Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-28
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LETTER OE TnE HON JOffN Q. ADAMS

There can be no danger Of error, however in making
the assertion, that Mr.. Adams feelings, led him in op
position to DIR. Van Buren, md patty. He may there
FORE be considered good evidence, when voluntarily
making declarations in favor the President IL is
10 be supposed, that hostile ashr dams has show
himself to the Administration party, he would violate
the truth for the propose OF rendering that party favor
for the purpose OF making Mr.. Van f'urcn popular
with these lew remarks, we annex aumber Of extracts
frcm ihe.iCHtr:
"1he immediate abolition of Slavery in the District Of
Columbia is utterly impractca5!e
"FIrst, because the public opinion throughout the
Union 10 against It, This public opinion throughout all
the Slave States is unanimous, nearly so that
one dares opinion favorable 10 The m. asure"
Nor is The public opinion in any of the slave.
holding States, with The possible exception ui Vermont
favorable 10 il The party Of the present Admnsr
are universally against IT, 1t not IN opinion at least in
action. All Mr. Van Burcn's strength in the South
rests exclusively The pledges that he has given
this particular a his friends 10 the NORTH
mus, and do SUSTAIN HIM IN IT."
The Whig presses, who have been so busy engaged
in endeavoring unite the Aboitionss and the Admit
niS'tation party at The North particularly requested
10 ceruse the above
.lgain The Wing presses of The country were for a
long Tune III labor trying to fix the Legislature Of the
State oil Ohio with The stigma Of having elected Abo
liiionist 10 the S Senate maiorl,y of this Legis
lanre was beyond dispute, in favor The present Ad
mGlSration Its equally certain that the then Senator
Mr. Morris, is among the most vol' of the Abolition
lists; and we know OF no other objection Ia him than this
being entertained by The dominant parry. Yet il was
su!iicIen 10 Dust HIM 81 his seat IN Congress.
In relation 10 the action of the Legislature of The
Stale OF Ohio, on the slave question: Mr. Adams says
The Legislature of The State Of Ohio. at their very
last session. at the demand Of The Legislature of Ken
tncky enacted law for The delivering up of persons
claimed az fugitive slav y The fiat OF single Nagls
rae, and denying 10 The arrested party the benefit ut
trial by jury aud mace II an otis nee punishable by fine
and imprisonment TO obsruct impede The process.
Ii is also notorious fact that Ihe LEGISLATURE hy
majority dceotedt 10 The present administrator IF the
GcntrM Gocnnmcnt dismissed from their service. as
member Of the Senate Of the United States iudlvl
dual OF their party for other ian that he
adhered TO The principles of the Drclaratian of indie
pencencc, and spurned proered pledge OF servily 10
the peculiar institutions
II may be here remarked thai 10y the expression OF
adhrring ito The principles of the Declaration Of indie
pendence, Mr.. Adams means nothing more or less in
The present instance, than Aboli'tonsm: and 10y "the
peculiar institutions the institutions OF slavery.
II is amusing TO be able sometimes. To foil these willy
Wings with their own weapons Beiore The opinion Of
Mr. Van Buren, on this question, had been directly ex
pressed. nothing could be scrunIzng than The
Opposition of the South Then the greatest vigilance
thought necessary in order 10 MAINTAIN Southern
rights. "Mr. Van Buren,. said they, nigh, prove ini
mca 10 the South and therefore ought not 10 be clrct.
ed Since, however, he has put this question 10 rest
forever, that party has been unceasing in its at
tempt TO fix his Northern friends with the nnalicsm of
hboliuonlSmi and whenever they have been abe 10
hunt up single 3bOtWonist, who belongs 10 the AID
mnslration party, has been enough for them, 10
the AbolIllonlsIs were acting in unison.
But Mr. Adams a siaunch Wing, by the by. is one of
those headlong lnpractlcahe beings TINT be wrap
ped into every conriyance To winch his party has
SORT lie has nken strong hold OF the abolition ques
ton: appears 10 have abs bed almost every oer.-
In discussing ii, he will no, heed the shifts Of his party,
rrsoried to "r other puipnsrs And hence the truths
above quoted He his abolition friends that they
cannot effect the pui pose, nj least for time TO
He tells them that the Administration party
against IL That Mr. Van Buren, is pledged against il;
and that call his friends al The North must and do
tain him.
