The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-12-25

1850 -r-s----
The Youth Of the Revolution.
IA his speech, delivered 1t the Acton cele-
brat,cn in this State, Oct. 29th, MIR. VIM
thrcy gave the following interesting ace cunt
oC an interview which he had with our late
yenesated CITIZEN, John Quincy Adams,
about 1--WE or six years ago:
- slt was on the hocs at the Capitol, not
far from ihs spot where he soon Afterwards
fell. The House had adjourned one day
some what suddenly and II an early hour,
and ii happened that after all the other
members hsd left the Hall, Mr.. Adams and
myself were left alone in eur seats, engaged
in or private correspondence. Presently
the messengers came IN rather unceremo-
niously to cleanup the Hall. an.! began to
WELD that i,exorx!ie implement, which is
so often the plague of:een, both under pub
lie and private roofs. Disturbed by the
noise AMI dust, observed Mr.. Adams APP
proaching me with an unfol.ied letter iii his
hands, DO you know Jahn J. Gurneyi u
said he. "lknow him well, sir, By repu,a-
tion; bun / did not have The pleasure Of
meeting hin, personally when he WAS in
America.' wv ell, he has been writing NE
a letter, and have been writing him an an-
swer. lie has been calling me to al; ac-
count for my course on the Oregon ques-
ton; and taking me 10 task for what he calls
nv belli gerent spirit aud warike tone to-
wards England. And 1 should like to read
yop what ! have written in reply"
And then The old man eloquent proceed
ed TO road TO-, me, SO far as II was finiShesi,
one Of the most Interesting letters ever
read or heard in my life. II was letter Of
autobiography. in which he described his
parentsgs aud early life, and IN which he
particularly alluded to the sources from
which he derived his jealousy of Grea,
Batainy md his readiness 70 resist Der, even
unto blood, whenever he thought she was
encroachibg on American rights. He said
that he was old enough in ITS 10 UNDER
stand what his father was about in those
days, and he described the lessons which his
mother Taught him during his fathers abb
sence in attending the Congress Of indepen-
deace. Every day, he said, after saying his
prayers to God, he was required to repeat
those exquisite stanzas of Collins, which he
had carefully transcribed in his letter, anil
which he recited TO me with an expression
aud energy which shalt never forget--ihe
tears eea<sing down his cheeks, and his
voice every now aud then, choked with
emotion;
: - sIIow sleep the brave. who sink to rest,
BY all their country's wishes blest
When Spring, with dewy fingers cold,
Returns to deck Their hsowed mould,
-. She there shall dress . sweeter sod
Than Fancy 8 feet have ever ,rod
-sr sBy fairy hands their kncll is rung,
By fosu,s unseen their dirge Is sung;
There Honor. comes. pilgrim gray.
To bless tho turf that wraps their clay,
And Freedom shall awhile repair,
To dwell, weeping hermit, there
sAud there was snaiher ode by the same
sNsksr which, be said, he was also obliged
~ repeat, ss part of ibis same morning
ssxercisc-alr ode believe, on the death Of
Col. Charles Ross, IN the action of Fonte-
1ey, one verse Of which, with slight va
ration, would NOT be inupplicabls to your
own Davis: - 49, 4
.sl,J rapid Scbeid's descending wave,
-,sSs Ills country's vows shall bless the grave,
Whese'es the yoath is laid;
s..,.. Thai sacred spot, the village hind
$50 With erery sweetest tart shall bind,
.s And Peace protect the shade" - s
Such, sir, was the education Of at least
.one Of our Massachusetts children ri TINT
day. And though do not suppose that II
the mothers Of l775 were like Mrs. Adams,
yet yhe great majority Of them, we all know
had 40 much piety and patriotism, If not as
much poetry, and their children were
lhfought up nj once in the nurture and all
nsonifion Of the Lord and of Liberty.
Indeed, sir, have al my side, at this in
slant, . living illustration Of the fact. Here
4. my venerable friend, DR.. Walton, of Pep
.psrsl, who has come over here to ceiebrate
hi eighty first tirtA day. and who has just
Told me, thar on the morning Of the 18Th Of
April, l77e, be was employed at his fathers
house. in Cambribge-beiug then shout FIVE
ysers old, in pouring powder into cartridges
for the American soldiers. Boston paper.
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The Four or iFRErriKe--'rwo gard
ners, who were neighbors, bad their crops
Of early peas killed by the fro%h One Of
thesn came % poudole With the other.
Abr cried he, 'how unfortunate! DO
s:yoa know, neigbbor, have done nothing
hut fret ever since. Bat, tiess me, you
seem TO have f;ne crop coming up; what
sort lre thryH CD sc
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