The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-14
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iA H 5Y A <nitOf A-tAsSs HtF D2tit os lS&ssac seli' thus aaoress ( lhe senate.
 Mr. PExsTurvr R. ss.e rseent sf=licsion af ,av eoffeagas. raaGll duty dSv5lves apost rse sTf.- IessaSe ass dgvFfed ffaas ilae Houss pFy,.e@ ina The hand pf God las been again a1ssng as A srssf and good Tns4 has goue from our EiiIss r. Ga speakig If Soiln Quincy AaaHas eaa sise astasr- asce to tie isegusge ef my own he4rs am cenfi- dent slIsh igeei with response from the Sspsfe Hs was horH ia tho teen Freyiacs e Mawacha- seitss while she was Ei,aiag arrsclg for he greet rsvpiutsoaary struggle winch wss tirea besogs her His parentsge k foo wei kaowa to reed svsn an aslgs on; Vet ray be psricnsd fl 1 ssy il st his father euei bora 10 aa iR ihe estab sTeyt s,s or ire government, and bic mother was a saitab- eou1panion snd ce-aberef cf such raliot The crede hyUsns oi she easwegs the songs o IJi..r,v ifhe power and eenpesenee of man for seis Foyeg. raeRt wete i8e topics which hs ulsst frcnaensf. heard discnssed by tho wise men of the -y spi tbs inspsstiUn t5us caught, gave tnsm and pyesspyr ts his a ter e. ffias easiY fnrte5 qviih tks L,s. of free iHs1huioas, educated by hrs aihsr far tg ger yiceeshise9un'Fy, and eay ied by " asEin t3 it's altar, he hss stood hesoFc the world as enc f fs s Rert stat snen. lie has occupied In iufn, nltaos. eveTT place 0 hoaor ehch the Sounirx r0. II rrs lim, a fof floge ihan half esa.rs hss eean thus
 lenide3 with i.s tisiory. Un3 rsRy eifeua saaes s shoua feel myself unequal ie The sk of res., iar justiee o his memory. but wIth the deFalltating eticct oi bad health sti npeH me, esa oa}y, with i ext eu,e hfeyity, teach upoa seme of the most ProFaiseal tsstarss of ;sss liae
 While get yeung man, he was in May. I7et, appointed faisier resident to tine Sfaes General ot tbe United Netherlands. In May, isg6 t,Vn yeses after. he apPointed tiaisisY ple potcftiary d Iishaa, ia Portugal. These hOnors eere conf -rred hia 6y George " sss in ton, vi tiIe advice and seomss ni of tee Seaafe { h May, l797, be appointea minister pleai- poten'ilry o the King of Pru sia. l. March l7as. and probably while at Berlin h- was arrefn;4d ft,f4s ty of ani-y and commerce wsth Ssef AnT is return to Inc tsai; d Stsies fe Was elected by ihe legislature Of Massact1s se43s sri- fer, and discharged the duties of that saien n t;is 'arrber from the 4th ot Aarrh. 1903, un'Ii Jnne T50s when. differing from his cstsswur ard from t7s State upon great political question. he resigned Lis seat. In June, lstjs, he was noaias,ed and s- Pointed miaist T gleniPoteaiary 10 'h Court of St. Petsr-huTgA.
 i Wh}e at ihai court in February, lsli, hs was spPolaied an associate justice pf kc sapsems Cout oi the United States, e fi vacancy ceczSianed by the death O. Jndgs Gushing but aeTsr took kis sea; apen ihe bsnch
 h May. ls3i, he wiih Messrs G1llatin and Bay ard, was nominated envoy extssoFdiaafy and pins- Ter plenIpoientiary to bsgotiaie 'roatT of peace with Great Britain, und the adstoa of Rus Ia, and treaty oi commerce wilh Rgs-ia From cau- ses which il is unnecessary to naiiee, no hing was accomplished uBder this apPoiatrnent. But alter wards, in Jannafy. l.lf, he and Messrs. Galafis,, Baysrd Clay, ard Russell. appoiatd d ministers plea} 0.r1fiary and extraordinary to negoti4te ireafy Of peace and treaty of commerce with c eat Bisiu Th. Eai sian saeeceted n effrctng a paci6cation and the He'ne cf A1r. AianIs is sub i ser bed t0 the treaty of Gheh.
 1 Aftr ifs eventfn crisis in eur patlc afFiirs hs was, ia February, 1915, selected by Ar. Madison 10 represent the cogRry and prote, its r rpst$ st the Coart ef St. James, snd he feoai ed t1ere as euvoy ex'rao+diHary and rninigtF pieHi7o.ea:iarv . until &r. Monroe became President of Inc United states.
