John Quincy Adams Digital Diary

14. VII. Visits from J. Reed of Massachusetts, of and W. Plumer junr of New-Hampshire— W. R. King. Senator and G. Owen Rep. from Alabama—T. Cook also called. And at the Office, Mr Lloyd of Massachusetts. General Mason of Georgetown, Mr Rankin of Mississippi with a Mr Smith whom he introduced, and Commodore Rodgers. Also Mr John Bailey of Massachusetts, whose seat was vacated on the 18th. of March last, and who took his seat yesterday, re-elected. Plumer mentioned to me a late Conversation that he had with Webster; who is panting for the mission to London; and sounding Plumer’s hopes and purposes— Webster is now gone with Ticknor, on a visit to Mr Jefferson— King and Owen were applying, concerning the appointment of Printers of the Laws in Alabama— Mr Lloyd spoke of an invitation to Mr R. Freeman, to Mrs Adam’s party this Evening— It had already been sent. Genl. Mason applied for papers in cases of certain claims rejected by the late Commission, under the Florida Treaty— I told him I had no authority to deliver them, unless by an Act of Congress requiring it— Rodgers came to take leave— He has resigned his Office as Commissioner of the Navy, and is going to command the Squadron in the Mediterranean— To leave the City to-morrow, where the North-Carolina, Line of Battle ships is waiting for him— She is to come up Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis, or to the mouth of the Potowmack and the President, Genl. La Fayette, and many members of Congress 713propose to visit her there— The Commodore invited me to go, and I promised to go, if I could spare the time— At P.U.S.—he directed that G. B. English should go with Commodore Rodgers as Secretary and interpreter, in case of meeting with the Capitan Pasha— I spoke to the President of the duel, between Bresson and Laborie, and suggested the question whether some notice of censure ought not to be taken of it by the Government. Either to demand that they should be removed from the Legation, or at least omitted from the invitations of the President to the Diplomatic Corps, to dine with him next week— He said he would think of it— I spoke also of the Baron de Mareuil’s samples of etiquette, and precedency—and told him what had passed between the Baron and me on the subject yesterday. Mrs Adams had this Evening, her first alternate Tuesday Evening party for the Season— Attended by General La Fayette and his family. 8. Senators. 60. Members of the House of Representatives, and about 120. others— Genl. Brown told me that Mr Southard would act efficiently, as I should see within a fortnight— Crowninshield, that Scott of Missouri had told him he was effronted, at his recommendations for appointments in that State, being slighted; and at some answer I had written to a Letter from him.— Tracy, that D. P. Cook, who has arrived here, and taken his seat had said he should vote for Jackson; he having pledged himself to vote according to the electoral vote of his State, which was two to one for Jackson—and Tracy apprehended that both the Clay and Crawford party would go for Jackson, and that the vote of New-York itself in the House would follow for him— He thought the issue would depend much upon Southard and M’Lean the Postmaster General— Genl. La Fayette gave me to read from J. J. Appleton, our Secretary of Legation at Madrid—enclosing one from Pisa, an Aid de Camp of Pepe, in prison at Madrid, and saved from Execution by Appleton— The Misses Wright were here, and the eldest told me, she had seen a friend of mine in London, who had often spoken of me. Mr Jeremy Bentham— The party broke up about eleven—