West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-08-28
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tn his Satisfaotion-rhc Proud Record
OF the Family 20 Home aud Abroad.
After viowing the birthplace of thu
AdamScs out NJ Quincy felt more ruC-
onciled to my own birthplaco Com
pairing the house in which was born
with those in which other eminent
philanthropists and high-pricod statos-
men originated, | find that havo no
reason TO complain. Neither Of the
Adamses was born in larger ho,tsc
than | was aud for general tone and
eclat of front yard aud cook-room ON
behind, | am lod 60 believe that have
the advantage.
John Adams was born before John
Quincy Adams, a popular idea $, MS
TO prevail in some sections of the Union
that iuasmuch as John Q. was bald
headed he was the cider of the two:
but inquired about that while on tire
ground whoro they wero both born. and
asccrtaincd from people who wero
familiar with the circumstances that
John was born first.
John Adams was the second President
of the United States. He was IA lawyer
10y profession, but his attention was
called to politics 10y the passage of tho
stamp act in 1865. He was one of the
delegates who represented Massachu-
scttS I'm the first Continental Congress.
and about that time he wrote "A letter
in which he said: The die is now
cast; l have passed the T1ibicon Sink
or swim, live or die, survive or perish
with my country is my uualtcrabie de
termination. Some have expressed
tho nnfnFnn fhaf tsthn V,,htn,,,N
TO 10y Mr. Adams was law which he
had succeeded in getting passed, but
this is not true The idea of passing
the rubicon first originated with julius
CAESAR, a foreigner of some note who
ilourishod good deal B. {.
In June, 1875, Mr.. Adams seconded
resolution, moved 10y Richard Henry
Lee, that the United States "arc, and of
right ought 10 bo, free and indepcmd-
ent" Whenever Mr.. Adams could get
a chance 20 whoop for liberty, now and
forever, one and inseparable, he invari-
ably did so.
In 1896, Mr.. Adams ran for Prcsi-
dent In the convention IL was nip and
tuck between Thomas Jefferson and
himself, but Jefferson was understood
TO bo n Univcrsalist or an Universalist.
whichever would look the best i'm print,
and so he only got 68 votes out of n
possible l39. In 1900, however, JoiTer-
son turned the tables on him, and Mr..
Adams only received 60 TO Jefferson $
73 votes
Mr.. Adams made good President
and earned his salary, though it wasn't
so much OF job as it is nSw. When
there was no Indian war in those days
the President could put on an old blue
flannel shirt and such other clothes as
no might feel disposed TO adopt and fish
for bull-beads i'm the Potomac til his
nose peeled in the full glare OF the fer
vid sun.
Now it is far different. Bv the timo
we get through with President nowa-
days he isn't good for much
John Quincy Adams was .bs sixth
President Of the United States and tho
eldest son OF John Adams. He was one
OF the most eloquent OF orators, and
shines in history rs one Of the most
polished of our eminent bald-headed
Americans. When he began ~ speak,
his round, smooth head, 10 look down
upon it from the gallery, rc.cmbled a
nice new billiard ball, but as hc warmed
mp and became more thoroughly stirred
his intellectual dome changed TO a deli
cate pink. Then when he rose 90 the
tull height OF his eloquent light and
prepared TO swoOp upon his adycrsaries
ana carry them into camp, il is said that
his smooth intellectual rink was as red
as the Hush Of rosy dawn on the fifth
day of July.
He was educated both at home and
abroad. That is the reason ire was 80
polished. After he got so that nc could
readily spell and pronounce the most
difficult words TO be- found i'm the large
stores of Boston, he was sent 20 Eu-
rope, where he acquired several foreign
tongues, and got so that he could con
verse with the people Of Europe very
iuently n they were familiar with En-
gIi-h as she is spoke.
John Quincy Adams was chosen
President by the House Of Representa-
tlves there being no choice i'm the
Electoral contest, Adams receiving ~
votes, Andrew jackson 80. William II
Crawford 4 and Henry Clay 81. CLAW
stood in with Mr.. Adams i'm the House
Of Representatives deal, it was said
and was appointed Secretary Of State
under Mr. Adams as a result. This
may not bc true. but q party told me
about 10 who got ii STRAIGHT from
Washington, and no also told mo i'm
confidence that he made 10 n rule
never 10 prcvaricate.
Mr. Adams was opposed TO American
slavery, and on several occasions I'm
Congress alluded 10 his convictions
lie was IN Congress seventeen years
and during that time he was freuuentlv
ON his feet attending 30 little matters
300 winch he iolt an Interest and when
nc began tO make allusions. and blush
All over the top n his hcad. and kick
the desk, and throw ink bottles 40 tho
presiding officer, they say that John
q. made them pay attention. Seward
says. With unwavorInq Grmucss.
against a bitter and interruptions Oh.
position, cxasperatod 10 the highest
pitch by his pertinacity amidst q per
feet tempest Of yitupcratiOu and abuse
he pcrsevcred in presenting his anti
slavery petitions, one by one, to the
amount sometimes Of two hundred In
ono day. As one OF his eminent
biographor5 has truly said John
Quincy Adams was indeed, no slouch. "
-BtH Me-. tp Boston GiOJc
Frank Buckland's biograpber re-.
cord that when the great naturalist
lay dying 0yod is so good" he said
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