Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-17

take TO transport even a single regiment across the
British Chsnnep And If the object WAS The conquest
Of the British Provinces by the United States alone
how could revolution in their government, which
must divide, and weaken it, promote that cnd'
The folly of British Governor in attempting to
give currency to story which sayours so strongly of
the burlssque, be equalcd only by tho credujty
OF Mr. Adams. in believing il calculated to produce
effect and ii he did believes furnishes criterion
by which to estimate the correctness and impartialy
OF hsjudgment concerning the weight md the npp-
cation OF the other evidence which lie still withhods
and from which be has undertaken with equal conf
dence to draw his infercnccs After the adjust.
ulent ofthe diplomatic prcli.Iinarics with Mr.. Giles
and others, Mr.. Adams comu,uhica ted NOTHING; TO
MIR. Jefferson, but the substance of the Nova Scotia
letter. If Dir. Adams had then known and believed
fn the project. thc key to all the future procce
dngs) it Is incredible that it should not have been
deemed worthy of disclosure--a, thai time, AID on
that occasion.
In this eonncxion we ndvcr. for moment to the
temper 2f mind, and the state feelings. which p.oba
hly gave rise to- and accompanied, this communica-
ton of Mr. Adams. Circumstances had ocr,,rred
landing to enbittcr his feelings, and warp his uda-
htnt
Dir. Adams. Just before the time of hrs interview
with Mr.. Jefferson, had voted for the embargo lie
lad been rcproached for having done this on the
nvowedPrinciple Of roag. and r'eiiberatin upon
the Executive Recommendation. He had been en,ra-
Eed with his colleague III controversy on this sub
1ect. His conduct, rs he aifrms, and rs was the
aGt had oecn censured In terms of severity, in the
public press The Legislature of Mnssach usetts had
elected another person To succeed him in the Senate
OF the United States, mad bad otherwise expressed
such strong and decided disapprobation of the inca
siires which he had supported that he felt compelled
TO resign his seat before the expiration of his form
These might be felt injuries even by men of plaza
bictemper. isprobabe thai his cliugs of irritation
may be traced back TO the contest between jefferson &
the older Adams Is no secret thTt the latter had
Cherished deep q bitter resentment against Hnmiifon
aud certain other LEADERS OF the federal party sup
posed to be Hnmilton's friends. II would not DC
unnatural that the should participate in those
feelings of the father. When Mr.. Adams visited Mr.
Jefferson, and afterwards made bis disclosures To Mr.
Giles and others, having lost the confidence of his
own party, he had decided, 'us subsequent events
doubtless confirmed, TO TIN himself into the arms
OF his fathers opponents. But there was n load OF
political guilt, personal and hcrcditury, still rcstnu
upon hun, III the opinions OF the adverse party. No
ordinary proof of his unqualified admiration Of his
Hte politics would bc satisiactory;-sone sacrifice
which should put his sincerity to the test and place
an impossible barrier between him and his former
party, indispensable. And what sacrifice was
80 NATURAL what pied SO perfect, this private de-
Observation-Disclosures docs the effect seem to have been
'piscalcuatcd overrated Mr.. jefferson declares
that 1t raised Mr. Adams III his mind. It's eventual
consequences were highly, and permanently advanta-
eeous to Mr.. Adams. And though he assured Mr.
Giles. that he had rcnounced his party without pur
sonal views yet this denial considering that nv ind
me good fortune to receive ieahtn fem months the
embassy to Russia connected with other circun,san.
CTS, which ended III his elevation the presidency
docs indeed, according to his principles Of pre-
snmPtve evidence, require an efibrt OF the CHARITY
TO these public, and ndispuabic facts We should
not now revert, had Nr. Adams given us the names
aid evdcpce, az requested; and had ne fnrbornc To-
reterate his injurious insinuatous But a. thcv nv
rest wholly upon the sanction of hts opinion rnsnec
ting evidence which nc alone possesses we think
but reasonable TO consider, how far these crcnnstnn
ces may have heated his rnaGina ion disturbed his
c7uanimIty, aad given 10 the evidence which he
Keeps IRON Tic pubic eye, an unnatural aud ialsr
complexion.
We proceed then 70 a brief examination Of tho ILL.,
tirrOd Yytt lot AZ Al
.racy.
In the first place, Ue soicn7'y d1iror MI kaoplclne
such aprgeet andaH remeub7auce qtfbc ,nentuu d,
a. Of any J,l7n n,,1lor us IN H. NE m n mr. ony se
gncnspsr1oi. Secondly, While it is obviously limos.
sibc tor Us to controvert evidence OF which VIC arc
ignorant, &C are wen assured it must DC equally i'm
possible to bring any facts which be considered
evidence 10 bear upon the dcsigus or measures oftlos
Who at the time Of Mr. AS interview with Mr. Iec
fcrson, and afterwards during the war; took m active
part iu the public affairs of Massach, sctts.
fhe effort discernable throughout this letter. TO
CONNECT those later events, which were ofa public
nature, and of which the natural and ad cGIate eau
SOS were public, With the mysterious project known
only TO HIMSELF ofan earlier origin and III 'tinct source
- IN the last degree violent and disncrnuOus.
Fhe ccssion of Louisiana TO the U.,Siatcs, when
first promulgated, was themo of complaint and dis
satisfaction, IN this part Of the country This could
Hot De regarded as fhcious or unreasonable, when il
- admitted by Mr.. Adams, that Alr. Jefferson and
himself entertained constitutional srrupcs and obiec-
tons to the provisions of the treaty Of ccssion no
tho5' however, like popular excitement grew out of
the measure and it is stated by Mr. Adams that this
project silnbered until tho period of the crnbnron in
December, 1897 Suppose then for the moment
twhat we have not shadow of reason for believing
and do not bclievc) that upon the occasion Of tho
Louisiana Treaty, certain leaders influenced bv con-
siitutioDal objections admitted to have been common
10 Mr.. Jefferson, Mr.. Adams and thcmsclvcs0 had
conceived project of separation and of northern
cocdcracy as the only probable coGntcrposc 10 the
nanufnctre ct new states in the south, docs follow
tbat wncn the public mind became rcc0rc~d 10 tho
eF;sfon' aud TN" beneficial consequences oft were
r'0Izc ms IL ~ euuoedvd By Mr. Adams was the
case these same leaders, whoever they might he
would still cherish the embryo project and wait FOR
o'hcr contingencies 20 Unable them TO effect IN On
what authority can Mr.. Adams assume that tho pro
lcct merely sIumbrrcd for years ir his ..yatc eyi.
dcnco applies only 10 the tine of It's oririn
The opposition to the measures OF rcryrrnin-r,, i
1908, arose from causes which were common to the
people not only Of New England, but of all The com
mcrciul states, as manifested i'll New York Phi