The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-01
From the Nashville Union.
FIRE OF THE FLINT.

| FIRE OF THE FLINT.
| The National intelligencer Of the 18th instant,
contains elaborate paper Purportng to be an add
dress made by John Quincy Adams before the wing
young men Of Boston, on the 7th ultmo. We have
taken special notice Of II in adjacent columns. The
entire superstructure rests on Mr.. Adams day book
of his own sayrgs doings &c, regularly kept by him
self, and which rs just no evidence at all lie states
that, according 10 this diary" Of his Gen. Jackson
"a was more than Indifferent TO any acquisition West
Of the Sabine" in February, 1919. II is true that
General Jackson at Washington that winter !;
bot il has been repeatedly shown and proved before
the public, that he went there under the impression
that 1t was MIR. Adams and Mr.. Crawford who, az
members of the Cabinet had moved his arrest and,
herefore he reirained from having any intercourse
with either. This point was settled long ago, to
| every body's satisfaction.
That Mr.. Adams has the pretended details Of two
pretended conversations with Gen. Jackson concern
ing the treaty Of 1919, entered the pages Of his
diary, IS nothing new. Nor is II that he
ceved from DR. Mayo confidential letter $50 marked
on the enyelope) from Gsn. Jackson TO the late Gov
] Fulton, Of Arkansas, which he openly and publicly
read from his seat IN the Congress of the United
states. Perhaps there may be minutes of this In
his diary" Ii is, neverthe less, notorious fact
and put the question to all honorable men, whe-
| Their person who would make public Of pur
Joined letter, knoWing it to be strictly confidential,
would be likely 10 enert in any very unconquerabe
scruples in composing his own diary" Why not,
knowing it to be stolen Cat least stray piece of
private property, hand It over 70 the person to whom
he kne,c it rghtluy belonged, instead of using il for
his benefP The law says "the receiver is bad
as the thief" But enough. As we have already de-
voted much space to Mr.. Adams in another place to-
day, we shall not do more in this connexou than
state that the Intelligencer containing his address
having been forwarded TO Gen Jackson, he sent the
following note 10 his friend, General Armstrong,
with request that il be published in this paper:
HERMITAGE, Oct. %, 1914.
DEAR Sir thank you for the copy Of the Intel
ligencer containing the address Of John Q Adams to
the Young Mems Club of Boston, delivered on the
Tth inst.
This address is a labored attempt on the part of
Mr. Adams to discredit the estmuny of Mr. Erving,
whose statements referred in my letter the
Hon. V. Brown OF February 18th, lS43 and like
most of the productions from diseased mind, proves
| little else but its own weakness and folly.
| My letter to Mr.. Brown published on the Goth
Of March, 1874, in Washington city, where MIR
| Adams al the Time Ii has been The subject Of
comment IN The newspaper presses OF DO h parties in
all portions Of the Union and the statements of Mr.
Erving, and the differences from them have not been
deemed worthy Of the notice of Mr.. Adams until
now, Just before the close of the Presidential can
vass he pretends 10 have discovered that great MUS
tice had been done hln and he makes childish ap
peal TO bis own diary" to him from the odium
which has fallen upon his treachery to the best nle
rests of his country.
Mr. Adams has been seven months in preparing
this tissue Of deception for the public pledge my
countrymen as soon as obtain the papers not
now in my possession referred 10 IN the letter to Mr.
Brown, to prove not only that Mr. Adams has no
cause of complaint against me- but that his veracity
like his diplomacy, cannot be propped up by his
| 90 diary
say In advance of the review shall take of this
! extraordinary production, thus heralded before the
public on tho eve Of the Presidential election that
the assertion Of my having advised the Treaty OF
1919 is bareaced fslsehood, without the shadow of
prof TO sustain ii and that the entire address is full
OF statements al with truth, and of sentiments
hostile TO every dictate Of patriotism.
who but traitor to his country can appeal as Mr..
Adams does to the youth Of Boston the close of his
address, :. Your tiJl approaching The spirit Of free
dom and The spirit Of avery draiong together for the
deadly conflict Of arms The anneration of Tlras 10
this Union is the blast Of The trumpet for foreign civil
erp,ie and Indian wdr Of iohieh the rernmsat Of the
United States, fallen into tathits hands has already
i,ooe gipen The sgnaif,a by shameless ireaiv rei.eed
by pirfuos Senate and again by the glove Of defiance
hurled By the apostle Of null caiion al The apored poov
ofhe British empire, peacefully TO promote the extinction
Of saruy throughout The uord. Young men Of Boston.
bWn'sh your auor-prepare for the conflict aud sa,
to you IN The language Of Galgocts 10 he ancient Bri-
ion-hnk Of your JOroaihers-think Of your posieriy "
What Is this but delusion-or, what is worse-a di
rect appeal 10 arms to oppose the decision of the
American people, should 1t be favorable to the an.
nexaton OF Texas 10 the United States
! may be blamed for spelling MIR. Ervng's name
wrong, but trust shall never deserve the shame OF
mstaklng the path Of duty where my countryis rights
are involved. believed from the disclosures made
TO me oil the transactions Of 1919, that Mr. Adams
surrendered the interests Of the United States when
he took the Sabine river as the BOUNDARY between
Us and SPAN, when he might have gone TO the Colo
RADIO, If not TO the Rio del Norte. Such was the
natural inference from the facts stated by Mr. Eryipe
! 81 = D.. ,.t a. e
negotiation to alter this impression. The address
on the contrary, does not at all relieve MIR Adams
Ii proves that he then as now an alien to In,
true Interests Of his country; but he had not then a,
now he pretext Of co operation with Great Britain
Ia her peaceful endeavors to extinguish SLAYER,
throughout the world.
Is here an American patriot that can read the
shove extract, and other similar ones that NAV h,
taken from the address OF this monarcbis in dlsqtise
without feeling OF horrorl Grant that the tbous.
snds Of those who think with me- that the addition of
Texas to our Union would be a national benft. are
in error-are We TO be deferred from the EXPRESSION
OF our OPINIONS by threats Of armed oppo- iion, and
is in this manner hat the peaceful policy of Gre.
Britain is 10 be carried into execution should the A.
merican people decide that are IN error Or doe,
Mr.. Adams mean TO intimate that the will OF Great
Britain should be the law Tor American statesmen
and will be enforced at the point of the bayonet b,
those who descended from the patriots Of our reyol
tou
Instead Of going to British history for sentime nj,
worthy Of thu Republican youth of our country on ar
occasion vitality affecting our national safety and
honor, would recommend those 40 Gen. Washing.
tons Farewell Addr SIS, and particularly his warning
ious 10 avoid entangliog alliances with foreign ma
oos, and whatever IS cslcua ted TO create sections
or geographical partie, at home.
am, very truly,
Your obedient servant
ANDREW JACKSON.