Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-03
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70 t.e ,ifiserS Of the l.. States.
In my last address promised to draw Your at
tention TO the political character of Mr. Adams 6 20
ms acts since he was elected President, TO she~
you that he never ought 10 have been elevated 10
| the high station which he occupies in our Gov nj,
lie was brought up under the tuition Of a father
who was certainly possessed of strong arstocra,ic
II not oil nionarchcai, principles. An attentive PEE
rusal oil his Defence OF the American Consti;u
| ton will satisfy any candid that the elder A.
| dams was not republican at heart and that none
vi the principles of democracy ever inhabited hi
I bosom The man who could speak OF inequality
~ 6Tfh! The children OF Wusfrious families
| having peculiar advantages! The distinctions of
poor and rich as being necessary iu the u States
nobility must and will exist, Sc. must have ba!
squirting at hereditary Government. These are
4 probably NOT the most Objectionable sentiments
contained in that work. But, these are sufficient
y Objectionable with all republicans OF the Jetfer-
-on school. 1t wasAin,!er the auspices OF such
ather, That MIR. Adams was instructed in his poiti
Cal OPT MONS; and we all know the powerful inllu-
| ence which such distinguished man as the elder
Adams could exercise over his There have
been strong circumstances combining with the
precepts and example OF the father to rivet upon
the mind OF John = Adams principles and opinions
| adverse TO popular governments He received
foreign education, and was at u very early period
| introduced into the splendor of European Courts
where he has continued for the greater part Of his
| lie, anu has been captivated with the trappings
and spiendor oil royalty. The first exposition OF liz
fPoiiticai feelings and opinions contained i'm
series oi essays over the signature of 'Pub!iroa"
IN which he enlisted with much zeal against the
republican cause in France, by controver,ing the
| doctrines ct Paine's {" Rights OF Man." which ad-
vanced that cause than all the political wri.
| lungs oil that age. They were written" says
distinguished member o.! Congress, g in defence
OF royalty against the doctrines of the Rights of
Man These papers breathe in almost every line
disguised hostility torepublican principles and the
same devotion to monarchy which is found in the
writings OF his father, and also the luminosity
ntat At ltes l.,.t t..
Alter entering into public life, the same obnox
ious traits characterized his His first en-
Pl0gnfenf was foreign mission TO Prussia where
nc wrote his Slesidn letters, of which. the Eiiu.
Dur5ti Review thus speaks hlr Adams has many
recoIlections OF his native country but his feelings
about 1t mere resemble the loyal acguiescence of a
sup. CT, Than the personal interest and ardor of
,epublican" After his return from Prussia he was
| taken by the hand by the iedersliss of New Eng
land and adopted as the leader of their party In
lSO3 he was elected 10 the Senate of ih,, u States
by bare majority over the republican candidate
u Shinner( Nh. Pickering elected as his
associate, and they both acted together with har-
mony for several years, their votes indicating in
variably decided opposition to Mr.. Jetierson's Ad
| mnstra;ion. Mr.. Adams opposed the introduction
OF louisiana into the Union. He voted against
| paying the militia who had been ordered out by
law to receive possession of Tie country and in all
nj, votes concerning the organization OF the terri
torial government he manifested his monarcbicai
principles He continued in the rank of the Pick.
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I'll The period of 1907. In the spring of that wear
even, he presided at Federal caucus which nom
mated Caleb Strong for Governor, and CHRISTOPHER
Tore and II. G. Otis as Senators of Massachusetts,
| "a the Session OF 1878 he made. his Grand
| movement upon the Republican party. hone and
trust that the writings OF Mr.. Jefferson which are
| about TO be published to the world, w.:l give us
some clue to this grand political tergivcrsation
this complete somerset in Mr. Adams's political O.
| pinions. have always maintained tina, the mo
| lives which influenced him on this memorable oc-
casion were unsOund-rotten AT the core--that he
| saw his own party rapidly sinking, and he souyht
/ Tor refuge IN tlic republican ranks TO enhance hi,
prospects Tor scf-oggr andizereni 1 am sure tina,
hir. Jefferson always viewed him with Jealous
and suspicious eye. II received him into The Re-
publican ranks with the motive WHICH would
influence Juticious commander OF an army ts re-
ceive spy TO conduct him into the secrets of his
enemies, but with determination ALWAYS 10 keen
a close watch upon him, and never trust him too
| Tar from the camp. Hence we fin,l that Mr. JEFF
ierson never trusted hiIn with any important alb
pointment.-ihe circumstances under which lie
came over 10 our party were too suspicious. The
charge against bis own party of d reasonable
nature, and he never, that we have been informed
produced any evidence to substaptiate that charge
g that the Federalists of New England were plot.
ling with the government of Canada a trea sonabIe
secession from the Union" The manner in which
he gave in his adhesion 10 Mr.. Jefferson's admins
ration was also very Objectionable He manifested
oil the zeal and enthusiasm Of young convert to
some new doctrine. Such was his unbounded con-
hdence IN the PRESIDENT, that he willing 10 act
upon his recommendation without, deberaton -
ihis was the man who but few months before
mad been acting in concert with the Picker;nos
the Caleb Strongs the Daggets, the Griswolas and
ois's oil New EDgiand and who had vilified and
abused MIR. Jefferson, "the Islam Of Democracy
This was tue same John Q. Adams who had all his
HE been advocating principles hostile 10 popular
government Reader. can you believe he was
sincere IN ilis conversion Do you not believe he
was acung the hyPocrie TO steal march upon the
Republican party!
MS ieihi OF his seems also 10 have been under
stood by the Federal party, although he abus.
ca mem In such gross terms as 20 say that he
once believed them TO be patriotic, but co,lid no
longer act IN concert with them" Yet Josiah
quincy when ie heard OF his election in 1925. re-
marked, those who fell with the first Adams have
risen with the second" He understood the game
which q. Adams had been playing. He knew
hc had been acting the hypocrile, and after he had
succeeded in io-ting himself into the President al
Char, that he would resume his old monai chic Al
principles. bui IL appears that some OF the party
oid not understand him as well as MIR. Quincy tor
W bster & Co. would not trust hiia without a |
written pledge 10 provide for the Federal party
me inanner ia which lac succeeded in obtain
ing his election is we'll known 10 YOU all for il
mas been the theme OF conversation AT every city
Town, village, hamlet and place OF public meeting
throughout Tire u. States for the last three wears
IL is case, however which does not admit OF 10
sitve proof, which, therefore, leaves room for much
to he said OIL both sides. There is enough howe.
YER disclosed to satisfy my mind that all was not
IiShi-th9t corruption has found It's way into our
national councils.
Such, my fellow citizens, are some CIV OF n,e
outlines OF the political character Of the man whom
you are again called 10 elevate for another four
years 10 the Presidential cliaf--to sanction y vour
votes the dangerous example which was conincuc-
ehby ms last election, and the obnoxious and ultra