Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-12-05

The PASSIVE POLICY ENDORSED BY Hon.
JoHN Quincy ADAMs.-The Hon. John |
Quincy Adams has written letter to the ST.
Iouis Republican, warmly endorsing the So |
called ''passive-policy" OF Democrats IN the |
next Presidential election. In the course Of
the letter Mr., Adams says: 81 am satisfied
that such a course will be wise and patriotic,
and should lie glad to see the Democracy
concur in such a resolution. l regard the
present Administration as a national calamity,
and its continuance should be averted at any
sacrifice, not because it IS Republican IN poll
tics, but because it is mean in character, sor-
did in tone, and ignorant, corrupt, and arb-
trGry; because, more than any Administra-
ton we have had, II has disappointed the
hopes and deadened the generous aspirations
Of good men of all parties because II is doing
more TO permanently dsunite the States than
The Government of jefferson Davis ever did I;
becauses its Chief conceiyes there is no means
for free government, but military force no
public action, bui private rroft. -Four years
more of such education, family patronage,
and martial law will so blunt the keen sensi-
Utilities of popular liberty, that our ignoble
Incubus might well remain Il fixture.
"Now. l believe the Democratic party to
he powerless alone 10 relieve us, and think
il is without hope Of carrying the next cleo
ton. There is no doubt that if the votes of
any Of the States lately in rebellion were ne
cessary to elect Democratic candidate they
would be thrown out in the counting. A
mere majority, even lift could be mustered,
would not he permitted TO elect Democrat
for next President, Nothing, then, remains
but civil war or submission TO the usurper ;
and il is difficult to decide which alternative
will infct more irreparable injury upon the
habit Of free government
ITO dismiss an incompetent official, and
avoid government crisis, the Missouri policy
offers the only reasonable possibility which
has been presented But, while l frankly
svow a Partially for the project, do not
wink at the very serious obstacles to It's adop'
ton. We must subdue the pride of party,
and break the bonds Of party discipline"
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