 ] On ihe Ssh of Mareh 1877, at thc comuenc rasnt of the HeFy aanl nistration hewa. aFno;n'ed Ssere iary 6f State and continued ia the otce VI he that gentleman was at tie head ef the adIilis' ration. i Tn 1895 he vas elected his saccc=zor, =ni dis chasgd tbe 0s'ies of Presde.i; Tor eru ea iing CD tae 2i Of Na.eh ts29
 Hare fail3~ed 9 bfisf paroi of rposa secfn pa5Ne service and Mr Adams fe ised to the flni.v mansion af Q incv but waS eie tel member of la House of Rtrsscntatircs R asi t'ae sI jet in witch he iivsd st he next election winch oecarfed after Lis ta f. ant took bi' seat n Desn5ar, lS}i te retained ii by successive eec i1as to the day ef bis death.
 ! have mt ven',IreI oa tis eccasion. beyond ba,e enur.eratiln of the Lizh pi1ccs If :rast ani conhi+nre which have been caui-rsed ppor the de- esa>e1. The service pe vot cf more than half century; aad what iaRgaage -an employ which w per ray fa1re lnrcibiy the treat merits Of the dseessel. 'fs niiience rerOssd in hI'n by tho pub lie. CT the s1iu witt hich he Gischsrret tde du- tes deyoived upon h Ei, than by this simple nsrra- : ton of recor led faets' bn smbti eould not desire emphatic ealegy.
 MT. AnsMs, however, Hot merely states naa, but ripe, acc9mplishei scholar, whe, duting fife Of remarkably we!i-di eet-f intustry, made those gIcat requirements wh,ch atcraed hs char act'r acd gave so < lhe manly sL eegh oi wision an! Intelligence.
 4. e salesman ant pa'rSt, he wil rank asnoag the llIastFlous of age pral dc q eat Earncs and ge,fy distinguished fr iis poG'es h civ IIiza ! ii iR. The productions cf bis pen are ptuofs Of q v.EOroUs nInd. inlbued wita protoun! knowieGge ei what il ilyes'iga es. and of memory winch singular reentiVs asd eapacious.
 but bis character k not made up cf th7se con ] SD etoas qnatiiss alone He viii te remembefea IT tie 'iftaes of prisae liie--for Iis elevated moral txamFle-.or his Ihiegrt ts--'or his devotion 10 bis daes as Ch i,tiaR, as . nei hh6r, and as ihe head oi fAEily. In ali thess relations, few persons haYs sai more sf@adsast CT brighter i,le, aHd fLlT have uescendtd to tAe grave wbtTe tae broken lies of social and doneste aileekIon have been more sincerely lafnen.sG. Grea; ss may he the loss 10 the Fa5.ic of oBe gi lei ani wise IL bY iAe family that lis death il. ae most deeply el
 Ills aEsd sn1 te.0vel partner, wto has 50 oeg share'. li4e honors oi lis e, ard 10 whom al wh1 know her . kc:;aa by the | ss cf .g:eadsAip viii beleYe ttat share her grief, mourn her terease neni, and symgath E. Win hcI ard her af- Lieton,
 T. be',evcl 10 have been ,he earnest wish of his hcarl to die lse Chatham, in ilge iaidst oE lis h. { boTs. ltwas d sublime thought tta; wheFe he la |
 oiled in Inc hoase oi the natoa hours oi t.se day dcyo-eA to its sergcs, the stroke of destb shoald rach hiaa, sa there sever the tis ef loge and rat notlsm winch bound him to cath He fell n his s3a' attacked by rsTslysis, ot whcd he bod before been sictia To describe the scene which eGsaei wi4 b. impossible. l. was tna-e q q the spchtsn- coas gnsA o fleeing wnich al suca eyents cal fFtA s1 latch to he honor ol caF nature r twas ihe pressysa of reverence for his ncr ral Tsogih oF mi
 "a ion for his great tat lectaai endosHents, and of yeussaton ioF Lis age aaa pubic services All gathered around he saasFec and the stren- syEips ty end deep fst.ifg Nh CT nasiis stsd tssd showed that the bsiacas of the House (which was instant ly aGioarnsdY wss forgotten aa.il the distressing arxelies If ths moment. He was sosn reIaos ei to [ ara-t bent of the s0eaksf. where he remained surrounded by sfliicied friends il ihs weary clay re igaed Is iamogtai sGlF'. This k the end eG e.r .-,, E ie. hns ea.phaie MerLs. Trey Mere