Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-20
PROSPECTUS
OF II HiSfORY OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF
JOIN QUINCY ADAMS.
Jun Is

President Of The United States of Amerioa.
N WIN W Ue uncertainty which dishguIes the his,o-
L'A ~ OF the World might have been avoided h,d IL,
-te oee" more generally recorded period
~ hrn occurrence The pejuuces otter INC Ie M 10 w,i
's Nv" "ea' VI contemporary events indeed thto W
snspcon on their fidelity; but this suspcion by ncn
VN""o" G" theif statements, subjects their errors to
CORRECTION aud thus promotes the of ruth
"er hanc' when history, To the of
welding To the ympa,hes of present time
""oe VII she can seem the unmpa ssiuned reviewer of
V's' ago. she inpas her fulness in the mop, of
mehthg hef dignity for duiiug intrI many s,u,
I" ihoim"tnn, of which the az npntt M nd a..
sS'ttet'icv"behave vanished, while Others whch
e"p"'aty criticism would have rejected as ia rec
MAJ" QUA a'e relied on opinions become usepsrably min
c'd with facts, floating mscuuc r,ions are eb,died
rum often becomes the victim of tradition
AT of the American Republic has i, been more mn,
P'"' '""" now ~ That narrative OF public events
>h"ud We prepared uudrT the full light of rnntcn,uoa y
""se'va"" The Admiis,I alton OF President Adam, I'M
visited throughout period Of popular eSce,ns at so pr,,
MS acts nave heen regarded rather objects Of
auock aud defence, Than the operations of rre,, Re-
"nc through 'ts constituted organs rather event. f
voting the character aud OF individuals than -,
VT" ''""n''y. 10 EXHIBIT the transactions of this IN
ete>tlng epoch III connected form nd with , ca,. -,
"rhUaity which may assist the future historian Nh.
WoN NOW announced aud in a course uf Wi,
ne punished IL viii he composed from public M,
rhty; but other of information will also h. e,or
"' ~"i'h' though inferior Ia dignity afford
usfauoin OF the period proposed To he COM
'pe f'Siory ~ me standardization OF JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS will contain, among topics. IN. following.
- ~ preliminary view at parties in United State,
r the era II" the to that Of the
! OF JOHN Quincy ADAMS to the Presidency.
= view OF his life and public services, at,etio, y, his
Presidency. ~ '
An account Of the events with hi, election
to the rresi,lency.
- view "i The genius, policy, and results o( H..
administrations exhibiting ;e operations of arh Of tho
p'"cpai Departments NJ the Execute Government,
me STATE Treasury, War, Navy, aud General Pos, or
nee; nnd comprising the Lcgaiiv. aud Diplomatic ui
"'y g" the C"c' States during the l9h aud 2o,h Con-
srrsscs. ~ ''' N'"'
o. y view at the state If the country a. ,,. co,,.
""n' a"h at the termination OF his Presidency.
o. An account nf the lives services and ch,rarte,s
hr Members of his Cabinet, &c.
An appendix Of documentary Ind oilnr illustrations
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