Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-02-26

above all that human greatness, fame no honor
high attainment divine exalaton Of intellect augi
avail to avert the dread sentence Of God upon poor
man Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return.
Mr.. MCDOWELL, of Virginia, then rose and said
Such for half century, Mr. Speaker has been the eminen
position Of Mr. ADAMS in the eyes Of his counymen hi
participation in the highest honos which twas theirs 10 give
his intimate association with controlling events in their nations
annals and with the formation Of that public opinion whic
brought them abou such the generation almost unversa
homage entertained for lis intellect and virtues and such il
all respects his great relations this entire Union and to th
daily thought Of its growing millions that this sad occasion
the language Of all its parts will be that Of amentaion and
tribute II is for Massachusetts mourn done over
solitary and exclusive bereavement 1t not for her fee
alone solitary and exclusive sorrow. No. sir no He
sister Cchmonwealhs gather to her side in this hour Of
affection, and INTERVENING their with hers they bend to-
gether the bier of her uous something she feels
and weeping she weeps sage, patriot and states
gone Il these great characteristics Of individual
and Of public that his country reverenced that son when
living and such, with painful Of her common loss
will she deplore him that he is dead.
Born in Revolutionary day and brought up in early and
cherished intimacy with the fathers and founders of the rrpub
c he living bond Of connection between the present
and the pashe venerable representative Of the memories
another age and the jealous wach and powerful Of the
expectations interests and progressive knowledge Of his
There he sat- with his intense eye upon every thing that
passed. the picturesque and old man, unappoachabe
by all others in the unity Of his character and in the thousand
fold anxieties which centred upon him. No human being
entered this hall without turning habialally and with
heartfelt Difference first him, and few LEFT it without
pausng they went to pour out their blessings upon that
spirit consecraon to the country which brought and which
kept him here.
Standing upon the extreme boundary of human life and
dsdanng all the reaxaons and exemptions of age his
framework only crumbling away. The glorious engine
within still worked unhur uninred, amid all the ilap-
daons around il, and worked with its woned and its iron
power until the blow sent from above which crushed it
into fragments before And however appalling that blow
and however profoundly smote upon feelings
behed its extnguishng effect upon his where else could
have fallen fifty upon him Where else could be have
been relieved from the yoke Of his labors we'll in the
field where he bore them Where else would he himself
have been willing to have yielded up his life upon the
post duty and by the side very altar to which he had
devoted it Where in the capitol his country to which
all the thobngs and hopes Of his heart had been gven
the dying patriot be willing that those hopes and hrobbng
should cease And where but from this liberty
earth could this dying Christian fifty go his mansion
house of eternal liberty on high !
But kindng the imagination and soothing even to the
feelings the death Of Mr. ADAMS with all the accessories
and associations of this spot around him. how infinitely deeper
is the interest which is given TO by the that he
willing and ready to meet it He happily spared by
the preservation Of his rich faculties the last from becoming
melancholy spectacle Of dotard and dwelling old age. He
still happily spared by the just and and truthful
Of those faculties from becoming the melancholy and
voting spectacle Of irFeverent and wicked old age None
knew better or felt more deeply than he that
.'Tis not the whole of life to live,
Nor all of death to de;'
and hence for long years his life has been continuous and
beautiful Illustration of the great truth that whilst the fear Of
is the contamination Of all folly the fear of God is the
beginning Of all wisdom To such one composure amid
the per Of death and when the last Of earth has come is
supporting power frequently and dnely given and if il
been permitted TO him. prophet ood be spared
the bitterness Of death and go the heaven that he looked
for and that he loved in chariot of fire. yet the eye of hui
faith his the abode has been speedy
SAFE Instead of wearing away under the Of disease
and passing through all the and weaknesses which dis
solving nature generally undergoes blow Of brief but mortal
agony strikes him into the tomb and thus his spirit
instantly freed goes right up the parent fountain from which
il The messenger calls, the soul in heaven.
At this moment Of fresh affection, whilst standing in the
very of death, is not meet 10 go into any special
review of the labors opinions Of the departed Whatever
may be thought of those politically, postery will deny
to him the possession Of great talents acuad by great virtues
and directed with holiness honesty and earnest purpose
an unequaed length OF tme 10 whatever in his Judgment
was best for the interests honor and perpetuy Of his
try This is the lesson taught by his life. That which is
taught by bis death calls upon ALL with solemn appealing
cry Be ye, oh, be ready for you know The hour when
the Son Of man cometh ~
Mr. NEWELL rose and moved the following as an add.
tional resolution
Resoed That the seat in this hall just vacated by the
death OF the late JoHS QuIScr ADAMS be nnoccupied
thirty days. and that it. together with the hail. remain clothed
with The symbol oil mourning during that time.
Mr.. TALLMADGE, Of New York, and said Mr.
Speaker do not rise present culogium upon the cha
deceased, confident that
taon OF respect tor the memory OF the usous dead will
meet with cordial response from every member Of this House
In compliance with the suggestions Of members and
10 accordance with my feelings ask leave introduce
the following additional resolution
Resotred That the Speaker appoint member of this
House from each State and Territory committee
the remains Of venerable friend the honorable JonS
Qurscr ADAMS to the place designated by his friends for his
interment.
All the above resolutions, unanimously agreed to-
Mr.. YINT0N then moved that the Speakers announcement
OF the death Of the Hon. JONI QUScT ADAMS be entered
the Journal This also agreed unanimously and then
the House adjourned to Saturday.
The following members compose the committee of one
member from each State appointed in compliance with one
Of the foregoing resolutions:
Mr. Hudson, OF Mass. Chamn Mr.. Gayle, Of Ala.
Mr. Williams, of Me. Mr.. Brown, Of Miss
Mr. Wilson, of N. H. Mr. Morse, of La
Mr. Marsh, of VI. Mr.. VintoD, Of Ohio
Mr. Thurston, of r. /. Mr.. Duncan, Of Ky.
Mr. Smith, Of Conn. Mr.. Cooke, of Tenn.
Mr. White, of N. Y. Mr.. Wick Of Ind.
Mr. Edsall Of N. ]. Mr.. Lincoln, OF ILL.,
Mr. Dickey, Of Penn Mr.. BowIin, Of Mo.
Mr. Houston, of Del. Mr. Johnson of Ark
Mr. Roman, OF Md. Mr.. McClelsnd, Of Mich.
Mr. Mcdowell, Of Va Mr.. Cabel, of Fla
Mr. Barnnger, OF n. q. Mr.. Kaufman, Of Texas
Mr. Holmes, of s. e. Mr. LETTER Of Iowa :
Mr. Cobb, Of Ga. Mr.. Tweedy, Of w. I.
In the SENATE, after the formal annunciation of
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