The Litchfield County post., 1828-04-24

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 4 Sketch cfthe Life and Ssfeices of
 JOHN QUxTgCX ADAMS.
 JOHN QUINsY ADAMS Is descended from race of farmers. tradesmen, and mechanics. In 1880. hrs remote ancestor. Henry Adams, came to America with seven sons, and estab- lished himself in this country. Thus early rooted in the soil, warm attachment tO the cause and the rights of America, has been from generation to generation, the birth right of his family.
 The first Ofthis name who emerged rum private lifes and rose to conspicuous pubIiek stations, were Samuel Adams, thepr0scribed patriot of the Revolution, and John Adams, who was pronounced by his venerable cO-pa- triOt Thomas Jefferson, the i Colossus of In- These two distinguished ben efact0rs oftheir country. were descendants of the same remote ancestor. John Q. Adams was horn in the year 1767, and named from John Quincy, his great grandfather, who bore distinguished part in the councils of the last century. The principles of American in- dependence and freedom were instilled into his mind, in the very dawn of his existence. Both of his revered parents had entered with every power and faculty, into the cause of the country. When his father repaired to France, as a joint commissioner with Frank lin and Lee, he was accompanied by his son, then in his 1Ith year. In this country he passed year and halE and enjoyed the en- viable privilege of the daily intercourse and paternal attentions of Benjamin Franklin whose kind notice of the young was d pecul- far trait in his character; and whose primi- tive simplicity ofmanners and methodical ha- bits left lasting impression on the mind of his youthful cOuntryman. " -.
 John Quincy Adams returned to America, with his father, who came home to take part in the formation of the constitution of Mass aGhusetts, his native state. After short so-8 iourn, the voice of his distressed country cal- led On the late President Adams again fo re pair to Europe, as commissioner for nego- ciating treaty of peace and commerce with Great Britain. whenever she might feel dis posed to end the war.
 His son sailed with him in a French frigate bound for Brest. but having sprung danger Ous leak, was obliged to put into Ferr0I in Spain. From that place MT, Adams travel- led by land to Paris, where he arrived in an- uafy 7yQg aLd where his son was put fosA school. 10 JalY, X slans refaissd fe Holland fo heS0ciate Ipail in that EQssHs TIT iS son anenf1 laira ana NIs Vfaf lg RMe fllgt SeAI7N s({ as M V of A Aillsfs dam. assf soon sll Y ls M tlie xIpiyefs;is of Leydens In July E z U sE sancis Dapa l,jls forwards Chief Justice 0f the state of uassas chusetts, whOhad gone out with Mir. AdauAss as Secretary of Legation, received from the Continental Congress, the commission Of Minister to the Empress of Russia, and John Quincy Adams was selected by Mir, Dana, as q private Secretary. .ss, t ssss x T
 After spending fourteen months with Mr. Dana. he left him to return through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburgh, and Bremen, to H0l- land--where his father had been been public ly received as minister from the United States He reached Hague in April TBS, his fath- CT heinz at that time engaged at Paris in the negotiation of peaCe.-Fr0m April tO July his, son remained at the Hague under the care of MT. Dumas, native of Switzerland, "a zealOus friend of America, who was then an agent ,0f the U. s. The negotiations of peace heiag suspended in July, MT. Adams repaired 1ss' business to Amsterdam, and on hts, return n Paris he took his son with him. ThK delin. ite treaty of peace was signed in Sess l78S, from which tune till May l7S& he Mas chiefly with his father in Englapa' HolI3nJ and France.
 ltlwas at this period that lle fprnaf &n ac- quaintance with Mr. Jefferson, lliyn fesiding at France as an. American Alinipllsf The in- tercourse of MT Jeffsrsen wiill,i leFnner cot league Mr. Adams. was of Ri intimate and confidential kind, and led to fTiendshipsfvr his son, which formed in early life, scarcely suffered an interruption from subsequent pO- litical dissensions-- revived with original strength, during the last years of the life Of this yencrated, statesman. Mr.. Adams was. at that period last mentioned about eighteen years of age. Born in the erisia VI iIis eNii< try's fortune, he had led a tie 6z NAndexing and vicissitude, unusualat aay aKt. li iS ell. ucatiOn in every thing but the Seh 1gi vf libkf- 5ty, had been interrupted and MrkguIaF. lic had seen much of the world lIsuch al A,ts. --and had enjoyed little leisure for study. Anxious to complete his education, when his father was in i7s5 appointed minister 10 the Court of St. James, his son at that period of life when the splendar and pleasures of n city like London are mosl calculated to fascinate and nislead,asked permission of his nther t0 get back to his native shores.
 On his return to America he beeane a
 member to the ancient seat Of learnins at Cambridge.
 In July l7s7. Mr. Adams leff College and entered the office of Theophiius EaFs0ns,