Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-10-08

WINGS, used In tne dUoNe ieter. " PIo-
ceeds from combination OF personal disap-1
pointments. The restless ambition OF Mr.
Adams-a burning, absorbing, and binding
not suffer him to remain
contented in a secondary position. However
strange it may be considered, It Is neverthe-
less true that Mr.. Adams, previously 10 the
last session Of Congress, had not yet aban-
doncd all hope of being again brought for
ward as a candidate for the Presidential chair.
This he expected to compass through the
medium of an Anti Masonic nomination.
Coming forward with the strength derived
from such source, he thought it would be
practicable to concentrate about himself all
The elements of Opposition, and take the
field M a formidable candidate. This hope
was prostrated by the nomination Of Mr..
Webster; and hence one source OF his bitter
hostility TO that gentleman and the Wings Of
Massachusetts.
AGAIN, Mr.. Adams looked TO the vacancy
in the Senate. If he could not he President,
he thought he might at least be Senator. In
this hope he was again disappointed. The
circumstances Of that contest are too well
known to need repetition. Mr.. Adams was
defcated-partly by his own course upon the
French Question, and partly by the superior
popularity of John Davis. This gentleman
Possessed such hold on the people of this
Com,nonwealth-the reposed such unbound
ed confidence in his integrity and good judg-
'ment-he had won 80 many and such last
friends by the republican simplicity OF his
life, and the generous urbanlty OF his man
ners-that there was no man who could fair
ly compete with him for any station IN the
! gift Of the people or their epresentatlves.-
Mr.. Adams attributed his defeat, most unjust
ly, to the agency of Mr. Webster, and here
was new source Of wXatlon and bitterness.
On his return to Quincy, Mr.. Adams was
fastened upon by knot OF trading pol lilclnns,
who were resolved TO aggravate his hostility
to Mr.. Webster nnd turn it to their own ac-
count. They desired the use Of his great
name, as a shield fer the treason which they
contemplated. With the aid of his influence
they fanced themselves secure from the IN
fanny and the fate of apostates. They hur-
ried him on from one degree of excitement
to anothcr-inpressed upon him that he was
much injured ard much deceived man
ministcred TO his vanity by the groSscst adn'
,ation-posoned his mind with regard to the
men among whom he had been 80 nobly con
tending against Executive usurpations-and
! finally brought him 10 the pitch Of iniatuation
and madness, which he has exhibited in the
letter to Mr.. Pearce.
| We had designed, when we commenced
! to be moderate and guarded in orr language
/ but, as we recur to the letter-we cannot re-
| press our Indignation, our contempt, ana oul
! 'commisseratior. One would think that age
| might have tempered the asperltes OF Mr.
Adams disposition; that it might have TEN
pered the ferceness of his ambition; that Il
might have subdued his impulsvc selfish
ness-his ungovernablc passions-und min
pIed with his estimate Of men and motive:
| some few of those beautiful and attractive
I, charities, which are the ornament and honor
of declining years. But we see nothing oi
all this, in the above epis,le. 1t is paper
that might well have come from turbulent
and disappointed Lcmagosuc-whose life had
been career Of duplcty on his own part
! and deception on the part of others-markct
! hv no illnstrious service and no correspond
/, ing reward. But that it should have pro
! cecdcd from the pen Of a venerable states
man-whose course had been distinguished
bv n series Of honors, which might have sat
| isfed the most inordinatc ambition-is only
I another shining example Of human weakness
! and of the miserable intatuaton by which on
poor nature may be subdued.
H That Mr.. Adams should "HA1L WITl
10y" the victory of venal, pronigate, ant
| abandoned politician like Pearce-over thu
manly, honorable, eloquent, and respected
! Burgess! That be should denounce the yer,
men, who--from no personal or local sympa
thy, but on the strength Of principle and pa
itrotism-susained himself in hopeless con
test against President Jackson That h
should condemn them as party whose 'vo
cation is treachery"-and whose only zee
ment is sympathy of hatred d 10 every man o
pmcr principles than Mcmsclres!" That h
should stigmatize such party with the bas
and unmeaning billingsgate of pot-hous
politicians-as the .'compound of Hartfor
Convention federalism, and Royal Arch Ma
sonry-rotten with the corruption of both it
elements" That he should cherish a "friend
\ ly feeling" towards Mr.. Burgess, and in tn
next breath designate him as a political scav
enger! What man can read all this-an
not turn away with disgust and loathing a
such an exhibition of gross, vindctive, an
unavailing passion!
n We leave Mr.. Adams and his friend
to the enjoyment of the laurels they hay
won by the publication Of this disgracefu
document. May it give happiness to his iu
turc life, 10 reflect on this new instance @
political apostacy and personal dishonor. i
+ u retirement where he might have been visl
ted by respect and gratitude-respect for hi
distinguished talents and gratitude for hi
distinguished services-he can now only re
cevc the condemnation and the pity of tn
country. Even the party into whose arm
he has thrown himself, while they use tb
treason will abhor the traitor; while the.
avail themselves Of his powers, his influence
and his nume-they will find all shorn o
their beams and will despise and commisse
rate the man who has been the idle dupe Q
their miserable articles, and the blind say,
of his own unsatisfed ambition.
II II gratilies us to state, that the new Orga