New-York tribune., 1876-01-21
trntions of his character and "reminiscences OF the
poIitical life in Washington, nearly hall century
ann On the 29th Of February, 1879, he wfitcs:-

ago On the 29th of February, 1879, he writes'-
to "r three lint cods my health has been better than
for several preceding years nave In1, ~ Srit
my bodily strength and 9ny ina sne nf drcp concern
10 me- as the usefulness and all the PosG u N the
tort before me I0G my pt must take the dispensatons OF
Providence as they come-thansfu to Heaven lor lne
good resigned and submissive to the severe The month
na been tie last OF my pubic serVlct a
TIE preceding pages VIII show thal the business VI 1
near us end Three days and shall be restored 70
private life and lett 10 old age OF reremchl tnouEn
certainly not of Tepose. go into IT with ~
OF parties and OF public men against my cai @ h;.d %
reputation such as believe never beore wis p,,v
against man since TINS Union eAirteu ton
will scarcely believe It, but so II is that TINS c0noha'o
against me has been formed ana Is nW & a of nil the
facilities of my soul the Union and to the impT0ve
The North assaiIs me for my fidelity to the Union; me
South, for my ardent aspirations OF o, nreiu
dice envy and jealousy viii pass The cause Of u4Ioa M
aud OF Improvement viii remain, ana haNe u''' ~ ~
and to my country yet TO discharge go
Under the same date, we have the following
familiar details of the arrival of General JACKSON III
Washington as president elect, and his course III
relation to his predecessor
On the 11th Of this month Andrew Jackson OF PITT Ten
neesee was declared TO elected President ana JOhh =
TeInup Vie..rIeSdrnt OF the United States Tor four
wears from the 4Ih OF March next On tne SANE uy 'e
arrived In tins city. and took lodgings at
Gads6ys Hotel self-constituted Central COMMITTEE
of persons pretending To he his exclusive freus ana
sns with John p Van Ness at their head undertook 10
usher him into city, order the hTg OF guns nu
mailesIatons of public rejoicing u his honor, ana 10
assume the Office OF Masters Of Ceremonies to introduce
40 him all visitors. They continued 10 exercise eso
functions TIL the public disgust became audible, Ihty
augurajion, and proclaimed Col Towson the faynas'e
General and one Of their own numheT' M5s"m % ] Yoi n
ranging the procession to the Capitol ms ho"efei,
has since been given up. The Freside denl-,rG., Nv
days since, sent for Col ToTson ana ieuGsf1 GUEST ,u ~
sign his Office of Marshal l0f lhe tSh'ii u" 90
Which he dd, and the Marshal OF the blsfict oi W
uba Is to have tns Ts o aeS"n Ie ayns died in
December. the General has slglhed ms Nlsh 10 NV ou M
displays fcstivity rejoicing ana an ,asll,nS' n'
rade He has not Thought proper to hold any peisI'a
communication with me since his arrival seH @ iii @
family tho Lousc, so that lie may II ne tnliihr
proper receive his visits Of cong9tn.ilon mere On te
information, spoke uncertainty whether ne WOlu S3n.e M
no house the ith OF not but % aid II IL % w",o m pc
In anv manner incOnvtncnt to my family 10 remove, c
wished not to hurry ourselves at ALL pay 90 sly III III 'a
EOuse rs long as il should sit our SHhn G.nTe nw %r
| Jsrks0n Doues0n, with his wife, Miss Easten, an
Sdontcd son named Jaci ci,0n ana p rLaps OILERS
The IGeJF0Bh newspaper has assigned loI l"c I's"H
this ncvinty that he knows have pcen personally con
crIcd in the pubcaL Ons against Lis wlC III me IA
hoaal Joiu7ai THIS IL not true. have not been pVy
to any publication IN any newspaper against .l'e NM
Sell or ms wife Within few days another 'slh mas
| been assigned. Mr. DAVID Hoffman OF tatmore uis d
me attend the lnaugua'gll ana sia ia u"t C''nt'
ne was informed il cen JdcksOns lhtChi"h 10 paw
me a visit his reason not having done II 9e.oe nav
ing been tie chance there might nave ceii i .lS
| Mr. Clay with Mr. Rnggold SAYS Air Mclean, tES
OstnasteI neral told HIM ai hc Lad coNc!.'u wa u
tie G. neral upon iis a'r,"lhihb lao" III, W ~, q, ;,
