Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-20
"The Hon. n. CLAY"
From the National InteiHgencer.

MEssRs EpIroRs:-l nav. JUS, read an ex-
tract IN your uaper of he I,h inst. from an
address of the friends of Grntral Jackson IN
NV Hampshire, ir which ;he writer's OF II say
tha, "upon close re lew Of nj (John Adams S,
writings aud life. we are con,trainrd 10 >ay
"that he neuer ,Das friend Of hcpnbhcan
Government" The New Hampshire 'indica'
ION has satisfactorily exposed the shamelrs SIS
rsl.i,y of rhis assertion. Did | consider only
the fame Of JOHN Adams, and the cause ofthose
who could bring themselves tn SANDER and be-
lie the dead (and those the Pa'riots OF the Re
volu,ion) for the purpose OF lrjd,ing the able
and v,r,uous Chrf Msjislra'e Of he country
| would he The las 20 stoop TO rrpel charges,
the malignity Of which Is eQualed only by heir
fslsehn"d, aud bv the atrocity ot heir motive
and character But, gentlemen, nothingls more
grateful than sa ass u8itax,s H. iosishr patriot,
+of'76.
In sending oyu the following contemporary
evidence of the republic ar character OF the opi
Mons Of John ADAMS, l I'm induiging he grate>
fufpropr nsity TO houor he fathers Of that pc
rio5ea propensity which, trus', is YET. in spite
Of he writer's Of the New Hampshire address,
the prev alent AID inde,rructlble virtue Of the
citz"ns The u Sra,rs.
You will obige friend and fellow citizen,
by republ'shing III your paper, letter oI Rich
ard Henry l., to John Adams, written Oct,
l779 co"cratulaung the latter on hi. ,afe re-
turn from Europe 10 this country NJ one
who is al all cquanred with the character and
wr tings Of Richard Henry Lee, has failed 10 re.
mark, thai ht w. Republican in he stricte,
or the broades' meaning Of the term. Indeed.
il IS apparent that his political principles uer,
as Dcmocra,ic as is consistent with he l-as,
n, l,.r al, IN II. 4
rniig tened commuui'y No man Of his dav
held in stronger abhorrencr rhsn he did, the
slighes, iendency towards risto cracy or anv
other principle, adverse to the ireest systems Of
popular Government No doubtful Wing or
Republican ever had his confidence. lie act.
cd long i"timately, in secret eoun s, and in the
"Od Congr, SIS" with I'm Adams. Blu, am
not dishonoring and degrading tne names of
those i'Iustriuus men, by offse,ting, with their
virtues and Republic ansm tn, Islander rs Of The
admirers and followers f Military Drspo,?
Inc motive OF dong th, has been expressed
he act will b. partionrd
.Hn 0dmfrer 0ffhe Patriots of76.
Letshurg, W. Oc,. IA
Letter from Richord Henry Lee, to Jain
.AdQms
Chanliily, Oct 9TH, l779
MY LEAR DIR: congratulate YOU, most sim
erely, on your SAFE arrival and your return to
our family and Country. nope you find the
ormer in good health; ihe latter, lam yerv
IRE, ,DiL, ut all times be benefited bu The
assistance o ESQ a6iea citi=en;and the mare
0, especially at this time, when the most i'm.
ortani Of all sublunary things is under consid-
ration, he establishment of Government. In,
ependen,ly 0! the general principle OF philan.
'ropy, feel myself interes led in the establish.
lent OF wise and free Republican Govern :
lent in Massachusetts.
/, is not long since I received your favor of ,
ebruary 18Th, from Paris. So far as imme. $
ate personal ease and happiness are the OBJ f
cts, /, is beyond doub, that the life of c
'ivate ci'lzrn is more desirable than anv pub. Il
character whatever, and especially such a, f.
try us FROM home. Bu', my friend, we mus, e
nsider, that individual happiness flows from 4
e general felicity; and tina: the seruri,y of,hr n
hole is tn. safety OF particulars What must d
come OF the cause and charactt, OF our conn. O
:, II her councils, II home ard abroad. are 10 u
filled and conducted b' half tories, ambitious q
arie sous. and wicked men! r.
These considerations induce me 10 wish that 2,