American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-20
From the Lowell Couricr.l


John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree,
Mass, on Saturday, July II, 1853. Towards
the close of the year Iii John Adams, his ia
Their, was appointed Joint Commissioner, with
Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee, to the
Court of Versailles. John Adams sailed from
Boston for France in February l77s, and took
with him his son, John Quincy Adams, then in
his 9th year. During their stay in France,
about IS months, young Adams was kept in
French school studying the language and the
classics. The diplomatic arrangements having
been brought to fortunate close, the father
and son returned TO America. They arrived in
Boston on the LIST of Aug. l719. Three months
afterwards John Adams was despatched to Eu-
rope again by Congress, and he took his son,
John Quincy, with him. The fr:gate they sail
ed in was commanded by Commodore Tucker.
When on the voyage t was pursued by Brit
ish man-of-war. All hands were piped for ac-
ton. 1t was on this occasion that John Ad-
ans, casting aside his diplomatic character,
stationed himself with the sailors by the side
of cannon, resolved to fight TO the last rather
than suffer the ship to be taken. The Ameri-
can vessel escaped, and having sprung leak,
they were forced to put into port in Spain,
and from thence John Adams and his son pur-
sued their Journey by land to Paris. From
Paris they went to Holland. The younger Ad-
ans was placed in a school in Paris afterwards
in Amsterdam, and finally in the University of
Leyden.
In July, ISL, Francis Dana, Gather to the
poet r. H. Dana,) who was Secretary to the
Embassy of John Adams, was commissioned as
Plenipotentiary to Russia, and he took with
him John Quincy Adams, then only Ia years Of
age, as his private Secretary. His letters thus
early displayed marked intelligence and pow
or OF observation. He remained in Russia till
l7S2, when he left st. Petersburg and returned
alone through Sweden and Denmark TO Hol-
land spending the winter on the route and
stopping sometime in Stockholm, Copenhagen
and Hamburg. In Holland he stopped some
months and left with his father for Paris, where
he was present at the signing of the treaty Of
peace in 1888, and from that time till 1885 he
was with his father in England, Holland, as
well as III France.
While in England he had frequent opportu-
mites of being present in the British Parlia-
ment, and of listening to the eloquence of
Burke, Pitt, Fox. Sheridan, and other British
orators of that day, whose wonderful talents
adorned the British nation. In his 9Th year
he returned to his native land, and entered
Harvard University, and graduated in 1857
with distinguished honors. He then entered
the office Of Theophilus Parsons, at Newbury-
port After completing his profession, he
commenced the practice of law in Boston, and
remained there four years. In the summer of
1871 he wrote series of articles which ap-
,peared in the Centine, under the signature of
Publicola, containing remarks upon the LIST
part of Paines Rights of Man. These pieces
were reprinted in England. In April, 1898,
before Washington had published his procla-
nation Of Neutrality, or it was known he con-
tempated dong so, MIR. Adams published
three articles under the signature OF MarceHus,
taking strong ground that the United States
ought to assume that ground. HIS motto was,
UNION among ourselves, and INDEPENDENCE
of all entangling alliance with other powers.
In the winter of 1884 he published another
series OF papers, indicating the course OF
President Washington in reference to the
French Minister, Genet.
In 1894 he was appointed by Washington
Minister to the Netherlands. This was done
without the knowledge of his father. 1t is
said that Mr.. Jefferson was one who recon-
mended the appointment. From 1884 to 1901
he was in Europe, in diplomatic missions to
Holland, England and Prussia, and concluded
an important treaty with the latter power
AT the close of his fathers administration he
returned home, landing in Philadelphia in
/ September, 1901.
| In 1902, he was elected from Boston 4 men,
Der of the Massa chusetts Senate, and soon af-