The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-15
thar declaration the subject passes ous o. THIS
GREEK INDEPENDENCE


tin TO induce America 10 take part IN foreign com
plcations found a becoming illustration IN an
effort to induce Mr.. Adams to subscribe to tue
creek independence. A DIR. Thornton called
upon MIN with a book ITO be deposited IN the Con-
gressional Library at the capitol, TO contain the
subscriptions OF all persons in the service OF the
United states AZ Washington for the Greeks. His
project was that every individual should suo-
scribe one days pay.r Calhoun, the Secretary OF
war, and Southland, he Secretary Of the Navy. ex-
pressed their Willingness to subscribe II the Prest
dent ana Mr.. Adams would. II told hm,n says
Mr.. Adams ~ should not subscribe for the
Greeks nor advise the President 70 SUB.
scrlDe We had objects OF distress to
relieve as home more than suricient
10 absorb all my capacities OF contribution,
and subscription for the Greeks would. in my
view OF things, be q breach oil neutrality and
therefore improper WnIle they were discussing
the subject Thomas II. Benton introduced q
Presbyterian clergyman VINO nad a subscription
book for building church at 81. Louis Mr.
Adams "subscribed for that instead Of the
GreeEa.n
LORD sTRATFoRD DE REDcLIPFE.
Before passing from these chapters OF MI
Adams diary 1t is interesting TO note the i'm
preston made upon government by Str
Stafford Canning, cousin OF the great Canning
and now living In extreme old age as Lord STRAIT
lord de Redcine. That gentleman was about
closing his career in this country, from which he
sailed on June IL, 1924, to become minister from
England TO St. Petersburg and afterward to FUR
key. The relations between Canning and Adams
were marked by an imperious and naughty spirit
on the part OF the Minister which was always
resented by the Secretary. on June % Adams
ailu1es to an interview with Canning which
"had 80 much the appearance OF trick that
IN
was necessary TO deal with the new Republic as
he alterward dealt with the decrepid Turkish
Power His interviews with the Secretary were
prolonged and generally angry In their tone. He
feared that America meant to Take Porto Rico. On
oGe occasion there were high words on the ac-
count OF MIR. Adams resenting Cannings mtima-
ton OF ''false imputationsn the tone In which he
spoke was ''passonate.n He was excessively
puuctilious upon every point of formallty.n In .
later interview, says Mr.. Adams, ''tnis converse
ton was altogether desultory, excessively
guarded as usual ON his part, and somewhat
provocative on nine; purposely because nothing
is 10 be got from Canning but by provoking him.
They lett. however. on reasonably good terms
ana on June the 27th In noticing Canning's re-
tirement from Washington Mr.. Adams sums up
his character as folows:-"Mr. Canning Is 10 de-
part tomorrow. Ishal proDaoly see him no more.
lie is a proud hgh-tempered Englishman, OF good
but not extraordinary parts; stubborn and pune
tihous, with disposition to be overbearing,
which have often been compelled TO check in its
own way. He is, after all the foreign Minister'S
with whom have had occasion TO treat the man
who has most severely tried my temper. Yet he
has been ongin the diplomatic career, and treated
with governments OF the most opposite charac-
tiers. lie mas however, a great respect Tor his
word. and there is nothing false about him, This
Is an excellent quality for negotlator. Mr.. Can
ming is a man OF forms, studious OF courtesy and
tenacious OF private morals. As diplomatic
man his great want is suppleness and his great
virtue is sincerity"
"THE ERA or GOOD FEELING.r
The period covered By this volume was the close
or what Is known In our history az tne era OF
good feeling" IL was the close OF that long and
peaceful time which began at the termination OF
Jererson's rule. Evidently Nr. Adams had anticl-
pated the verdict OF history upon the admluistra-
tion OF Monroe. for we ma a conversation
on the 22d OF December, lS23. between
himself and the President, in which he says,
speaking OF Mr.. Monroe's tenure OF once. 'It
would hereafter, believe, pc looked back 10 as
the golden age OF TINS Republic, and felt an ex-
IRENE socl:ude that Its end might correspond
with the character OF It's progress that the
ministration might be delivered into the hands
OF the successor, whoever nc might be, IN peace
and amity with all the world.u In this .'era OF
good feelingm there was as mucn bitterness and
intrigue and Misunderstanding and clashing OF
feverisn ambition. as much scandal and defama-
ton In the press as we have now. President
Grant has never complained as bitterly or hie
treatment Dy hostile critics as Mr.. Adams does
In these pages 10 Is o singular Illus iration OF the
TACT how the history OF one generation becomes
tinped with romance aud adulaiion, and The gen
crosby which succeeds the subsistence OF party
feeling by the generation that comes amer. As We
look intro the pages OF Mr.. Adams book ana OBJ
serve, new gnt ials upon the men who are now
looked up TO me lllustrlous cnels OF a golden
age.
was power that inspired much terror az the
journalism OF our own time. Adams looked
partly with contempt ana partly with anger upon
the press. We have the city Gazette "under the
management OF CLERKS in the Treasury its editor,
an Englishman, "havlng no character Of his own
penGrous and yenal-metal 10 receive any stamp,
and, IN his treatment now OF Crawford and nae,
looking Ike one OF the Tower stamped dollars
during the late WARMTH George HIS head
struck over that OF Charles W., and not entirely
enacing It." There is no journal that has
prouder history tnan the Old National LtteU'-
genceT, which FOR 50 many years was the Sir
Charles Grandson or American newspapers. Yet
md the National ~ eliGehcer in subsection to
both clay and Crawford By reason or the power
which CaY, as Speaker OF tue House, held over the
public printing, and which he used both as a ROD
over the heads and sop for the mouths or its edi-
torsn Calhoun was anxious TO have an 'dnde-
pendent newspaper MT. Adams rem arks -
''Ihe editor who would establish sucn a journal
In Washington must nave heart OF oak, nerves
Of iron and soul Of a0amant to carry il through.
lis drss attempt would bring hornets nest
about ITS mead, and u they should not sting him
to death or blindness he would have 20 pur8uc bis
march with them continually swarmlng over him,
aud beset ON All sizes win SANDER aud oDoquy,
and probably assassnation.r The Richmond En-
qitTtr-Father Ritchie's Old paper also cee-
prated journal in It's day, IL .'the very Mrs.
Candor OF newspapers, although the or
gan Of great aud predomluaung politl-
cal party in Virginia. In another entry
Adams complains o. the National Advocate Or New
iork, the Boston Statesman and Portland Argus
A he AZ m