The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-10-02
John Quincy Adams.

The Boston correspondent Of the ~.
York Evangelist gives All interesting uccon,
Of visit which he recently made ut lboh,,
oftlo venerable Statesman, lie says,
] fouad him much reduced in min, .,
strength and activity from whit he wv.
year ago, before the alarming illness Lc !.
last Fall. lie was also much overcome
the heat, which was quite severe at the f,
But his general health is comfortable ",
| spirits cheerful, and his intellectual ro,, WY
| bright and vigorous. lie has grcnl de,.'
company, being an object Of such vi,
spread interest, both TO our counlrymcn .,l
foreigners. His memory Of historical evc.
which has always been so rcmarkabeo f.,
ture ofhis mind, is apparently ms minute nl
exact as it ever was. Nor is his familiar,
with passing events apparently dmuissi
though he himself observes that there M.
now but few classes of occurrences that 4,
tract his attention sufficiently to ihstcn lb.
selves in his memory.
The present condition ofthe country. fl.
War with Mexico, and the question of S..
cry, of course, occupy much Of his lhOus,
and his conversation. He gave it as III, a.
pinion that nominal peace will take MA.
shortly after Gen. Scott arrives at Ilc' &.
of MeXico-that some party will he 0uDla
can he placed in possession of the Govern.
ment with whom n treaty can be male H.
Guiding IA ccssion of as much territory ms ON,
Government thinks prudent TO take, and IA
payment ofas much money, to be scroml
for 10y the Mexican chiefs, us our Gown
ment dares to give.
The people ofthe United States will +,
interesled-and generally plcaSed-to lean
that Mr. Adams expects to be at his post ,
Congress at the opening ofthe session. H.,
delicate health ofMrs. Adams requires M .
der climate for Winter than that Of Massgc.
sets, and Mr. Adams himself thinks he SIN,
Winter more comfortably at Washmpm
than ut Quincy. Beside, he feels that he /.
bound, by duty TO his constituents, to L.
found at his post as long as he has any rem.
nant of strength that he can employ in llp.
service. lie observed that the only nation.
question on which he now feels any deer ..
tcrcst is that of Slavery. with the Meslct
War, its adjunct. On This. his patriotic ,.l
ietes are intense and uuceasiug. He hO,ia
great longing to see the question Of Sma
ny brought to issue in his day. Wien r.
read Mr. Calhoun's late declaration, that ~'.
issue is before us, and it must be me',' MrA.
ans said lie exclaimed aloud, "God guuIa
may see ii"
In conversation, he dwelt much on tIcr.
portance ofbriuging out the power Of Ne
Christian religion against Slavery. lie &y,
nothing else will answeI-nO other pHacp,
but the spirit of religion and the power Of
conscience can ever bring about the yoIuma.
ry and peaceful emancipation Of the Slave,
of this country. lie watches with deep Do,
tercst every movement among religious be-.
les which tends TO withdraw from SLAYER
the evident countenance, or at least the
quescent endurance, which the chura
have long given to the institution.
An hour spent in drawing wisdom OF
patriotism from such n full fountain, Co
not but be profitable and Interesting inOIi..
degree. SeruS in cGium rededt-Loug m.r
the life ofthe patriot sage he preserved
mong us, as the Mentor ofour statesman
the model of youth! is the spontaneous q,
cIamation of every true heart that yisHG
the shrine of patriotic devotion.