Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-31
PROSPECTUS
OF Il HISTORY or THE ADMINISTRATION or
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

President IF the United States of .lmerica
M UGH OF the uncertainty which dis6su,es the hsto-
LVA ~ OF the World might have been avoided, had it's
events been more generally recorded the pei
oil her occurrence The prejudees often iucde TO wr-
'eTs who treat of contemporary may throw
suspicion on their fidelity; but this suspicion by melting
examination Of their statements subjects their errors "a
CORRECTION aud thus promotes the nnent OF truth
On me other hand when history of
yielding To the sympathies Of the present tme pospoucs
her otce till she can seem the uumpa viewer of
past age she mpairs her usefulness in the hope of
menine her dignity: for duing the interval ma nv
OF io"s'i"n OF which the value important and the
loss have vanished while others which com
temporary criticism would have rejected alacious
mann an" are rced On; opinions become min
sed with facts floating pons re emboded nd
truth often becomes the victim q tradition.
Atm" era OF the American Republic has |, been more I'M
nttant than now is, that narrative OF public events
should be prepared under the full light Of
observations The Administration of President Adams has
l'xsed throughout period of popular gene
ran mat ITS acts have been regarded rather objects of
attack and defence, than operations of great Re
punc through ITS constituted organs; rather
ectng the character and OF indy duals than of
the community To exhibit the transa ctions Of this in
cres'ing epoch in connected orm nd with care and
'"iStiAhy which may assist the future historian, the
work now announced, nd in course of will
oe punished will be composed from public
chiefly but other sources Of information viii also he
ted to- which, though inferior in dignity, afford
illustrations of the period proposed TO be
the hiStory 9f The Standardization of JOHN QuIyt
ADAMS" will contain, among its topics. the following,
/. preliminary view Of parties in the United States
accession
OF JOHN QUINCY. ADAMS to the Presidency.
view fhis life and public services, anterior his
Presidency.
An account of tue events connected with his election
10 the Presidency.
d view ot the genius policy, and results of bs
administrators exhibiting the operations of each of the
principal Departments OF the Exc Government
The state Treasury, War; Navy, aud General Posi- or
nee; and comprising the Legislative aud Dipomatic His
tory ofthe United States during the 10Th aud so,
crosses. ~ ~
o. y view of the state If the M the Commence
meni and At the termination Of his Proficiency
o. An account Of the lives services and
1 the Members of his Cabinet &c
= An Appendix of documentary nd other illustrations
, OF the
TERMS
The work will be published by the subscriber during
ensuing autumn
IL will form volume of about FIVE bundled pages or
taY", and will be furnished Boards three dollars
copy.
As the number Of copies printed will be regulated bv
me probable demand persons desruus of ssiuv M
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