Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-17

elvocsie, ALLEGED that tao Constitution Of france
was better t;,un the system Of Er.is,is-
Sec0uSe-it secured religious toleratiou: Mr. Ad-
ans does not advert TO this superiority.
Because-it placed the power OF war and peace in
the legislature and not in the crown: Mr.
Adams defends the English system, giving
the power to make war or. peace to the King =
Becduse-it prohibited ministers, placemen and
pensioners from sitting in the legislature
hir Adams advocates the English system,
under which ministers and pensioners rule
the parliament.
Because-t prohibited the legislature from Great
ing monopolies, or passing game laws: Mr..
Adams defends the English system, and in
sists that IL is right TO reserve the power TO
make game laws
In the 7th letter of Publicola, Mr.. Adams adj
vocaes the absolute transfer by the people of all
their power, 10 the King, lords and commons; and
IN support OF this gross doctrine, advances the
most powerful argument, that could be urged
against IL; upon an alarm, says he the parliament
changed their duration from three to seven years
Ill they had not had the entire power in their
hands, and had not done this, mischief might have
ioi0wed 40 that, he advocates q power, which
would enable corrupt parliament. upon their
own assertion OF danger, to deprive the people of
their right to elect Just as long as
the pariianen mt may choose seventy years as well
as seven!
What further proofs necdfui, to show the real
principles o. MIR. Adams? is it wonderful that his
- - "S "NHh'S, ufcW tVWn upon MN, tOT-
rents OF censure. why did his coun,rymen in I7el
SO bitterly complain of the letters OF Publicola IL
tiey were not hostile 10 civil liberty. In those let
teis he declared that the British constitution had
long been the admiration OF the world! that he
hoped such an excellent system would not be abol-
sshed, merely because IL was not like deed, in
written io,n! Speaking of the American rev.
oiuon he said n vas the result of an unaccount-
able necessity and speaking Of the French rev
o'uton, he said, that people in America could not
decide, whether the condition OF the French was
such as 10 warrant III
surely comment Is not necessary. can any one
count what were the principles OF Mr. Adams in
i'"i-re asserted in lS22.-Ail the world knows
'he causes OF the American revolution-but Mr.
Aoauis asscribes II to an unaccountab,e necessity,
al the world knows, as Washington said, that the
french were an oppressed people, groaning under
an in,oierable depotism-but Mr.. Adams said il
was doubtful whether their revolution was JUS
tiiiable..
In an enquiry, like the present, concise
ness Is not to be expected: we aim to prove the
ah'i-rcpubicaR doctrine and tendencies OF Mr. J .
". Adams--that he is not +" an ilus,rous patriot
and that he ought not 10 receive the sutrages of
free people.
Respectfully, yours, &c.
JOSEPH MORRELL, VIM. J. DUANE,
WILLIAM DUNCAN, WIN. }. LEIPER
WILLIAM BOYD. CHARLES s COKE
HENRY TOLAND, THOS. M. PETIT.
JOHN WURTS,
Committee OF spondence for PhiiadeIoba an
pointed by the Republican Convention, assem-
bed at Harrisburg, Jan. 9Th, 1923
August 18th, 1928.