Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-03-24

the press IN every part OF the Republic, Is employ
ed in tracing the history OF the deceased, and in
holding up his virtues for honor and emulation.
This is right The ilustrious dead should be hon
ored and their virtues cmulated. Qualities such as
Mr. \ possessed are to be met with in but few of
the leading men Of the present day, and hence his
loss may be well regretted as u loss to the country
and the age. Not the least gratifying circumstance
connected with the expression of public grief and
the glowing euloges upon his character is the fact
that they are confined to party sect, or class
all parties, and sects, and classes seeming 10 vie
with each other in doing homage 10 the old man
eloquent" Last Sunday evening an appropriate
discourse was delivered in this place to a large all-
dience by Rev. Mr. GRIDLrY of the Congregations
al Church, from the impressive text, lie all do
fate as icot' In the course of the remarks, the
life and public services of Mr.. Adams were briefly
sketched, his Intellectual attachments and power ap
proprately alluded to- and his political and moral
integrity presented in strong light. His charac
ter was recommended as proper study and exam
pie for all who aimed at distinction and greatness
1t was not little to the credit of the speaker that
the somewhat antipodal views entertained by him
self as compared with those of the subject of his
eulogies, were not permitted to have the slightest
influence in the estimate formed and given of the
plety and goodness of the character of the deceased
In Judging OF him, the common orthodox rule seems
to have been laid aside, although, Of course if Mr.
Adams could be good man. entertaining the rel
gious belief and views he did others entertaining
similar views may also be good. The necessity,
therefore of certain doctrines or belief in certain
creed, as means of making man what he should
be in this world, and securing his acceptance and
happiness in the next, would not appear to be very
imperative.
As some of our readers may be @nacquaiutcd
with the peculiar religious views of the late Mr.
Adams the following extract on the subject may
not be undressing 1t is taken from the Chris
tain Palladium, and was written by correspondent
of that paper, who visited Mr. A., in August last,
and detailed at that time the conversation had with
the venerable sage religious topics:
lie says,-'I do not find in the Bible, a
Deity Of three persons. Nor do | find
Christ to be the Supreme God" Says
he does not conceive ofthe Father as strict
y & person, but a vast Beng, incomprehcn-
sl6e and glorious, far TRANSFORMING all our
thoughts Of a person. lie is revealed as
our creator, &c, referring to such passages
of Scripture as Ps. 10: |, "Thc heavens
declare The glory of God, and the armament
showGth his handy work"
MIR. A. believes strongly in the prc-cx-
iscncc of Christ. Says he was certainly
with the Father before men were madc,and
= before this world was. Ii not Paul was
mistaken
| "JIe thinks the Spirit is pure SPIRIT
God, III love, moves upon the hearts Of his
children. The means or influence by which
He does it is called the Spirit.
''Mr. A. evidently has thought much on
these great subjects. He has Thought for
himself He has strongly opposed the
''crccds." Says, that although an Arian
he can subscribe to no human creed, wheth-
er Arlan, Athanasian, Socinian, Unitarian,
or Trinitarian. lie takes the Bible for his
creed and tries tobclieve that. Saws there
IS more in that than he can comprehend;
trusts he shall know more hereafter; speaks
like one one who now sees through glass
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and earnest. No one could listen to him.
without being impressed that he is honest.
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C"icaso ie'loeFa',WF from " ''"''s ,"ie'c
ne has opportunities Of observing speaks 'AuS on
the SUBJECT:
Save that of Indiana, the WiImot proviso
has been endorsed by every free Legislature
and, in a few weeks, will pass Congress on
the Oregon bill, by the vote Of all the free
Congressman save about a dozen, and with
the support of some slaveholdng Represen-
tatives also. Not over three of the Illinois