The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-24


Adams, cannot hear OF them without belni
seized with cramps They can them sedtious ant
inhammatory, when their greatest real defect Il
tner tlmdlty. Never since human sentiment ant
conduct were Influenced by human speech wal
there theme Tor eloquence axe the lree SIDE o
this question now before the Congress OF thu
Union. BY what fatality does II happen that al
most all the eloquence and orators IN this boa!
are Oh the slavery side ? Tnere Is great mass o
cool Judgment and plain sense on the side OF III,
Ireemen. but the ardent spirits and passions are
on the eide OF oppression on II but one mar
could advise with Il genus capable OF compre
hendln2, Il heart capable OF supporting ana uiter
ance capable, OF communicating those eterna
truths winch eelong 10 tnls question. 10 lay Dare
IN ali lts nakedness that outrage on the goodness
Of Cod human slavery Now Is the time and ,his
form the duties Of an angel upon EARTH"
CALHoUN's PROPHECY.
still later. there was a memorable conversation
with Calhoun on the slavery question. Calhoun
said, "he did not think IT would produce dsso-
luuon OF the Union; but If lt should the south
would be compelled, from necessity TO form an
aliance. offensive aud defensive, with Great
Britain" said tnat would be return 20 the
colonial state. He SAID. Yes, pretty much but
II Will be forced upon them" asked MN wine Their
he thought II, by the effect OF TINS alliance one-
slve and defensive, the population OF the North
would be set or from ITS natural outlet on the
ocean II would fall back upon IT'S rocks, bound
hauc ana foot. 10 starve. or whether IL would re-
tam Its powers o. iOcOmOtion To move southwark
by land calhoun said they would 1nd 1t neces-
sary to MAKE their communities all military.
pressed tue conversation no further, but II the
dissolution OF the Union should result from the
slave question Is as oovious as any
IL must be followed by the universal
emancipation OF the slave" This conversation
win Calhoun led me INTO a momentons iran OF
reiection. IL also engaged me so much thati de-
tanned aim az his ONCE until nearly i've O'Clock.
an hour past MS dining time" ''rhe dissolution,
1T least temporary, OF tine Union as now constl-
tuted. would be certainly necessary aud The dts
solution must De upon q point involving The ques-
ton oil slavery and no other me Union InigGt
tnen be reorganzsd upon the fundamental princl-
pie OF enumeration This object Is vast IN It's
compass, awful III It's prospects, suoime and beau
I'll In It's issue. A lite devoted 10 1t would be
molly spent or sacritced.'
RANDOLPH, OF ROANOKE.
"a day or TWO later JohnRandoph addressed the
House On the MISSOURI question. Adams listening to
HIN Tor three or Iour hours.n His speech as usual
had neither beginning, mi die, nor end. ERotlsm,
Virginia Naris;ocracy, slavc-scourging of liberty,
religion, literature. science, wit, fancy, generous
feenng and malignant passions constituted a
could ever dow. clay twice called Randolph to
order. II was useless calling HIM to order. He
could no more keep order than he could keep
twenty yards OF tape worm had come from him.
but there was an endless length within"
ANDREW JACKSON.
These comments on the Missouri question close
the fourth volume OF the Diary, bringing IL to the
27th OF February, 1920. 1t shows the earnestness
oil MIR. Adams convictions in the slavery question
and now early IN has lie they were formed. 1t Is
only subject in fact. IN which he EXHIBITS any
passion or tendency To injustice. The book Is iul
OF illusions TO his Orica character. side gllmpses
OF great men, famous and forgotten. Andrew
JACKSON comes largely on the canvass. under q
c.oud for his summary processes IN Florida. On
Occ ision the President asked Jefferson now 1t
would SUIT 10 appoint Jackson to the Russian
mission. Jet1erson'S reply was :-'Why, good
God ned breed YOU quarrel before he mad ueen
there q month" In the controversy between
lngs at Pensacola, Adams took strong ground IN
favor OF tue General. 'li the question were oubi-
Gus" he said, at Is better to err on the side OF
vlgor than weakness, on the side OF our
own officer, who has rendered the most emf.
