New-York tribune., 1874-02-09
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
THE PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL oprOsED.
SHARP srEL,. FEOM JOHN QUNCY ADhhs - IDH
M.ssACmsLrrs LEGIsLATUEE.


uY TELEGRAPH 10 TIE TRIErNE.l
BosroN. Feb. s-ihe report of Charles irarcis
Adams. IT, Ma.eachuso.t.s Commissioner 30 Vienna.
WIS presented 10 the LEGISLATURE, with a no-~apo
from the Governor and laid on tho table to bo
printed. In tuc Hoasc on Saturday the senate roo
Iutiou rnqlo,tn. the Massachusetts, Scna'ot a"d
R,prase natives ia Congress TO usc their Influence "a
favor of the necessary appropriations f1r th. Can
touuiaI came up. and John Quincy Adams bf"ihr
OF the COMMISSIONS, made attack upon % ~ i"'
characteristic style. lie objected toit:
First: Because oi the way ia which tlc matter hab
occn engineered. Why n-tuct the rerrescuti''vcs IA
Congress whol th,y the ground aud we're cog
infant Of tlo way which the trick and swIDle bad
gotten upl started honestly by some Of TIA
merchants OF Philadelphia. They went TO Congress anh
said an they wanted moral support, and that tio
United shou,d Iot be called upon Under tb'-o
circumstances Conges. pass very guarded iodorso-
mcnt OF The proposal with the cypgess understanding Thai
thc Government snoUid not be called upon for monry
N the President Ws asked 10 give 20 bis oBCal sauc-
ZION, aul dd - very cuarlody. Now The matter IL
"P+tcrrg" Congress ior appropriation, in order to
m.aa B. the national celebration ans Resolution VAS
al aticmpt To manufacture spurious public sentiment.
aud 10 push on toe representatives. IA Conues' 10 80
VIai they did uot think o. eXpcdient to Do. There va,
n,tbing honest or proper IN the resolutions
Seeond. He ouceod 10 the object OF the T"sopions.
Though 10 GonOrrd those VINO mad amassod wealth hrd
fostcrod the uu,ry Of the cOuatry Tho 0Jec. "t ts
reeoutiou wu, o. ulI IKc ths Exhibition enc soe! ~
money. lie would not dwell the question ot sho rom
sttulondhty OF sucl nm Appropriation nor upon t'n
eNpedlency of spending moneyliB this way wncn 800
Treasury was bankrupt Rather than make display
Of machines and ory the increase Of oar material
interests, it wouli be wcn to consider ob th"a
day whether we were following out ltho-o gral
principles which our fathers laid down Tor COR
guidance 100 ago and to devote tho occasion Ia
prayer that VIC might follow those principles la tho
future. "why Sir" said Mr Adams " do you supPosa
the FATHERS OF ne republic those men who met 10 tbst
little hall 100 years ago. would look with peasure or
satisfaction on such eelebrauOpi Imagine George
Washington il ne told that ils desccndenis "on.d
make great fair on that anniyersaryi inafipe ihe
look Of scom with which he would receive slcE an a
nouncement." 4lr Adams then made The io.os -
quotation from his ancestor, John Adams;
lam apt 20 believe that It will be celebrated ~ sro-
cpedup generations as the great anniversary ~Ss u
ought to be commemorated the day o deycran,c nY
solemn acts OF Devotion TO God Almighty II onghl 10
be solemniZed with pomp and parade wth SHOW
from one end OF the continent 10 the other nom uns
| time forward forever.
"That old gentleman" Mr.. Adams saii had MOI
learned all the things Of our day. which his descendants
had TO find ont Instead " making diy u thankful
meas and praise fox the national deyerancc, NC were
going TO make great fair anu put up praises - boor
Of the almighty dollar"
Mr. Crockcr of Boston said that after such re-
markable speech against the resolution, speech
which he should have been ashamed 10 maze, he
desired to move that the further consideration OF
the subject be postponed until Monday. Tins w.ls
lost. Mr.. LOring of Fitchburg after few remarks,
moved to lay the resolution on tho table, and ibs
motion was carried by vote OF 40 to -.