The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-09
On the Life and Cha gsacser of the late ex-Eeo-
alden Adams.

sident Adams.
An immense multitude assembled la the Apollo
Sunday events week ago the Rev Mr. Chaplin,
Of Boston deliver address the above sutjeot The
room was crowded in every sstra psssagss
and doors--mapy being atls to obtain sdnittanoe
Mr C. took as his text: Know 70 not that there 10
prince and great fallen mis- dsy in Israel ~
that ohS relatively greet, according to thx
character of ths ago Ia which they appeared aud that
every city town aud village he'd their great i.tis
that svsfy bad ms idea OF the term great
bsss--some considering Napoleon, and men OF his
who character through the most shining gossa
mer, chains the MUD and draws IL from Ito own
thoughts alone entitled TO the appslstion-srsat msn
And Others that Luther entitled TO tbs character
Of great man shall consider what Is necessary
to constitute great mes I would remark hrst, they
must have strong and indomabls will; they must be
firm and stable rocks before ths Of the sea;
they must be men wbo having conceived project bring
all po~ers of th.r minds every circumstances
aid in It's execution hsy shield their from others
No man can be truly great without these He must have
great, na'ghty Intellect strong will might prscipi
tate him into great difficulties II he had lot great
mind to govern that will And not only must he have
strong clear comprehensive mind but IL must be we'll
r1sn In the last plsss, q great man must have
high moral principles. Alas, how few Of those whom
t1s void term srsat, hays bssn really good m.n
motives act only for the public good Simple and few
are the clsments in the character Of great we
do not often fed them together Sometimes We md
the sroDg will without tbs sound judgment sometimes
have tho splendid intellect but the of the In
domsbls will, ard But where find all uniting
In sne then has right champion and God faithful
servant. When such falls, well may the people
mourn, and . whole country cry" Know 70 not that
there 10 prince and great man fallen this day In
srsei'n All these constituents OF greatness ex-
hbited, to remarkable extent in John Quincy Adams.
His was the indomtsbie wilth- great we'll cultivated
iateleot-abd the high moral principle His strong
will Dsds him aot that to might appear
tc,ty Ills marvellous Intellect and hin great experience
produced iruit worthy Of great Oos OF the ties
witch bound this with the TRANSACTIONS OF the
la Ion has been severed beautiful stretch
leg cut into the Of past times has been destroyed
The son OF one OF the pasrchs of tbs revolution the
friend of Waship ston, is Hesaw his father sxn
the treaty whoh made nation and hs lived to
Enother to restore peace commenced Thank God,
the seal Is broksn' were among his last words When
impartial Postsry shall speak Of him. they will award
him the palm OF great man. He was tried and
during hisnd He possessed that comprehensive love
OK country ~hich thought more of It's good than its
eggrsndizemsnt His sxeellenoes remaiued with him
en- DEATH and ut his accustomed poss did that tyrapt
hud him. Wen mpy cxcsim: " Know 20 not that
princs and great has fallen this day in Israeli"
great man must have . great theatre on which he