Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-07
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n avery eXceptionabie manner came over to the
:tepublican ranks 1 hive often been a,toniShcd
that any honest ieder ali OF the . Old School,
Ycould lend his support 10 Mr.. Adams elevation
Amongst all honorable and he n minded men. the
time OF adversely, is the period test mans gen
uine principles When | am i'll prosperity amt
buoyed along ny the current OF popular favor,
would not thank any man to join il with the crowd
to push me more rapidly along But, when In.
hour oil trial and adversely comes around; VIII, u nv
popularity Is declining, and the finger U! scu.n
pointed at me, anu amau should stand by me anu
use his best eXertons TO pluck up my drowning
fortune ny the iocks--l would call that man gen
uine q sincere friend-a man OF princple-Noi so
with Mr. Adams y his party! AT the time when they
most needed his services and the assistance of hi
weil-iniorined mind, he not only deserted them,
but he joined their enemies and like the living
parthian he threw his poisoned arrows at them IA
ne He'd w hat motive couiu induce d party, who
had been thus baseiy tiaduced by man who had
acted In concert with them-who had been let into
all their secret-movemenIs, and then BETRAYED
them, again, TO receive such man into their bo-
som, TO give him the itaternai hug! Can II be
fondness for little brief authority? Or could II be
the pledge made 10 Mr.. Webster? II the lat
ter they must have discovered that experience has
not made MIR. Adams honest; anu, although they
had him bound up In 50 black and white - that he
IS still untathiui; he cannot be trusted That par
~ VINO could trusta man after being thus treated
10y nm, are mt sub ects TO be hitch,d TO the car OF
some despot, or be made " hewers.oi wood anu
drawers oil water for some modern Pharaoh Or,
can IL pe that they possess some OF that tamen,
and serviiity OF the Editors OF The Nation! N. l.
igencer, who Spaniel nike have been wiipp. d and
driven into acquiescence and submission TO Mr.. A
cams anu his administrations Ii So what has he
come oil The hIgh-Innded and honorable spirits OF
the Hancocks, the Sam Adams, the Roger Sher-
mans, &c! Things were not ordered in the DAYS
OF former years. The spirits OF the ustriuus dead
rise up in Judgment against such a course of pro-
ceeding. They say 10 their desce ndants Shake
OH TINS deceitful this lreacherous character, vino
Proteus-ike, changes himself into whatever shape
ne pleases 10 suit his own selfish purposes
1t such DC the course dictated to ali honorable re
deraists OF the - Old School" to pursue what
ought 10 be the conduct OF the Republican party:
ihey nave been as basely treated the OPPOSITE
party. MIR. adams came over 10 YOU coniessing
the error of his ways. He pretended TO be sincere
IN his conversion. He came over denouncing tn.
party with whom he had been associated a. piotters
o! treason against the Countrywide proiesse. thr
most unbounded confidence ia vote great head
aad was willing to adopt Important measures OF his
administration without deliberatiun. You recciy-
cd him as true penitent, into your political iold
you led him upon the latest OF your Offices You
honored hm-you promoted him, and how has he
requited your kindness? SO soon as he has deceiv-
cd you SO far, as to be elevated ami fixed IN the
cnair oil your Chief MagiSrate he turns around &
aims his poisoned arrows at your dearest princi-
pies and your best interests After inducing YOU 10
suppose That he had adopted the principles and poll
cy oil the great patriarch Jeferson-ihat h, wa a
friend to State Rights, after having attaned that
Soai Tor which he had been running from the com
mencement OF his political career, he proves recre-
ant, and publishes in his first message principles,
aura fedtrdf, and which if pursued, will prove
dangerous to the liberties OF his favored Country
ibis leads me to the observation OF Mr.. Adams
conduct and acts since he was elevated TO the Pre-
sidentai chair; & here let me ask YOU to cause Tor
ihoment,& enquire il you have seen any hin. IN his
acts or 10 his sentiments eXit him in your aiiec,i-
ons! What cardinal measure has he recommended
"hich mas succeeded! He has lost TO our country
rll MILL 1,tI,
what was termed the Z" Colonial Trade" am not
suihoiently versed in the Commercial relations as
tney existed between the United States and the
D'iush Colonies, as to so into all the minutig OF
uat trade The documents already published TO
the world furnish sufficient data, upon which any
Iduohai mind can arrive at the conclusion that this
udue mas been lost TO us by MI. Adams niisnan
fSeihent or want nf Judgment. ii the former, ne !
siiewed disposition to favor the Northern in ex-
ciuson OF The Southern interest in this irade-lfl
ie latter, he Is not qualified TO preside over the
interests OF this Government. For, any man !
VINO would commit great a fdur pas az |
10 sacrifice such an interest this, is GER |
tainly deficient III good common sense. His ex-
cuse is, that he wished to settle this business nv |
negotiation instead OF iegistdtiOn-He wanted Il |
placed upon iirIner basis. This must have b, EN- |
an idea OF short duration, for, after seeing its un-
Teasonablencss, rather how unreasonable il ,vas
viewed by the British Government he authorized
DIR Gallatn to accede 10 the same terms which
that Government had proposed and which he had
rejected. But he was too late The British de-
cree had been pronounced and Mr.. Canning was
not disposed 10 be trHed with Let Mr. Adams
friends say, what they choose in his vndicaion a.
Oout tfns trade, there are convincing and damning
spFoos oil his policy in the prostration oil the inte-
rests oil The Southern merchants who had beer. be-
lore proftably engaged in this commerce, which
viii forever stick by him. It was an error which,
whether Intentional or not, was neXcusdbie in
man in his situation.
HE next iavofie scheme of his administration
turned out to be as complete an abortion as any
eyer khc" proposed by man having the reputl-
'lVn oI Wise statesman. He had been catftioned
against interfering with the internal concerns nj
otner governments. He had the advice Of our H.
lIStrlous " ashingten before him not ~ dsn,r,
from our neutral character, which could not have
Ueen more applicable TO any case tlan tho situ,
t'on In which we then stood ia relation to those
Governments, and how did he get over it, WIN
by saying, that if General Washington had have
ilved at the time OF these governments I e senG.
uments would have beep different Well, he had I
friends to provide for. His patronage was not /
sufficiently felt, and he sent his ministers-iut
they travelled all over Cie country, and unlortu
nalely could find no Congress! What misfortune,
That Mr. John q. Adams was deprived of having 4
tne impershable Laurel entwned around mis- brow.
~ regulating the religious opinions Of the South
i-s."eIlcdn Republics. | should ike TO have seen
!ns instructions upon this subject j prcsume he !,
% % DUBIOUS TO make the people UnitdriJns.
Ee"o~ -Citilens, is this the man whom You are !
70 ISleu upon to honor with your suiirages,
~ pesme over the destinies Of this great Republic3
-VTOid II hcaven forbid Il my countrymeni II
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