Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-09
From the Cincinnati Evening Posi-.
"REMINISCENCES OF SAMUEL ADAMS.

From the Cincinnati Evening POSE.
"REMINISCENCES OF SAMUEL ADAMS.
I There are few subjects that afford us more
satisfaction. than looking back upon on youth
and searching ,he store-house OF memory. fo
those facts then laid up in it for future use. IL
the pursuit of this object, we, some two years
since, wrote "reminiscences of JonN HANCOCK
which. we have the sa abstraction OF knowing were
priced bv his descendants, and read with aVidify
/ Nv many in Massachusetts. Very recently the
| news from the Sandwich Islands, recalled 20 mem
orv the circumstances which led TO the first inter
course had, BY citizens Of the United States
with those, then interesting savages; now, CIV
IlIzed prosperous people
We have taken tor our subject, on TINS occa-
sion. our rccollections of SAMUEL ADAMS,
who, though not ''hero ritsout crampte, was
"a patriot ,citiout reProach." In speaking oil
circumstances SO long passed, we shall speak Oh
only what we knor; never having read Oh
ography Of the sIgners OF the declaration Oh III
dcpendencc,' we know not what accounts may
be there given of any of them. We never saw
Mr. Adams until the yesr 1867; he was then tar
in the vale of wears, with a constitution which
was, jucgng from appearance, haturaHy stFoi's'
but nearly worn out; not with toll, but care
He still continued to all the exercise his
strength would admit, by visiting almost daily, a
Mr. IIughs. a Constable, a respectable calling In
Boston, in those days whatever II may be now
They had been friends from early lite, and tho
same intimacy was common between their res
pective ladies. MIR. Adams was then ieutenan
governor place Of honor, with but little profif,
and duty at all, except IN case OF the dcath
of the governor, when er-oUcto, inc duties VI
the executive de DIV ed upon the lieutenant. Mr.
Adams lived in a large Old fashionable frame
house. ON Winter street, which had once been
painted yellow, but like its venerable owner, was
a good deal the worse for wear He entertained
little or no company, having neither the means
nor the inclination to do it.-Ile was poor
On the death of Governor Hancock, he walked
as chief mourner, preceded only by the Hancock
piece OF artillery. Qt is proper here to remark
that the first cannon taken from the British, IN
the war Of the revolution, were two brass iour
FOUNDERS ON one of which was engraven, by or
der Of the State, the name OF John Hancock, ana
on the other Samuel Adams, with appropriate d.
vices.) Before the almost ntcrminab!e process
sion had reached State street Mr.. Adams strength
failed him. and he retired. lie had then became
cr-offcio Governor of the State, and at the next
election was confirmed in his high office by the
votes of the people The then salary OF the
Governor OF Massachusetts, if our memory serves,
was thousand pound currency, or $5,ojo-put
a ycrv small sum towards enabling the incum-
bent tf the Gubernatoria chair, to folio" the ex-
ample, IN style and hospitality, set by Hancock'
who lived and entertained, like prince Mr..
Adams possessed neither carriage nor horses, but
he lad been elected Governor but few weeks,
wien SON. gentlemen OF Boston presented the
venerable rat lot with new and handsome char
lot and a pair oe as handsome hors as there
were in the city. The first use he made OF his
new equipage shew the man IN a point OF we"
too rare not to be admired; seating himself be-
side his venerable lady, they drove to Constabie
Hughs, where the Governor lighted, and handing
Mrs Hughs into his seat, the two ladies' drove
off tooether. while he STAYED and talked with his
old friend, and We stood by, devouring their dis
course In 1893, theatrical entertainments were
first introduced into Boston, after the Revolution:
they thought to avoid the penalty OF the statute,
by adv ertising their plays ''nordI lectures, ior
instance there was the moral lectures OF George
Barn,relle,'' Richard the Third, &c. &c. his
passed for a very few nights, before Governor
Hancock sent the High-slleriff, who made prison.
G: of the humpbacked tyranf, while In ms ropes
upon the stage the audience became greatly In
censed and taking the portrait OF the Governor
from the stage box, they trod ii under toot Inc
next night they went armed TO inc tnea,ie uu'
there was no more interference. A splendid the
atre was built A vote of the town was taken
on the question, and it was carried IN It's favor.
Application was made TO the legislature, to repeal
the law against theatrical performances, ana II
passed both houses but Mr.. Adams was then Gov
ornor and refused to sign it,and we doubt whether
it has ever been repealed to this day.
1t is recorded of Mr. Adams, that large sum
was offered him hv the agents of the British gov
eminent to take sides with it against his native
land. BIZ: it was Indignantly spurncd, and on
subsequent occasion, when similar clrcum,
stance was alluded to, he exclaimed, "they vel!
know tina, guinea never glistened in my eyes,
It was well for our country, md for mankind, that
there were never such men. IN whose eyes gum
cas- did not g,isten; they appeared to have been
raised I'D for the occasion, and having accomplish
ed the great work given them to do. have d'sap-
pcared from the face of the earth, and there have
arisen in their stead race Of men so unlike them,
that i, seems scarcely possible they can be the
descendants Of such sires- The contrast Is str'-
1ins. and well calculated to make US fremoie 'of
THE ITALIAN ADvENTURER.
Ren,,v's Miscellany contains an extraordinary
memoir Of that most extraordinary Italian arch
lend. Mascalhruni. 1t Is from the pen OF capt
,Iedwn. who was eyewitness to the mis-
,,eant.s execution for a murder, in one OF the