre-
cedenis," aiT. Adsns received only ST. electoral
votes for the Presidency, while Gene.ai Jack-on,.
without patronage official influence, obtained 90
Notwithstanding this plain Indication OF popular
sentiment against him, Mr. Aliens became The
tfselien', ~ despite OF tie people. We Cannot az,
Fef' 10 TINS PERIOD without rrgrettng that has &c
CURED, to cas- at ieas, daIk s poI,enous shade OF
suspicion over the rage OF our Esiory which shall
record 1t. W hen we call 1t SUSPECT N, we give TO
circumstances of the strongest prvbabi.ity Their
miide-t sppela --ciIcuns' ances devotional in
He o'idsi oI The most potent motives and the best
opportunities OF concealment When the election
uevoiVet ON the House OF Representatives, there
we're three pers' rs from whom choice was 10 be
made ten. Jackson, Mr.. Adams and Mr. Craw-
tofd This choice resulted in favor of MIR Adams
the second candidate on the electoral list he was
elected by Onion of his FRIENDS with Mr. Clay and
MS H!ends Mr. Clay had been himself a conspic |
uous candidate for the Presidency and il 80
known that be possessed much personal ipnje,ce
o. er that portion of the western ,,leeation in Gu,
Sress, who wste favorable to his election When
II was known that Mr.. Clay would not b. returned
oy me electoral colleges and that the ele con ,yod
certainty deVoIVe GU Congress, it became matter
anxious surmse throughout the United States int n
what scale his Influence would be thrown NJ |
Gays own friends were not free from this general
anxiety. The legislature of Kentucky from which
state MI Z. was then delegate in Congress. man
esteu 'HeE soAcilude on this subject, by adopting
resolutions, ia which it was unega!rocally d..l,rI
that AIT Clay having failed to be returned IN Co.
gtess as one OF TIE Candidates for the Presidency
GENERAL jackson should receive the vote of Tia,
90 e AhiS was direct and authentic enJiucation
o' the sentiments OF kentucky at that time which
constituted an obligation on all who nrof.s.ad .
".' clay nd, 10 rec gaise in the viii of his CON
sHtuents, paramount rule Of conduct Bar ,b.rs
ere other circumstances which had become no,o
rious to The public, and wich LEFT little room m
douot as to Ny. Clay's course, should he be 1eoni,
81 W Choose between MIR. Adams and any other of
!he Candidates Tor the Presidency Mr. q mad W
unfairly singled OUT Mr.. Adams during The inns
canvass as the object of nvectiVe and specifie ac
eusa"oh' p'ei6ins himself in the neYspspers thai
az proper season, he would make good his accusa-
'!o" ny proof when we reco!leci the na,ute of l.
inis chai &c the occasion the distinguished ind,
EluuAIs' oy and against whom il wa nlsde- ,de 49,
peri'y End rancoTous hostility which il n,o,I,ol
between Mr.. Clay aud Nj Adams. and ,Lc;r 80
sPec'iYe adherents- when we recolleci that bv ,ro
',ouHc'ns Mr. Adams unworthy of public conf
dshce, In consequence of particular farts M
Clay had already made his selection bet,,,esn b -
VeIaI candidates, our surprise and our ssncions arc
surely warranted, when we behold reconciliation |
between MI G. and MIR. A. as sudden AS il i. I'M
accountable and when the fruits OF that recoueilia
nm "eie, 'he election OF Mr.. Adams by MT. Clay
ana MI CIays immediate appointment TO the 6,.,
place In MIR. As Cabinet What had occurrsJ -
produce this changef Why did Mr.. CLAW fors,o
his political objections his private ms p,,blc sni
mostly against Mr. Adams, and prefer him TO The |
man VINO hsd received the largest electoral vote l.
dec 4ra1I
desi! ed her delegation to vote? There is some,bn
here that smells OF treachery- there il ro,tenna
denmark or Mo Clay would not 80 st,argsIr
nave become al once the benefsctor and The js,o,
oil the man whom he and his friends had so scan,Iv
denounced. N-i''
But our objections TO Mr.. Adams are ROT conf, d
ed TO the manner by which be ACQUIRED olT,.s
'peJ apply chiefly 10 the spirit IN which ne has adj
minis'eEed H. Conscious that he owed not bi clio.
"a'ion TO the people. he has persisted in the eysr
else oil powers which the people never conferred.
regardless OF The constitution by which his auiLor
" vas created and his duty prescribed he has nur-
s"eu an eN"SVssAnt and reckless policy, inconsis
teni alike with the purity, the sImplici,y AID ,b
safety OF our free institutions lie has clsi1e1 Ls Us
right to originate embassies, without the concn,-
renee oil the Senate, al time when there COLL ~.
no occasion Tor him TO threaten its exerrtse - :;
ione OF osientatious defiance. He has pr, ba,.ai
II ne mas not desiTo) Ell, our Commercial reia,io,-
WI'h England and her colonies, 10y prest,u,,,,o,
anu VAIN eHort Al experimental diplomacy He bs.
sought 10 involve our destines iD the vet upcertai
issue OF South American politics. and we o,,s !,
40 fortunate accidents, than 10 the wisdom, ar
prudence oil MS administration, that an extensive
farce, instead OF fatal tragedy, has ensued. He
mas threatened 10 carry intestine " ar into the bo
som OF a confedeTaled soyereignfv of a.. -
upon question Of iiaated right. then in 80
adJudicS'Ion before the civil forum which the ,
siiuiion bad set apari for lis decision liz has in
creased the patronage end expenditure of rovern.
ments TO an unprecedented degree while it, 1evs,
Il diminished by the operation OF causes 10 which
MS administration has given a decided ssrc,,,,. 4
That patronage has been employ ed Tor The uo,v,;tt
purpose OF cohciiia'ing friends aTd snno,ino enc
mics. lie IS the advocate Of a pfohiLitofv ,,ig :
when must exclude ali foreign competition II,