Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-03
JOHN q, ADAMS.

This gentleman, who unes in his character some q
the mst brilliant with many the lower qualities of hu
mani,y--as show that perfection 10, the aotmcn
Of man--was received by his constituents, his return
home, with marked enthusiasm. Whatever may be
sid Of Mr. Adauss violence Of temper and OF language
10 which he himself adverts in his speech, alto
eether unconscious Of his master ffaity. no will
dispute the aptn,ss Of the following lines, applied to him
BY the gentleman who delivered the Reception address:
"Tboueh aged he is of Orion limb,
Sew Of our youth cope with him,
"And the foes whom singly he kept at bay,
'.ontnumber his hairs Of svery grey"
The great error Of Mr.. Adams as we of the South
deem it, is his the Right Of Petition gh,
which we admit. well as he--but not the gross and
p,rous abuse OF il, which unfortunately he lends
the sanction oi his grea, name and the weight Of his
transcendan, talents. But the Wings Of the South
ss tainted by The Loco Foco prints, with these views Of
Mr. Adams, AZ if they were peculiar to that gentleman,
to the party with which he generally acts The
Right o Petition as explained and enforced by him. is
W My held at ,he North. and no aspirant to public
favi :. my party, would dare to disavow 1t! Why.
them is Mr. Adams singled out, ycarous sacrifice for
the ain only of himself and Of his tribe but Of all men,
with rare individual exceptions, of all parties. at the
North? Why do they, who see, with perfect compo.
sure tho LEGO focos at the North, run Dor, an
ed Aboi,ionisi, for Congress,-an Barber another
vowed Aboliiionist, in Vermont. of Lieutenant Cover
nor--and Marcus Morton, who voted against the South
the Missouri question, aud is much in favor Of the
Right of Petition Mr. Adams himself, Governor of
Massachusetts, why do they hodn. the vent gctthor
ire" in reference to these, their allies, when they
always eager TO pdunce upon that Venerable states
man, who, whatever may be the errors Of his old age
has more than occasion donc the State some scr
vice." We have heretofore frequently censurcd Mr.
Adams with freedom and aspeny-and we shall always,
Fl, occasions. do But do not the less despise
the hypocrisy Of those who pour upon him the vals Of
WRATH in the teeth Of his express declaration. over and
often made. that, the abolition question: he is ,cih the
South, and is only connected with that insane and MS
chievols faction their effort establish WHAT both
believe 10 br great constitutional principe,-anl who,
At tho time, Loco Foco .4bolitionsis
In the field for high offices without word of complaint
or denunciaton We for "evcn handed JUSTICE ;" and
t,r melting out TO Nh Adams the same measure which
is given others Trpe, he makes himself more con
spcuous than those who go much farther than he
does in favor of the Fanatcsbut that is only because
he in honest and fearless-yirtuss of which his
Loco Foco brethren utterly destitute, and will con
nue to be, long votes necessary elect
the Presidency ~ Northern with Southern rrinci-
plas.' The reader will find n another column, sever
al extracts m Mr.. Adanss speech his constituent
On his arrival home 1.-The most interesting, in their gcncr
al bearing. For the entire speech have not roorn-
and. indeed large Ieron Of rossesses special in
torest except for his noiehbors.