The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-03-22
Masaiasisa. February IS.
Funeral H0n0z 20 rIr. Adams

EuncLaA n0A0fe " LII h1aD&
Al The usual hour Of meeting of he
TAO Houses Of Congress, yesterday. = fnll
aiiendsnee of members and crowded al.
dlenees silesled The deep interest of ths
ocrasion which called die iEo Houses "a
oiirr public testimonials Of their profound
respect lur the memory d the Hon. John
Quincy Adams.
In the House Of Representatives. The
Speaker lIhe Hon. r. &. wmIhropl rose
and in feeling and affecting manner ad,
dressed The House as fnllows:
CsHilmsa u ths Hous, Of Representatives,
sfht UHifcd &afes.
II has been thought iit that the Char
should announcer oiiieially 10 The House,
an event already known 10 The members
individually, and which his filed our
hearts with sadness.
A seal on ibis floor has been vacated,
towards which our eyes have been arcus-
toned 10 turn with M common interest.
A voice has been hnslled forever in this
llaik and 10 which al ears have been wont
10 listen with profound reverence.
A venerable form has faded from our
sight, around which We have daily cluster.
ed with aifcciionaie regaId.
A name has been stricken from the roll
Of the living statesmen Of our land, which
has been associated for more than half =
century with the highest civIl service, and
the loliiesi civil rcnown.
Whatever advanced aye. long expert.
ence. great ability, vast learning, accumu-
lated public honors. spoiless private cha
racier, and firm religious faith, could do,
TO render any one an object Of interest;
respect and admiration, they had done for
this distinguished person; and interest, re.
speci, and admiration are but feeble terms
10 express The feelings, with which the
members Of this House and the people OF
the country have long regarded him.
After life Of eighty years, devoted from
IFS earliest maturity 10 the public service,
he has al length gone 10 rest. lie has
been privileged TO die a, his post; TO fall
while in the discharge Of his duties; 10
expire beneath the roof Of The Capitol ;
and 10 have his last scene associated for.
ever in history with the birth day Of that
illustrious Patriot, whose just discernmenl
brought him FIRST into The service Of hi:
country.
The close Of such life, under such
gled emotions. We cannot find II in our
hearts 10 regret tina, he has died as he bas
died. He himself could have desired nc
other end. "fhis is the end Of EARTH
were his last words, uttered on The day or
which he fell. But we might almost heal
him exclaiming, as he left us-in a Ian
guage hardly less familiar 10 him than hi:
native tongue-Hoc est, nimir,nn, magi,
feliciier de rita nigrdre, guam, mort"
IL is for Others 10 suggest what honors
shall be paid to his memory. No acts o.
ours are necessary 10 his fame. But il
may be due 10 ourselves and 10 the coun.
try, that the national sense of his charac.
ter and services should be fully CONNIE.
morated.
Mr.. HuDsoN Of Mass. mex, spoke, and
as part of his remarks gave the follow.
ing Biographical sketch of Mr.. Adams:
| John Quincy Adams was born on The
llih day Of July, 1867, in that part o.
Braintree, Massachusetts, which was sub
sequenily incorporated into town by The
name of Quincy, and hence was in The
eighty.frst year Of his age. In 1878
when he was but eleven years Of age, HI
accompanied his father. John Adams. IL
France, who was sentwith BenjaminFrank
lin and Arthur Lee, as Commissioners Il
The Court of Versailles. After remaining
in France about eighteen months, during
which time he applied himself closely tt
the study Of the French andI.atin languages
he returned to his own country in August
1870. In November of the same YEA
his father was again despatched 10 Eu
rope for the discharge of diplomatic ser
vices. and took his son John Quincy will
him. Al Paris he was pu, TO school, ant
J when in 1880 John Adams removed |,
I Holland, bis son enjoyed the advantage
Of the public school at Amsterdam, AM
: afterwards of the University at Ley,ion
E Francis Dana, who accompanied Johl
D Adams. as Secretary TO the Embassy, re
: ceived in 1881 the appointment of Minis
D ter Plenipo,entiary To Russia, and too
e John Quincy Adams, then fourteen year
e Of age, with him as his private secretary
5 Here he remained till October, 1882, whe
/. he left Mr.. Dana a, 81. Pe,ersburgh, an
e returned through Sweden, Denmark. Ham
a burg, and Bremen. to Holland, where h
K remained some months, till his father too
e him 10 Paris at the time of the signing /
d the treaty Of peace in 1888. From III;
= time till 1885 he was with his father
II England, Holland, and France duriu
?; the whole Of which period he was clio:
Is student.
,r Al the age Of eighteen, at his own r
.s quest. his father permitted him 10 retul
d 10 Massachusetts. where he entered Il
Harvard University, and was graduate
in 1857 with distinguished honors. Sot
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