Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-10-08
his moral aud political knowledge ID not very
profound. His style is plain to a degree Of dry

gave the President authority to summarily dis
miss any whose conduct was satisfactory, an
against this Mr.. Bayard directed strong oppos
ton, 80 that it was ultimately defeated. much +
the chagrin Of Mr.. Adams. On another occa
sion, two measures came mp. To the first MI
Bayard offered an amendment, and to the soc
ond Mr.. Adams. Each voted against the other
proposition, and the amendments OF both BY
decisive votes, were lost. "After the adjourn
ment," says the Diary, "Mr. Bayard said tn mo
Your amendment shared the fate Of mine.'
was very true and ~ I felt very strong conf
dence in the correctness Of the principle Oh
| which had moved for it's amendment, wa.
proportionably vexed at its failure. .... Bayard
| is at least more honest THAN other members wht
gave wrong impressions ss to how they would
vote.l He always tells me when he thinks mt
wrong, az he did on this occasion. His gratif
cation on finding my failure Of success was nat
ural enough, on its succeeding 10 immediately
mis- own."
There were opportunities, however, for re.
turn Of courtesies. Mr.. Bayari did not often
originate measures He was in the minority and
his usual cue was to amend or oppose. But in
February, 1907, he offered resolution, which
passed, raising special committee to bring in a
bill making grant Of public lands to the Chess-
peake and Delaware Canal Company in exchange
for shares Of the latters stock. From the special
committee he promptly reported the bill and this
Mr.. Adams resolutely opposed. 1t was debated, on
several different days, with warm th, and as Ad-
AIMS led the attack, Baysrd vigorously replied
On the 23rd February, the latter, says the Diary,
made two long speeches." and Adams one,
and on the 2ith, the, latter again spoke, 80 that
White, of Delaware, Baysrd. and Clay "wero all
reused to reply to me, which they all did with
some scrimony." But the aid Of ''interna i'm
provements" was contrary to Jeffersonian theory,
and finally Adams succeeded, by majority Of
several votes, in postponing the bill to the next
session. 1t was then or afterwards passed.
President-making occupied, in that era, 9 large
part OF the thoughts Of members OF Congress-
Electioneering for the choice to be made in 1908
began almost as soon as Mr.. Jefsrson's second
election, QS04,) had been quietly dispatched, and
by 1906 it was warm and active. Jefferson in
tended-and accomplished-the making Of his
successor. Mr.. Madison was the man to whom he
meant to resign the helm, and all the personal
following Of the Administration were devoted to
the Presidents plan. But the Republican pha-
lanx which had set out, in 1901, to put down
Federalism, to bottle up the Adamses, and clip
the wings OF Hamilton, had accomplished all
'Aoao oDi'''S 'hofoosnis, anu no" mao d'sseh-
''"e :" .' Wv" tanNe' 'oii' hahuo'ph' a'ter
.e"s 'n1 no"so U. representatives py
'iAoA'is "'s "i''p o'er0 III the most Audaclons
"', ''oi "'.onip'eu "i'''ll ns precihets,
i"A''e'o" ",'h 'enorSoh' he" OH AZ a tangent,
a'no'l''u ms Aa"'his1raIioh' ana pronounced
,of any man 70 oeas M"olsoh. Inc virginia
'y."o h'ish'perhaps say "hing WAS brok-
A1oa.o' .oon.so up - prooAoie csndida1e'
~ w g "e Frsssaen'A cnoAsv aho on
AA''n i'.n' ".' n".u'S 'eooroS 'nA' Ar.
Ds!s" 1o'a nh0 ne nsa 'ss' e'enins so"e conVer-
7Auo' "i'h HIS ""A''oi "poi' 'he p'es'oeh'iai
eieo.ioioo''"e "o" eo Warmly earrleu on, III
winch sue spoke very sllshtthsiy OF MI. Mohe
roe
Aprii 'a' l'''' Af. bAyard' as USUAL ootaihed
leave oi absence aha went nome. Inc session
'asteu I'LL tue zlst OF the month. meanwhile,
ana a''er' the fresldent'ai canvass Went on MIR.
ADAMS drawing srsduai'y nearer TO the admlnis-
uehance was'with more OF iess meekhess, onered
10 "'ea' n.1ta'h tor nc dfew from his fathers
career' ana ihueea from his Whoie nativity,
strong disposition to hatred OF England and
hnahy he TOOK the decisive step by which he
oroke loose from the Federal party in Massachu-
setts' anu ioss his seat IN tho senate-his vote
iorthe embargo measures. Mr. bayard, however,
renamed honlhally federast- Ills dislike
Tor JEFFERSON was excessive he had not only
voted stubborniy Tor Burr. In the memorable
contest OF leoo, DAY after day. but he had de-
clared most decidedly That he regarded Burr as
greater ana better man than JEFFERSON. He
thefeiore stood OUT against him, and when,
IN January, isoI,the PRESIDENT alarmed by Bnrrs
Louisiana expedition, sent In message asking
that Dill DO passed TO suspend Tor limited
time the writ OF hd''ds corpus Mr. Bayard alone
opposed the Dill, which was promptly reported and
Passea' all the otiier feueraiists-hot merely the
warhhe Au"ins' 1ut even iicRerihg' tracy, Hill
mouse ana o'hers-either supporting t,or omit
Ting 10 vote.
Az ehe ffeslaeh1iai electlon came nearer there
wore 'nefeasod 'nulcations OF personal nniriend-
hhess between the Two senators. Mr.. Adamss
course hau carried nm steadily towards the
1enersoh-MadiHou camp and the Federaiists OF
Massaehosetts' though still hoping that this vig-
orous scion OF the House OF Adams would check
his independent footsteps, we're sadly losing their
hope The FederAlist leaders were set in their
ways they could not and would not take the
sense OF the people, for they despsed all things
popular ss 'Jacobinica" and "French." To
'hei'' aii measures cohcei'eo OUTSIDE OF their
own councils were but the devices of fanatics,
the schemes by which demogoeues managed,
Rut Mr. Adams w.s not o,o ~ tho;, .a,oot -,
-, ~ -, " so'. e'o.' ''.'.,'
Der. he voted Oh all the war measures III DELI
ance Of their dictun. He saw that independent
NJ patr;ot;c considerations any nortv ,rb;,, r.,,
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oouuso' " 'h0 ooihs''on0y VI 'ne peopie, anu
II only seemingly. loved a foreign enemy better
than its own cause. would be ultimately snopeed
az ,,,o ,,,,;,,a, .,.to T,a, u., i,., .,,a %,
y" .A0 r' ' ""' '"'' '.io iosu''
that happened. Inc federai leaders, their fol-
lowing grown smaller and smaller, were at last
hiyed in the Hartford Conyention. and tbsre
,n,.,.,., -, ..1- .,,,;-,
o''iou "P 'o'o''i' ao Poii'ieAi o"'iosi'ies.
Mr. Bayard did not take the same course AZ
Mr.. Adams, and vet lie seems to nave beep not
UNWILLING m do so us c.pt;ors,,, .,ooa ~,
" Wv H~"''ou''y S'oou on,
"heh Auanis WAS poiuiy SAILING In. In January,
1905 when the proposition to expel Senator
Sohn em.h, Stne senate was full Of Smiths :
1"n"' oi MAsiahd 'ohn' OF New York ;
Ioun, =. on'o DAniei' OF tennessee and
.~ol' u .e'"'n' we're All MEMBERS nearly at
,no s"u'' '.ol 'oi n's aiieeed completely In tho