Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-27
PROSPECTUS
oF II HISTORY or THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

president Of The United States of .lmeyica
MI oCH OF the uncertainty which dishguIes the his,o-
~ ~ OF the World might have been avoided had It's
eyen's been more generally recorded or the period
VI ei occurrence The p'ejudces often iucideu,
e's VINO "eat oi contemporary events may indeed throw
usP'e'o" on their hdey; but this suspicion, by inc
examination OF their statements subjects their errors to
Soee"on' ana mus promotes the sscertsiueut Of truh
On the other hand, when history TO csc ne the m
I" me syn'paics of the present time, posipones
"er ONCE TIL she the sioued of
P' "se sue ipH'Ts her usefulness IN the hope Of aug
mfning her dignity; ior during the many
m in'o'naion OF which the value importau ut aud the
loss abe, have vanished, while others which CON,
upo''y criticism would have rejected fascous rec
main an aie relied on; opinions become MIN
sed VITA facts, floating nscomce pons embodied and
truth often becomes the victim OF tradition.
Az noeTa OF the American Republic i, been more I'M
poitant than now is that narrative of public events
should he prepared under the full light Of contemporary
observations The Administration of .esdcnt Adams has
existed throughout period Of popular sn gene
rail- that It's acts have been regarded as objects of
attack aud defence, tina the Operations of great n.
public through its constituted rather as events a
ecu"g the character aud fortunes of individuals than of
The community To exhibit the transactions of this in
te'esns epoch IN connected FORM aud with care aud
mpartiality which may assist the future historian th,
work nov announced and IN of tion will
be published IL will be composed
emery, nut other sources ut Information will also reso
ted TO- which, i!ouSh inferior in dignity aord imporan,
Illustrations OF the period proposed be com
The "iiis0ry Of the administration of JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS VIII contain, among its topics, the following:
l. preliminary view of parties 10 the United States
from the uf the ConfeIer that the
Of JOHN QuITCy ADAMS to the Presidency.
= view OF his life and public services anterior to his
Presidency.
An account of the connected with his election
To the Presidency.
D. view OF The genius, policy, and results Of hs
Administration, exhibiting the operations of ,ach o tho
principal Departments OF the Executive Government
the state Treasury, War, Navy, aud General POST OF
hcei anu comprising the Legislative aud Diplomatic His
tory OF ue United States during the 18Th and 2Oih Con.
crosses.
D. view OF the state uf the country al the COMMENCE.
menu ana az The termination of his Presidency.
o. An account nf the lives services and characters Of
the Members of has Cabinet, &c.
T. An Appendix Of documentary M other Illustrations
Of the
TERMS.
The work vii! be published by the subscriber during
/ ensuing autumn.
IL VIII form volume Of about FIVE hundred pages oc
aYo and will be furnished Boards at three dollars ur
copy.
As the number Of copies printed will be regulated by
the PROBABLE demand persons desrnus Of possessing tic
Work are invited To leave their with the publisher
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req on information foil and authentic as be
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are respectfully solicited. r'