Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-14
PROSPECTUS
OF Il HISTORY OF THE ADMINISTRATORS or
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

President Of the United States Of america.
M UGH OF the uncertainty which dissures the his,o-
1VA ~ of the World might been avoided had ;fs
events been more generally recorded the p.riod
OF their Occurrences. The preudices often IN r
tes VINO treat of contemporary events may indeed throw
Hspcion on their fidelity; hut this suspicon by nenv
examination Of their statements subjects their error IN
correction, and thus promotes the asceraiueu az ,,u,
Oue o'hef hand when history, to pc tire of
yenB 70 me sympahies Of the present tme postpones
her once u she can seem the reviewer Of
past age, she impairs her usefulness in the hope of
mehng heI dignity: for during the ma nv
NJ information, of which va lue " az NJ Nd 81
JOSS S'e'IieVhbieh"Ts v"nshed. while Others which con
temporary criticism would have rejected az faario,
main ah are relied on opinions become inseparably min
ged with facts floating nsconce ptions are embodied
truth often becomes the victim OF tradition
II A'uoera Of the American Republic has IL been unre nm,
\ p"'ant tha"H now 49, That narrative Of public events
should ne prepared under the full light Of contemporary
observation The Adniuistfat of President Adams ba,
existed throughout period of popular 50
rat hat ITS acts have been regarded rather as obecs NJ
attach and defence than as the of pest Re
public through W constituted ore MS rather as ev,nts
ieetng the character sDd fortunes Of individuals tan n
the community To exhibit the transactions of this in
teesiIng epoch IN connected FORM and will, care nj
ippariality which may the future historian ,hs
work now announced, and in course Of preparation
De published IL will be composed from public documents
chiefly; bot other 6f III also be
ted To-, wbich, though inferior in dignity afford
Illustrations OF the period proposed be omuem,rated
me "HtstoTy 9 me 4dmfniUIafion Of JoHN Quincy
ADAMS VIII contain. among its topics the following:
l. a preliminary view of parties in the United Ststs,
rom the era of the Confederation 70 that Of the
oil JOHN QUINcT ADAMS TO the Presidency
4 view Of his life aud public services ante rio, N his
Presidency. ~ " us
j. An account OF the connected with nj, elsco,
To the Presidency. ''"o"
o view OF the genius, policy, and results NJ M.
Administration, exhibiting the operations of ca rb oC a.,
principal Departments Of the Executive Govern,,en, 80,
the Stale, Treasury, War, Navy, aud General Pos,
heej aud comprising the Legislative snd Diplomatic HE
.oy OF the United States during the 1911 and 2On Con-
crosses.
o. yie" of me state of the country athe Commence
m.ni and ~ the termination OF his Presidency.
o. An account of The lives, services aud character,
the Members of his Cabinet, &c.
q An Appendix Of documentary nd Other iustrs
90 the text. '
TERMS.
The work will be published by the Subscribe, during
ensuing autumn "s
It will form volume nj about FIVE hundred pages oc-
"y" aud will be furnished Boards ihee dollars ne,
copy. -
rs The number Of copicr printed will he regulated nv
the probable demand psrsnus drsrous n possosnp the
work are invited 10 eave their names With the puIishcr
PETER FORCE
~ is desired that the History" &C. shall be prepa
rcd on Information as ll and authentic rs can be obts
eh from al qGacrs the biect Of il
a"dfessed % The publisher, ashiugton, ant oOyf pad
are respeetfpnv solicited.
g1y- JODPRINTTNG exermss a. The wig oFice.