New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-11
lain Quincy Adams.

Now that this experienced, learned aud upright
statesman is in bis grave, there are lew who Will
think il worth while to deny that he presided over
the interests Of the Republic for four years with
remarkable ability and success His early and in.
innate acau aintance with American affairs the con
dition Of other nations the history and men of the
age, international law, sd the duties of the Pres'
dency, united with an ardent love Of peace and
truth, and hearty contempt for the possession OF
power and Office, except as the means oil doing
good, contributed oweriullyto his usefulness. he
scorned to remove his political opponents from Office
unless where they were found unfit for it as men.
His suceesors had no such scrHples. In l77s, after
Witnessing in his boyhood the first three years of
revolutionary struggle, he accompanied his IA
ther 70 FraDce--in l779 he was at school 10 Paris
in 1850, continuing his educational course at Am
sterdsm, afterward finishing it at the University Of
Leyden. At fourteen he accompanied Judge Dana
10 Russia a. Private Secretary, and thus got some
insight into the policy and customs of Russia, 6s
years since Thereafter he made the tour of Eng.
land and Scotland, while the elder Adams was
Minister at London, and in lies returned to his
tive Massachusetts. He was scarcely twenty five
when Warrington, with whom he had ever been a
favorite, appointed him Minister resident at the
Hague, and ~ such he remained in Holland three
years bis brother being with him, occasionally visit.
ing Hamburg and Paris, and transsctng much i'm
portant political and commercial business for his
country. Fihy.three years since Washington
nominated him to the Court Of Lisbon, but the al
ready accomplished diplomatst was thereafter sent
out a. Minister to Russia, where he remained
till 1901 jefferson, it 10 well known gave him his
fullest confidence Madison and the Senate SEM
him once more to Russia, this time a. our Aubas
ssdor. and then condded to him and Clay the very
delicate trust Of making peace at Client Monros
confded to him, during his eight years Of power
and By the adr.ce Of Jefferson the second executive
ofice in the republic; and on succeeding that emf
nent revolutionary leader in the chair Of Washing
ton he ut once selected his ancient friend and com
rade, Henry Clay, for the very important Office o
which himself had 90 long and so faithfully ful6eC
the arduous duties. He would have been again
elected President with Mr. Clay a. his most hit am
worthy successor. had not a coalition of the slave
holding extension power OF the South, with th'
gamblers disappointed office seekers, and bankruP
politicians Of the North, been able TO place vlo
lent, hot headed. Uniformed, inexperienced sol
der in power, with the Kendals, Blairs, Ritchies
Polks Aarcys, and their like. to hatter him snC
deeply ipjare their country Never had knavery
20 rich harvest, and the reapers still at cork.
II The LoooFocos Of Newcastle County
DEL adopted the following resolution at their late
Convention:
Resolved That We view rs principle embodied In tn
Wmot Proviso in regard to domestic slavery, In
sidious sss>exsary and Sseonstsnoaa attempt to in
tsrfsrs with the reserved rghs Of the States and tn
people.
II The Wings of Northampton County, Pa