Litchfield enquirer., 1848-05-25


.e,,.nkiDd Is measured by tne'' 49,
" when we Toliow a ts'i"~ nao.'s -. ~ 49, ~
sor,e vve ask what &c ~"s' n"e 80 ~
toun"' ~ s,rrzs ron has too deep men'rS
noH, - near eletu'tS to laisef the rag
ire f'aV r;,Ssa ,rsp; ings Ud humanity u
OF t"e .'..>.-,,, ,,,. aa4s his there that tit }
t"S'S ,,lo,,o,,s is virtue, and now mean Is
ieel "v ,S.sc that we forset humble NUN
vtce-."e'e US" : s,rin of the badge of honol
obscutiV y. or uower-and gaze on the
ana tae 49, il is thsre that they review
naSes w" &c he aerarled-pass l0dgmeat on nus
Ine ~ snS TORN that estimate OF ms worth
.:DS hlssIs his mem0ly Of CLONES VIII.
Immortality na hv The crave If
,a,a ;lnstrious ADAMS. True we woao
nn, for~et his station, onl wou.1 ASH NV ~
6iled il, For we must Know ."s SUI e.n"
Whic" a rs 80. worth. We would indeed re-
oeI =" - ,h,, death called for him IN toe pat,
nei""s' aa,;on and bowed his aged heao
"Se he h;gb and honsred duties oil an Au,et
a"''" ."e For man is the architect oil
iCSa N"' eSaracter He forms il, he has any
nus oMn 49, Gnr the assaults OF temptation,
oS .a ,n;gh,ier the opposing power, the
-','u ~" h;s character IL he trlnmphs 10
so"'e' - If stateman's lie, we must
!""Ss 80 The strength Of those Temptations thaI
st.md f.,eysr in a statemaas pau'WnS s,o
~, onr estimate Of s'atemans wo',n' az "e
.,0nas like a giant with ms nano on .ne .e"'~
nle of liberty aud his eye on nus county s.
IL, - 10 The voices Of aMblllon' wa" sings
OF ''s' ", .,,,, i'm nlaces of public trust, and
ne. ue' ~ 80 ,f nublic men yields to her soft enti-
u,e go -, J,,a;es. COMES down from his lofty
-, ,,,ve,s that he has a country, an" fea
eaS, nnlv that he has parry ana seq.
''I -. #, ,;no a low remarks upon the I've ana
.ha~.st.r o,ihis great man who Sleeps MIN
~ ,.,hsrs we shall not enter INTO that7par.
-. "a lenv,by detail. Of his private and
,,,,,,;n c,reer usually attendant upon eulogs
Ear ,vhat.et d. Tail has appeared nav ne oe'te'
gathered from The pubic pfiMs. aN.''ue' W
we law claim To the adequate an'tus !" pass
inc, and meri' cd review upon the ''a"sao,'"oss
or such life and such man. AN" we nav
ventured upon the TASK, a, ait guy az w '"s
seen som thins in that lit w"r,ny ~ 'ensu-
see" So - ,oyc to nav some tribute, however
hnmh,e. to The memory Of departed worth
u,;,, 400, this brief and imperfect sketch
WV" 49, ,"e are convinced o. this one
%. n'S ,t., ,ye are discussing the character OF
."'aS, ,,on man. No man could have ran the
y" u. Ia, he has, enjoyed such reputation
-, hnyna and abroad. bean gifted with and sns>
ta;ned with honar and dignity sncn auu'''uus !,
of hiyh public trusts, in when ne ce'ime,1e"
h;s ynuth. spent the strength anu F,s"! =" ne
manhood. and amid whose ioiS ooi'es ,ee
frosts of age bad gaiat2r y. AnHeneNs ~ "'s
Saas sna then departed amid the sighs and
"e""' c,s n,,rrn;,r retio withou, that gen
;,,sand charar,e, which rarely meets the eye
a. oNa oazes ON the actorstha' ihrong the Stage
~ wnhlic lie. in whose nresence ~ becomes
49,, n, n.use and reflect and whose memory 70
,rsasnre m n the store house OF ms n'af,.
n:.n.th has heen track ofglory IN which
e., T.nrt 10 tread. Nol merely because ~ 70
alo ;rus in itself. but because ne has 'iaoe =
glnrio,s in his Journey over ": 70 wv &c
INC rob.d in the vestures Of othce' s'ann'ns Y
da1z,ins heights of human power ana ,hnu,
ence. swaying tn rule Of emp're "Ve' n Msa.
millions that makes a g,"r'o"s c".ee' way
49,. n IA ,he sceptre ofphwer, many nave oeea
..;.,,.. IN he 6e,d ct hunan influence. whose
,,nnl,c l;vas were verse than @pehdid MOCK,
49,, ,vhose very existance was as terrinle as
;,ha.;'s, n, ast. aid who have gone down TO
the tomb 800,
5'a0 .yT,wept, unhonored and unblest." g--
.....,a ;nfan,y dark and damning infamy rests
dn,y i, I'M ar, eternal pressureon their onhal-
Is.'aa ashes When death bears down the
wsvwrs ~ ppws;r they Y g, are
somat;mes followed tothe tomb WIN the p1mp
VA ,,a,,satyv ot natienal sresnect But they
a.. 'sonn sforsotten. or are remembered ohly as
ro,, sr;,y gazes hack along their pathway and
behoids their dark. and frowning monuments n, J,
IN he ruins tNey Aave ewfougn's Wnehine
good mar, falls. from the high places q PUBLIC
trust, IA 10 not the nalion merely ma pay NE
last tribute Of Prospect and hohor 10 ''e uepa,'-
ed But il is the tears ct a s'rlhe" n" %a,,s
neop,e that fall around his grave, and haliow
= -. hil hOa0m, lie great