Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-02

G1 look on the Unhs Of thy f4tscts
Waere the wiie-s. ealing cyrics'es frowr,
hnd swear that when war. hurricane .a,her,,
fhou wilt not disgrace cir renowu!
That the yellow hsiTed Ross shoi moi sit On The throne
Which The 'ai9T aud m'sat 1t thy ancestors Won.
The church Of sanra Sophia tuilt by the Emperor
Js ..., N .he 9Th century
MIR ADAMS'S LETTERS,
Recently published ia the .Srlcn Ga=ctte.
bosroN, l7h Nov 1905
NY DEAR SIRs-Tour obging letter of the
Sin instant, with copy OF the Presidents mes
sage, has come to hand. / see with much con.
Germ, though without surprise, that the prosp.ct
OF obtaining any thing like justice from The great
helligeren power Of Euppe,s is no better dian il
was at The close of the last session.
The Alternative mentioned in your letter en!5ra-
ces all the varieties OF policy, between which -
choice can be made Among these, that Of de-
claring war,i prcsUnc,w.il have the fcwest adyo-
Gates. The wrongs we suffering from both
the sc0'Irse5 o! mankind are 80 similar that we
could scarseIy assume Foundation for Tie dcc!ara-
ton against one, which would not equally require
Al against the Other; and declaration against eli
thertwould place the country ia a more danger.
Gus situation, and the administration in a dccper
perPeXity TO get ai-ng, than can arise from the
present state OF things. War therefore
presume, we shall not Immediately have I'm
Ger the present slate oil a!iairs, to open our COM
,nercc with permission to arni, in defence olthe
exercise OF neutral trade, would be 5Dar i'm the re
suit, though II would be upon principle more eX-
ciusivey defensive than would BE- implied in de-
--IfUtdUg Dom ill puDlC aiIQ private T.
the system which, in my particular opinion, ought
10 have been adopted last winter Immediately ar.
ter the embargo laid But at the time
found very lew OF any party who thought with
me ana now me season Tor II IS past, even iii
was then eXpcdient. The circumstances Of The
present time render il much more qu siionahle TO
my mind than IT was then. The British Orders OF
council were not then sanctioned by parliament:
the Milan Decree, ana know not how many
othes, equally savage had not issued; the very de-
termination o! resistance then manifested might
have deferred from those eXtremtics Of Outrage.
--Arming now would he less e!Iicacious as a ,nca.
sure Tor preserving acc; would lead more inry-
tably to war, and would have less support from
the appreciation of the people. The real choice
thea seems 10 DC, between a continuance OF this
embargo, and It's removal with substitution of
total non-intercoursc with France and England
m Its stead For AZ 10 submission. ! will no:
disgrace the Congress OF this Union so much rs 10
suppose that this project will receive any counte-
nance from either branch of the legislative au
tnoriiy.
Between The cmbargo anil the non-iatercours,
9ystem, under my present state OF Information.
should strongly incline 20 the last II would In.
deed incur new hazard Of eventual war abroad
Int think il wonll remove the i7k cf war ar
home for the present. a:, aware tl,9t
IN reply to these Oh eryations therc are many
iorcibIc reasons, which may be alleged for PER
seyeiiDg precisely IN The stand which we have a.
ken. Legislative deiiberltion and mu.
tual communication Of IDEAS and Information b..
Liiure who concur IN the pursuit % tbr same end
will doubtless sired on the whole ssbi,ct iphi
by which you will az last most safely proceed
That 1t may ultimately secure our peace, inIe
pendence and Union / confidently hpoe and Ter
Venty pray.
am, with high esteem, &c your friend
JOHN q. ADAMS
utn.---, Washington.
BosToN 22l Dec 1925
M DEAR SIE,--It would certainly be NOR.
safe and prudent for me to initiate t!!at reserve.
which you notice marking the communication
Of some other friends at thr present crisis Thus
much | may say with perfect sincerity. The
path Of the nation is thickly besci with dnicul-
lies and dangers,-thc choice Of practicable irca.
sures is continCd TO evils, al Of such MAGNITUDE.
and terror that every man rot bound by the du-
Ties OF public trust TO contribute in advising The
expedients TO procure public relief w,i mos, ma.
turaly shrink from the uucrance OF an opinion
what ought TO be done. Like the liisImin On
board the ship, when called ~ aid in exiting. isl-
ing lhe fire, feels an irresistible tenDta lion TO
answer, 81 am but passenger Yet 30 long as
lie reflections Of my mind, or the observation |
have opportunity 90 make, acceptable t1 Won,
shall not withhold them. For iirtriith ills a
time in which the passenger must lend his hand
az much as any IS iIo crew, and in giving 10
you freely my thoughts. crude and uuiiga e,..i as
they arise, must add, t!I. yoI cau tcarceiv civ.
less confidence 20 tism than ihlyc in them my
self
have observed, rs far newspapers aud pam.
yhlcls have furui he'd opportunity thp course OF
dc!ibcralou both in your House ani in the Senate
fince de commencement Of The session. Though
j will not pretend 20 deny tIst have my Martial
tiles Of sentiment impeiing inc 70 concur with one
side and 70 diicr iroin trc o'li.f, have ANXIOUS
ly sought from tie arguments Of both, footing
upon which could thiul Do rls.ulc loi Use nation
- stand. Toy thrr wI,h ugtl elimination. which
perhaps could not well BE- avoided, bul which !
Iesfeued 10 see bccdus. : Uou1ht 30 would am.
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