Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-09-19

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0 dos, Inches, DR.. Parker, and sper
!. the evening very agreeably indeed
y Politicians all at this club. We ha
many curious anecdotes about Gov
ernors, counsellors, representative
D demagogues, merchants, &c.
5 "The behaviour of these gentle
} men is very familiar and friendly I
} each other, and very polite and com
plaisant TO strangers. Gray has
very tender mind, is extremely timid
He says where he meets a man @
the other side he talks against him
where he meets a man of our side
he opposes him-so that he fears h,
shall be thought against every body
and so every body will be agains
him. But he hopes to prepare tht
way for his escape, at next May
from an employment that neither hE
abilities, nor circumstances, nor turn
Of mind are fit for.
"Cushing is steady, and constant
and busy in the interest of liberty
and the opposition, is famed for Sc
crecy and his talent in procuring in
telligence.
"Adams samuel is jealous, ar
dent, and keen in the cause, is al
ways for softness and delicacy, and
prudence, where they will do, but is
staunch, and stiff, and strict, and RI
gid, and infexible in the cause.
"Otis is fiery and feverous; his
Imagination flames, his passion blaze
he is liable to great inequalities Of
temper-sometimes in dependency,
sometimes in rage. The rashness
and imprudences into which his ex-
cess of zeal have formerly transpor-
ted him, have made him enemies,
whose malicious watch over him &C.
casion more caution, and more mex
plicable passages in his conduct than
formerly-and, perhaps, views at the
chair or board, or possibly more ex-
panded views beyond the Atlantic,
may mingle now with his patriotism.
"The II Penseroso, however, is dis
cernable on the faces of all four.
adams, | believe, has the most
thorough understanding of liberty
and her resources, in the temper and
character of the people though not
in the law and constitutions well
as the most habitual, radical love OF
it, Of any Of them, as well as the
most correct, genteel, and artlul pen.
He is a man of refined policy, stead |
fast integrity, exquisite humanity,
genteel erudition, obliging, engaging
manners, real, as we'll as professed
piety, and a universal good charac-
ter, unless it should be admitted that
he is too attentive to the public, and
not enough so to himself and his fami-
ly.
Harrison Gray was the Treasurer
Of the Provinces. OF his vacillation,
here depicted, the editor remarks,
that it terminated, as is usual in such
eases, by taking the side of authority.
Thomas Gushing was at the time
Speaker Of the House, and a men,
Der OF the first Congress at Philadel-
phia. He is the person concerning
whose position DR.. Johnson, in "Tax-
ltion no Tyranny" made his singu-
ar bIunder. One object Of the
American rebellion is said to be, to
ldorn the brows Of Mr.. C-g with
4 diadem.
Mr.. ADAMS IN FANEUIL FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN ITO.
81 had never been at a Boston
lown meeting, and was not at this,
until messengers were sent TO me TO
inform me that | was chosen Trepre-
OF Boston, went down
10 Faneuil Hall, and in few words
of my sense of the diff
:ulty and danger OF the times, | ac-
:epted the choice. Many congratu-
ations were offered, which | re-
,eived civilly, but they gave no joy
% me. | considered the step as
devotion of my family to ruin, and
myself to death; for / could scarce
perceive q possibility that | should
aver go through the storms and leap
Ill the precipices before me, and es-
APE with my life.
"At this time / had more business
at the bar than any man in the Pro-
vince. My health was feeble. /
was throwing away as bright pros
poets asIany man ever had before
him, and / had devoted myself to
endless labor and anxiety, if not to
and death, and dthat for MOTH
ing. except what indeed was and
ought to be in all, sense of duty.
In the evening. ! expressed to Mrs.
Adams all my apprehensions. That
excellent lady, who has always en-
couraged me, burst into a food of
tears, but said she was very sensible