New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
SAMUEL AND JOHN ADAMS.

But HaBcock rs ( need rcu:ind you. NOT the
only prescribed patriot who represented Massachusetts
AT Philadelphia on the day are COMMUNICATING. lh-
associate 10 Gen. Cages memorable exception from
pardon is close his side. He who, Harvard College
stneut IN l743 had maintained she Affirmative OF ihe
thesis, whether It he lawful 10 resist tho supreme
Magistrate II the wealth cannot Otherwise be
preserved" and who, during those whole hreean,L
thirty years had been training dp himself aud
training up his irow-countsynon in the nurture and
admoHton OF the Lord and Of Liberty; 10 who had
replied 10 Cages Recommendation TO him to make his
peace with the King ~ trust lave long sin made my
peace with the KING OF KING and no personal consicra-
tons snail induce abandon the righteous clusc OF
my country" be who had drawn up tie Boston In5ruc
tous to her Representatives, In tie General Court,
adopted at Flncuh Hail, the 9th Of AIay, l56i-
the earliest protest against the Stamp act, and
ono OF the .oandc5t papers OF whole EeyO-
hrionsry period; be who had instituted and
organized those Committees " Correspondence, with
oat which we could Eave had united eoun~s
certed action, unun success; lie whp. AFTER the
massacre OF March d. 100 had demanded 81 hcrocay
the removal Boston of the British regiments
attcrwar,i known a. "sim Adams's regiments" telling
the Governor 10 his face with emphasis ami "o-
qucuco Which hardly ever exceeded suce Demos
themes st0od tr Belna or Paa on Aars I'M. ~ the
Lieutenant governor OF COL Darynpr, both together
ha. ttu0rity "a remove regiment they have
thority two; and nothing Short % The total
isfy the Public mind preserve the - OF the prov
ince :" me- the paliuurus the American Revoutlur"
as j, ieson called him, but thank Heaven iai-
nuuls who was never put asleep at The hclu. ne. en-
thrown into the sea. bat who 5 st' watching thc ,un-
pas and the stars ana steering the ship she e',s
last The haven De has long ycarned for the veteran
samuel Adius the disutcrcsed, EheNibe, insorrupti-
bic statesr.u-is second 10 no la tSat whole Com
grrss hardy second any IN the whole - colonies,
Ina his claim 20 tac hOaOcs and grateful acknOw cdIneuts
Of this hour. We have just gladly hailed his statue
ita way 10 The Capitol
No tlsi The OF Robert Treat Paine be forgotten
auong the i've delegates OF Massachusetts that Hal
OF Independence a huBdrcd years ago to-day-an ablo
lawyer a learned Judge, Just man connected ny
riag. il mistake not Mr.. IayOr with your own gal
liant grandfather Cen Cobb. and who himself inherited
the blood and illustrated the virtues %. the hero aad
statesman whose name he bore-iiobeIt Treat meet
distinguished officer In King Philips Wax. and aft-rward
a worthy Governor Of Connecticut
And with him, too, = Elbridge Gerry, the very
youngest member of the whole Continental Congress.
jus. thirtytwo years o: age-who had been " tho
chosen friends OF prOtonariyr, Gen Joseph War
rem vino with Warren ~ WATERFOWL the very last
night before he fell at Bunker Hill, ana into whose
that heroic volunteer had whispered those memorable
words OF presentlment Dulce pro pa
tii mori; who Lived hiase!. % serve his Common