Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-10-20
Mr.. Adams at New Bedford

We have already briefly noticed The
visit and reception at New Bedford ol
The venerable Ex President Adams -
The Mercury furnishes, in addition, the
following report Of theremarks address
ed by hun TO the citi2,ns who Assem-
bled al the Town Hall TO exchange ci-
Whites with him on the day subsequent
to his arrival. The Mercury says that
lowing 80 the crowded state Of The Han
the remarks Of the orator were lre-
uUen'lv inau1lbIe to the reporter, aud
therefore many passages are neresSa
rliy wholly omitted, while the rbetoli-
cal lorCe and beauty Of The whole is Of
course obscured:'- Nat Int
"AIr Adams SAID il it should hpppen,
in a few words IN which it would b. his
happiness 10 address the numerous as
tcmbage before him. 10 answer to that
oyerwhe lmng issue from the heart
which he had no doubt it was. Of the
gentleman who had thus addressed him
should be lncoherent, wild or eXtrava
CANT, h. hoped they would excuse him
Recently, within The last three months
accident had led him oul Of his beloved
State. the State Of his nativity. 10 the in
(rrior Of neig boring State. which
since the settlement OF the country. hs d
ever h"id the first rank in commercial
enterprise and activity, and had become
known, by the consent ofall, as the Em
pire State, lie went there, he said, in
the pursuit of health, and in the dis
charge of his duty IN some matters Of
personal and family concern: and once
being there, and b. holding tor the first
time her eXOmpIed prosperity and
wealth no was led on 10 the nplghbor-
ing province OF Great Bruain. There.
said Mr.. A., as in my whole course, 10
my utter surprise, and | may truly add,
TO my great cOnste rnation, | found my
self received in open arms By immens Sc
assembIages, and amid the cordIal greet
iDgs Of the people: in a word, SAID Mr..
A., as have been received here 10 day.
a great warrior Of antiquity, who rose
from obscurity to the command Of ar
mics, on receiving the united homage oI
the people, said he was asloDlshed ia
find himself so great man His great
ness had been achieved from feats Of
arms, battles won. Feats of arms, said
Mr.. A. has never been mine. and | could
not but enquire what it was that pro.
duced this effect IN my favor, until
found that owed the kind expressions
OF the people to my efforts in the Preser
vHton Of the liberties Of my country, -
In tho course Of that tour ] saw what
the people Of that State had accomplish
cd since the Revolution:a a nation Great
ed ou, Of The wids Of the forest. reclaim
ed By the hand Of man, mostly by the
hands of Yankees.
"Fpllow citizens. have hpen long in
the service Of my country In approach
ing the age Of fourscorc. ifrhere can be
delight in any thing to a man, it mus
be in contemplating III" prosperity o
his country. and in the consciousness,
that he had contributed his mite % thai
nrosneruV NJ said ha had hrarr
OF declaration made hy one ol his owu
coun,rvmrp. d,srinou,sh,d for his ,slrn
and slconrrre. WIN vas onc, an nhsbl
ION, ol his town, now reccn,rv returnr,
.(rom E,rone. that in his in,ercours,
nb,oa1 wuh men or talpnt md dee,
th,ukioo and stores Of learning. the,
had .v,ressed the sentiment ,hat IN,
p>oerimen, ot rppnblicsn poyernmcn
!, mi. country waso (a,rure A failure
The experiment of rrnuhican govern
mon, in America a 1aiure! am moi s.
con61ent. said Mr.. A. ina, ,hpy are cor
,cc,in this conclusion, am no, Ger.
tain that ne has made this declaration
brujsso sad. There are three hing
yh,ch mns, concur in the success OF {
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