Litchfield enquirer., 1838-05-24
HON. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

HON. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
A correspondent of the Friend of Man,
makes the following report Of the observa-
tons ofthls gentleman, during conversation
with him recently in Washington
81 have long been," said Mr.. Adams, ga
firm believer in the Revelation of God, and
have long trusted in the atonement of Christ;
and during a long life, / have seen the prayer
Of faith prevail with Israel's God. 1t is true
| have been called by Gods providence to
discharge high obligations to my country
have been four times in Europe, and spent
more than twenty years Of my life in foreign
countries. was then called to the presiden-
cy, and the four years l filled the elective
chair, were the only unhappy years of my
life. Now, in my old age, feel it peculiar
ly my prerogative to guard the liberties ofmy
countrymen from danger. | have assumed
vast responsibilities in advocating the rights
of q prescribed band of Christian patriots,
and at this rugged crisis desire the prayers
of all the good and virtuous. Ishalf soon
pass away, and if our country is to remain
free, other, and younger, and stronger
men must fill the breach. They must be
equal to any crisis, and not afraid Of dam
ger; and above all, they must be men Of
prayer and piety-men who will fly to God
when man cannot save"
forth in gratitude to God, and burned with
love to the man, to hear so noble an eulogi-
| UNI pronounced upon christianity from one
who has had SO fair an opportunity ofinvesti-
eating its truth, and who has, despite the gilt
ter of courts and the dazzle of earthly glory,
exemplified its precepts in his life.
In answer to my question, what church he
belonged to, he answered: -...
II am member, in full communion, of the
Congregational church of Quincy. Henry
Adams, my ancestor, emigrated from Eng
land in 1884, and was one of the founders of
this church in 1885, His son Joseph was
member of the same church, and died in 1884,
aged 60. His son Henry, was also men,
Der, and died in 1876, aged 50. His son
John, my grandfather, was also a member
and deacon in this church, and died in 176O,
aged 60. My father was long a member,
and died, as you will remember, in 1896. at
the age of 81. On my fathers decease, /
joined the same church. lhad not joined be-
| fore, as was most of the time absent from
home; but God has long been my hope, and
now, as am soon to die, have calm and
| house not made with hands, eternal in the
| heavens"
! us that he raised about one hundred bushels
of carrots last year, which he fed to mich
COW, and the little experience that he has had
in this case, has convinced him that the
carrot is far more productive, and of much
greater value for stock, than he was aware
Of; and he will now enter more largely into
| the cultivation of this valuable root. He SOW
ed part of his carrots in May, and theypro-
duced at the rate of 1900 bushels to the acre,
and yielded much more than those sowed in
June, few weeks later. He has kept
cow by giving her about quarts of carrots
and a very small quantity Of hay per day,
| with other coarse fodder, and from her milk
has been made lb. of butter per day.
In raising root crops there rs not sufficient
attention paid to carrots. We have raised
pretty good crop of carrots on rather poor
soil, when neither potatoes or ruta baga
would grow so as to produce half as much as
the carrots. Carrots will grow nearer each
other, as the tops shade but little, and they
yield very largely on good soil /; they are
one of the very best of roots for all kinds of
stock, containing, as we think, q larger guam
tiiy of nutriment than turnips or potatoes
Cows fed on carrots produce yellow butter
Of an excellent quality. We have fed young
calves in the spring on carrots cut in slices
they are very fond of them, and they are
doubtless healthy and conducive Of their
growth Yankee Farmer.
Liquid Manure for Fzopers.- Floriculturists
cannot be aware of the advantages Of apply
ing manure in liquid state, or it would more
frequently be used. have found that all
free lowered plants, are improved by its APP
plication; and indeed have not found any
Towering plant whatever that has not been
benefited by greater or less quantity ofthis
element. BY using liquid manure, the ne
cessity Of turning plants out of pot and re-.
plenishing the exhausted earth with fresh
soil, is mostly obviated. In watering plants
with liquid manure, it will be observed, that
the soil, after having been watered few
times, does not dry as soon as when watcred
with clear water, and this independent of the
extra nutritious properties left in the soil by
the application of manure water. Watering
measure as so much labor misapplied (; when
by using manure water, the necessity of fire.
quent watering is obviatcd, change of earth
rendered unnecessary, and more rapid
growth obtained.-F7OriculturGl Magazine.
Foish IscGs Pig-Among the dry, quaint
and philosophical scenes with which Mr..
Meals recent volume of "Charcoal Sketch
es'' abounds, we think this soliloquy of q
loafer, who had been sleigh-ridiDg and got
"spiltt" is inimitable: Z" Its mans natur, BE-
lieve and we can't help ii no how. AS fur me, /
wish was pig-there's some sense in be-
ing pig wot's fat pigs don't have to speci-
late and bust-pigs never go a sleighing,
u,laY-el with their dadies-in.law wot was 10