The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-03-22

= aulan ul al ne gaalitiss Whlph' sea-
mand ias esirem ~ clah1encs Of gaRRs
.e8nld have euxRrea ! pahlir seENice -
oag. ~ appointments ire snd PoPsasE,
All f0m sources - ssSions and eKaitsd
Minisier many lines sbfosds member q
his body; member q the H0ass q T.
preSsnlaiiEess cahinei miaisiers Press
dent ~ The uniled states; and snrh rs
been the GALAXY II - splendid aPPo.ns-
menimrnls. Ana Hlzl bnI moral eAnea-
lence The most peEierls inirileeiual aoal'.
" he most eminent; idrlily The mast M
wzsering; service he mOsl useful. Eenid
have commanded such successlan q sp-
poinlmenls. 80 exalted. AM IRON soaF'
ees so various and - enlnenis NO.
hing less e0nld hare commanded such ;
serics of appointments; and accordingly
ne see Ihe union Of all these great gnali-
ties in him Who has resolved ihem.
In this long career Of public service Mr..
Adams Was distinguished nnI only b.
failhlil allenIsan 70 al the great duties ol
. OF his stations, but 10 all their less and
minor duties. He was moi The Salaman'
ian galley, In be launched only on extra.
ordinary occasions. but ne was 4 ready
Tessel. always launched when the duties
OF his station required il. be The 0resslou
great or small. As President, As rabinel
minister. as minister abroad. he examined
all questions that came before him. anJ
examined al, in al their parts. IN MI The
minulia Of, their detail, as we'll rs IN al
The Taslness of their comprehension. As
Senator. and as member Of The House
nf Representatives. the obscure commit.
lee rO0a vas a. much the witness Of his
ahorinus application Ia the dudgery oi
legislation as the halls Of the two Houses
were 10 The eyerready speech, repleie
with knowledge. which instructed all hear.
ers, enlightened al suhjeris. and gave dig
nlIy and orssmcal 10 debate.
In the observance OF all the prophecies
OF life. Mr.. Adams was most noble and
impressive example. lie cultivated the
minor as well as the greater virtues
Wherever his presence could give aid and
counlenanar to what was useful and hon.
orable TO man, there he was. In the ex.
ercises of the school and of the college
in the meriiorious meetings of the az
rieniJuIal, mechanical, and commercial So
cIe;;ss-in attendance upon Divine wor-
ship---he gave the punetual attendance
rarely seen but in those who are free from
the weight Of public cares.
Punclual to every duty. death found
him at the post Of duty and where else
could it have found him. al any stage
OF his career, fnr the fifty wears of his il.
lusirious public life From the time Of
his first appointment by Washington to
bis lasl election by the people of his ma.
live Town, where could death have found
him but at the post Of duty! Al that post,
in the fulness of age, in the ripeness oil
renown, crowned with honors, surround.
ed by his family, his friends, and admir-.
ers, and in the very presence Of the ma.
tional representation, he has been gather.
ed u bis fathers, Tearing behind him The
memory Of public services which are .ihs
history OF his country Tor hall a century,
and the example Of life, public and pri-
vate, which should be the study and the
model of generations Of his counlrymen.