The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-17
L1NcHBURG. JULY II. 1885
TOWN MEETING

y, Hs".uopfe. held, az the Methodist
Church, IN Thursday the i3'h of Jnly
win a view To the adoption Of sn;tabI,.
measures 10 pay honor IL the memory oe
The lH'r John Adams, who expired ar IN.
9TH day July. THE Mayor of the Coz
porSion being NECESSARILY and unexnec,.
ea'H ahsent,l Thomas A Holcomhe. Fsn
hecorderl was called 10 the Char and
~, n ialer was appointed Secretary.
III" object ofihe meeting having been
stated IN an impressive address, by Mr.
Patrick Il Cabell. Mr.. D. r. Edley. NOV
go thata Committee be appointed tore
port such preamble and rerolu,ions "a
may b. best calculated TO carry into effect
the object Of this meeting.
The Committee was appointed by the
Char, retired, and reported immediately
preamble and sundry Tesolutions; which
after amendment, and debate, we've agreed
TO IN 'he following words;
Ihe Citizens Of Lynchbnrg are araio
csiled On to mlngIe theirs with nations
tears. The deep solemni,y which perys.
ord every breast, oerasonrd by the death
of Thomas Jefferson, had moi subsidized
when the intelligence Of an event scarcely
less affecting sounded in our ears. The
great assistant Of Jefferson is no NOR, !
J"hn Adams, his fellow -laborpr and his
trlend,ls dead! Il is true, we may de.
rive some consolation from thu fact that
we could not nationally hope, that either
~ me tev REMAINING god like mpn, VINO.
on The 9TH day of July, 1875, signed the
Immortal paper which iaid the foundation
OF our national independence, could much
longer survive their coadiuiors, nsnst Of
whom had long since paid the great debt
OF nature. They had htrd to d patriarch
al old age-had filled MP the measure of
Their own as well as of their country. BIO.
nor-and had been long tot,ef,ns on the
verge OF that ocean, into whose calm boz
som they have been gently launched by
the All-wise Disposer of Events.
II would be unwise, ON this occasion, as
wen as unnecessary, to offer a review of
the life of the Patriot whose death we
have assembled 10 commemorate. Let it
suffice 10 say, that he was neither the last
nor least ofthat immortal band, who early
deprecated British tyranny, and who were
the first TO resist it, Virginia had not
" scented danger in the distant breeze"
before Massachusetts had thrown down
the gauntlet of resistance. The Hall of
our Burgesses rung with the emphatic and
decisive exclamation of the eloquent Pa.
trek Henry, almost at the same moment
that the blood of the Massachusetts yeo-
many was profussly she'd on the plains
'of Lexington and Concord, aud on the
summit of Bunkel's Hill. We cannot be
so unnlndtnl as to forget that in ALI the
movements which led to these event.,
John Adams bore conspicuous and no
n0rahle part, as he did in the great strife of
which they were the precursor II later
tunes, when the Independence of this
Country was fixed on firm foundation.
he did not lose sight Of the great pnuclplp-
which were the origin and Inc end of tar
revolutionary war II he erred, a. To the
means OF eifecting an object which all ad
mlt 10 have been dear to him, 10 wit the
honor and interest OF his country. he erred
in judgment, not in intention. So laid 1hc
lllustrlana Jefferson, at once the political
rival and personal friend of John Adams.
Let us, therefore, bury his errors IN abi-
WON. BE his virtues held up for the imi
talion of the present and future generi-
tons. He, like JeF.rson, died on the Sc
ml-centural return ofthat day on which he.
atixed'hls name 10 4 paper, whose ptncis
Piles are embalmed in the af1ectonscof
his conntrymen;-prncipIes which no.Qme
shall yitiate or destroy. he, like Jefferson,
lied. rejoicing that he had lived TO sse the
first Jubilee Of his country's independence
He died, rejoicing that the land ofhs birth
(; Of his affections was marching onward,
in the " full tide of successful expert
ment,' TO the apex Of her glory. He died,
as all Patriots would wish to die, excaip-
ING" ESto Peryetua - to the freedom Of
his country.
Therefore, RESOLVED. Th"t the Citizens
Of Lyochburg, feeIinsIy deplore the loss
which the country has sustained in the
death John Adams.
Resoired, That, a Committee Of eight
be appointed TO make such arrangements
as they may dc,m fit to celebrate the flu
neral ohseqnles of Mr.. dams, and that
the said Committee be instructed 10 con-
fer with the Committee appointed to ar
range the funeral oaseqlies OF Mr.. Jrtier-
son upen the exPedirncy fan amasama-
.tjon Of the two on J hu1sday next
The Committee appointed uader the
preceding Resolution Was ordered to con-
slsts of the following individuals:
Patrick H. CabeI, DAVID x. EdIey
John Wills, john Nrtor,
Elijah Fletcher, John ThDrmon.
James Benagh, R,chard II. T%ier.
On motion, the Chairman of thf. acct
nG was added to the Committee.
II was Resolved, that The proceedings
of this meeting be inserted In14e " pAs.-
MAN"
Adjourned
IA. HOLcoNBE, Cspi1mans
Il. II ToLLR, Secretary. p -
a. The proceedings of the meeting
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