Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-06


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From the Democratic Press
PRESIDENTIAL ELEcTlON-No. ~.
In Massachusetts The Legislature have uni
formly two sessions annually, short session IN
May when the government is organized, and a
business session IL January. Al the May session
there but single measure which had any
bearing on party politics. republican justice
of the peace had been iInpeached and removed
from office, and by the sentence oil The senate
disqualif' id from holding any Office in future
His Case was considered very hard one and
had been stignati,ed as an act OF political IN
tolerance and persecution. \ bill was introdue-
I'd TO relieve him from his disability TO hold
office. 1t was Supported by every republican
member Of N. senate Mr.. Adams also sup
ported It and Two or three of his intimate fede-
raj friends voting with him, the bill passed the
senate but was rejected in the house. We have
NOW traced MIR. Adams for the first year after
his return, and find him uniformly acting a
canuIuares rnr council, and advocating their
relief from disabilities harshly imposed We
shall now view him al the January session, 1903,
still acting the same part AT this session The
governors message was committed 10 Mr.. Ad-
ans, the Hon. Al on Hill, now postmaster at
Boston, and Judge udor a federalist AS the
answer is quite brief we will quote it entire:
" MAY il please your Excellency,
at Is with the most grateful sensations, that
the senate hasten 10 reciprocate your Excellen-
cy's sentiments on the peaceful and prosperous
situation # this Commonwealth, and in finding
themselves enabled TO discharge their ordinary
legislative duties, wi,hou, any public cmbarras-
men,s, fiscal necessities or con,ravened inter-
es,s. TO divert their attention from the provisions
NECESSARILY promotive Of The individual and ge-
neraiShappiness Of our constituents.
"The late European war has brought into the
most extensive operation the natural products
of our country, and experimentally taught us
the sacred result OF industry and good husband
ry, in the advancement OF commerce, the vast In
crease of provisions. and with them those COM
forts that unite 10 render US fourlshing people.
"Ifin government free as own, the lber-
ties Of the press, and very frequent election
eering contests, tend TO provoke party raneor,
and keep the public pulse in a feb:ir state, we.
can only regret them as the drawbacks of free
dom, neee ssaiiy attendant on unc confined discus
sion, and Of d nature which more extended
experience and more improved state OF socie-
ty. we hope will correct.
"The papers referred TO, in your Excellency's
commune alton, shall meet with all the attention
which their circumstances require. And We
trust, thai spiri, Of candor will so pervade the
diff rent branches of the Legislature, during
tn. whole of the session, as TO promote the real
interests Of that community, who have contd-
ed to US M sacred rus, of guarding their
rights and extending The general prosperity.
We ask II there is Ssentment in this address
adverse to republicans or republican principles?
/, is we'll understood that the control Of the
ruonisd institutions was of the strongest
instruments of maintaining the ascendency of
the federal party in Massachusetts,. At this
session OF the legislature the federal friends Of
Nh. Adams in Boston, presented petition for
the second bank incorporated in that city. In
order to ensure Mr.. Adams support to this pc
tition, all attemp, was made through the inter-
venlion Of brokers TO interest bin therein-one
called upon him with prefer OF as many shares
as he might wish; on his declining, second
called, with all offer Of ten per cent on any stock
he might take in ,hs institution, and soon after
a new proffrr of stock was made TO him. But
he declined alike the purchase and the sale, and
came out the next day with speech against
the passage Of the bill. When he found that
he could not proven, the bill from becoming
law, he moved an additional section, by which
the suhsc ription to The stock should be open to
all the citizens Of the Commonwealth, as was
afterwards practised in the case of the United
States Bank His amendment however failed,
and his name stands recorded amongst the nays
on the passage Of that bill
At the same session an address passed both