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

| candidates Tor the next Presidency to decay me
as much as possible In public opinion. The men
conspicuous In this are Crawford. Secretary OF the
Treasury. and Clay and De Witt Clinton. clay en-
| pected himself TO be Secretary OF State, and he
ana al MS creatures are disappointed 10y my APP
polntment. He Is therefore coming out as the
head OF a new opposition IN Congress. and he
makes no scrupic OF giving the tone 10 all
! MS party IN running me down" Forsy IT,
| the Chairman OF the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs. was evidently no
match for Clay, who Kept continually singing
MN, as II ne were "a dependant TO the Executive"
| Forsyth" says Adams, as man OF mid. anna
Die disposition and good talents, but neither by
weight OF Character, force OF genius nor keenness
OF spiri' at all able to cope with Clay" This AM
mostly continued, much DISTURBING the Presi-
dent. CLAY" SAYS Adams-and considering that
he aiterward became his own secretary OF state
this entry has marked significance. "Cay appears
10 nave made up his miad TO succeed Monroe in
the Presidency, and supported his election in the
expectation OF being appointed secretary OF state.
In this he was disappointed, ana though offered
the War Department declined accepting II, and
from that moment formed the project OF rising
upon the ruin OF the administration"
THE MONROE CABINET.
In the Cabinet there was not much good feeling.
Crownlnshield and Writ always agreed with the
President while Calhoun generally agreed with
Adams. Crawford seemed to make II "a point OF
honor" 10 diner on all occasions with the
Secretary OF State. "Wirt appeared 70 be
thinking more ABOUT his salary. what
he called bread and mea, Tor hts
children, than any other SUBJECT calhoun Is
generally OF sound, comprehensive and judcious
mindn while the President sometimes took one
side and sometimes another and seemed con-
troled by special influence, except the Rich
mond haqutreJ, ''the paper by which Virginia
works upon the President" (which Is the voice
OF Virginia. and speaks 10 him like master to his
siave.r virginia is already lukewarm TO the
President, and shows disposition TO dictate to
him in measures without scrupe or oencacy, and
there Is no present prospec that citizen vi Vir-
GINA can be raised to the next Presidency. The
pisate1 vi Virginia Will De TO put IN native OF
that state, residing IN another, Tor which either
Gay or Crawford wiz serve their turn" Later,
stlli, Virginia Influence grew stronger. DeceD,-
Der, ISIS john Adams writes thus --"There is
what IN vulgar language is called an undertow,
always working upon and about the President
influence. OF which he never says anything to me.
ana which discover only oy us effects"
VIRGINIA STATESMEN.
whenever Mr.. Adams alludes 10 Virginia there
is "A spirit OF acrimuny ana veXation That does not
generally pervade his calm, placid style. he meets
James Barbour one occasion, who was after
ward 10 be his own secretary OF War and his
appoinree as Minister o England, VINO was then
ate. man oil affected pomposity Of speech,
handsome presence. null OF preJudices and dogma
| lIcanlsm.n We are curious to know upon what
principles Mr.. Adams finally made up his Cabinet;
for IN mis- diary find that his Secretary OF state.
| Clay, was his constant and almost insolent
| enemy; that his Attorney General. Writ, never
supported him In his administration measures.
whiie Barbour. his Secretary Of War. offended his
sense OF propriety; FORSYTH or Georgia, who
not impress Mr.. Adams VINO nad not formed "a
very exalted opinion OF Forsytns prlncioes or Of
the lo!rness or dehcacy OF MS character"
DE WITT CLINTON.
| De Witt Clinton regarded by Adams
| man whose political fortunes have been more
marked win starts good and EVIL fortune than
those OF any other man IN the Union he has been
times, and was never more low and discredlted in
| public opinion than immediately before he was
elected Governor OF New iorH WITHOUT oppositon.
nlfcent purposes oil puohc service He has COM
prehenslve views anu great designs; put with
| employs those OF the Daser sort-the charlatanry
| o. popular enticements. He Affects ~ be man OF
| universal science ana smatters in agriculture,
| the arts and manufactures Antiquities and every
| thing that smacks OF combination and Dookmak-
| lions and coalitions aud political intriguing
with individuals and With parties. The chances
| are against him for his reelection next
! wear. HIS abilities rank him among the first men
in the Union He Is the most eminent, II not the
ablest man in the state OF New YORK; anG, as he
| Is yet not more than fifty years old, another fall
viii by means be decisive OF MS late for liie''
and prophecy, Clinton, VINO was to die within nine
years after TINS was written. became the Governor
the same ONCE in 1928. while Mr.. Adams himself
onered him the mission 10 England, when he
! declined.
| In 1919 We have the first shadows or the slavery
wnsn cams e 70 aa
the Opinions OF Mr.. Adams on this subject, es-
pecialIy when we remember that he was after.
say. the political patriarch oil antslavery In the
United states on me Fourth Of Juy 1879 there was
Inc procession was small and the Grafton
reasonably DUH the orator being Richard Bland
Loo m Rllnh ga Eh m
had been a Representative in the Continental
Congress Crawford gave as toast THE ad-
federal constitution, that they should be repubi.
can" This toast was regarded by Adams as
an entry. the tone oil which. IN It's earnestness and
passion, sadly propnesles the violence OF the DIS
Union. 'Tne slave drivers, as usual when this
topic is brought up blaze and bully, tax Of the
the Union and oil BLOOD and the Northern men.
as usual, pocket al THIS motoring, SIT down IN
quiet and submit TO the scOurglng republ1canism
OF the planters. Crawford, VINO sees how this
a1air WILL ultimately 20 and VINO relics on the
them that he is on their SIDE and gave this toast
to exhibit himself as their champion"
JOHN C. CALHOUN.
1t is interesting TO observe also, the impression
made upon Adams by Calhoun, afterward to be-
nrst met the illustrlous Caroinian he was nigny
Impressed with MIN. This impression grew rom
asked Calhoun whether he would accept the mis-
sion 10 France. He SAID 1t would suit him IN
| every Otncr respect OUT tue expense. He could
| not afford IT, said 1t not easy to reply to
that objection, the salaries o. our Ministers
| penses; that they could not remain long IN
Europe without drawing on their private
resources; but as expected more from him than
| from any other man al We TO the benefit OF the
public service Of TINS nation, wished rom purely
pubic motives. tnat he could 60 and spend some
time IN Europe, because | was convinced that
IL would much enlarge his sphere OF USE
funess. Dy lamltarZing him with knowi-
edge which could In no other way be acquired :"
! SHADOWS OF The REBELLION.
| The missouri question. however, grew more an u
| more important. January 10, 1920, Adams says -
| "The Missouri que stton has taken sucn nold OF my
Imagination that inding my ideas connected with
IL so very numerous. but confused Tor want Of
arrangement, ! have within the last lew days
begun 10 commit them TO paper as they arise In
my nina And here comes an exraordlnar
prophecy:-'I take 1t for granted that the present
| question 10 a mere preamble, title page, 10 4