The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-17

Our readers referred TO very Interesting article
which we find in the Green River Wing OF Kentucky on
the subject OF the late Mr. John Adamss Diary Those
who recollect the disagreement between Mr.. John G.
Adams and Mr. Clay most important question in
our treaty OF peace with Great Britain and more recently
between The same gentleman and General Jackson re-
specng the treaty with Spain, fixing the western bound
airy OF The United States, will be al no loss to compre-
bend how it ia that Diary, as record OF what is
passing in the political world, is often reliable as
the memory OF intelligent ACTORS unaided by any day
book account OF their conduct
From the Green River (Ky) Wing, Sept 3.
Mr.. JOHN ADAMs's DnRY.-Lord Bongbroke, who
exchanged his paerna OF Henry ST John for the
peerage, and rose 10 the rs honors oil the British minis
try by The force OF great abilities, subsequently,
driven rom me ministry and under the charge oil rea-
and an act OF attander compelled to take refuge
on the continent Surveying, in phiosophc spirit, the
eryersons of history 10 his administration, he is said
10 have remarked to a friend, as 10 HISTORY knop that
TO be e This observation, as 10 the and in
lerpoalions OF history by acute and profound OBJ
server 81 human events is torcby brought TO mind
pears III the Boston Courier, Although predlsposed TO
receive Mr.. Adams's Diary OF interesting events as
history contemporaneous with the events recorded by
him. the extract in the Courier contains the most un-
doubted proofs that understandable interpretations have
been introduced into The Diary, that il written
long subsequent to the date OF The incidents and observa
nous Which nc IN eltHtT event. MS
Diary must lose much OF the character for accuracy
which il would otherwise have been entitled, IA anthem
lie history conemporaDeous with what II records; and il
ls incumbent his grandson to give explanation OF
the incongruity OF which speak. Under date of
Pdyas l77s," when Louis XVI on the throne and
eleven years before the commencement OF the French
revolution, after speaking Of VOliae, Franklin the royal
family, and the grand concert which he attended, Mr.
Adams is represented saying Inscriptions of frucus
6sH were seen on the ceiling and all about the walls of
the ROOM amoIg paintings OF The trophies of war-poba
bly, done by order oil Louis XIV who confessed in his
dying hour AS HIS SUCCESSOR AND ExEMPLAR NAPOLEON
WILL PROBABLY DO, THAT HE HAD BEEN I"
Mr. Adams may have written these observations but to
our miad they look like interpretations upon his Diary
The French revolution had commenced at this period
did il commence for eleven years afterwards Napo-
leon, the child OF the revolution, whose genius and sword
opened the way to imperial honors in 1904, when he
was crowned Emperor, in ITS, the date of these
observations, child about THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE
The French revolution had existence in 177s and
uncomfortable how Mr.. Adams, with his acknowledged
abilities, under such date, could have spoken OF Napo
leon the eIempdr OF Louis XIV fifty years after the
death of that monalch his when Napoleon
and twenty five years before Napoleon TO be the
bead OF the French empire. Such impossihiues, well
absurdtes ought not hastily TO be attributed TO dis
tiDguished statesman Mr.. Adams, as it is unques.
tonabe these observations, instead OF being written in
l77S written alter the victorious sword of Napo-
leon had placed the imperial crown his brow 1904
Tue public have interest in the authenticity OF history
and nothing short OF an inspection OF toe Diary oil MIR
Adams, showing this entry TO be in his hand writing
will relieve The editor OF his works, under pubca
ton, OF the suspicion OF unauthorized Interpolation
and ii such Inspection proves the entry 10 be his hand
writing, it will strip his Diary OF its character his
tory OF events contempoaneous with their occurrence.