Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-28
Jun s Is
PROSPECTUS
or Il HISTORY OF TIE n D.NLNIS7,R1 7ION or
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

President IF the United States Of .imerico.
WI "" VI me "neeHsniy which dis6gu,es the histo-
~ W "' TIE world might have been avoided had il,
Dec" "e generally recorded at the period
ct "r'' occurrence The prcua,ces often VIII
c's wh" "ea' OF contemporary events may Indeed throw
susp'eo" on their fidelity; this Ly iueny
examination Of their statements subjects ,hc;, .,,o. ~,
roteeuon and thus promotes the INN, ~, of ruth
Onthe o'er hand when history TO csca pc the cf
ye'ongt" the sympathes Of the present time
net ohre I'LL she the re- yi.., M
past age, she impsirs hes usefulness in the hope f
e""s he ucny; Tor du,ing the inervs many seut, rs
I" ho'na''n, al which the value AZ nd m.
loss S'treTevabie hav. vanished while others which
temporary criticism would have rejected as ia scius re-.
" are 'eneu ON; opinions become Unexpectedly ,,n-
geo with Facts hoatns ms are cnbIjrd AID
tTuil' olien becomes the victim Of Tradition
AZ mo- era vi the Amecicau Republic beeu NOR. mn,
l' va" =" how U.s. mat narrative at public events
s""" Ne prepared under the tU light col contenpora
observation The Admuis nf I. csd.u, Adam. n -
eSe" throughout period Of popular excitement, n gem.
us "'s nave been REGARDED rather as objects of
"ack and defence, than the operations al ,c,, p
'ubc through it's constituted ns ra,he, rs
re we character anu fortunes Of iudi, duas than of
Wv community 10 EXHIBIT the trnnseciiu ut this IN
le'es"hs epoch IN connected form and with car, and
importantly which may assist the iu,us historian ,h.
WI" no" announced, and IN rouse OF prep " IA
be published 1t will he composed from bubble docum.n,
cheHy nj" DINER sources oi Information in bc xo,
TED IL" which, though nierio, driiy ao,d ;poo,,s
"s'"uons OF tho period proposed he ON mean, rated
ne "htsiory o ne adnin,srdt'On OF Joun GUN, v
"u"'.s WI contain among its topics, the following:
l. preliminary view of parties in the United Slate,
" ne era {" IN" Confederation that of Accession
OF JOHN SUtscy ADAMS To the Presidency
view oi his life and public sevit-s anterior IN his
Presidency. " "
. An account Of the connected With his
In the Presidency. ~ ''"'"
- v'ew OF the genius, policy aud results or he
amiSira ti"n exhibiting the operations Of ca c Of ,h
p"cil"l Departments of the Executive Government, yi,
me state Treasury, War, Navy, aud General pos, OT
"oe' Anh comprising the Legislative and DipIonsc III
tory OF the United States during the Io,h and c",l
crosses. " ~ 80" ~"
p view Ut the state u the county Al th, con,,,.,c
"v"' an" ~ the termination of his Presidency
W. An account o the lives, services and ohsrart,,s ri
'he members al ms Cabinet, &c.
Of the text ~ ''""o's
I TERMS
me work Will be published by the subsc ibcr dur,y
ensuing autumn. ''"e
IL VIII form volume of abou' five hundred ,,a,.s mr.
tHV"' and viii I've furnished Boards three doa. r,
copy. '' f''
As 'he number al copies printed will be regulated nv
~ P'"oHo'e demand, DESTROYS the
oh are invited tneave their ma mes With In. pbIisb
,;.. PETER FORCE
As uis desired that the 'Hsoty" &c sb, n ne NOM,
~" u" information as fall aud authentic as ca b. Obtain
~ commune atoms from all quarters. on the subject of
"""essed 10 The publisher, Washington and .o1 oo;J
are respectfully solicited " ~ " paul.