Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-12-03

From the Democratic Press

ofthe artificial influence Of office TO give cur
rency 10 his opinions, who expects not wheth-l
er Gen Jackson or his competitor succeeds at
the next election, any personal benefit, ven
lures to address you, and TO Sall in question
YOUR EXPOSITION" and its motives. IL
was shewr 10 me frs, by friend, who knew
that was familiar with The character OF Mr.
Adams, with areeuest .hatI would answer IT.
] mus, confessto you that my first impression
on reading il, was indignation, and the spext
disgust did not before believe that any OF
my couatryrlen, who are honored as you are,
by an important trust could openly, unhlasb Z
insly, and in the face OF day come before the
public, with such baseless accusations, such
gross receptions, such entire perversion OF
language, and such utter contempt OF that
people whom you attem2tto court, no less than
to deceive. From the recollection Of the con-
tents of your letter, from repeated pessuals
can hardly all to mind single paragraph,
which is fairly stated and in which you do not
pervert the sense; aud your witnesses are such
as would not be admitted TO testify even in the
Old Bailey, or Vice Admiralty Ceart.
Is the cause of your candidate in such irni-
ment hazard in Pennsy vania, that you must're-
sort TO such desperate attempts TO save 1t! viii
not truth and caDdorssase him? Are your on
Iy hopes based on deceivng, dipping, and mis-
leading -:he peoples Success which must thus
be gained by such means is notworih the pur-
suit Itsdrgradessthe indi, idual who seeks 1t
and debases the community.
cannot consent, in answer "a your "erpo-
sitioa;'' 10 spin out as YOU have done, eleven
pouierous columns, nor 70 notice all your irl-
yoIous charges. Your exposition" may fairly
be divided into two heads. First an attack on
the charac ter Of the late Jonn Adams, imputing
r ont
our National Constitution. and favoring a;is-
tocratic and moiarchical views. Secondly, on
his son John Quincy Adams, with sundry char
ges, prove that he apostarized from the federal
10 the republican party for sinister purposes.
We shall first shew that John Adams never
entertained such notions as you have imputed
to him, and that his son never acted with the
federal against the republican party, that he
never acted as partizan, but always as a re-
publican. We shall afterwards notice some Of
the minor misrepresentation Of this ex position
or manifesto.
Before enter on this task, however, cam
not withhold remark on the extraordinary
nature Of this "MAxIFEsro' of the Jackson par
". First, the general committee oil the party
concert the measure, and then to give it its full
effect, address their circular TO member oil
Congress, to give it the authority OF his name.
A paper, therefore, issued with such solemnity
must NECESSARILY be considered as embodying
all the substantial objections that this party
can raise against the president: if these are
shown TO be vnfounded, all objections must he
considered as removed. In an exposition
thus prepared, what mus, be the establishment
of the reader to find that in paper directly al
med at John Quincy Adams, of nine columns,
seuen are aimed against his f4ther, one against
the Cen,inel and scarcely ons against the di.
rect object Of the attack. And do you, sir, and
The Jackson party then confess that Mr. Q.
Adams character, is SO immaculate that you
must attack him who In bimselfis invulnera-
BILE, through others. Do the violent oppcsers
Of hereditary rights, contend that the son
should be Judged by. the father. That hrs vir-
tues may not be imputed to him, but that his
dement's should be laid at the door Of his off
spring. Are they aware what high eucomi-
UNI they thus pass On John Quincy Adams that
they must go to past generation TO lind auSht
TO bring against bin.
Your 6l ST attack which shall notice, is
that of the late John Adams. That ] may not
misrepresent you viii give your own words,
"MN Adams the elder, was amongst the mo,
narcbical parry, he had labored with great and
pcrsevering industry TO establish independence,
aud in the DAWN of that indepe adence with no
less zeal and ability 10 inculcate monarchicai
principles. For that purpose he had written
several volumes Of labored papers, sometimes
insidiously disguised occasionally open and
nnequivocal" Such sir, is your charge
against John Adams, which, through columns
OF misrepresentation and disingenious quota
lions. YOU have endsayored toestabiish. AS Mr..
Jefferson is probably as high authority in Penn
sylsania as yourself, will call your attention
&, ST to what he Says Of the man whom you
Charge ''witA insiduous disguise'
"Gentlemen, (says Mr.. JeAerson,) you do no,
know that man: there is not upon this earth
more perfecly honest man than John Adams
Csnesais.saf IS no par, Of his character; of that
he is utterly incapable. 1t is not in his nature
TO mediate any thing tina, he would not pnohsA
10 the uorld." Again he says, edo no. found your
opinions, on the notion, that there IS Inc smaH
est niece of dishonesty, moral or coLITIcAL IN TIE
character of John Adams; for know HIM 're1
Nd repeat it, that man more perfectly honest