The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-09-28

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Mr. Adams ssgnslized himself whlle ID
kassia. ~ aa eRsFgeiie. fs,lhful. and
uise discharge Of he ltnsl eamnissd Il
bin. nass iaEragh bis iasnuws nlaliiy
lI.ai lie Rsssiaa Court sas induced 10
take sellFe Measures 10 psomnls pacili-
ralson brfueen England and The Uniled
Slates. during The Issl MAR.
When III proper lime came. he Was
u The bead II lie 6se commissioners : 10
were spprmlrd BY pfe.iden, Madison d
nsgnii-le treaty Of psaee siih Great
Rri aia. This celebrated diplOinane usr-
saruun lok place Al Chsni. 10 Derem-
Der. 1914. Mr.. Adams then proceeded.
il e"aiureiion with Henry Clay and Al
befi Gzllalin. who had also bern associsl-
"a sish him ID concluding lie uesIy II
peace. 10 negeiists convention ii cane
neEee wiih Great Britain; and lie was
iarlhwih sfp,inled b. Psesiden, Madl,
son Minister PleniPo,ea,Isty u The Coun
II 81. Jamfs.
Il was most remarkable coincidence
tls,. 50 hi. father ivok lie leading par,
il negotiating The irsa.y thai ,erminaied
lie Revolutionary War ailh Great hi
tam. snd fret d,scLarg.d lie Office ol A.
meEiean emu.ssador 10 London, 81 he
was :, the head of The commission that
neg.t ed tie treaty thai brought The se-
cond vat with Great Britain 10 4 close.
and suslnined ihe 6rsi NISSAN 10 liar
country upon The return Of peace. After
having corrupted That post until The close
Of President Madisnn's administration. lie
vas ., length called home. in 1877, u
The head II The DepsrimeM 0f State.
the formation 81 The Cabinet Of President
Monroe.
Mr.. Adams' career as foreign minis.
Ter terminated u This pitt. ltEas never
been pafsilelrd. or II Ill approached. eli
iher in The length Of time il covered. The
number u Courts n which he represented
bis county, Or ihe variety and importance
of The services he rendered. llIs litstap.
pnintmenl IN lie ,fice of q Minister
Pleniso emf ~ was received al The hands
81 George Washington. who, in nominst-
ing him. actd in accordance with the
suggestion nf Thomas ], fferson. james
Madison employed him in the weightes,
aud most responsible trusts during hi
Whole administration, selected him 10
rspr, Sent the United S ats al the two
must powerful courts in The world. 81.
Petersburg ard London. and committed
10 bis leading agency the monen,ous du-
~ of auang ms treaty of peace With
Gtest Bti ain. Ii Is enough to say, that
throughout, this lorg and brllIian, career
Of foteign public service. lie deserved
and received frnm hrs country, the snco.
MUM which WsshiagtAn trsnouneed
upon htm. when. in 1897. he declared
him the most valuable public character
we have abroad, and the abl,st Of all our
dipinms,i. corps"
The public spprobsi on Of Mr.. Nom
roe's ACT in placing MIR. Adams a, the
head Of his cabinet. was well express.
ell by General Jackson, al tire time. v hen
he said that he was the ti;tsst person for
the Office; man who would stsrd by the
county in the hnur Of danger" While
Secretary Of State, an office which he held
during the eight years of President Mon.
roe's administration, he discharged his du-
les in such manner As TO increase the
enhfaence Of his eoua rymen in his abil-
iiy ant! pa,riutism. Under his influence.
the claims on Spain we're adjusted, Flo
rda ce'!ed to The Union, aud the repub-
Ites Of South America recognised. 1t Will
be The more appropriate duty Of his tu'uIe
biugr*phfr TO present, full view Of the
vas, amount ot labor which he expended,
in the public service, wlale managing the
department oil S ale.
IL the Presidential election, which took
4 law w utC gdh VI 1904, VAT. tAHdthS " Dc
one of the candidates. M candidate re
csigea m*j'r'ty of electoral votes.
When, on The OH of February, 1925,
the two houses oi Congress met in con-
vsnton, in the hall of The House OF Rep
resenta'iFes. 10 ope", and count, and de-
clare The electoral votes. il was found
that Andrew J,cksan Lad 90 votes, jain
Quincy Adams. 81 votes, William Ii.
Crawford 4 Votes, and Henry Clay. 81
VOWS. According TO the requirements III
the constitution. The Senate then wIih~
drew, and the Il"use remained to ballet
for President until choice should be
effected. They were To vote by States:
The election was limi.ed 10 the three can.
didates who had the highest electoral
votes. and The Ia lo,ing was 10 continue
ithou. sdJourumen. until some one OF
The three Lad received the votes oil ma
ioiiiy Of the States. As Mr. Adams Ia!
received az mauy popular votes as Gene
Ial Jackson. the Circumstance that the bat
ter had CHAINED a larger electoral vote
4 "a.