Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-05
1,, . PROSPECTUS
or II H1SIORI OF TIE Observation-Disclosures
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

President IF The Uatfed SLntes Of .9,ne,;c,
IN VI INC uhe eta niy which dishgures the hsto-
- ~ oi TIE World might have been ayoided. had ne
events been more generally recorded az or near the nrid
OF Ue,' Occurrences. The prejudces often m
s VINO "e"t OF contemporary events may indeed throw
s"se"" on their hdelhy; but this suspicion, by ncn,
examination OF their statements subjects their .- -,
coteeuon and thus promotes the ascertainnent of rt
"' manu. when history, to the im putation of
yielding to the sympahies the present tim. uos,,,
her ONCE I'll she unmpa ssonsd ~ az
past age she imPairs her usefulness Ia the hope of
sn"s hei dignity: for during tie inter ~ sources
OF 'haton OF which the value important and tbs
Joss is Unbelievable, have vanished while offers
temporary criticism would have rejected As Talacious re-
n a'e e,'ed on opinions become insepa rabiy min
seu'with acis, floating msconce ption are embodied ard
truth often becomes the victim OF TRADITION
AT no era of the American Republic has il been mora
poftant than II is that narrative Of uub,c sv.n,s
SHOULD oe prepared under the full light of contemporary
observation. The Admnsrao OF r. esi,leu, Adams b
eu tn""gho" period Of popular excitement so gene
isihat IFS acts have been regarded rather a o;r,, "a,
attack and defence than as ihe npe tons OF great Re
public through its constituted organs; rather as events
eeuhs me character and fortunes of individuals au of
the community. To exhibit the transactions of this IN
efeS'ne epoch "a connected form, with care and
mpaHiaiy which may assist the future historian the
No'h no" announced, and III course oG ~ ia
he published IL will be composed from public d,cuur.,,
enemy Out other sources of viii also he
lie" To- which, though inferior in dignity afni important
OF the period proposed be com ted
The "Htst0Ty Of The .3dninIslraisOn 0( JOHN 0urN,y
ADAMS wih contain among its topics, the following:
L. preliminary view Of parties the United States
from the era ut the To that Of the
of JOHN QUIScY ADAMS to the Presidency
4 view OF his life nd public services anterior 10 his
Presidency. $50 ~ ~
An account Of the events ec,ea with his election
| to- the Presidency. "
. we" OF the genius, policy, and results ne he
administration, exhibiting Me operations of en- oh ~ L
principal Departments of the Executive GoveIp,ns, 80
me state Treasury, War, Navy, and General Posi- of
hoe' aud comprising the Legislative aud DIPLOMATS III
tory OF the United States during the I0,h aud eOt Con-
crosses. ~ WI
o. view oi the state IF the country at the Commence
ment Hnd al the termination Of his Presidency
An account Of the lives, services and characters nj
/ 'he Members of his Cabinet, &c.
= An Appendix of documentary aud other us,ra lions
Of the
TERMS.
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| ensuing autumn.
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