The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-03-11

In the Senate. after the formal anuunci-
alton Of the death OF Mr.. Adams had been
made
Mr.. Davis, OF Massachusetts, rose and
that body, giving an eloquent bio
graphical sketch Of the great Statesman, and
closed with the following resolutions:
Resoired, That the Senate has received
with deep sensibility the message from the
House of Representatives announcing the
death Of the Hon. John Quincy Adams, a
from the State OF Massachu-
SETS
Resolred, That in token OF respect Tor
the memory Of the deceased, the Senate will
attend his funeral at the hour appointed by
the House Of Representatives, and will wear
the usual badge Of mourning for thirty days.
RESOLVED. That, as further mark Of re-
spect for the memory of the deceased, the
Senate do now adjourn until Saturday next,
to the time appointed for the funeral.
The respld3ions having been read
MIR. Beivb, Of Missouri, addressed the
Mr.. Pres init The voice Of his native
State hasatkn heard, through one OF the
Senators Of Massachusetts,, announcing the
death Of er5aged and most distinguished
son. The voice of the other Senator iIom
Massachusetts is not heard, nor Is his pres
ence seen. "A domestic calamity, known
TO US all, andfielt by us all. confines him to
the chamber of private grief while the Sen
ate is occupied with tho public manifesto
tons OF respect and sorrow which nation
al loss inspires. In the absence oil that
Senator, and as the member of this body
n bere<it is not uniting or unbecom-
|uaR kecond the motion which has
been made fof extending the last honors oil
the Senate 10 him who, forty years ago,
was member OF this body, who, at the time
OF his death, was among the oldest members
Of the House Of Representatives, and who,
putting the years of his service together, was
the Oldest Of all the members Of the Amer.
can Government.
The eulogium Of Mr. Adams is made in
the facts Of his life, which the Senator from
Massachusetts, (Mr. Davis has so strikingly
stated, that, from early manhood to octogen
arian age, he has been constantly and mos
honorably employed in the public service
y For period Of more than sftg years. from
k06me Of his first apo DinIste
"a under Washiniy@ lee
% lhe House Of r y tn
Ie Of his native i beer
] I1&an,ly retained in the p66lic service, ant
) that, not by the favor Of sovereign, OF b
= hereditary title, but by the elections and ap
e ponments Of republican government. Thi
q fact makes the erlogy Of the illuslrious de
: ceased. For what, except union Of al
5 the qualities which command the esteem an
1 confidence of man, could have ensured
e public service 50 long, by appointments FIRE
y and popular, and from sources so varior
e and exalted! Minister many times abroad
o member OF this body; member Of the Hou.
e of Representatives; cabinet minister; Pres
o dent OF the United States; such has been Ii
= galaxy Of his splendid appointments. An
" what but moral excellence the most perlec
!, intellectual ability the most eminent; fdel
Il ty the most unwayering; service the mo
useful, would have commanded such su,
,e cession OF appointments so exalted, and irO
r. sources so various ard so eminent Not
Of ing less could have commanded such ser
D. Of appointments; and accordingly We see II
ht union Of all these great qualities in him wi
he has received them.
lie In this long career of public service, NJ
N Adams was distinguished not only by fat
lie ful attention TO all the great duties OF h
er stations, but TO all their less and minor d
T. ties. He was not the Salaminian gall,
nd to be launched only on extraordinary occ
sions, but he was the ready vessel, alwa
IN launched when the duties Of his station +
I'd quired it, be the occasion great or SINAI
rs As President, as cabinet minister, as mini
u ter abroad, he examined all questions tn
IN came before him, and examined all,
lis all their parts, in all the minute Of the
IN detail, as well as in all the vastness OF the
er comprehension. As Senator, and as a mer
ur Der OF the House OF Representatives, the o.
e. scure committee room was as much the vi
nd ness of his laborious application to Il
drudgery Of legislation as the halls of Il
of two Houses were to the ever-ready speec
a replete with knowledge which instructe
e. all hearers, enlightened all subjects, al
o gave dignity and ornament TO debate.
H. In the observance Of all the prophecies
rs life. Mr.. Adams was a most noble and il
IT, pressive example. He cultivated the min,
as as well as the greater virtues Wherev
to his presence could give aid and countenan'
L. to what was useful and honorable to ma
jtlihere he was. In the exercises Of the scho
% the college neFiEorious NEE
of the agricu nical, al
nercial sOcieli6 zee upC
6ne worship =! lIctnal a
1hdance rarely sec lose who a
dYfree from the weight oFP d0lic' cares.
We Punctual to every duty, death found hi
ty at the post of duty; and where else cou
III it have found him, at any stage Of his caree
,i- for the fifty years of his public lifs' Fro
b. the time of his first appointment by Was
n, ington, to his last election by the people
al his native town, where could death ha,
! ? found him but at the post Of duty? AT tn
Of post, in the fullness Of age, in the riPene
IN Of renown. crowned with honors, surroun
al ed by his family, his friends, and admirer
and in the very presence of tho nation