Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-12
PROSPECTUS
OF "A HISTORY or THE .4D4fLNLS1R47 YOV or
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,

president of he United States of .3,ne,ica
M UGH OF the uncertainty which ds6rur.s the histo.
LA ~ OF the World might have been avoded had it's
events been moe generally recorded the ne nd
OF heu occurrence" The ejunces often ncdeu, TO wal
es "n" "eat "i contemporary events may Indeed throw
suspicion on he fidelity; but Tins suspicion, by inetn,
examination Of their statements, subjects their errors To
c"'Tecuon ana thus promotes the aSccrtannont uth
other hand when history the imu,aion Of
yielding To the sympahies OF present time posone,
her oicc I'LL she the umnipa viewer of
pas, she npeirs her useulncs. in the hope of
mounting her dignity: for during the interval, many source
"t nio'maton OF which the value and the
loss have nshed, while others which
Temporary criticism would have rejected silacious
main an" are relied on opinions become imseparaby mn
ged with facts, floating rious Embodied aud
! truth often becomes the victim OF tradition.
Al nnera Of the American Republic has been more inn
potsnt than IL now is that Of public events
should he prepared under the ull light of contemporary
observation. The of Adams has
existed throughout period of popular exceeu
a bat its acts have been regarded rather rs ohecs of
attack and defence than the operations nj peat Re
"o!ic through it's constituted organs rather events
ieSting the character and fortunes of individuals than of
'"e community. To exhibit the transactions Of this in.
teesng epoch i'll connected form, aud with a care and
ipartiality which may assist the future historian the
work now announced, and in course Of prrpa Atom will
ne punished IL will be composed from public
chiefly; but other of ion in $50 be
TED TO- which, th""s" "f-ro' IN dignity,
sc "~ r;'ind nrnnnsed be com
the "Hsto'y Of he administration Of JOHN QUINCY
HpAhS VIII contain, amorg its topics, the following:
L. preliminary view of parties in the United State,
w e era III 'he confederation to that of the accession
l"i JOHN QUINCY ADAMS to the Presidency.
Z view Of his life public vices anterior 10 hi,
Presidency.
Al account Of tic with his election
tn the Presidency.
- view OF the genius, policy, and results of he
Administration exhibiting ;le operations of each f rho
principal Departments of the Executives Coye1,ucr, -
the Stale Treasury, War, Navy, and General pn, oc
ho' hnn comprising the Legislative aud DnIop,a,;, NJ
10Y OF '"e niied States DUNG the 9Th aud oO Can.
crosses. ~ w" N"'-
D. view ct rho state III the country NJ the cop,n,n.
'"s"' an" AZ me termination OF his Presidency
Al account of the lives, services and charac,e,
me members OF his Cabinet, &c.
AN appendix ol documentary nd other iIlus,fa,ions
nj the ~ ''' '''"S
TERMS
he work will be published by the subscriber du,i,y
ensuing autumn. N''"s
T." VIII FORM volime of about 1--WE hundred ma .s oc
'Vo' ana viii he furnished Boards at tbre, doIia,s r
copy. ~ ''''S PEI
As me number Of copies printed will be REGULATED nv
we probable demand, persons drsirous of uo, rs. rho
"oN are invited to leave their names With the pubI,,bc
,:.., PETER FORCE
rs ms desired that the "TIsory," &c. shall be p,.n,
re" on 'niotmation as full and authentic as can be
e' from III quarters on the subject Of u
d"esse TO the publisher, w ashusron md most Dad
are respectfully solicited. TN'