The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-28
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Thurs,ayG Morning d January Ss; 1875.
yeA. eai.oy Adams Diary.
4, a work Of great interest to the stu.
dent OF political history, ia now going
through the press. the fourth volume Of
which has just been issued from the
house of Lippinoott & Co.. Phila-
delphis. 1t is the '.Memo,rs Of
John Quincy Adams. comprising
PORTIONS OF his diary from 1876
to l848. Edited by Charles Francis
Adams" We have ouIy seen IN
ysis OF it. with .xtrao's. pub
lishad in one of the metropolitan jour
nals OF New York. The descriptions
Of the characters with whom Mr..
Adams came into either friendly or
hostile contact, the discussions Of the
great questions in which he took pnrt.
ahandantiy attest the learning. accom-
plishments, experience and knowledge
OF Affairs usually attributed to him
BE began his public service in his
fifteenth year. as Private Sscritary to
his father. while Minister to Russia.
he, subsequently became Minister to
Holland. England, Sweden aud Rus
sia; was q member of the Uuited
States Senate for Ave years. and Score
tary OF State In the Cabinet Of Presi-
dent Monroe. Afterwards, he was
President OF the United States for on.
teypa, and passed the remainder of his
life as member of the House OF Repre-
septatives. The account OF the aglta-
ton consequent upon the proposition
TO admit Missouri as Stste. IN 1919,
the attitude Of parties and individuals
npon the inoipient slavery question,
nrs folly and iuoidly given. Mr.
Adans' own opinions already appeur
tipged With that fansticism which sub
sequently beosme their marked c!.a,sc-
seristic. His convictions were appa-
sently earnest-eo earnest, in fact, that
they diegaised from his own view their
tendency to passion aud injustice.
Such opprobrious terms as "slave-
drivers" applied to .citizsns of the
Southern States. because they held to
the condition of domestic servitude "a
little longer than the people OF the
Northern States, seem to have been
coined in his brain.
:, We reproduce come referen oes to two
distinguished Cs:olinians whose worth
MI. ~ Adanas. highly appreciated. BE
wae highly impressed with Mr.. Oal-
h9ph npon frat meeting him. This
suppression grew from day to day. At
the close OF 1919. we And this entry in
his diary: ~ .asked Calhoun whether
he vonld accept the mission to France.
He eaid it would suit him in every
other respect but the expense. He
could not afford it. I said it was na5
e.sy to reply to that objection. thd
salaries of our Ministers abroad being
inadequate to their necessary expenses;
that they could not remain long in Eu-
rope without drawing on their private
resources; but as I expected more from
him than from any other man alive to
the benefit Of the public service of
this nation, T wished. from purely
public motives, that he could go and
spend sc:se time :n Europe. teca.se 7
was convinced that it would much en-
large his sphere OF usefulness, by ia
miliarizing him with knowledge which
could in no other way be acquired. !"
There is also an interesting note
(Jannary. 1920 Of a conversation with
the celebrated Mr.. Lowndes, of South
Caroline. whose early death ont off a
brilliant and noble career. In the
conrse OF it he says: "Lowndsa is q
member OF great weight and influence
in che Houss, yet. with various ac-
quirements and character of perfect
integrity. there 10 o want of energy
and activity in his mind"