Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-10-08
POLITICAL HISTORY.
John Quincy Adams and James A.
Bav6rd. tho IS EIdcr.''

John Quincy Adam: snd James
HAvord. the "Eldcr.H
The publication OF tho first two volumes O
the diary OF John Quincy Adams, az edited by hi
son Charles Francis Adams, makes All intares
ing and valuable contribution to our political an
biographical literature. No other American la
had more distinguished public career tina
John Quincy Adams, and very few have fille
the highest Offices Of the Republic during ~
long period. Born in 17G7, lie had listened t
the guns of Bunker Hill, and looked upon TIN
corpse Of Warren, the beloved physician Of hi
fathers family; and yet he died in 1913, after th
Mexican War was over, and the Nation had en-
tered upon tho last brief ora of Peace, precod
ing the Great Rebellion. Companion to his faith
Or in diplomatic service in Europe, during all hi
youth, and appointed minister to Holland a
twenty-seven, his intervals Of private life were
rare and very brief. He had been Minister tt
Holland, Minister to Prussia, United States Sen
ator, Minister to Russia, Negotiator of the Treaty
OF Ghent Secretary Of State President Of the
United States, and for seventeen years mem.
ber OF the House Of Representatives, when At
the age of eighty-one, he was seized with pa.
ralysis, in his seat in that Chamber, and died iii
the harness Of public SERVICE his last breath ex-
piring within the walls Of the Capitol itself.
Amongst those who served in the United States
Senate contemporaneousy with him WAS James
A. Bsysrd, ''the elder" of Delaware, and the al
lusions which Mr. Adams makes to him, in the
Diary, ~ found in the first Of the published vol
umes, will be Of some interest to Delaware read
ers. Mr.. Adams camo to the Senate in 1903, and
MIR. Bayard in 1904 the latter having been ap-
pointed by the Governor Of Delaware to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation OF Senator
Wells. Both were regarded as Federalists al
though both were very far from being steady
party mon; while Mr.. Adams developed soon and
repeatedly thereafter the extreme independence
OF his character, and his pragmatical defiance Of
supposed party claims upon him, Mr.. Bayard had
already been instrumental in the final adjustment
which secured the election of jefferson over Burr,
and the rejection Of the Federalist scheme Of
preventing any election. AT this time, however,
Mr. Jefferson's personal following were in a
large majority in the Senate, and the members
OF it showed decidedly energetic spirit Of 'run-
ing things in their own way. Adams complains
bitterly Of the conclusions arrived at outside the
Senate'i independent of any discussions OH
counci,a what shouI1 ho do,o ,.;.,, :. , ~ no.
favor or o,nos;,;o,, ,,,a ,,o.,., H., A..
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Dy 'he 'onn nAi'"oiPh "su'ca' wing Oh Tue 'el-
iotno""ns oh 'he feuerahs' J"o'c'sry' and po1n
eAc'llhs tremendous leenhe') WAS taken up ana
Mr. nayard opposed w. much TO the movers
chagfih' IL was, he says "a quarter from which
dsy there came pii' reported with amend
mehts from special oonmltte' OF which Mr.
Adams had been one' relating to the Articles OF
war 81 applied to the American service. Up
on reading the amendments, says tho Diary,
'Mr. Bayard opposed one, and l objected
against another took no part in the discus.
sion on the article opposed by him but he sup
ported the other article against my objection.
From these circumstances conclude shall Of
ten find myself in opposition with him, which
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II nine days observation had already led to
this oonclnson. subseouent eyperience strenetb-
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s"0u ~ a"u u''ih'".e'y Hl'' Aualls ie' oeep
sense OF personal grievance and pilue toward the
Delaware Senator, although in expressing iudg-
,ro,t ,no, J,d,o Cbeso Of tho o,aso a, .ho ,roo,
.' .p'A '"Ne' on"'o,"' ''e 3''oo Va VIC s'o".
trial' they agreed, Doth votins mot Guilty.
regularly upon every one of the eight counts It
annesrs, too that Mr.. Adams onck,v and frank.
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aoAno"iouseu "'' Dasaio i'eh quaii'ies as
speaker; on January 3Oth, some petitions hav-
ing been presented, 1t was moved that their
s,gnars .I,,ya le.ve tn ,vitbdr,w" than, ~,
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WHICH, SAYS the Diary' Mr. basara maue Two
very eloquent speeches."
On March end, about six weeks after taking
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"'n s'"', S"n'0" NO no" uoA' 80 '"'ois "''ei i'
ceiving his appointment and two days before