Washington telegraph., 1848-03-29

Dissz,cafuL coSbuer N rE yiHaIsiA LEots.
t.suSs.-whrn the sad Intelligence Of the death
Of the great aud good man, John Quincy Ad 'ms,
reached Rohmond, the vtgiuia House Of Dele.
gate, adopted BY unaqlInous vote a s-firs Of res.
oluiions appropriate TO the event on the nent day
th. resolutions were laid upon the table Ia the
Senate by street party vote.
How d~gfaeefu does III, conduct Of those un-
rslrnlag Virgnia paftisans contrast with 'hrir Po
lilical bfrihfrn Ia Washington! There, where Mr'
Adams was best known, where he was IN habits
Of daily intercourse with n Of all parties, where
his greatness aud gooia~ss we're mos elra " VS.
ible. not single dscirdant note blended wdh tue
buta Of Iamrntainn that escaped every heAH
when he was stricken down At his post BY The
angel Of death. P.itoal friends aud foe, united
in t.stfyng that. in the departure Of the yenrra.
bic man, the oouniry had sustained an nealcula.
b, los. Men, who had baIilrd 10 fierce euAaiei
with Mr. Adams fpf quarter Of a e-niufy, gath
cred round his eofIin aud gave audible ven, 10 the
grsf that swelsd their bosoms they gAted on
all that was mortal Jl the "old m.n roqu-nt"-
Eyes that hil hishei with aig-f al hin Ia by
gsu- years were believed with itars--hrifts that
had cherished malice toward The living. were
pierced with ang llsh IN the presence Of the dead
aud todgaos that had uiterd obiquy against
Quincys 'ais man, port, philosopher patriot,
and "a ''olaen, as they rrvirwed his
bi-''- aud ds-lt on the many VIZ
l4s tsfH hafactrf like precious pearls
r- sccnr TO behold the young
thsh uq ID Of hll parties, with
gref expo :. cyvry liaancul. pressing Tor.
ward 10 take a p,r,int giarr d, TIE lif~l"ss form
Of the great departed before il should be deposit.
ed IN ",h- place appolntei'fit all the living" II
suy oBe was pass enough to cherish unkindnrss
for the gr-,, man W 70 had fallen, he had shame
enough to mask bis feelings, aud une with the
immense crowd that was ANXIOUS 10 offrf the last
tribute Of respect TO tue ablesi, most learned, and
mos, honorrd VI coniemp pofancous Statesmen, As
the melancholy Intelligence Of the nations loss
,pnesd ffom city TO city, aud from State TO State,
R'oiound gloom gathered over the country. City
corporations aud State legislatures, in0ucnerd by
afrsling proper TO the occasion, expressed thrif
gr-f aud adjourned their libors to indulge 10 the
emotions that animated their breast. To the
honUr of ihr country, TO the homer Of human na.
ture, old political pfrjudicrs were hushrd and
voice Of lrinrntaon arose from stricken nation
hk. a solemn eegiac hymn Offered up to The mem.
ory Of the iustrious dad There was but one
,po, in tho country in which men were found 50
full Of ingfsttude and grovcllng instincts asi rc
fuse 10 unite with their fellow .countrymrn. 10
the capitol Of Virginia, IN that State Whose great.
.s, and b~s, men had conferred the highest hon.
op on Mr Adams, little knot Of politicians were
found who refused 10 respond TO the common voice
Of grief for the nations loss and yeneri,on for the
character Of the DEPARTED patriot, Shame On
Virginia, sham. on those Of her degenerate sous,
who. rankling with prejudice and embil,ered with
malice, declined To pay the tribute Of respect do.
manded by the occasion Shame on the ngfatrs
who, At the moment wien the spirit Of the i'm
mortal Washington was embracing the spirit Of
the greatest Of a family illnslrous IN the ann,ls
Of the country, Just loosed from The tolls Of time,
could indulge IN low-b.ne partisan hate! Theirs
be the unenyiabls notofieiy Of squeakng out the
miserable sounds Of malice, al moment when
the heart Of a nation, convulaed with grief, was
u,trrng solemn strains Of sadness which pierced
the heavens aud Weakened the appreciation Of on
lsoklng angels aud seraphs'-L0u Jour.
SrrRs FoRESosr-A tar growing sick Of his
business, deserted his ship, went Into the country
and hired himself 10 farmer. lie was immedl-
atcly set 10 ploughng with yoke Of oxen aud an
old mare called jn. The sailor. being wholly
unacquainled with the management Of the tracks,
sheets and bowlnes OF his old mare and oxen in
his first attempt to put abuut missed stay, aud by
turning the yoke, threw jim aud the oxen all down
in heap together Jack, frightened with the
confusion, bawled out for help The farmer asked
whats the maiter1"
"Matter! Matter enough" replied Jack "The
larboard OF has got on the starboard side-old jim
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