nent services TO the nation, than on the side OF
Uttered enemies, and against him. jackson mad
taE
ing Calhoun, secretary OF war and his superior,
ana beginning quarrel which ended only with
their lives. II Is singular that Adams should have
sustained jackson so strongly IN this strife and
that later they SHOULD have become SO bitterly
hostile. Jackson returned to Washington and
evidently had stormy time with the authorities
The English were eXasperated by his execution OF
Arbuthnot and Amblster; but" says Adams, 81
thought The execution justifane and according to
the ordinary laws OF war;" Crawford made espe
cal war upon Jackson. in the nope O. driving him
out OF public lie, and esl eclaliy as candidate or
the Presidency; out this result only strengthened
tine Generals popularity; and on the occasion OF
ms nrst appearance at the pres,denps aevee.
pressed arouno him, and the eagerness with which
they all endeavored TO obtain personal introduce.
lions TO him. and from the ewes OF gratitude which
be canned upon him. 1t had as much the appearance
o: mis- drawing room as the Presidents" IL Is
the sincerity OF political friendship That John
Forsyth, who was 10 become JacEson's own Sec
rotary OF state. led the assault upon him. Jack
son, IN his stormy way. repealed these attacks or
Crawford. whom ne Denounced as a man capable
OF any baseness and sustained by no principle. He
with scott, and with dificulty was prevented from
going to the residence OF Eppes, senator from
Virginia, to challenge him. aud, III the subject
should be brought up next winter, and he should
be here,n says Adams, ~ am AFRAID nothing could
prevent their fgntinR."
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The opinion expressed by Mr.. Adams OF JeHer.
son, IN me earlier volumes, are confirmed IN
TINS jefferson was living In retirement, and
consequently he did not come so much within the
nbSprSattOns
extract. written In December, 1919, noting q con-
versauon with Congressman Hill, from Maine.
''he also showed me a letter from Mr.. Jererson TO
the late John Langdon, OF New Hampshire,
written the year 1870 full his political Snandy-
ism, mixture OF profound and sagaciOus observa-
ton with strong prejudlces and rrirafed passions.
IL Is sort OF eptome OF his political opinions and
feelings. Jefferson Is one OF the great men
whom this country mas prOduced-one or the men
who nave contributed largely 10 the formation of
oar national character to much that Is good and to
not little that is evil in our sentiments and man.
ners. His Declaration Of Independence Is an
abridged Alcoran OF political doctrine, laying open
not appear to have been aware that II also laid
open principle into which the slaveholding
planters OF his country sooner or later must fall.
With the Declaration Of independence on their
lips and the merciless scourge or slavery in their
hands more Migrant image o. human inconsist-
ency can scarcely be conceived than one OF our
Southern slavehOldlng republicans. Jefferson has
been himself al! his lie shareholder. but he has
opinions so blasting to the very existence OF sav
cry that, however creditable they may be 70 his
candor and humanity, they speak not much Tor his
prudence or his forecast as a Virgnian planter.
The seeds OF the Declaration OF Independence are
yet maturing The harvest will be what West, the
painter, calls the terrible subllme.n
Much more We might say In the way OF extracts
or comments on thls interesting book, but we lind
we are largely exceeding our space. There is q
glimpse Of Edward Everett, 1.-The Pr ofessor oil the
Greek language at the Harvard UNIVERSITIES
young man OF shining talents and large promise y
VINO preached sermon In the capitol from
l. Corinthians, VII, e-"Brethren, the time IL
short" Clay was present, and Everetts sermon
impressed Adams as without comparison
most splendid composition, and, as a sermon, the
best | ever heard" Clay. however, regarded
Everetts style as ''too theatrical" We also have
q conversation with clay. In which he shocked
Adams by saying, within i've years from this
time the Union Will be divided into three distinct
confederacies." The profession OF journalism does
not stand in good repute with the ex President
who makes peevisn reference to "Blily Duane.
as - very ioollsn and upaccountable fellow, who
might have made twenty iortunes but, alway'
having been the worst enemy 10 himself, Is nov
poor and EMBARRASSED "Blllyn Duane was
William Duane, famous man In his time. edltol
OF the aurora, warm supporter or Jefferson, and
10 whom Jefferson. Ia probably some 1atterinf
mood, attributed his election. Billy wanted aI
once or O gun contract, "and although the re
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