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whether this libel was published by the traverser, it will be
uselesa for me to address him; if there be a man who doubts
on that point, his mind must be imperviable to the traits of
truth; his mind must be panoplied o’er with doubt, seepti-

blockade. The other to eedeem ihe prisoners, whose deliveranea he
had prevented some years before. On this occasion Mr. Washing-
ton displayed the same want of wisdom and economy, that marks
almost every other part of his administration.”

Pages 47 and 48. “The first wrong step of the President, with
regard to the remittance of the tribute, waa aggravated hy every
possible circumstance of impropriety. In direet breach of the eon-
stitution, he involved the United States in the additional expense of
that frigate, without deigning to consult the legislature of his coun-
try. If such proceedings are suffered, it is evident that all eivil
government must soon be at an end. Iam as solicitous as any man
ean be to think well of Mr. Washington, to believe, if possible, that
he was misled by the bad people about him, and that he served his
country with zeal, as far as his feeulties and information would
earry him.”

Page 72, “Adams and Washington have sinee been shaping a
series of these paper jobbers into judges and ambassadors, Ag
their whole courage lies in want of shame, these poltroons, without
visking a manly and intelligible defense of their own measures,
raise an affected yelp against the corruption of the Freneh diree-
tory; as if any corruption could be more venal, more notorions, more
execrated than their own. For years together the United States
resounded with enrsea against them, while the grand lama of fod
eral adoration, the immacnlate divinity of Mount Vernon approved
of, and subscribed every one of their blackest measures.”

Page 102, “This speech has a charm that completely unmasks
the scandalous hypoerisy of Washington,”

Idem. ‘Mr. Adams has only completed the scene of ignominy,
which Mr. Washington began.”

Page 103, “The expenses of each army were successively ab-
stracted from the treasury by Mr, Washington, without the sanction
of a statute, and in express breach of the constitution. Mr. Wazh-
ington disdained to make an apology for this violation of his duty;
and in both, eongreas were too mean to demand it, The
of the recent tour to Northampton must have been obtained in the
same way, beeause Congress were not in session when that affray
broke out. This last presidential felony will be buried by Congress
in the same criminal silenee ag ite predecessors.”

Extracts from a pamphlet called “The Prospest Before Us,” to
show the calumnies of President Adams, by James Thompson Cal-
lender.

1 “The reign of Mr. Adame has hitherto been ope continued