Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-06-28
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Mr.. Editor The old land marks, the
relics of the Golden time" in which the re-
gions of Plymouth, Boston and Salem have
abounded, are fast passing away. 1t is sad
to see them go, but, 1t is said, the march Of
improvement and the increase of business
demand it. We see no longer the cannon
ball in the old Brattle street church. We
anticipate with pain the day near at hand,
when the vandal hand will be laid upon
the old South, Park Street, Kings Chapel,
the old City Hall, &c. VIII they spare
Faneuil Hall? We hardly dare hope it.
The old church in bingham, erected in
1850, the oldest in New England if we ex-
cept the resurrected church of Roger Will
lams at Salem, still stands in all its an
cient grandeur In the rural districts, up
on which the inroads of modern progress
have been more tardy, we find unique
structures with which are associated items
of history, carrying the mind back to Rev
outionary and even much earlier times.
And then there are many localities in this
region Lhe scenes of stirring events of the
past 80. iss, s,r"-fa"ilv nrasarved by tradition
that one must search the m1sty pages oi
history TO assure his confidence.
The town Of Quincy will ever be invest
ed with interest as the home of the Adams
esand Quincys, whose tastes never courting
change and lands never being sold, give to
their estates the air of the old English
manor, descending from father to son, from
the first immigrant to the youngest scion.
The present generation of both these fam
lilies well sustans the reputation of their
ancestors for talent. The progenitor of the
Adams ia mily, Henry Adams, landed on
his arrival from England in what is now
Quincy, and the lands he then appropriated
have never passed from the family. Hen
ry begat Joseph, and Joseph begat Joseph
I'd, and Joseph ID begat John, and John
begat John I'd, Ohe PresidenD and John 2d
begat John Quincy (the President, and John
Quincy begat Charles Francis, aud Charles
Francis begat John Quincy I'd, and John
Quincy I'd begat two beautiful boys whose
names know not, but whose mien honors
their ancestry. The present John Quincy,
the famous Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, is young man of fine abilities, and
evidently does not expect very speedy
election. In fact he is not quite radical
enough 10 command the absolute conf
dence of his party. His father asked
him if he thought he was old enough to
govern Massachusetts, and he replied: 81
I hink l shall be, father, when 1 am elect
ed" He is now erecting splendid man
sion on Mt. Wollaston, near the spot where
n
mansions will be preserved. The old
houses in which Presidents John and John
Quincy were born still stand within few
PAGES of each other. They are small wood
structures, OF that peculiar style of archi-
lecture which reminds one Of rooster
standing out in u peliing storm-two sto-
ries IN front and one very low story be-
hind.
In 1885 Capt. Wollaston landed at beau
tiful plateau near what is now Quincy viii
lage, and made settlement there. This
plat eau he named Mt. Wollaston. 1t was
afterwards called Merry Mount by Mr..
Morton, whose excuses in marry making
well nigh ruined the colony. The terrific
ry now embraced in Braintree, Quincy and
Randolph, originally bore the name of Mt.
Wollaston. The locality called Wollaston
Heights is in Quincy, about one mile from
the village. 1t is rapidly growing, and is
destined to become one of the most beauti-
ful and desirable suburban towns of Mass
achusetts. The scenery as viewed from
these Heights is 10 where excelled for its
variety and beauty. In calm summer
evening 1t is easy for one to imagine him
self gazing upon the fairy land. 1t is, with
al, remarkably healthy place. l. has been
settled two years, containing now about
ighty houses, with about sixty children in
the public school, and there has been no
death in the place and no case of severe
sickness that could be induced by climate.
The worlds jubilee is in full blast. AsI
write hear the cannon's boom in the grand
chorus. Yesterday, the opening day, be-
ing also the anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill, drew together immense
crowds. | believe the jubilee is consider
ed a success. The fever is, suppose, catch
ing, but it has this popularity, thatit catch
es at distance most readily. l have not
taken it bad yet. If 1 were in Brattleboro
or Townshend 1 might appreciate the sent
iment that distance lends enchantment TO
the view." You may think me stupid, but
l am not. WoLLAsTON.
p. S. Since writing the last sentence |
have received the present of ticket to the
jubilee, and feel very sensibly the symp-
toms of the fever coming on. W.