Qucrc IL all the friends Of Mr. Van Buren, sustain
him, in his opposition 10 the question of Abnonism;
then TO what party look for the Abolitinnists'
Tie tendency Of association cth Federaiism-Mr Jno
Bell used 10 be Republican, and he then used Repuh
lican sentiments and arguments But while ago he
came on pilgrimage 10 The shrine o Hartford Convfn
tiunsm and, FaneUi Hail. declared himself convert
tp the doctrine OF the Arisocracv that the people
their worst enemies lie undertook 10 lay 1enncs.
The fret o.! Daniel Webster 10 be disposed Of in
the mex, election shall best suit The Federass; and
he then returned 10 his constituents, 10 enforce
them the hal gain he has made with the old enemies Of
Democratic Government. In his place in Congress- he
urged the arguments, and employed the same
The Democracy that used 10 make up the nvecllves
of the old Federalsls in the time of the war.
MIR Bell is in of apprehension al. the people,
He thinks Of hem only mobs. and good marks for
the soldiers OF Standing army To shoot al! In his speech
u;on the Presidents message, what is il Of which this
man. who once progressed such entire confidence in The
people and in free government, now most vrhPmenlly
complains 1.-The danger of0ssociuted nrniM9" No!
His first tenunciaon Of the message for its pa'er
nal and mild warning against the dangers OF assncatPd
wealth Mr.. Bell scouts this tie is himself made rich
by the benefits of associated wealth and the paper sys
lem and he not who may have been made poor by
The process that enfches hii
No il is selfish combinations Of associated wealth
that this ne convert TO Federalism Fears hut he diskes
the message, brcause lin his very langungeD .'THE
DOCTRINES THE PREspEYr WEST TO GIVE Az ADD
TioSAL IMPETUS TO THE DEMocRAric PRINCIPLES oil the
GovERNMEhT!
Mr. Bell complains that the message "held it up
the duty Of every man to give Constitution
De nlocrac tendency" This he deprecares, and IL for
having q stronger and more restraining government
than the Constitution even on his construction, imposes
upon the people.
lie represents the friends Of Democracy holding TO
the doctrine that "lie i'll Of the minority too much
restrained by the Consti ulon-and then alrms that
the tendency 10 give the majority The entire CONTROL
"was mt the original design OF our Constitution. ut
never intended, by lis powers 10 make Mis Gorern
mcnt mere DtmofTary.
Should Mr. Bell when detected by his constituents in
this snt. Republican sentiment, which be has mbibed
from his teacher, Daniel Webster, attempt 10 evsde
their just IndIgnalion by saying lie meant BY Demo-
cracy where all he people meet together aud acl, with
delpeatlng power, he will contradict himself; for he
complains Of just such Democracy, viz: the entire
tr of the majority which is The thing in direct
or in a Representative Democracy
Such foreigners as Chatenubriand and DE Tocquevil'e
could discern 10 system this and beautiful prD
pie Of representative democracy but Mr. Bell can find
nothing in pure democracy but mobism and anarchy. and
the breaking up Of the dynasty Of associafd wealth.
All! there's The rub with convert 10 FederaIism
After thus denonncing the Presidents message, be-
regards the interests Of The many rather than The
few; because does not counsel Congress tske care OF
the rich and let the rich take Of the poor Mr. Ben
made another decentralization of his born patriotism
He ossaed that impressive and patriotic portion Of .e
message which devotedly expresses confidence 10 me
increase of the love of liberty and OF attachment 70 nee
institutions. among this mighty people
mot So, says Mr. Bell, attempting 70 sneet Gown
this generous confidence The public virtue attach
men 10 our Institutions says this redefai n'isanthrope
hss not increased Of late years. On the contrary pub
c eopfdsne. in our institutions has been shaken Srk
ing evidence of ,hi fact was afforded every day. In
stead Of increased attachment TO our Institutions there
il nm increased raistrust in tAem.