The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-12-27
Fran The Boston Christian Regi,,s,
MR.. JEFFERSON & MR. Anaus

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MR.. JEFFERSON & MR.. ADAMS
The following Letters have been ob,,;.
ed by solicitation; and are sent To tbs nr.a.
by the permission of their vencrsblaf a@
thors.--The character, standing. and ~.
OF the writers, the one in his eghtptb. the
other in his eighty seventh year, give tb.n,
peculiar interest, and they cannot faa oha
read with great pleasure. IL is delightful
TO witness this kind of correspondence no
tween these two distinguished men. tb. A.
peritics of party by which they were a
one time separated, worn down, and ma,
thing remaining but the Interchange of sen.
timents of unteigned kindness and resn,et
II IS charming TO see an old age like thi.
retaining, even under its decays and mfr,
mites, the intellectual vieour unmpaired.
and displaying amidst its SHOWS, the green.
ness aud freshness of the summer of life.
II is an enviable and privileged height 70
which these great men have attained .
from which they are permitted to look
down rpon an extensive and emincntly
happy country, enjoying the fruit of Their
labours and sacrifices, more than realizing
their Ioldet antlcipatons and regarding
| them with that gratitude and respect to
which their magnanimity and distinguish
cd patriotism so enplatically entitled
them.
| The letter Of Mr.. Jefferson was written
soon after an attack upon him by the
Native Virsinian y and when there was
Strong expectation of war between
Russia and Turkey this will explain some
| illusions in them. L.
From Mr. Jefferson to Mr. Adams
.ifonttte!ic, ysne /, I822.
Ii IS very long, my dear sir, since | have
written to yoI. My dislocated wrist 10
now become so stiff that write slowly
and with pain; and, therefore, write as lit
tie as can. Yet IT is due to mutual friend
ship TO ask once in while how we do?
The papers tell us that General Starke is
OIL at the age of ninety three, 4 4 4 still
lives. at about the ga me age, cheerful, slen-
der as n grasshopper, and 40 much without
memory, that he scarcely recognises tia
members Of his household. An intimate
friend of his called on him not long since.
Ii was difiicHlt to make him recollect WHO
he was, and sitting one hour, he told lin
the same story four times over. Is I'M
! life with lab'ring step
4 IL ONl lOoioltHSf pNSt lLiG TOuHu
Eternal to beat and beat
The beaten traek-to see what we have seen
10 taste the tastcd--o'e or ohr palates todecant
Another vintage
Ii is, at most, but the life of cabbage,
surely not worth a wish. When all our
faculties have left, or are having us one
by me, sight, hearing, memory, every
avenue of pleasing sensation is closed, and
athuny, debility, and mal-aise left in their
places, when the friends of our youth
are all gone, and a generation is risen a
round Us, whom we know not, is death IN
evil?
When one by one our tiss are torn,
And friend from friend is snalched forlora,
W ben mnn is left alone TO mourn.
Oh, then, how Sweet il is 10 die
When trembling limbs refuse their WEIGHT,
And films slow gathering dim the sight
When clouds obscare the mental light
lis natures kindcst boon to die
irealy think so. have ever dreaded
doating old age and my health has been
generally so good, aud is now so gosd,
that dread it still. The rapid decline Of
my strength during the last winter, has
madS me hope sometimes that see land.
During summer, enjoy its temperature,
but shudder at the approach of winter,
and wish could sleep through it with the
dorinsuse, and only wake with him IN
spring, if ever. They say that Starke
could walk about his room. am told you
walk we'll and firmly. can only reach
my garden, and that with sensible fatigue.
ride, however, daily; but reading is my
oh !, 70 r1iItn
10 paper; and the more because OF tho
treachcrous practice some people have oil
publishing ones letters without Leave:
Lord Mansfield declared it breach o.
trust, and punishable at law. | think "
should be penitentiary felony yet you
will have seen that they have drawn me
out into the arena Of the newspaper
Although know it is too late for me u
buckle ON the armour of youth, yet my ~.
algnatlon would not permit me paashe'
TO receive the kick Of an ass.
To turn to the news of the day, il seems
that the caunbals of Europe are gong ~
eating one another again. A war betMeel
Russia aud Turkey islike the battle oil lis
Kite and snake; which ever destroys Wv
other leaves destroyer the less lor Wv
world. This pugnacious humouf Oh "
kind seems 10 be the law OF his nature wv
Of the obstacles to too great multlpiica'u"
provided in the mechanism ofthe Cni'ei','
The cocks of the hen yard kill one an0
Their; bears, bulls, rams, do u.e sans on
a horse in wild state, Kills all Inc !ou"o
males, until worn down with age ano va
some vigorous youth Kills him.. o;er
| hope we shall prove how much baPf the
for mau the Quaker policy is, and lfa at III.
life OF the feeder is better than that .. ,be
| fighter and it is some consolation 'la' If
desolation by these maniacs OF one P"ii = in
the earth, is the means Of improving s;ce:
other parts. Let the latter be our Rus Rus
| and l,t us milk the COW, which the ~