The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-15
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The Diary of the Sixth President Of
the United States.
TIE ERA or GOOD FEELING
Eow 0ur Fathers Dreaded European Lmbi-
ton in America.
FEARS OF THE HOLY ALLIANCE.
HOW Russia Wanted Caifor-
MIA and France Mexico.
How the Bourbons Desired a
Macmillan.
~ ~ "A
HOW Russia Wanted Califor-
MIA and France Mexico.
How the Bourbons Desired a
Macmillan.
journalism and Politics During the Era
of Good Feeling.
THE EDITORS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO.

MEMOIRS OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, COMPRISING
PORTIONS or nIs DIARY FROM 1890 TO 1s4s. Ed
tied by Cherries Francis Adams. Vol. VI J. Il.
Llppincott Co. 1875.
''Reading further,n says Mr.. Adams, I'm Wal
poles Memoirs, or Secret History OF the British
Administration from 1850 TO $780, ma In them
many things that remind me OF the present state
Of things here. The public history OF all cousrles
and all ages Is bur q sort OF mask richly coored.
The interior working OF the machinery must be
FOUL There is as much mining and countermin-
Ing for power; as many fluctuations OF friendship
and enmlty; as many attractions and repulsious.
bargains and oppositions narrated In these me-
mors as might be told or our own times. Walpole
witnessed il all as snarer In the sport, and now
tells II to the world a satirist. And shall not
TOO. have tale TO tell ~ This quotation from the
sixth volume OF Mr.. Adams extremely interesting
memoirs, which now lies before fresh from the
press OF MesSrs. Lippincott Co.. increases IN
interest, although it does not In any re-
spect rival the instructive and brilliant memoirs
OF the Walpole time. The present volume begins
with June q 1922 Mr.. Adams Was in the ditn
year OF his service Secretary OF State to James
Monroe, IN the second term or his Presidency.
lt concludes on the l4ih OF May, 1926, little
than three months alter MS own accession TO the
Presidency. IL covers one OF the most interesting
periods In American history, period that cannot
be too carefully studied by those who desire 10
trace to the root the or our present polti-
cal parties, OF the issues that during the inter
Vening nifty years have revolutonized the country
almost reDding 1t to its foundations. There is q
certain reserve about Mr.. Adams which takes
IRON the book the interest that we iud in me.
moirs Ike those OF Walpole and Hervey, and Pepys
and Evelyn and Grevie. He never descends
into scandal writing mere story telling. II Is
rarely that he gives expression TO an opinion
nerogatory 10 IRose with whom he served.
u win be orr purpose, In blowing Mr. Adam,'
book, not so much TO owen upon the issues aud
problems he discusses, aud which have frequently
new meaning. but to gather from these pages
some scattered data that may be interesting to
our readers in Illuminating or the most dra-
matic periods OF American history.
ENGLAND AND THE HOLY ALLIANCE.
In 1922, wnen MT. Adams was Secretary or
State, George Canning was about entering the
Foreign once TO begin his celebrated contest with
the Holy Alliance, which ended in the recognition
OF the independence OF the States OF South Amer.
lea, justfylng him In his lame boast that ne had
called new power into life in the New World 70
maintain the balance OF power in the old. France
was under the rule Of the dying Louis XVIII. VINO
was soon TO give way TO Charles X. Russia was
governed by Alexander, Emperor OF all the
R0ssias. the rival OF Napoleon. now reaching!
the close OF mis- romantic and extraordinary
career, whose ambition was 10 realize In Inc
New World plans gigantic as those when
he Jailed 20 attain IN the ola. IL Is ABOUT this time
That We had the beginning or the "hoHroe doc
trine,n which aiterward was 20 become a part or
our diplomatic common law. Ssratlord Canning
was the Minister at Washington, tue same who Is
now Lord Stratlord de Redcline. lie was then the
busting, eager, young diplomatist, IN the b gin
ming OF celebrated career. VINO was to be famous
Lott Il -cyo a. e..
with the ''sca-blue eyes" who orOve England into
the war against Russia, which ended In the all or
Sebastop0l.
TIE CANNING POLICY.
The first glimpse we have or the brilliant policy
Of George Canning was m 1929. The Spanish COLO
mics o. south America had been for some time en-.
gaged IN revot. Spain was about losing ner mold
upon her old possessions IN Peru ana Cali and
Mexico. the. Holy Alliance, fresh from tie con-
Met with Napoleon ana under the stimulus OF the
restless genius OF Russian Alexander, Vas
disposed 60 interfere foreibly between the
colonies ana the mother country FOR
the purpose OF sitting their nali-won IT,.
dependence. Canning, VINO in hts matter
opposed the Holy Alliance was anxious 10 secur.
the cooperation OF the United States. '.rhe OF
ject OF Cannng,n says Mr. Adams, appears to
have beer TO OBTAIN some public pledge nom The
government OF the United STATES ostenslsy
aB@inSt tue ltItlD,O interference OF the HOLY
Alliance between Spain and South America, but
really or especially against the acquisition to the
United states themselves Of any part Or the span
isb.American possessons.n In other words, aT.
Adams understood the z.al OF Canning 70 be not
SO much an attempt 70 limit the claim Of tho Holy
alliance 70 be the arDlfrators Or European civil
nZation az 10 prevent America IRON acquiring
Cuba or Texas or CalIlorn a. we question whether
history viii Justify tails suspicion On ms part "
Mr.. Adams, but u y interesting 70 observe nov
ceeplJ u was engraved upon bis mlHd
CALHoUN's DIPLOMACY.
Calhoun, the Secretary oil war was willing 70
consent 20 the wishes Of the EnglIgn government
and to JOIN in the declaration against the Hoiy
Alliance, "eveD II It should pledge Us not to take
Cuba or the Province 81 TeXas.n Calhoun Was
then young Of iorty-thre inpa-
tient amDitious with an opinion uron
every subject and not governed ~ tha
colder lntellect aud wider experience o. me Sec
rotary Of state. Mr. Adams declined 70 assent to
the views OF the British. because, as he said,
without entering now into the inquiry OF the
expectancy OF our annexing cuba or Texas 70 our
Union, we should at least Keep ourselves Tree q
act as emergencies may arise, and not tic our
selves down TO any principle which might imme.
oiaiely a'terward be brought to bear against our
selves" This contains the germ OF what alter
ward grew into tile Monroe doctrine. II is curious
70 observe that Calhoun, a,terward the leader 81
the great slavery party, who achieved the annex
alton OF Texas and AIMED at the occupation Or
cnoa, should be Wiling here to abandon both
Texas and Cuba 10 tine pretensions OF Great Brit
am, While Adams, who was TO become tie furious
aud eloquent antagonist or the annexation or
Texas ana the ieader OF the aut-slavery party IN
the North, should insist upon the right OF tho
United states 10 become At some future time mas.
fers or Texas and cuba. The SUBJECT was
~ lmnntiaDL that President Moprue AZ.