Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-28

en- bV Spain 10 the United States, in the treaty
! concluded between them on the 22d day OF F.
e, hruary. 1900, for that part Of Louisian,, lyi z
I west of the Sabine, was inadequate, and thai il
I would be neNprdient 10 make transfer thereof
; TO any iore;gnTower, or 10 renew the Aforesaid
! treaty"
II! These resolutions spoke language not &c be
! misunderstood: they show the conviction OF Mr.
/, Clay in 1920. that Mr.. Adams was either incom-
/ peteut or uu.ai,hiul; the debates, the subject
set all doubts Ut rest MIR. Clay charged MIR. Adj
dams with subserviency 10 foreign policy,n regard
, 20 Spain and her late colonies and said that sin
gle expression OF Lord Cosilcreagh had guided the
course Of the United States: am quite refreshed,
, SAID Mr. Clay, ~ reading paper from the pen
q; Count NessClroje; g AFTER persuing those Che
was sorry TO say 1t, he wish ed there was veil
thick and broad enough 10 conceal them iorever)
which ihis Che Spanish treaty negotiated by Mr..
Adams( had produced on the part Of the govern
. meni;" The valuable territory, however, was
. given up--whe,hCr owing To Mr. Adams iniidel-
{ iy or incompe.ercy, we leave the friends OF Mr..
Adams and Mr. Clay to secide; that the terrific
, ry was lost by one OF the otiier,is n.'sputihic
Pursuing orr inquiry beyOrd the period OF Mr..
Ad1mg's election, we sec The same inCOmpetcncy
or indifference as 60 relations with England.
nc Colonial trade had been the topic of Discus
sion Tor many years-if it had not been considered
important 10 the United States this would not have
been the case. The British ministry. departing
from their usual policy, oIered TO relax THEN CO.
lonal system in favor of tue United States, not
L
spirit OF i;beraiy, leading TO greater results
Che offer was, however, SO grossly neglected an;l
the excuses for the neglect see contradictory,
that the British ministry withdrew the overture,
and Mr.. Canning explained the act in a rebuke,
, highly incuipaling The government OF the United
states IL Is extremely probable, that attention 10
cleciIonecipg, proiuced neglect of public duty in
; this casc-rom july 1924. 10 June 1876 there
was 4 neglect either 70 renew negotiations at
w dshngon, or 20 send the necessary instructions
to England.
-. With regard to the measures Of the ad-
inilnslration. What new principle, or measure,
has Me Adams ever proposed, TO promote the i'm
'crests oi agriculture, trade or manufactures,
hat has he done 10 dev eopc the resources OF the
I country from ITS soil, mines, woods fisheries?
! Has lac suggested any new source of revenue, or
| any improvement IN any that eXiSts' In tn en-
| tire organization OF the existing system, are not
! things exactly as they were planned and lee; by
| his predecessors? What absurdity, then 20
claim merit for the administration from any cx-
isinG prosperity boast OF the fly the char
lot wheel, that is agency producet. the notion is
! not more ridiculous.
TO person Of candor can have regarded passing
events with any sort OF care, without being Gu
tireiy satisfied that the great Interests Of the ma
ton have been merged in the anxiety of TIE men
TIA power TO keep 1t, i. at all practicab!e-the com
m'tee oiretrcuchircnt made dcve!opeinentsy hich
I IN any individual case, would have stripped any
man Of the confidence Of his cmpoycrs-iie three
cases 81 Mir John y, King, AII. J II. Peasants,
and Mr.. Cook, member OF Congress from Illinois
are sufficient To explain this fully:
/ !. .|iT. J0hss "a. King. The act of Congress
OF May |, 1910. (section ?, page 300, of vol. 4,
laws u. s. expressly declares, that no compen-
sation shall be allowed 10 any charge deS 0frires
who shall not have been appointed by the Presi
dent oil the United States, by & with ihe advice &
consent OF the Senate, by the President during
! a recess, and afterwards approved by Senate No
! che has ever pretended that Mr.. John A. King
was embraced in either of these cases. yet Mr.. A
dams directed S5l58 ID 10 be paid to INN Tor 62
days pretended services and IT vas paid 10 hn in
open violation o! law.
2 M. j. III. Peasants, an administration
editor, received $40 dollars the bearer of Ges
patches from the United States to Buenos Ayres,
although he has himself confessed thar he never
went to Buenos AyreS; that lie gave the despatch
es TO the captain OF vesse! bound thcre and that
instead OF executing the duty for which he was
paid, he made pleasant tour in England
/ 8 M. C00& gave the vote of Illinois to Mr..
Adams, contrary To the will OF his constituents; his
constituents dismissed him; the administration then
gave him secret agency 10 Cuba, at 4 conpen =
sation OF $500 dollars, of which he received 1900
he was in bad health, did not understand the
4 Span!Sh language-was but lew weeks At the
Havana-irom whence he returned. without Ell
feeling any object whichever! in this case for the
first time since the formation Of the government
the Executive refused 10 disclose 10 Congress the
object o! miss:Jn-the constitution impcratively
GiIectS the President TO give information to Con-
+ fused, without any Preence. that the public in-
teTest demanded conccalment.
i " hen such abuses Is these are con5idcfed il is
not surprising, that the contingent expenses OF
The executive department, in I325-G-7 under Nj.
! Adams, exceed the like expenses under Mr. Mon
roe, III lS22-3t, in the sum of 3O6, 5G6 dollars,
I Ne have not ventEred to present our ma
ked opinions, IN relation TO services and measures
bat to refer to the absence OF proof: Il i wei!
known, that NJ Jefferson set very different es-
innate upon the qualifications Of Mr. Adams. from
that fixed by his friends: MIR Jefferson consider
. Cd Mr Adams merely fine teles {etncs scholar.
Dut that, it he was called on for tie exercise OF
! his Judgment, it was cross and Pile chance
whether nc was right or wrong: This opinion ac-
cords 50 remarkably with those Of Gov. Giles a
gentlemen long conversant with public affairs anu
/ men, mat we close our letter with az extract
from his address o! the 18th Of February last
/ " believe Gays Gov. Gilesl t!iat Mr. Adams
does not possess Che necessary useful practical IA.
tents, for administering any government whaie.
yer, aud thai Cen. Jackson talents for that object
are lncomParobiy greater than MIR. hdans's,
Whilst avn willing 10 admit, that Mr.. Adams may
be,.nore than Gen. Jackson, the poet b0rR and
more the scholgr mdG,; believe Sir adams not TO
be wise man, that be possesses Try few of tie a.
tributes Of wisdom Imust stick 70 my definition
Of terms ! believe MIR. ADAMS IL rot ,yjsc in
conduct--noi wise in actions. believe nc il no.
blessed VIII the happy talent Of choosing the best
measures nor the best means Of carrying his cio-
sen measures into effect. To be In fashion r9ri;-
culaiiy with 'he "Anu-Jlckson Conventional
must coin VOID 10 convey inv ideas Of Mr.. nd
: ans IN tins respect J believe Mr. Adams 10 bc
d an anil-"ise man. The whole history OF his lie
VIII prove the correctness OF these cCnvirUOpe
/ bus wiispeciy few cases only. ia dcEostrafigp
lis Ictlcr iote committee, before quoted, ground
/ ed, Think upon isllacous Misrepresentation. ex-
tending even to point Of ncredibiiity. Ills va
ilOus efforts IN various papers but p3ricul.yiy ia