The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-04-15

piislled lady. By her polite and ailrselise
attentions and manners. shone with peru
lar luslre. Mr. Madison Was fund nf sn-
risiy. although be had Travelled hul liiI.e.
never haring visited faFeigh countries. or
seen murh of lie people and country
over - hirh lie presided.
J When \ member II deliberate bodies,
Mr.. Madison was an sble drbsleT. having
acquired se!i-rOnfdence by sh'a degrees.
J IS \ writer. lie has few equals among
] AM riean statesmen. anil he sIyl Of his
, public 4 .rumenis and his correspondence
! has always hren much admired. lie was.
, II the time &c his death. the last surviving
. signeF OF The Constitution; and The I.aII
! he h''re in framing that instrument. his
: sHhseque.Ii advocacy nf il b. his writings,
with his adherence In lis pro isiOns, oh
: tanned fnr him the lille of "a Father Of The
Constitution"
MONROE.
Mr. Monroe vas tall add well formed.
beng six feet IN stature, with light COM
Il-xion aud blue eyes. lie couniensnce
: hal no indications of superior intellect.
bat an honesty end tirmRess Of purpose
which commanded respect, and gained
favor aud friendship. lie was Luxurious
! and industrious, aad doubtless eompen-
D saled. in some dsgrse. by diligence. for
!. slowness Of thought and want OF Imsgins-
; ri1n. HIS talents. however. we're respect
!, able. and he ass . foe specimen oil The
4 old schOOl Vwginia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
il hOspilable. and deEoied 10 his country,
4 winch he did not hesitate 10 serve to the
IS Utmost Of his ability, through long life,
e and his career was highly honorable, USE
Y ful aud worthy Of admiration.
e TIE administration OF Mr.. Monroe
II was eIDinenlly prosperous aud adsan,a-
f. geous 10 The nation. Al no period in out
A. history has parry spirit been so much
5. subdueJ. end the attention Of our nation
N al legislature more exclusively devoted
le to objects Of public benefit.
n, Though, in the course Of his public
=. life. MIR. Munro had received lrom ,hs
IS public treasury, for his services, S3S5
h. 900, he retired from Office deeply in debt
D. He was, however. relieved al last by the
is adjustment, by Congress, Of his claims
a founded chiefly ca the disbursement
is made during The war.
d, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
a Mr.. Adams is Of middle stature; hi
= = eyes dark and piercing, his counienanc,
u u pleasing and besming With intelligence
VI bis manners rather reserved and dislan,
d. He has always led the most scIiye life
aud enjoyed good health, and sccus,om
y, =, ed from his youth 10 habits Of early ri
!" sing and constant improvement Of hi
y mind in literary and scientific knowledge
W he is at this day considered one of III
d" mos, (if no, The most, aceomplishe
scholars in Americs.
Vs. The private character OF Mr.. Adam
'n' has always been above reproach, in hi
- intercourse with bis fellow men, and
en- gu all The various duties Of long life. Will
IA out any uncommon professions he b;
,n' uniformly shown a great respect for III
re- christian religion, aud, like his la,he
ci given preference 10 the Unitarian church
o' In March. 1929. Mr.. Adams retire
yer TO private life, (from The Presidency
'se carrying with him the esteem of his pc
,"' liucsl friends, and the respec. Of his or
We ponents. who generally gave him the crt
III di, OF good intentions. however the
81, might have differed from him in b
VI views Of public policy. a~.e
But the people Of his own immedis
a., CT neighborhood were not willing TO allo
us him to remain long in retirement. lsS
er' he was elected TO represent The district
DC which he resided. in the Congress OF Il
!. United States, and the following yea
10, 10. namely, in December. 1881, he took b
'a' seat in The House of Representatives,
70" 70: Washington city. being then in the 65'
, year Of his age, aud having already pas
!ln ed about forty years in the public seryic
'ou Ia the National Legislature he has take
''a' the stand to which eminent talents al
distinguished services fully entuled hin
The confidence OF his constituents hi
and been manifested by seven reflections
on. the House of which he has now been
and member l4years. Mr.. Adams has sim
his been reelected for auo her term, No
orn, 1916.
age He has taken an active part 10 debs
the on nearly every topic Of public in'ere'
ead and his speeches have been frequent
,ck. marked with the most fervid eloquenc
attn and with the stern aud peculiar indepen
rue ence which has characterized his who
the life.