New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-05
Interesting Letter from John o. Adams.

Ex-Go, ernor WILLIAM SIADy. of ernon,. oon
yruncs,cs TO the BsrlssieT Nt) Csss, an int-rcsus
letter which he received from Mr. hpAss Ia lcii Va
publish Il below
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william -fArg fsq Ny near ffisHs| hsse -
ceived your letter II The sd Instant rom sarsioys
Syringe and learn with great satisfaction your cor
ne Non with the Educational Movement o. which 70,
have devoted your future energies. wish theln al
success aud particularly all prosperity 10 your eser
tons in the cause OF Education, ss tributary 10 n"
cause Of human freedom. But my career OF active i-
usht peTnsps even =, this nme 10 10 enuIey closed
IL ia yery doubtful whether shall be sgsn permi''et
To take any part IN the affairs II this world and at AZ
events can take psr, In ths iarthersncr OF sny
project for the improvement Of education generally
In negotiation OF one OF the tresiies between tfes
Britain and Portugal tor the suppression of the slave
Trade. think the year lssJ. the Portuguese Mime
ter OF state very socitous to Introduce supus
ton e. limit the time Of the duration of tho frosty
snd after proposing several specific periods-to none
Of which the British negotistor Lord Howard DO
Walden, would sgrec-the Portuguese Minister ~
state hnaly requested him 10 ascertain from bis o~n
Government 10 what period Of limitation they would
subscribe Lord Howard de Wslden accordingly PUT
the question Ia dispatch % Lord Psmerston, thes
now, the British Secretary Of state Tor Foreign AZ
fairs whose prompt and ready answer vssi inst thN
limitation 10 which tho British Government would a.
sent twelve months alter The abolition OF slavery
throughout the esrth
The principle thus assumed by the 6overnmen' 81
Great Britain 4, the only the, ever will con,no1"
10 that great mproyesD nj OF the condition Ut en apon
earth the abolition of slavery n sincerely assumed
and psnseveringy maintained by tue nosern'n"n' ~
Great Britain It's husl contamination cannot BE- llnz
procrssnated But until sincerely assumed ~ the feN
friends OF freedom well In England ss IN these lo
ted stste,. the cause OF Freedom WILL as shss'pens
says
BE bound IN shadows and IN mise'e."
There 10 Improvement In the popular education
through the Union embracing within hon, snd IN
iis consequence all others II Ia that improvement
which shall administer 10 the soul Of every male child
born within the free portion OF these ttstes tho princ
pie II that oath which, u 10 ssid, the Csthssenlsn
Hemicar administered 10 his con Hannibal wnt refor
ence to eternal xtinguishsblo hatred, not
To Rome, nor to any existing nation bat tns SLAYER,
thTou ghout the earth. The existence OF thls m9fsi
peslence preying upon the human race 10 me great
evil suffered by the race oi men an eFi 10 ." IN
tinruished by the will OF himself and by thu op
GRAFTON Of that will lafayette, ~ the opening OF ths
French Revolution. said that tor nation 10 be Tree.
sho had bat 10 will H. lio"ever true ths psy Or o'
any single nation, II Is undoubtedly truo Of me whole
race Of man and may safely say that Il the Will u
the free portion OF this North American people could
be organized for action. the people ofthe whole Amer
can non would, ipso tgci9. become Tree. The nis
.tsp 10 the alton OF this national will muN De- ~
sn Improvement la popular educsuon snd Una IN my
estimation indispensable, that hold " niue ippor
tsnces 20 attempt any Other.
The spirit which animated Hsmicsr in the admins
traion vi the oath bic soD, was dentcAy tbs sans
xh ths, which sctus,sj Cato In closing every spsech
which he made In tho -enate OF kome, Win INC m'in
erabl. words Delends est CsrthsgD, and Ws hs'f
recently bad the uttersnce 81 the same sentence tro
the Mooes OF Slavery, spplisd 10 the angel u hight
Abolition Prince Moiooh has announced 70 prnn o'
Psnde monium that Abolition 10 coming IN bstte srsy
and must be- met She 70 coming bu, tear vi
yet be l0Dg before NOloch will BE- called de'enn'ey
10 meet her When he does, tne transformation ~
him and bis whole hos, from giants nto pigm'es WI
leave boOdess victory 10 Aoo ition.
The revolution 10 De effected In the North American
Confederscy, preliminary ~ toe abolition OF slavery
ghout the earth 10 IN the viii Of ths portion ~
the American people already Tree. fh.y now sahe'
thenseye. 10 Be- told that slavery 10 nothing u hsm.
and they sleep In bonds Of voluntary servi,nie hor
long they will 90 sleep will bs Of no use Tor me u
Inquire The day o! their awakening 10 rosefFeiip
a future age.
conclude with repeating my best wshss Tor too
s1cce Of your projects Tor the improvement o. Popn
lar education and that they may tend At east nafect
ly to tina, ul,inae inprovemeni when u SUI "S 10
~ ~ JOilN QUINCY ADAMS