Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-10-27

MECHANICS. Look ArTins,
The LATE Rsbers H. Adcms. We
. week or two ago. tssys
the Lyuehburg yirgirian,) the demise
Of Robert II. Adams, late senator ,n
congress from the state Of Mississippi.
We find the following notice taken OF
this gentleman, in late number ot the
Lexington, Va. intelligeneer. What
a beautiful commentary on our sepao-
licsn institutions do the facts Il relates.
afford. What an incentive docs II
furnish 10 the young men Of our coan.
try 20 cultivate their minds, and to
seek. by honest efforts, To acquire like
distinction.
'Mr. Adams was a native Of this
county. and is well recoliectcd by some
persons in this place. and by many in
Timber ridge. He adds one TO the
many instances which our country has
afforded, Of persons rising into emi-
nence in spite Of adverse circumstan
ees. In the days If his boyhood, he
learned the trade Of cooper, and pro-
badly for some time, did not think oI
rising any higher. But at length he
united himself to . debating society,
which had been formed in the county
not far from where he vas working al
his trade. In the debates Of this so.
ciety, he probably first became con
scious Of the talents with which nature
had endowed him, and began 10 think
Of making his living in some other wa,
than by making barrels to hold lou'
and whiskcy. lie employed his lei
sure hours in learning gcogr Apply. Eng
lish grammar, and several branches Of
the sciences-aud having turned hi.
attention little TO history, he con
tnenced the reading Of law. Having
obtained such knowledge Of law, a,
enabled him to obtain iicence 10 prac
tice, he removed to the state Of Ten.
nessee, where he practised law, (as i,
is called) several years, with consider
able reputation; but thinking tho state
Of Mississippi presented more iucra
tive ami extensive field Of practice, h.
removed thither few years ago, ant
was, we have understood, at the tim,
Of his election to the senate of the u
States, at the head Of the Practice
His sudden and unexpected death
will be lamentcd by his near relative.
and his former intimate acquaintance
who live among u.s."
JULIAN AnAMs.-We took notice
some few months ago, Of the extraor
binary fact, Of the marriage Of this III
tie girl, Of ten years Of age. and Of IF
fy. four pounds weight, by ii. X Foote
lawyer Of DeKalb county, Georgia
The father of Miss Adams was dead
considerable property had descended
90 her: the marriage took place Will
the consent of her mother. This affai,
excited almost universal indignation
The neighbors rose in body and for
chilly took away from Foote his infan
wife, and placed her under the guar
dianship Of her relations, Messrs. John
son and Adams. We now learn from
the 'Athenian,' that Foote instituted
legal process against Johnson and A
dams, TO have his wife restored to hi.
own custody and care. The case wa,
tried before Judges Crawford aud Clay
ton; and excited extraordinary inte
rest. 1t it said that il was owing NOR,
to Foote's prudence in combining him
sell to his roam, than to any forbcar
anoe on the part Of some young mer
who witnessed the trial, that he did
not take cooling lave in the Ozone.
before his departure. Foote was un
successful IN his application. The liz.
tie girl remains with her proper guar
dams. At the age Of twelve wears,
she will have the right to confirm OF
annul her marriage contract.
Spfrif of The Arr