The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-01-24

might examine il and give his opinion on
the matter, this he did do. and approved Of
the Treaty, boundary and all. This Mr..
Adams referred to in May, 1896, 10 bis
place in The House but Gen. Jackson
(lhen Presidency authorized the Globe,
when this revelation appeared, to state that
he had no recollection of the affair. Re-
Gently Mr.. Gouverneur, of N. Yoik, son.
in law Of Mr.. Monroe, has come on. and
says he has HE rriHen appreciation Of Gen.
Jackson. Whit will the Texasites saw 10
this J When il was known here that Mr..
Calhoun and Mr.. Crawford we're answera.
BILE for the loss Of Texas they were per,
iectly mum on the subject, as far as Cal
houn and Crasford were concerned, but
endeayored TO heap the whole blame on
Mr.. Adams, the only individual in Mr..
Monroe's Cabinet who opposed the treaty.
Now we suppose the Same game will lie
played relative to Gen. Jackson. This is
not tho first time that Gen. Jackson has
said ono thing and adopted another
Read The article below, from the Richmond
Wing:
TEXAS-MR. ADAMS GENERAL JACK.
SON-MR MONROE, &C.
1t would be superlluons now TO say, for
wha, length of time and with what acil.
mony and ,irul'uce Mr.. Adams has been
nssailed by the Jacksonian myrmidons, and
the whole tribe OF Democratic party hacks,
for having rclinQuished Texas by The Trca-
ty Of 1919, when he was Secretary of
State under Mr.. Monroe. 1t has been 10
vain that the obvious and conclusive de-
fence was made for him, that he acted as
all instructed agent and not as a principal
tina, he obeyed the directions Of Prcsi-
dent Monroe, and did not pursue the incli.
nations Of his own mnd-that the respon.
sbility, IL there was any, did not attach
TO the subordinate who negotiated the Urea.
~ with Spain, hut to the superior who die.
tatcd his Instructions.
La other cases, this defence would have
been entirely sufficient and in,incible =
But not so IN that Of John Quincy Adams |!
His was an unpopular name Party could
make capital for itself, by attacking him,
however uniustly and Demagogucs were
never yc, known land American Demago-
CUES especially, the most odious Of their
kind } 10 be restrained in their pursuit of
m end, by any consideration of liberaIity
to persons or regard to justice. Mr.. Ad.
ans was moi only hated by the crew Of
whom we speak, but they identified him
with the Wing Party, and proposed las
they have succeeded in doing y ia inlurc
that party through his want Of popularity
IN the South and West.
Equally vain was il Mr.. Adams to de.
clare as no did formally, that OF Mr.. Mon.
roe's Cabinet, himself, Crawford, Calhoun
and WIrt) he alone was opposed to the sur.
render of Texas The Democratic prints
would never take the least notice of this
most singular and important statemcn, J.
They affected deafness, and pretended not
SO,
as MIR. Adams vefacitv has never been
questioned, and his wonderful accuracy is
proverblal. He has not been tripped IN
III any statement of fact that we are aware
of, from Jonathan Russell down Mr..
Calhoun, the only surviving member or
Mr.. Monroes Cabinet except Mr.. Adams,
has not, that We are apprised, ever denied
his statement. No one has denied it--nnd
yet throughout the late canvass, and Cor
years before and n0e, Mr.. Adams is lnvi.
dlous'y held up ln the South and South
West, as tho Traitor who surrendered Tex.
as in 1910, through his enmty TO the South,
10 Southern interests and Southern mslitu.
tons, and MIR. Calhoun has permitted this
gross calumny still to circulate and TO IN.
jurc an innocent man when il was in his
power, and as we conceive was his duty TO
have averted il.
But this is not all, or by any means the
darkest part Of these transactions All the
abuse Of Mr.. Adams for the surrender Of
Texas in 1919, has enured to the benefit
of Gen. jackson, his party in the country,
and has Two p,oteges and dictated success
sors, MIR. Van Buren, first, and then Mr..
Polk !
VIVA, will the country think-what will
ghe world lhnk-what will history think,
when, after the subsistence Of party spirit,
i. comes TO narralc the events OF the time
in which we live-when they all come to
know, that while Mr.. Adams was actually
opposed 10 the surrender Of Texas, JACK
son was in favor Of it, and approved the
whole Treaty Of 1919, the Boundary lines
and all We confess our own aStonish.
mcnt at+he discovery of this fact, and how
much more ought the Aniedcl0pians to be
astonshed at il, fperchaucc they ever hear
of it
We affirm the fact TO be so, and as we
fully believe, beyond the possibility of
doubt or a cayil.
In May 1886, Mr.. Adams, in his place
in the House, made the following detailed
statement [copcd from his daryl:
The treaty was signed on the 22d Fe
hruary, 1919, and he presumed it was
in the recollection Of many members of
the House, that General was at that time
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