Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-05
PROSPECTUS
or Il HISTORY or III DEMONSTRATIONS OF
JOHN QUINC DAMS,
President IF he United States of .4uerna.

President IF He United Siutes of .4nerna.
UGH OF the uncertainty which dishgures the histo.
A'A iy oil ise World nigh, have been avoided, had il.
events oeen more generally recorded at or near the ueriod
OF their Occurrence. The prejudices often incidr mt ia " ri.
'e's VINO trest oi contemporary events may indeed throw
suspicion on their fidelity; bur this suspicion, by inci,inp
examination Of their statements, subjects their errors II
correction, aud thus promotes the ascsr rita inment of truth
onthe other handi when history, to escap pc the impufation OF
Welding 10 me sympathies OF the present time, postpoues
her office till she can seem the uninp assioned re viewer Of a
past age, she impalfs her Usefulness in the hope of AUG.
meniing her dignity: for during the inter val. MANY s,u,ts.
Of information, of which the value was important and ,bs
loss rs iTretTievable, have vanished, while Others, which rom
temporary criticism would have rejected as fal,acious ,..
main aud are relied on; opinions become inseparabIy min.
gIed WIN facts, floating misconce Ptions are embodied, and
truth often becomes the victim of tradition.
AtnoeTa Of the American Republic has IL been no,c I'M.
poftant thanIt now rs, that a narrative Of public events
should he prepared undrT the full light Of contemporary
observation. The AdministIsfIo of r. resident Adams ba.
existed throughout "A period OF popular excite me M en- pens.
raj, that its acts have been regarded rather as obi.cis of
atiack and defence, than as the operations of a great Re
public through IFS constituted organs; rather as events AZ.
lecting the character and fortunes Of individuals. ,,an ~,
The community. To exhibit the transactions of this in
.eresting epoch IN a connected form, and with a care aud
inpaftiality which may assist the future historian. the
work no" announced add in q course Of preparation viii
be published. II will be composed from public documen,.
enemy; out other sources OF information miII also he resor-
Tu lo' Whicn, ihough inferior In dignity. afford important
hIustfaiions OF The period proposed 10 he com ne mnrats ted.
The "4"toTy 0 lie Naturalization Of JOHN Qufs1x
Adams viii contain, among its topics, the following:
l. = preliminary view oi parties IN the United States
from the era oi the Confederation 10 that Of the accession
Of JOHN QUIScT ADAMS to the Pre- sidency.
z. a view ofhis life aud public services, ssteIic, 10 hi,
Presidency.
3. An account Of the events connected with h;..t.
to the Presidency.
:. y view OF The genius, policy, acts and results NJ n,
Administrations, exhibiting the operations Of each Of ,be
principal Departments of the Executive Govenme,,. vtz.
The State, Treasury, War, Navy, and Generai Pos, or
nee; and comprising The legislative aud Diplomatic Nil.
tory OF the United States during the I9lh aud 9Oth Con.
gresses.
d. a view ~ the state II the country ~ the conmsrre
'n,ni add ~ the termination NJ his Presidency.
D. An account Of the lives, services and ehararte,s of
the Members ~ his Cabinet, &c.
Z. An Appendix Of documentary aud Other illustrations,
Of the text.
TERMS.
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