Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-15
PROSPECTUS
OF a HISTORY OF THE ADMINISTRATORS or
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,

PTesiden: 9f The United States of America.
M UGH OF the uncertainty which disfsures the his,o-
4VA rs of the World might have been avoided had its
events been more generally recorded the od
OF their occurrence. The prejuuces often
tiers who Neat OF contemporary events NAV indeed
suspicion their fidelity; this suspicion bv inci,i
examination OF their statements subjects their errors IA
correction and thus promotes the of truth
Onthe other hand, when history, Of
yieldins To the ympathies Of the present time
"er once al she can seem the unimpa ssioned reviewer Of
past age, she mpas her usefulness in the hope Of
inentIng her dignity for during the nv
Of inoImatou Of which tn value imljora M and ~
JOSS " retTievabe, have vanished, while Others which
empo criticism would have rejected fallaciouS "a.
NAN ana are relied become inseparaby min
gled with facts, floating are enboded AID
4 truth often become the victim Of tradition
u Atnoera ofthe American Republic it been more inn
portani than u now IS that narrative Of public
should be prepared under lie full light of
observation The Administration of esideu, Adams a.
existed throughout period Of popular
raj lIai ITS acts have been regarded rather objects Of
attack and defence, than the opera OF great Re-
public through its constituted organs; rather a events
fectins the character and fortunes Of ndividual ta 81
TIE community To exhibit the transactions Of this in
teresung rpoeh IN connected form, nd with care nd
inpartiahty which may the future historian The
work now aDnounced snd in course nf iiI
De punished IL will be composed pubic doc umen,,
ohehyi bot other sources Of information viii also DO
ted to- which, though inferior in gnity afford impoan,
Illustrations Of the period proposed be commemsratsd
The "H'lory Of me Naturalization Of JOHN oU1StT
ADAMS WIZ contain among its topics, the following:
/. preliminary view NJ paiiies in the tyni,sd g.,
rom the era 81 the Confederation to that Of the
OF jon" QUINcY ADAMS TO the Presidency.
= view Of his life aud public seryoes nericr ~ hi,
Presidency. " " Tvs
g. An account Of tue connected with bis sIsc,;o,
70 the Presidency. ''"o"
y view Of the genius, policy, acts and results or h.
AdmnNTation, exhibiting the operations of each o1 az
principal Departments of the IKE cutive Govetumep, d.
the State Treasury, War, Navy aud General Pos, oc
nee; aud comprising The Legislative aud Dplnmatic t
tory OF the United States during the 9th and con Con-
crosses. ~ ""-
o. vie" nf the state u the rounry at the commence
mrnt soh ~ ths termination NJ his Presidency
o. An account oi the lives, services and oharscte,s n
the Members Of his Cabinet &c.
T. An AppendiS of documentary nd other ustra,ior.
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TERMS.
The work Will be published by the subscriber dpri,v
ensuing autumn. 'b
II will form volume of about five hundred paoss NJ,
isyo, and will be furnished In Boards ~ three dolisr
copy. F''
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me probable demand, porons DESTROYS or posrssinp The
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