Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-03-04

, Of time Il covered. the number Of courts al
which he represented his country. or the variety
and importance Of the services he rendered. -
tIis 6rst appointment 10 the office of Minister
Plenipo'entiary. wss received at the hands oi
George Washington, WIN. in ncmina,inc him,
acted In accordance with the suggestion Of Tho.
mas Jefferson; James Madison employed him
in the weie htiest snd most responsible trusts
during his whole administra tion--se!ccted him
n rspresent the Uai,ed S,stesa Al the mos, pow.
erful courts in the world, 81 Petersburg and
London, and committed to his leading seency
the momenions duty Of arranging . tresty Of
peace with Great Britain.
II is enough to say. that throuQhont this long
and brilliant career o! foreign public service.
he deserved. and received from his country. the
encomium which Washington pronounced upon
him. when. in 1897. ne declared him the mnst
valuable public character VIZ have abroad. and
the ab'est of all our diplomatic corps While
Secretary of Stste--an office which he held dn
ring the eight yesrs Of President Monroc's ad.
ministration- he discharged his duties in snrl,
msnner as 10 incresee the confidence of his
counirymen in his ahii,y and patriotism. Under
his influence the claim. on Spain were adjusted,
Florida ceded to the Union. and the republics
Of South America recopnizcd. II will be the
more appropriate duty of his future b,cgrnphcr
TO present full view of the vast amount ~ 10.
bor which he expended in the public service
while managing the Department Of State.
In the Presidcn,i,l election which took place
in the fall Of 1924 Mr.. Adams was one Of the
candidates. No candidate received a majority
Of electoral votea When. on the 9th Of Fehrn.
ary, 1926, the two houses Of Congress met in
convention. in the hall Of the House of Repre-.
scntatives, to open, and count, and declare the
electoral votes, il was found that Andrew Jack.
son had 80 votes. John Quincy Adams "a votes.
William n. Crawmrd Al votes. and Henry Clay
81 votes. According to the requirements Of
the constitution. the Senate then Withdrew. and
the House remained 10 ballot for President IN.
til lA choice could be effected. -t $50 3D.
uU ~UotU W NssusSW WuW tWVUtys
four. The voice OF thirteen State. were necrs.
sary for a choice. At the first ballot Il was
found that Maine, New Hampshire. Msssachu.
sets, Rhode Island. Connecticut. Vermont.
New York. Maryland. Ohio. Kentucky. Illinois,
Missouri and Louisiana. thirteen States. had
voted Tor John Quincy Adams. Of Massachu.
se,ts,' and he WIS accordingly elected Prcs-
dent of the United Staies for four years from
the fourth Of March. 1925.
The time is approaching when justice will be-
done to the administration OF John Quincy
Adams. The passions Of tina, day nIr already
fast subsiding. snd the parties and combins, ions
that arose under the exciting influences of the
times hsva long sace been dissolved and scat.
tered. The clesr verdict If pos,eri,y may a..
know ledement Of il. merits by the people Of the
country. in all ifs various sections. In ite re
Lotions he sustained to the members Of his csbi.
net. in his communications to the two hou.cs.
and in all his proceedings. there i, a uniform
manifestation Of wisdom, industry. moderation
and devoted ps,riotism.
The great effor, Of his administration wa. to
mature. into permanent system, the sppics.
,ioo of oil the soperAuous revenue of the Union
to internal improvement. This policy was frs,
suggested in . resolution introduced BY him.
and adopted by the Senate of the United States.
in 1906. and wss fully unfolded in his first nee
sage to Congress in 1928. II will be the DUTY
of the philosophical historian of the country.
halt . century hence. to contrast the probsbe
: fleets upon The general prosperity which would
have bcen produced ny such system Of admin
istrstion, regularly and prehensiveiy carried
out, during the intermediate time, BY the GO.
vernment Of the Union. with what will then he
seen to be the results Of the policy which has
prevailed. "
In retiring from the Presidency in 1920. Mr..
Adams returned 20 his family mansion in Qnin.
cy. where he rcmsined. in quiet retirement, un.
al he wss called TO public life. once more, by
the people Of the Congressional district to which
ho belonged.
He took his scat in the House Of Represents.
tves Of the United States IN 1881.
CopnI oy IsouIRr.--A correspondent Of the
N. Orleans Times, writing from Mezieo. Gays: I:
1--WE have now sitting here Court Of Ioquiry
upon Capt McKens,ry. Assistant Quartermaster
and chief Of the clothing department. He 10
charged with reeuatiOn and speculation, lying
bribery and corruption. and other m,sdemesnors.