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THOMAS JEFFERSON is no naors'
Hi. weary sun hath made a golden set,
leaving bright tract of undying faoie
10 mark his path to a glorious immor-
talitv.
The ilustrious author of the Declare
ton Of independence breathed his last
at Monticello on the 4th Of thi. month,
at 10 minutes before 1 o'clock. TN the
Fiftieth Anniversary of the birth of this
Nation, with which event his name and
fame are forever and indissolubly uni
ted. at the moment when all tongues
throughout The land were engaged IN re-
peating the language of his greatest
work--his soul, satisfied with the retro
spection ofhalf a century of past events,
winged its flight to the realms OF lmmor-
tally! Singular, but felicitous coinci'
dsncei
We shall not coolly undertake to in
dite The memoirs of such man. His
history may be read in nations eyes
---his eulogy beams on the surface of
every thing tina, is admirable and pecn-
liar in the principles of our government.
For review of his past lite this is not
the moment. A more suitable occasion
shall be chosen, and perhaps more
able pen than ours.-Nat Intel.
DEATH OF JOHN ADAMS.
We have to record another extraor-
binary event which occurred on the FIT
tieth Anniversary of American Tndepen-
dence-another patriot of the Revolu-
tion-another of the few surviving sign
ers, and an intrepid advocate of the
Declaration of fndepcndence--she ven-
cradle JOHN ADAMS died on that
day-Wtb Jefferson, he was associated
in preparing aud signing that important
Instrument, which declared their coun-
tsy free and independent, and in support
Of which they pledged their Lives, their
Fortunes, and tbeirsacred Honor Like
Jefferson, he was rewarded with the
highest honors which his grateful coun-
try could bestow--Like Jefferson, he
has been the subject of high eulogium
and severe censure-and like JeffersQn
he has been distinguished in the time Of
his death.-Bah. Fed. GAG.
"The private character of President
Adams Says the Salem Register) was
perfectly pure, unsulled aid unstained.
There was no Christian or moral duty
which be did not fulfil; the kindest of
husbands and best of fathers. To the
excellent precepts and education which
he gave his children, the nation are un-
6oubtedly indebted for having at this
time at their head his eldest son.
President Adams was serene and
tranquil to the last Conscious of hav-
ing performed his duty. and of life
well spent and devoted to his country,
the blasts of calumny which assailed his
declining years never rufied the sereni-
ty of his mind He regarded them as lit
tie as the troubled elements, for he knew
that like them they would soon subside,
and that then, every thing would be like
his own bosom, peace and Sunshine. 10
say that he had weak points and foibles,
is but to say that be was man. But his
defects were those OF bold and daring
spirit, an open, generous, and con6ding
heart. He knew no guile, and he feared
none. Having DO selfish purposes to an
swer, he practsed no arts to effect them.
AT the age of ninety, at tina completion
Of half century from the commence
meut OF that revolution he had been so
instrumental in efeehng, he sunk, by
gradual decay, into the arms of death.
He lived to see his country's liberties
placed on firm aad immovable basis,
and the light of liberty which she difuses
enlightening the whole earth. On the
Jubilee of independence, his declining
faculties was reused by the rejoicings in
the metropolis tie inquired TIE cause
of the sslutes, aud was told it was the
fourth OF July. He answered, 1T is g
great and glorious day" lie neverspake
more. Thus his last thoughts and his