Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-11
PROSPECTUS
OF "A HISTORY Or THE .aDNff.NiST'Rya TfOv or
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.


f'rssaenf ~ he United Sttfes Of .3iaeriod.
MUCH Of the uaesrsiniy wh,ch disdguses the his,o.
y OF the World nigh, have been avoided, had it's
evens been more generally recorded tho perod
OF THEFT occurrence The prejudces often Tn ti-
'e's VINO "cat OF contemporary events may Indeed throw
suspicion go their fidelity, but this nv juctinr
examination of their statements subject. their errors Ia
correction aud thus promotes of truth
onthe other hanoi when history, the Of
yielding To the sympahics present time pospou.s
her ocr I'll she the sonrd reviewer of
past are, she impairs he usefulness In hone of
wen"s "' us"y' tor duiue tie interval, many seurt
o nI"'m"u"", OF which the value and the
loss s"teevabie, have vsuhe Others aieh con.
'empo'a'y ctnesm would have rejected fsa cioos re-
main anu a,a relied opiuohs become uscpar Nv min.
srfwnh iacis floating oscouer ptons 10 embodied aud
u",h often becomes tho victim of tradition.
Atn"e'a nf'he American Republic has been more nm
kp"ant 'hann now is, that narrative public events
should he PREPARED under the tut gh, of
observations The Administration of P,csdent Adams has
th'o"eh"", psriodo popular rxcnemcn grne
that it's acts have been s,dsd rattle, Ms ohrct, o
nsok aud dei.nce, than the tions o great n,
Public through it's constituted organs; rather as events
lerng the character aud fortunes vt individual than of
'he o"nmuntiv TO exhibit III. transactions of this in
te'estne epoch IN connected orm aud with Gaze aud
'pau"hty which may assist the iutue historian, the
work now announced, aud course uI wul
DE punished IL viii he composed f,on, public I,
chiefly bot o,hss sources of III also be reso
isd to- which, though inferior in dignity. snrd ipoa,
ILLUSTRATIONS OF the period proposed he
ne Sif''fory ~ ne standardization Of JoHN QUINCY
ADAMS VIII eon'ain among its topics, the following:
l. preliminary view of parties in ,h, United S,a,es
OF i"HN QuIN'r ADAMS to the Presidency.
= view at his lite aud public services, a.teticr Ga hi.
Presidency.
Al account OF the events connected with hi, electric,
tn the Presidency.
q view OF the genius policy, and results Of hs
ADMINISTRATIONS exhibiting ;he eacb of m,
principal DE- paTtentso f the Executive Governments
,he Siate Treasury, Wa, Navy, aud General ps, on
nee; aud comprising the l. gsasiv aud Diplomatic Hi
tory OF tie United STATES during the 18Th and 9o c.
grrs,eS. -" w"
D. view of The state f The county nj the commence
"e"' ana at III" termination of his Presidency
o. An account of the lives vices and rharacts,s of
IN" Members Of his Cabinet &c "
An Appendix of documentary nd other lu,,, tior
ui the text ''"'''"'
TERMS.
ne work Will be published by the subscriber du,i,s
ensuing autumn. 'F
" VIII form a volume Of about FIVE hundred u,p.s nc
NV"' Ahd VIII be furnished Boards al three
copy. ~ ''' pc
As the number of copies Pointed will be regulated nv
we pfoo"o'e demand PERSONS OF pos, ssius ill.,
WORN are invited 10 leave their with the pub,bc
PETER FORCE
rs rs desired that the History" &c. shall he re,
'Cn on information as full and authentic as ca be ob,s
en- lions from all quarters the suffice, of j.
addressed 10 the publisher, ashireton and to,, oJ
are respectfully solicited. 800 f'@'