Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-03-07
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
SATURDAY, MARCH :. 1920.

Ad lams and the Massachusetts Federalists. We
kr low of no subject, which, at this time possesses,
N nre interest. This discussion, and the tncu-
M ents which it is likely to elicit, will supply in
te resting materials to to the future historian in
s ietching the character, aud detailing the opera
ii ons Of parties, in this country.
Subsequent Developments. which Mr. Adams
u as brought before the public, have, in some de.
IS ree, varied the aspect of this controversy and
y Prove that he possesses proofs of the business of
{ his charge, which, at first, he seemed disposed
: to Withhold thereby rendering it liable to be ques
toned whether in truth, he possessed them.
| For ourselves, although we were disposed to
think, from Mr. Adams squeamishness in exhb-
ting his evidence, that in the controversy with
him, his adversares would put him to the wa Il.
yet that in their controversy with their country the
Federalsls of Massachusetts, have heavy reck.
ing TO account for In truth, whatever may be
the evidence which Mr.. Adams may have it in
his power to exhibit, the fact of their criminal
machinaons rests on the evidence of their pub
Vi ic acts aud declarations, which in the recol
II ectons of many now living. They belong to
It ne history of the Country.
The public prints have designated the late A.
u exander Hamilton, the man to whom Mr. AID
|; inns refers when he speaks of application being
| made to a distinguished character to take com
nand of the Military movements, should the pro-
il ect of separation, which took its origin FROM the
Louisiana ucaty, and the admission Of that ter
rNitory into the Union, render such movements
n ecessary. His name occurred to us on reading
N lr. Adams statement; and 1t brought inmedl.
al ely to our recollection paper published direct
lyl after the duel between himself and BUR in
wi 'ch he gives the reasons and motives which
fof babe his declining the interview which termi-
na ed his life. Among these, was the necessity,
wh ich the state of parties, at that time, imposed
on him to sustain his character for firmresS and
cou rage which mig hit suffer dsparagment, if,he
inte rvew were declined; stating, moreover, that
it W is not improbable that he might he required To
act in military capacity. We have not the
meat, of verifying this statement by reference
to THE document which will sustain il; but we
are con 6dent of its material truth
Who lla forgotten the celebrated threat Of Mr. Adj
ans e xceIent friend" Josiah Quincy, "peacea-
bly, ifu can, fnrcihly if must" applied 10 ibis
seryque stionosepal alton, arising cut ofthe lis-
sion of Louisiana into the Union. Passing by
the put 'ic proceedings of that party, during the
embargt' NC, to whose more secret Vaccinations
the disc llosures of MIR. Adams to- Mr.. jefferson,
had refe renee, let come to the wal-the MI
litia OF THE East denied by the public authorities
of ,hose suaes TO be put under the command OF the
U. s. Tthe purpose OF prosecuting the against
Great Brqtaln-the pulpit discourses of the most
inflamatoIy and reasonable character of the
Rerd. OsIl5ood, Parish, sc. &c,-the resolutions
adopted by the Legislature of Massachusetts, de-
claring it "unbecpnng moral and religious
people TO rejoice" over victories gained over the
public enemy by the arms If the United States,
designating that enemy the "hu'wark of our
holy Religion" They in fact, NOUN over the
sucsess tpf their country, and rejoice in her disas-
tiers. But it was after the 18th VI June 1914,
when tlle battle of Waterloo had Frustrated the
power Of Bonapatte and had left Great Britain un-
'incumbeired to bring all the means ana app
ances" of her vast military and naval power to
cope, single handed, with their country-it was
then that the confidence OF the Eastern Federal
lists in tie ultimate triumph OF their Lefarious
schemes, knew no bounds. Hope elevated,
aud joy frightened their cresls" Then came
the Connecticut :" blue lights" and the Hartford
Convention. Our coasts had been rayaged, our
property plundered, or wasted, Alexandra put
under contribution, our capitol sacked and coDfa-
grated, the CITY OF Baltimore with difficulty, res
cued from spoil aud violation treasury ex-
haused;-n was IN this gloomy period OF diSas
ter and fiismay, even while Great Britain wa,
preparing preciinate on shores the victors
OF the Peninsula, and of Belgium, les ronqui-
eUs da ranqmeur de J Europe the Conquerors OF
the Conqneror Of Europe, that this celebrated
Convention met to cooperate with the enemy, and
aid them in debating terms to their country.
These things not forgotten. The auemp, Of
Messrs Otis, &C. to gloss over, TO PALATE, to ex.
cuse them, will be found utterly vain and lneffec-
tual. 1t is the poisoned shirt Of Nessus on their
| backs.
THE GARNET