Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-08-14

It when it was no longer OF any conse-
quence, and when Col. Pickering was
no longer here to guard his reputation
from harm. This libeler is evidently
conscious that Mr.. Potter cannot, con-
sistently, sustain him, and is afraid that
he will not. lie endeavors to secure his
countenance, sometimes by fawning sy-
cophancy, and at others by assuming or
trying to assume, a tone md air Of self
security-obliquely and covertly init
mating that he does not stand alone;-
there are others who have heard as well
as he, and who can make good his state
ments. Was there ever such superla-
tive impudencc? Does this poor crea-
tnre suppose that any man living can be
induced to doubt the word Of MIR. Potter
upon has assertion, or the assertions Of
such Witnesses as would be at the ser
vice Of such man and in 80 dirty a
cause?
II is plain that the moment after he
had uttered his libel upon Mr.. Lowell
and Col. Pickering, he became alarmed;
especially at the license he had taken
with mr.. Potter; for he lost no time in
endeavoring to enlist mr.. John Quincy
Adams in his support, and to implicate
him in the consequences of his conduct.
As soon ms the debate ended he stated
to mr.. A. what he had done, and drew
from him n declaration "that he had no
doubt mr.. Lowell's and mr.. Pickering's
object was separation, and that that
thing had been maturing for six or seven
years.--And to preserve this splenetc
declaration, against time of need, he
made n memorandum Of it in writing on
the same day. And this memorandum
Of mr.. Adams naked and perverse opin-
ion, not of any single fact within his
knowledge, he now brings out to serve
the purpose for which it was first taken,
that is to make mr.. A. serve as n screen
for him; or, at any rate, to participate
in his dlsgrace--should mr.. Potter leave
him TO reap the fruits ofhis mal-conduct.
Mr.. Adams, we think, will not thank his
Honorable friend for this exposure; and
least of all for this attempt to drag him
before the public ms witness in case
go closely connected with another of the
same character, in which he himself was
the secret accuser Of the same gentlemen
with many others) who are now again
assaulted by the tongue of the deiamer.
Mr.. Adams, hns, long since, had his re-
ward for the secret services performed
by, him on that occasion; and he will
not wish that there should be any further
inquiry into the nature Of those services. .
Mr.. Adams will pray that there may be
no new edition Of the correspondence
between mr.. Jefferson and mr.. VIM. b.
Giles upon the subject of those services,
ind of mr.. AS merits and claims, or of
mr.. Giles subsequent exposition of the
whole transaction, including the terms
md cause of mr.. Adams's reception
% their party,-a party which had
crushed his father and done all in
heir power to destroy his fame.--M
Adams will fervently pray that he
nay be spared from ever again hearing
mention Of the name Of the late General
Tracy, but more especially, the name
If Gen. Tracy's surviving son-in.law, \
Judge Gould, OF Litchfeld. Mr.. Adams,
n short, must be conscious that the tri-
'unal Of the public can never admit him
IS competent witness in any case af-
Getting the characters Of those among ,
he most elevated, and most distinguished
If his iellow-citizens, whose characters
,e has himself labored to stab in the
lark-from what motives or under what
emptations, we are not now to inquire.
The shallow, sophisticated and bold
aced comments Of this man, Pcarce, up
m the letters of Mr.. Otis and Mr.. Low
II, are below contempt 1t would not
'e charitable to blame ID. J. p. for act
ng the part Of a quibbling, 4th rate law
er on ordinary occasions, but circum-
tanced as he now is, such eyity and inn
ertinence is disgusting. His treatment
f Mr.. Lowell in particular, whom he re-
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