A Review of the Correspondence Between the Honourable John Adams
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Excerpt from A Review of the Correspondence Between the Honourable John Adams: Late President of the United States, and the Late William Cunningham, Beginning in 1803, and Ending in 1812 A pamphlet of more than two hundred pages has appeared, under the title of "Correspondence between the Hon. John Adams, late "President of the United States, and the late William Cunningham, Esq. beginning in 1803, and ending in 1812." A family connexion appears to have had some influence to induce Mr. Adams to unbosom himself to Mr. Cunningham. In one of his letters he tells us that Cunningham´s grandmother was the beloved sister of his mother. Two objects were obtained by Mr. Adams´s disclosures: He gratified the keen appetite of his friend for secret history; and eased his own mind, by giving vent to his spleen against some public men whom he hated. Mr. Adams, roused at length by his subject, and stimulated by the constant flatteries of his friend, resolves to write his own history; because, says he, "no human being but myself can do me justice; "and I shall not be believed. All I can say will be imputed to vanity "and self-love." In the progress of this Review, the reader will find these prophetic anticipations verified. He will see, from the numerous aberrations of Mr. Adams, that his statements are not entitled to belief; while every page is characterized by his vanity and self-love. In performing the task which Mr. Adams has imposed on me, I shall be obliged to take a pretty extensive view of his character and present some features in the characters of others whom he has introduced into his letters. In these he has been pleased to give me a conspicuous place, making me a standing theme of reproach. But although so many of his shafts have been levelled at me, from his full quiver he has shot many at others; especially at one who, by way of eminence, may be justly styled The Federalist. Federalists generally, perhaps almost universally, were once the friends of Mr. Adams; and they continued such, so long and so far as his public conduct permitted them to support him, consistently with their views of what the public welfare required. The mere abatement of their zeal wounded his pride, excited his resentment, and exposed them to his reproach. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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