The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-26

honors which it was theirs to give his intimate
and with the form alton OF that pubic opinion which
brought them about; such the veneraton and almost
universal homage entertained for his intellect and vir
tues and such in all respects his great resons this
entire Union and to the daily thought Of it's gro wing
millions, that this sad occasion the language Of all
It's parts will be that OF smentation aud of tribute 1t
IS not Tor Massachusetts to mourn alone sotery
and exclusive bereavement. 1t Is not for her to feel
clone a solitary and exclusive sorrow. No, sir, no.
Her sister Commouwealbs gather to her hide Ia this
hour Of her sfiction-spd INTERVIEWING their arms
with hers, they bend together the bier of her
jlustrious son-feeling feels, aud weeping a.
she weeps, over a sage, a patriot, and q states
gone 1t was In these great characteristics Of in
dyidual and Of public that bis country
tost when living and such, with painful
her common loss, will she deplore hial that he is
dad Born ia our Revolutionary day and brought up
In early and cherished Intimacy with the fathers and
ieuaiers OF the republic he living bond of
nexon between the present aud the pastthe venerable
representative OF the memories OF another age and the
Jealous Tatshfu and powerful of the expectations
interess an progressive knowledge of his There
be sa with mis- p,pse eye upon every thing passed
The picturesque and old man. able by
all Others ia the unity Of his character and in the
tbousauoold Gu1ieties which centred upon him. No
human being ever entered this ball without turning
hSbitusy and with heartfelt dceTe rst him nd
few ever les II Without psusng tney to peur
their blessings upon that sps OF conservation to the
country which brought and which kept him here
Standing upon tbs extreme boundary Of human life.
aud disdsinng all tn relsxstions aud exemptions Of
Bgs, his outer frsmeEotk obly crunbng away
The glorious engine within stl worked unhurt
injured, enid al, the diispidssons around 1t, and
worked with It's yoned aud It's iron DO until the
blow sent from above which crushed it into fray
insnts before And howeyer appalling that blow and
how profoundly IL smote npon feelings as
bsheo it, extingushDg effect upon his, where slse
could ft have fallen htly upon him? Where else
could he have been relieved the yoke Of his sbors
well in III. field where be bore them Where else
would he himself have been willing to have yielded
up bis Lie upon the post OF duty aud by the eide
shat very altar 10 which he hsd devoted IL Where
out n the capitol Of his country, to which all the
tArobogs ana hopes Of bis heart had been given would
the dyiug patrot be wiling that those aopes and
tlrobDngs thosd cease Aud where but from this
uiyn house Oberty earth could tns dying Christian
more ANY 80 10 his mansion house Of eternal liberty
1ghI bat Eiodling TO the i'm andsoohng even
TIE ieelpg. as Is the dea h of Mr. Adams, with all the
scceesores anu associations of tLs spot around him,
hoS ltnaitey deeper is the interest which given to II
b. the conviction hG' he willing and ready to meet
~ lie vas happily spared by tbs preservation Of his
Jich faculties u tha last frota becoming neanc holy
and fevous tPe5tacis OF dotard and dwelling old age
ne was III more happily fpated by the Just and wise
and tulhlul use OF ihJse faculties from becoming he
insenchoy sud revolving Spectacle old are
None kGsw better or felg more deeply than he that
'Tis not the whole OF lite 70 live
Nor all OF death TO die -
and hence for long years life has zen contin uous
aod bsauul illustration OF the great truth that vbi,st
tbs fear of man u the OF ell FOLLY tn. 10
q God s the beginning Of all wisdom TO such an one
oompcsuren amid the pcrils Of death and when Tn,
last Of earth has cone Is supporting powcr
aad dyineiy given snd II Il has not bssa psrmttsd &c
hm % &c prcphspt Of old TO be spared the bitterness