The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-14
LIN gMEMORIAM.

DIED, at 0adsden, Routh Carolina. on the
1amRSy tI 9sy 4' MnsrSh, 1871; Of apopexy, Capt.
The death Of Capt. Adams Was sndtIan al
tnough his friends were not unprepared for
nIs carly demiso in consequence Of his gene
~, 1S, III neath ior tho past four or five years
ino memory OF tho deccaved claims tribute
OF affection and respect at our hands.
II dying excellence deserves tear.
Ii fond remembrance still is cherished here.
the sterling worth aud noble qualities OF
James U. Adams must not be allowed to de-
scend to tho grave without an emphatic ex-
preston OF our regard for him. 10 those who
now mold the high places OF oflicia! dignity and
position In our State Capt. Adams was compa-
ratlve1y unknown; but, for long series OF
years, prior to the late war, ho was indeed a
power in Richland District. and widely known
throughout South Carolina. The result of the
yolylng the overthrow of his deeply-cherished ed
State sovereignty idoas, completely crushed
MS noble heart. The removal Of our s'an-
SiGh5 Sn1i1 a?ndmarks." the supremacy of tho con-
solldation tendency OF the United States Go.
yernment, and the succession OF outsiders
ana strangers to tho high places Of his be-
loved State, wero ''potent poisons that quito
o, Ger . orowed his spirit" In the paluiest days
Maxcy Gregg, Barnwell Rhett, Gen. Jami-
son, L.. NJ. Koitt, Gov. Adams, and tho other
political confreres that composed that galaxy
vi as good ana true men as were ever reared
on tne so.l g South Carolina. It ;s nc le.-sc-
lion from tho real merits Of any OF the distin-
gulshed group just mentioned, to say that
capt; Adams was not inforior to them in orr
gmai V'gor OF intellect, high moral attributes
IL rms estimate Is no empty panegyrio, but will
DO readily admitted by any OF the surviving
SGG0ntemporaries of that illustrious band.
Though never in public lifo-except as a mem.
Der OF the Legislature, Just before the close Of
tho war-he could have secured, by his talents
anu intrinsic WORTH the first positions in the
state. HIS modest and unseltish disposition
Preferred the official elevation of his frienIn
to his own prominence; and. hence. ho was
never an aspirapt for Office, Which Was often
pressed upon him but which ho stoadily de-
clncd. lie was deeply imbued with love of
letters, and his conversation was always enter.
tanning and frequently very instructive. Aria
totle among tho ancicnts, and Shakespeare
among tho moderns, were tho fountains from
which ho drank the waters of human know
ledge; aud his acquaintance with tho works
OF those intellectual prodigics WAS far from Ii
mitcd. The survivors OF the decade between
la3O and 1860 have an unfadiug remembrance
OF the elegant ana refined hospitallties of his
abode near Columbia. Prior to tho war lie
possessed an ample fortune, which he eujoycd
"lth moderation; exhibiting mono OF those
wees which prosperity doth best discover "
he was eminently charitable, and would not
turn away from him TINT would borrow of him
For the young he always had words OF en-
couraScmcnt, stimulating them in their men
tai progress, SCOT hing them in their troubles
ana assisting them in their need. This ia a
faithful If not complete summary of the
character of our departed friend. Since the
war, his intimate friends have been aware
that Ibis noble and most sovereign reason
mas been, like sweet bells tangled, out OF tuno
and harsh;" and all must now forgive his oc-
casienal asperities of speech induced by such
cause. In closing this imperfect tribute,
and parting with our boyhood's bost friend,
we say TO those who praise him, and to those
who censuro him:
mo farther seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode.
(Ihere they alike in trembling hope repose,)
Tho bosom Of his Father and his God"
PHILALETHES