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Samuel Adams, A. M.
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He was opposed to the treaty with Great
Britain, made by Mr.. Jay in 1894, and aroaced
his dislike of it. BE was censured for his con-
duct but he had right to express his opin-
ion and his situation made it his duty to point
out to the people what he conceived to be the
cause of danger
Mr. Adams was a man of incorruptible integ-
rity Attempts were made by the British to
bride him. Gov Hutchinson, in answer to the
inquiry, why Mr.. Adams was not taken Oft from
his opposition by an office, writes to friend IN
England, "Such is the obstinacy and infexible
disposition Of the man, that he can never be
conciliated by any Office or gift achateUer!"
He acas poor. While occupied abroad in the
most important and responsible public duties,
has ecate supported the family at home by her
patient industry. Lady readers, take pattern
of this noble matron Though his resources
were very small, yet such was the economy and
dignity of his house, that those who casually
visited him, found nothing mean or unbecoming
his station. His country, to whose interest ne
had devoted the best of his life, permitted him
to remain poor; but there were not wanting a
few friends who showed him their regard. In
this honorable poverty he continued to very
late period of his life and had not decent COM
potency fallen into his hands by the very afiict-
ing event of the death of an only son, he must
have depended for subsistence upon the kindness
of his friends, or the charity of the public
Mr. Adams was a sincere christian. His
mind was early imbued with piety, as well as cul-
tivated by science. He early approached the
table of the Lord Jesus, and the purity Of his
life witnessed the sincerity of his profession.
On the Sabbath he constantly went to the tenn
pie, and the morning and evening devotions in
his family were regularly attended to, as well
as the secret duties of the closet. The last pro-
duction of his pen was in favor of Christian
truth He died in the faith of the Gospel
He was also sage as well as patriot. The in
dependence of the United States of America is,
perhaps, to be attributed as much to his exer-
tions, as to any one man. Though he was called
to struggle with adversely, he was never dis
couraged. His writings, like many other great
mems, only exist in the perishable columns of
newspaper or pamphlet. In the year 1890,
few letters passed between him and John Ad
ANS then Vice President of the United States
in which the principles of government were dis
cussed and their seems to have been some differ
ence of sentiment between those eminent patri-
OTIS and statesmen, who had toiled together
during the bloody revolution. This correspon-
dence was published in 1900. The last six
years of his life he passed in retirement At no
time did party spirit rage with more violence
but he could only mingle his voice with the
friends who visited him. Some notifications
every one must meet with In public life great
men are not without their fears in the evening
of their days when they seek for rest, every
want of attention, in their old acquaintance, is
thorn in their pillow
Many of the old friends of Gov. Adams who
had gone hand in hand with him during the
Revolution now forsook him. though he yet re-
ceived the respect, attentions, and caresses of
those who thought him not more venerable for
age, than he was for his attachment to Republi-
can principles
He died October 2, 1903, in the SD year of
his age, and in the full belief of those religious
principles in which he had been educated, and
which he was free to defend for the last effort
of his pen was letter in defence of Christianity,
against the attacks of the renowned Infdel,
Thomas Paine