The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-22
Samuel Adams.

& uluCl LASAc~AAASt
| In the address of the Hon. CHARLES HUD
son. at the Lexington cen ennal celebration
was the following brief eulogy OF the charac
fer Of one OF the men whose statues were un
vcilcd that d,y-SAmusL ADAMS and Jons
| HASCoCK:
"Though bis Samuel hdams'>l feelings
we're ardent, they we're restrained by his
.ound iudrment; aud bis firm religious pin.
riplcs forever bound him TO the interest OF
/ MS country. While be was urging more
| moderation, and actually holding the people
! in one section back from overt acts, he used
| his best efforts in other places TO lDpIant the
leeds Of liberty and prepare the people Tor
| the impending struggle. Meeting his OPP
| ooncnts Ut every paint, be showed tn
| we stood upon the broad basis OF The
English Constitution, and that they were
| The rebels and the violators CT the
Iliw. When taxation was the theme o.
| controversy, they were told that taXltoh
without representation was rcpugnantto me
| Fundamental principles Of Magma Cnar'a.
| When TROOPS were sent here 10 enforce the'r
| arbitrary DEGREES aud awe the people INTO
submission, they were told that by the iun-
! llEcnal Iaw OF the realm the military must
! -, subordinate TO the civil power, and lhal
-llndIng armies in times OF peace couio uot
oc lawfully quirtercu among us "unou! tne
consent Of our Legislature. In TINS way ne
defeated the designs OF tie Ministry ara ltlC
Il firm foundation for colonial Independence
Nor was this Influence confined to bis Own
town or colouy. 10 every change OF ailalrs,
IN every new scheme OF opp esson, ne was
the first to give the alarm and state the true
ground of opposition; and, taking the
cue from him, in short time MS pro-
found aXiolDs became household words in
every part of the c0ooicS. lie allowed no
thing to divert him from his purpose.
Neither Clated ty success Tor depressed b.
temporary defeat. he moved steadily onward,
aud generally turned adversely to his own AZ
cuuat. When others hesitated, he was reaGy
Tor action. When others ialtered. he STOOD
firm and never appeared more collected or
more truly great than when the storm was
gathering and threatening to burst on his de-
voted head. lie met every crisis Win dIS-
uity, and rose superior TO the occasion.
Trusting III the justice Ct bis c-cse, auo
leaning upon IL righteous Providence, when
he had taken his position he stood collected
and firm, immovatls as Mount Atlas,
Though STERN aud tcmpc,ts Numbered Ger it,
And ocean broke in pillows al lis feet"
This is very just tribute to Il very great
mln-in our opinion, the very flower Of the
famous ADAMS family, 50 intimately connect
Ell with the political history Of the nation
from the Revolution to the present day.
SAMUEL ADAMS was an honor to humanity
4 nan Of the highest virtue, who was the
very soul Of sincerity. and freed from that
vlpgloriou>ncss Of personal vanity Which
hls been characteristic Of some that bcrs the
namc. He was second cousin to JcnS
ADAMS. In some respects, and those imior-
tlut, he was his superior.
His whole sou! was in the Revolution and
he pcrsis.cntly asserted i'll every act the
cause. The cause fred bis soul. TaXrlion
without representation he denounced a con-
trary to thc principles Of Magma Charta, Is
the orator above q 'o'cI says and be con-
tinued to declare that by the Fundamental
law OF the realm The military FAUST be sub.
ordinate 10 the evil powcr. In All his APP
peal, TO the y, orlc-in every proposition 10
The safe c,lIuci,o and ia Congress he kept
ever in view til. cause. 50 that SAMUEL
ADAMS va, never without lis Jastlh-
cation for lis acts. Ilo" do his
opinions, his arguments, and bis principles
.,and forth nov in condemnation Of the
Federal Government for lis u>urpa'icu>, is
partial administration, its subordinating thc
civil 10 the military power: sNo man in bis
line of hrroi>m and pubic devotion stood
more mimpc.chab!e III ms character aud bis
record, and none displayed Il more uh>tlli,h
devotion TO the public good. He was sach Il
"rcbcl" ~ Vas ROBERT L. LEE, and yet we
may say that for bis burning ardor Il Ill!c
more was he like SToNLwALL JACKSON in
temper. Ills brave and detiant assertions OF
right were reproduced at the beginning Of
trouble in our section with decided appro.
priatencSs.
Cheerful, genial, and dcyou', be WAS so.
cially one of the noblest men Of his day OF
great and good men, while by his great
ability and hi. unrestraiued enthusiasm he
was one Of The NEST Influential advocates of
the rebellion. lie was, indeed, one OF TIE
foremost men Of bis day, and deserves to be
held in lasting memory by the people Of this
nation. Few men have lived whose princ-
pes were so purely humane and unbiased by
peculiar or local prejudces. Severe in his
republican simplicity, he never yielded to
the threads of fashion or public extravaganza
and KEEP: bis simple virtues and pure repub.
licanism unstained to the day Of bis death.
He was naturally reSenful towards the
mother country, and was the first to call
1.-THE British ga patton of shopkcepcrs.'
BoNArAHrE probably got the phrase from an
Grafton attributed TO ADAMS, which was
translated into FreuCt. Did he live at this
day he might fed the shoIk eper," nearer
to him. 1t is we'll that this great and noble
patriot vas not forgotten in the Massachu-
sets centenn,als. We incline TO the opinion
that all in all SAMUEL ADAMS vas the greatest
man Massachusetts, ever produced.
! We have 70 hesitation in answering our
contemporary of the Petersburg News. We
| are for increasing the revenue to pay the
public debt and lcyyiur taxes for that mr.