The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-15
[Commuoicaied for ,he Rat. lntelligencer.
MIR. ADAMS.
Let others hail the rising sun,
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MIR. ADAMS.
Let others hail Inc rising sun,
Ibow TO him whose course isran.
Cen. Iacksorrs c~.ection TO te presidency o
the United States, Is 10 ue rs a dream. Il
seems like one III those dispeusations OF Prov
idence that occur in domestic life, aud which
requires a strong effort ot the mind 10 realize
however long the event may have been anlici.
paIed. II Napoleon Bonaparts had come
10 this country after his downfall in Europe,
and now been elected for our PRECEDENT, |
should not be more astoDished.
And mr.. Adams must give riace 10 General
Jackson. He whose whole lne has beer de.
voted to plety, patriotism, and bsnesolence
He who has ever made his conscience his on
~ monitor who has sacrificed every iadiyid.
nal ieeiing and all personal interests To hi,
own and his conntry's integrity. Never lived
there n ulan with motives more righteous and
patriotism more unsullied aud lha: such IA
man should be d splaced from the Office he a.
dofned. is RS wonderful US is the election of
his successor. Is honesty tho best policy I?
II requires strong principles TO believe so, al.
Ter the events we have witnessed. And yet |
! believe that MIR. Adams IL the last man in The
nation who will doubt il, notwithstanding hp
has been lis victim. lie will regard this a,
one OF the mysteries OF Providence, which tu-
turlty will develope. | can easily conceive.
that, 10 hun, personally, il viii occasion as lit
lie regret ms 10 the bitterest OF his opponents;
His only sorrow will he for his country, and;
his teryent prayers viii be offered for its press
%erveiiOn uuder the lior,pntous ruie of his sue.
cesstul rival, lie looks no, TO elevated place
or power Tor happiness or his fame. He seeks
not the poPnlar,ty that demands a sacrifice oil
principle. He has raised his mind 10 n higher
grade Every sentiment lie ever uttered shows
1t. lie will 20 to the retirement of his home
with feelings which the best man in the nation
might envy. with. the pnbJe cnnsciousness of
dn'tes faithfully performed, IN scenes of trial.
where many OF the strongest would have failed.
No man has better disciplined his mind 10 the
reverses OF fortune, and to him retirement will be
delightful. lie is too good Il judge Of human e
vents, not 10 know, that a few years, or, per.
haps, a few months, will wear off the asperil
ties OF party rsncour, and that then, hi5 res
character will be justly appreciated and
he need wish for no more. He knows
where 10 place his confidence. And has of
ten rcsc,
Though he fail, be shall not be utterly cast
DOWN, for the Lord upholdeth him with his
hand"
p" have been young, and now nm old. YET
have n%otsfen the righteous torsaten, nor his
seed begging bread"
The writer Of this was one of those I" Sons
Of RAtvard' VINO early imbibed an admIra.
ton of the talents Of bir. Adams, md vet
more q veneralion OF his principles mud pre-
cfpts and il will be a part of his highest
praise, and | am sure, OF his best consolation, :,
thai few, il sny, of has pupils have ever forgot
ten those principles Or preCepts, Like bread
cast upon the waters. they will return a[IerI
many years.
It Is now about twenty years since Mr.. A.
dams, in concluding has course of lectures at
Cambridge. delivered the following sen,i.
ments, as u part OF his farewell address, to-
those who were about 10 leave those "yene.
rnhle walls and minsie in the scenes Of o..
veniful life. Let them be read by his encru les
and calun1nlators, and then LEI them Judge ,.he-
ther their cnyenomed shafts have wounded him
who is armed with such n panoply as this. II
seems as il he had toreseen his destiny, andJhsd
early elevated his mind aboveit !
In a life Of action, however prosperous NAV
be its career, there VIII be seasons of university
and days of trial. The trials of prosner;,y
Themselves, though ar,ayed in garments of 10.
are not less perllous or severe than those of dr
treas. The heart Of man is, alas. Liable IN n
ruption, from both the faces OF tor,u a. I'D
the vices of insolent success are as f. AL m tho
moral dignity OF the human charac to, fl = IN.
reckless plunges OF despair. II il. ooIv h, a.
sorbing all the faculties, and all the inisyes,a nj
the heart, that passion sprea DIS over !, lhr
consuming hre.-Forrn but Tho hail, NJ ,s,,;..
delight in other objects thu IN those .uh;cb ,,,e,als
affect your personal cor .dition in the world. and
you will be guarded from tint d;qsi,siion 81
NINA "h'cn Is the " reichedness of ~ osperi,,
II '''', ."", per drbation Of soni which is the
agony OF m's'or' .une. The mastery Of our own
passions Gun 7 elhaps be only Accomplished nv
'ehs"" oud, in acquiring il, her moa eHec,u-
al, as well as her most ep giant instruments ,r.
iet,eIs +" al science, At no honr Of your life
wiz IN ! love of letters ever Cypress YOU as ,
our" en-, or fail you as "A resou, ce. In The win
and foolish exul,a,ion Of the henri, which tbe
Brighter prospects Of lite will SOMETIMES excite
the pensive FORTRESS OF scienee shall call vou
back to the sober pleasures of her holy cell. In
the notifications OF disappointment, her soo,h.
ing voice shall whisper serenity and peace II,
social converse with the nis hty dead of onr;on,
days you can never smart under the CALLING
sensation Of Independence upon the might, Ij,;n1o
oil The present nse and in your struggles with
the world, should d crisis ever occur. wb.n -
ven friendship may deem it prudent to desert
you when even your country NAV seem ,eodv
10 abandon herself and yau when even p,;.s,
and Levie shall come and look on Won and
pass by an the other side seek refnre in SIN
failing irlends. and he assured Won will lind !,
VI the friendship Of Lrlitl, and Scibio . in rho
patriotism ofCicero. DrmosiheheS. aud Hmke
ms we'll as in the p5ecrpts aud .xe,nple Of Hin
whole law is love, and vim t,n.h HI ,s n re,,em.
h"r Injuries Hn',y - f,rei~c then