Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-07-15

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men, eet In the room. wherc the pres
dent took them by the hantI, and in
viied them to take . glass 81 wine
and % many glasses as they pleas
I'd I! Talk no more Of splendid pro-
cessions or sumpteeus feasts, or gay
crpwds 1 will they endure like the
charity Of the citizens Of New. Lon
ivnl will thsy- last like the graft.
,,de Of tlIrse bondmeu made ircesof
of their wives and chiI,Jtens "
- Mf.ADAMs, died wi6i,)6s i'm in
prcssisits lively 90 tho last pbnUr of
iise. About ten days lvesiods. to
the jubilee. the con6jtfe6 OF Ar
rarEements, in Quincy addressed
note to him. requesting his company
ON tho orcssioYs--AD snswer. was
sent IN writing 1sand 10 replied. he.
sides, b4the OonQllttee - | shall hnt
bo present in body, but inospirit I
shall be with yoay 20 lTlts signature
to ,he answer H. tho last het ever
wrote and is saidt be cieaIbrI from
blemisl,cs than any lsc,l,as made for
several years. na-OB the following
Saturday he rode in a coach 'fSr .
short distance. ? On the 'mornins of
the Jnbilee. he awoke at The ringing
Of the bells and the firing Of the
|rann0m, the servant who watched
with him said do yon kn6w, Sir,
what day II is I go yes!'' he re-
Piled, !" il is the glorious fourth of
July. God blessit. God bless you
ALL" s,s3
In tie forcnnon the orafcf Of tho
day. Mr.. Whitney. called TO see
him with clergyman. They found
him seated in a large arm chair f;
Mr. w. in the course of the inter-
view asked him foe a sentiment to be
delivered at table In tho aftcrnoon.--s
He said will give yott |" Indepcns
dence forevcr'--a(tcr u moments
had elapsed a lady present asked him
if he wished to add any thing to tho
toast, and he said not 4" syllable.--
This was delivered within nv hour
of his dissolution in the eveUing,
Late in the aftcrnoop lie. appeared
to be little uneasy and he request
ed to be turned in his bed which was
done. After which. time Ne gradu.
ally sunk away and his spirit depar-
ted with the. setting sun.---Bos. Eues
GaS, a'rV
The apparent contradictions in
the different papers with respect to
the hour at which the Declaration Of
Independence was adopted. and at
which it was promulgated, can be
easily reconciled. 1t was adopted
by Congress between the hours Of
ls and O'Clock, in independence
Hall /; it was first publickly read to
the people about $ o'clock in the af-D
tcrnoon in the State House Yard.
Its author lived, fifty years after
its adoption its advocate lived fifty
years after its PRONUNCIATION.
' 4p Phil Gazu
The Governour and Counsel Of
the State Of Virginia passed the fol-
lowing resolutions on hearing OF The
death of Mr.. Jefferson ~ That the
Hall Of the House Of Delega tcs, tho
Seuate Chamber and the Executive
Chamber be hung in mourning; to-
gether with the main entrance into
the Capitol that the bell in tho
Guard House be toIled throughout
the day That minute guns DO fir
ed from one hour ofthe sun this day
until the going down of the same {;
That we will we .weal badges OF
monrning for one montl, /; and that
we recommend the Same to all off,
GERS Of the Government !; That wo
will cheerfully unite with our fellow
citizens, in any other measure man
ifcsting respect and seneration for
the memory Of the deceased.
The National Jubilee was yester-
day kept in this city, with as much
nteasity and sobriety Of feeling and
igratitndc of heart, a. in any part o
the Union, The greater part of all
our shops were shut {; many of our
places oi worship were opened and
filed. Many thousands Of our Citi-
zcms and volunteers left the city. and
celehrafpd fhe dax elsexxl,ere snne