that the General had oid nlin he cano nee wiz ,e III,
|
by lis friends. Mrs Adams went oul to Va Nm IN,
ON Thursday ana my sons vile ths day AZ Shdl' ~
constantly occupied WIN Iu1'ic nuslhSss vi i ', , ~
cludDg tic 81 O MARCEL Sha hu' ~ ''vc ~ 20 - 80 @
house until the evening II tiat day The femolal oI IA,
Effects and ihe Ircpa3uon oi tmo no,Se % ~, G Ii,
lion of another family have 80 uluch ansoi p'' h' - %
that has and viii he impossDlc tIi amer Ire 81 e"
take tho inventory OF the furniture Diohgiug I" lr
house To lie delivered A. the General had sent a
courteous message desiring US not 10 uIy ou r'u'i'
should come ~ sent word 10 him by Mr. kiusSod That
IT IN g take two three days beyond tic "a btiO 'c
inventory could be- taken lie sent Tor anH"et ,'" e
wished put to the slightest incoivt nee b
| that Mr.. Calhoun had suggested tudt theic n.-ht no
| rooms at Gadsby's House ard the General had 'oh-
Guided if il would be ren.c'{ ecn'fI' ~ vs. m ,C M M
aueuratiOn Wednesday next nave thei,ioI' cor
Michael Anthony Gulsta the whom engaged in ny
service Amsterdam IN June, lSl J. ana VINO las iN'
win me ever since aud Lis wife have both b.cu en-
gagged by The General 10 remain the house, and III tie
same capacity which they now hold. Tins sopari;' ID u
| among the painful incidents " the present time.
| The third Of March brought the close Of the
| Twentieth Congress, and, as he then supposed, OF
| the public life of Mr.. Adams. OF this event, the
diary gives a brief description" About noon rode
with my son John and L. b. Adams, r., to the Capt.
| toll and sent to both Houses Of Congress message
| No. 8, with the Panama instructions. signed If
teen bills and between two and three o'clock joint
committee $. Smith and Burnet of tic Senate Ward
and Bates of Massachusetts. announced to me that
had no further communication 10 make to the
| Houses. and wished every individual member
health ard happiness | walked back To the Presi-
dents house. Concluded the contract with Porsco.
! Consulted the members of the Administration
| whether should attend the Inauguration tO-n0r-
! row. All were against 1t except Mr. Rush. Abont
nine in the evening left the Presidents house and,
| with my son John and Il. B. Adams jr., came out
and joined my family at Meridian Hill. Dincd.
| Received and accepted the designations of H. Rush,
| p B. Porter, T.. l.. Southland, and w. Writ
| The inauguration of General Jackson took place
| on the following day, which MIR. Adams passed in
retirement at his reeidence on Meridian Hill. lie
writes :-"I can yet scarcely realize my situation.
Hitherto have prayed for direction from above in
concerns of my country and of mankind. need it
not less and pray for it with equal fervor now for
| those Of Iayself my family and Of all whose de-
| pendence is upon me. From Incidence and dcspond-
| ency aud indscreton may specially be pToseryed|
! I'm the entry of March 9TH Mr. Adams refers to an
amusing occurrence related i'll the preceding volume,
which gained hIm the everlasting hostility of Mr..
| Tazewel of Virginia, of whom, in connection with
Mr. Robert Y. Hayne, he writes follows =" Both
men OF some talents, but whose of justice, Of
patriotism and of truth is swallowed up by tho pas
siOns Of party, combining in both, with oyerbearDg
| arrogance, rancorOus tempers, and. in Tazewe,l.
with never-dying personal hatred OF me, because
once told him at my own table, upon his pertina-
ciously insisting that Tokay and Rhenish wine were
much alike in taste, that did not believe he had
ever drunk drop of rokay in his life. lie had pro-
voked this retort by saying few minutes before
that he had never known Unitarian who did not
believe in the sea-serpent As, however, it was at
my own table / made him. some months afterwards.
through DR.. Watkins apology for the rudeness Of
| my speech which he accepted but the shaft was
| sped barled with truth, and it viii rankle in his