The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-10
Communications.

Mr.. Error Mr.. Adams, who has been contend
ing much for the liberty OF speech and Of the
pressfor the largest liberty as he afirms-who has
endorsed Daniel Connel that bold defamer Of large
section Of our country-pronouncing him one of the
greatest patriots and philanhropiss of the agehas,
as expected, INDUCED in an unsparing denunciaon
OF myself because have, under peculiar circumsan-
ces, placed in the hands of two distinguished MEM
bers of Congress extract and the entire original
of letter written to my father by him public
affairs.
OF the relations between my father and MIR. Adams
shall not unnecessarily speak, but Mr.. Adams will
find that other men have memories as well as him
self and can state the truth with quite as much
actness My object is TRUTH and the preservation of
this glorious Union, founded in the blood and abors,
in the tears and prayers of our fathers, and having
been, by Gods all righteous Providence, placed in a
sltuaon that would enable me- if had the faith and
courage to do it, to contribute something towards ar
resting the insidous movements of Mr.. Adams to-
wards disunion, have done it, | purpose, in this
communication to make known my views about the
Union. If Mr.. Adams's have undergone change,
mine have not, but remain such my father taught
me. For the independence of this nation my father
the tented field, exposing his health and life, when
Mr. Adams was engaged in all probability, in court
y alliance with the demoiselles at Paris and the
Hague, or learning French and Greek. Besides
other engagements my father fought at Monmouth
and Yorktown; and |, his eldest son. have hang
ing up in of the rooms of my residence, his hon
orabe discharge from the army at the close of the
war, In the rank of Brevet Major, signed by Elias
Boudinot, President of the Continental Congress.
Subsequently, he, for many years, devoted the la
bors OF public life of long duration to the support
of that Union-of the independence and welfare of
these States-whch his early labors had aided in
bringing into existence He never changed his
tments in relation to the Union strove at any a
ter period of his life to obliterate the effects Of the
services which he had once rendered.
make these preliminary remarks to show that
was not likely to mbibe from such father any pre-
cepts but those of deeprooted regard for the Unon
and such would be well calculated to render it per-
petual.
come now to the subject of my own views of the
Union, which will occupy the remainder of this pa
per, and which will show the of obligation to
God and my country under which | have acted in
placing Mr. Adamss letter before the public
If MIR. Burke could not contemplate, without deep
emotion, the fall Of the French Queen, how much
more ought to contemplate the fall of my country
from her present elevated position, by dsunion with
out unspeakable aversion 1t is utterly impossible
that disunon should occur without aggravated guilt
in section or the other of the revered Common
wealth. The same depraved principles that shall
have led to disruption will continue to operate the
section seeking it, in both if both should seek it,
instead of the long suffering moderation, and wis
dom, that ought to characterize the conduct of the
whole. Hence war would, almost inevitably, ensue
between the two nations if they could any longer be
deemed worthy of that Instead of being the
worlds great leader in the onward progress Of civil
and religious liberty, they would become the led vas
sails of European despotism and intrigue Some of
the dsgraceul events Of Grecian history would he re-
enacted in our annals. After that renowned
confederacy had wrought the memorable achieve
ments ofMarathon, Platea, Salams, and Mycae-af
ter they had driven the Persian invader stung with
shame, and despoled Of the booty which he had
plundered from their so-ater they had even rolled
back the tide of conquest by carrying their arms into
Asia, liberating the Grecian cities from the Asiatc
yoke, and loaded themselves with the spois of VIC
almost all their acquisitions. BY the shameful peace
of Antalcidas they were humbed before the Persian
Monarch and his Satraps They, who had given the
law by their military skill and valor, found themselves
compelled to receive it by their want of wisdom and
union The same fierce discord continuing subjected
it to the losses and horrors Of the civil wars and as
natural sequel to the dom Mon Of Philip and Alexan-
der. The country that by its position and advantages,
should have ruled, was enslaved. The nation that
should have Illuminated surrounding countree with
the light Of liberty displayed an incapacy to under
stand it fully and to appreciate it; its voice was
hushed by the sword Of the tyrant its fields were
ravaged or GENEROUSLY taxed Ivy his bandit lawess
soldiery. Their domestic quarrels had accomplished
this work Of demolition and ruin.
desire to see no peace like that of Antalcidas
forced upon us by disruption of confederacy-no
imporing duplication of both parts of this great ma
ton before European thrones paying douby dear for
all advantages obtained from them, and subdued by
their wes or their power to party alliances without
reciprocity, the badge Of crimes and the proof of
our folly In the event of separation, much of this
humiliation would flow from apprehended or real
evils from the fratricdal hands of each other
imagine cases indeed in which the Union
would be dissolved but do not contemplate it ever
as probable, much less desirable occurrence
believe that it will endure while the world endures
say with fervency Of aspiration este perpetua, my
faith in its endurance founded in the belief that the
Omnipotent Ruler designs to preserve it for his own
wise and holy purposes. Qui transtulit, sustinet
feel no disposition to lift the veil of events beyond its
separation. Ishould expect to there apparitions
of blood, whose voices would in tones of wrath and
HORROR excaim
"From deaths dread seats and gloomy gates we
come"
But its preservation will be effected by the spirit of
cnmnrnmse and cnnciliation the cnl,nhtcnod aud