Washington telegraph., 1848-03-15
DEATH OF MIR. ADAMS

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more, lie died on the evening Of the 23i ul,,,
from an attack Of paralysis, which he sustained
while In the aet Of rising from his sea, in thel
House Of Representatives On the 2lst, Thus hss|
passed from earth to eternity gr,at aud good
man, nearly srty yeab Of whose .ssntful and
useful life has been spent In the service Of his|
country.
Mt Adams was one Of the most remarkable d
men, 'hls country has ever produced; none other
ever 'stssd the public so long, or more faithfully
It's history will contain more Of interest than that
Of any man living While yet quite youthful. he
was appointed, by President Washington, TO sn
important foreign mission. and continued 10 fll
Important tn,ls abroad Unit, he was appointed
Secretary Of State, by President Monroe, AZ.
ter the expiration Of whose term Of office, he
was elected Presden. Of the United s,a,es-
Wi hen this gfea, country was yet in It's infancy,
Mr.. Adnms commenced his public career. and si.
ter filling the most important stations on earth,
died, as we always believed he wished TO do, at
his post, ably and icafessly advocating his eoun.
try's rights
The following BEAUTIFUL tribute we rsttae, from
the Louisville JOurnal
'ile was Industrious and ardent in the pursuit Of
knowledge. lie retained al his vast aud varied
requirements in the grasp Of au unrelaxing memo.
by, and vas exceedingly happy in always having
his intellectual resources at command To enrich aud
Illustrate every subject he touched Ills speeches
were thoroughly exhaustive Of the main elements
Of their subject, and were always listened 10 with
the most profound interest by both political friends
and foes We think he performed more mental
abof than any Of his contemporaries, aud he has,
We are informed, lrlt brhihd him an immense
body Of manuscripts, containing very thorough
review Of every subject which ha, agita,ed the
public mind Of the country since the foundation Of
the Government, lis resources were no, ealy
vast but seemed to be absolutely without lmt-
Every subject beesme luminous In the glare Of
his mind. and II thee was any perpesiiy or en-.
tanflrmenl abeu, II he could speedily untayel Il,
aud make the dark beam with light and the diff.
cult seem elear. In controversy he was never
oyets Inclined. aud he probably oysfihrew NOR.
strong men IN intellectual combat than Sampson
1of cid did with the might Of his steady arm.
lie was thoroughly Independent, and honest--
Whatever there was 10 do, he did Il fearessly lie
wasdeeply respected even bs those whe entertained
views adverse TO his own. and IN sustaining an un.
Unpopular cause, 10 universal was the faith in his
honesty. he never failed 10 impress lasorahly even
those who differed mos, widely from himself
lie was dtvted 10 ,futh--beng always true 10
himself and true 10 his country.
lie has passed away That yen.rabls form
shall no more be seen amid the seems Of time
lie was the last relic Of our revolutionary period
in public life. and IN his departure the link be-.
tween the ptesen, aud the most disian, past 10 cur
political history has lesn sundeftd. His memory
will brighten Year, roll on, aud poslefi,y will fe.
fer 10 hun, one Of ihos. stern. great true heart.
ed men, to follow whose example Is the dictate Of
wisdom.
We copy the following account Of the scene Ia
the House Of Representatives. on tn. occasion oi
the venerable s,atesman's fatal attack, from tn,
National lnlelligeneer Of the 22d uli.
Just after the yeas and nays were taken on
question, and the Speaker had rssn 10 put ano,hsl
1 question To the House, sudden cry was heard OF
\ibe lrlt Of ihs chair, MIR. Adams Is dyngin--
Turning our eyes to the spot, We beheId the ven.
cradle man in the set Of falling over the lei, arm
Of his chair, while his right arm was extended
graspiag his desk for support. tie would have
dropped upon the fiooI had be not been eaugh, III
the arms Of the member sitting neI, him. A
great sensation was created IN the House--mem.
ben hom all quarters fushing from their seats and
gathering ruund the fallen statesman, who wa,
Immediately lifted into the area IN front Of the
clerks table. The Speaker instantly suggested
that some gentleman move an adjourn ment, which
being promptly done, the House adjourned
sofa wa. brought, and Mr. Adams. in state Of
pertc hclplessness, though not Of entire insensi.
hliiy, was gently laid up,'n IT, The sofa was then
taken up and borne out Of le Hall into the ro,unda
where u was se, down, and the memben Of both
Houses and strangers who were fast crowding
around were with some difficulty reprsssed an,i au
open space cleared In is immedists vicinity; but a
medical gentleman, a member Of the House, ad
yised that he be removed 10 the door OF the roiundu
opening on the east portico, where fresh wind
was blowing. This was done; but the air being
chilly and loaded with yapor, the so.a was onee
more taken up aud removed 10 III. Speaker
apartment, the doom Of which wen, forthwith
closed to all bot professional gentlemen, several
Of whom ariysd IN succession as the avs spread
into the city. While lying in this apartment Mr.
Adams partially recovered the use Of his spe'oh
and observed, In fali.ring az cents, "This is the
end VI ear,h;" bu, quickly added, II am composed
Members had by this time reached Mr. As abcde
with the melancholy intelligence, and, soon after,
sir. Adams aud bis nephew ami niece arrived
and made their way TO the appalling scene. Ms,
A. was deeply affected. and for some moments
quite prosiruied by the sight Of her husband, nov
insensible, the pallOr Of death upon his eoun,e'
nance, and those sad premoni,ories fas, making
their appearance which fall with such q chill upon
the heart.
ln the Hall meanwhile,a "a gloomy pause occurred
in the usual hum of voices that fills IT, Some
members sat in mute suspense; others stood lh
groups, and made or answered inquiries as to The
cause and the probable issue Of the attack. Al
remark very frequently heard was "Well, t6is 4
jus, wha, Mr., Adams could have wished; il is anl
appropriate ending Of his public career; he falls.
like u second Chatham, In the Senate house"
Mr. Adams, though for some months very feeble
was, when he entered the hall in the morning, inI
his usual health and had bu, few minutes before
delivered bis vote on motion before the House.
an unusually distinct tnd emphatic manner MI.
A. attained his eighlieth year In July last
A daenly intnfeggiVe arena was tvtinssssd h.n "a