Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-12
FOR YEE EvOT-yDEp

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DIPLOMACY Of the Present Administrator,
Mr.. Adams has done 20 many acts,-for each of
whcn ne deserves to be driven from th,. Presder,
hal Chair, thatif any writer to devote an Es.
say 10 each OF them IN regular train OF discussion
ne would make but little impre tIpon the rro,i
TIC catalogue before the day had arrived for eIact-
ing the President-The numbers of the Orr
rist" have exhausted the list of Constructive
Journies"-and Mr.. Adams must have considered
II "a high honor 10 be found in the Same con,,,n
ny with Cooke, Mckinney and j. H. PIcasantsf
BE my part 10 undertake, in some rapid stsfch.
es, MIR. Adams's professions 10 his most bo,s,o,,
CHARACTERISTIC as Statesmsn-of course. mean
his diplomatic skill. Whether he has moi sbo,,,.
more diplomacy at home than abroad-rnore skill
III treating with Clay with TTebster, and with the
Masons OF New York, than with foreign States II
is not my present purpose TO determine The Do
mes'ic View OF the subject may hereafter form a
subject Tor discussion. But my present business IL
with his Diplomatic achievements, with fore;rn
nations. 's"
Surely, Mr.. Adams ought to have full credit a..
the whole OF his diplomatic slilI-so far az II ta
actually produced goodly fruits. But before ac-
cordng him this great boor, is it not equally rgIt
that some incontestible evidence Of This djpiomatic
SKILL and its practical blessings" should he nro
duced! Surely il is Just, to require soma evi.
dence OF practical merit, before il is Proclaimed
and recorded. Where then is this evidence 90
be found, of the practica blessings'' of MI A.
dams diplomatic skill? The writer thinks ,no,,
close Inspection that this goodly diplomatic rec
Wilde found 70 resemble the tree of Parsdise-Its
fruit, fair 10 tho sigbtbtier 10 the taste {, doa,b
to all who shall eat thereof
The first fact to which the attention NJ tho ro,,
or is solicited, is the loss Of the f,rtisb W., III;
trade. The loss Of the British West Ind;, 49,
is plain matter of fact, unhenisbIe and ,,,;,, Z.
the prospect OF the loss OF great portion of Inc 80
naming British trade. Is this one of tho ooolf,,
fruits OF Mr. Adams's diplomatic skill, If CO. 10.
no' bitter TO the astr, and death to SO much Of on,
trade, and to all concerned in iH 1.-THE loss Of tiS,
whole British trade should follow, will II NOT he
hratb, TO more than one half Of our whole
"ade, and 70 our farmers and merchants dependaur
upon II. is ts one Of the practics bice<ro ~, ~
Mt. Adsms's diplomaticaI skill! and Of other Lin
dred measures Of his administration? LET ever,
lsrmer determine foi himself Each one de icr,,;,
ing right in his own case. must determine ricbf r,r
the whole. Have not these measures Isssorr'1 ~
price Of the produce Of his own land and Isbo. -
increased The price Of every article NECESSARILY o.
Pcnied in cultivation? Have they not reduced ,I,,
price Of Land itself 10 fourth OF lie ac,nsI -
lue in 1902 " so, il il possible that This gree,
loss can be compensated by any gain whatever "a
other occupaGons' Is not tho principle Of the wboi
system, as desPoic Ia is character ss that cIai,ne
oy The most despotic apocr3t upon Garth, Gan ,r,,
rescript be found by the most despo,ic au,ocr,, ~,
he most cruel Roman tyraat which ever ,r,.i,,y
e 80 great . mischief in 50 short fine, To 81;
'fr IAN r lder Of three n e'bs AZ In, ,,ai,,s -
'- arc! And hs not fAis =, cat mi.c,,ief L,..n
'ougAt ahout, in part by Mr. Adams diplom,,ic
,ki'E Has u no; been done 10 way Che most di.s