The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-21

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The Ola Heme oryhs Adans Family
On the goth Of May. 1862, We ,yisites
the ancient town ofEQninsJ, and took
good look at it's Surroundings. It is 1
post township. in Norfolk county, situated
on Quincy Bay, and only light miles from
Boston. 1t IL celebrated for its fine qusr.
ries OF granite, known throughout the
United States and portions of-EaroPe =
Quilcy Granite. arto get Outswhi0A Aae
thousand persons are constantly employ
ed. The first railroad constructed ii
Americs was there put in yoperseiDn III
1S26,sfor the purpose 81 transporting the
granite to the tide water.
Quincy is celebrated as the birth-place
of several Of the, mot rsley men who
have bornea part IN the affairs Of this
great nation. Among them may be men
toned Johu Hancock, Josiah Quincy, old
John Adams. 4tisgnot every NOVA Tat
can boast OF two Presidents. Ha
We gszed with astcnish nent dpon thetld
frame building ia which the elder Adams
was born, which is : still eomfosasble
dwelling. occupied by family. Close
by is the dwelling ofabout the same char
acter, in which John Quincy Adams was
born. Both, In their days, were good
houses, though exceedingly old fashion
ed in their present appearance, compared
with the present ftye Of new houses 10
the same town. The elder Adams mar
ried a Miss Smith, the daughter of 4
clergyman While he couT ted hef.he was
not politely treated by the rather, who
was opposed to the match. He would
sit down to the, table without asking
young Adams to eat The daughter was
favorite, and the old clergyman ire.
quently asked her to look him out a text
upon which to fonud sermon ON. the
coming Sabbath. One Sabbath morning.
after treating har beau 10 this rude man
ner, the father invited her to select him
text, when she opened the bible and
turned 10 the following: ",IoAa came,
'aesiLer eating nor drinktug. and get you
sag he hath lega" A
The CID mansion of John Quincy Adams
is now owned by his son Charles Francis
Adams, the present Minister to England.
aud when a. home he occupies IL His
son, young John Quincy Adams, very
geutlemaniy fellow. now occupies it, and
has for wife beautiful and accom-
plished Boston lady, Miss Crownings-
HELD. whose kind treatment of us and
our party We shah never forget. When
we visited The house, We were shown
through it, and into the study, and to the
old chair and writing desk Of the "old
man eloquent" Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
expressed their kind regards for us, and
said they we're pleased to have a visit
from the man who was for John Quincy
Adams, in ls2a, in preference to General
jackson. The paintings of the Adams
family, of Washington and lady, Of Gen.
eral Warren, of Josiah Quincy, still hv-
ing, and OF others who have passed away,
interested ne very much.
In large granite church. completed
in Mr.. Adams iiie-time.rand the building
where the family worshipped, are the NOR
tai remains of both the Adamses and
their wives. The vault is in the base.
meni, aud when we visited it, we felt as
II we were on sacred ground. We have
ever been an admirer of the principles,
literary taste, and high moral character
of the Adams family They we're true
men, honest patriots, and belonged to a
race of statesmen who have passed away,
and whose like we shah never see in
power in this country in our tine.