Sfiitti cf ittc. StKcrson.
1‘rom tho Jvichnioml Kiiquirvr of July
.1 Great Man hnsfallm in l^/ricl'
Thom\s Ji FH UsoN is no'nior*' I I
iVicud of l.il)f rty, ihe AiiUior ol the Dec
laration of Intlenendtntr, Orna
ment of Human Suum- iistlC” (as hcj
once said of Bonj. I'laJiklin,} Ihc first
m ;n It'fl his couiiiry, and one of the first]
in his age of i^rcat men, is (gathered tc
the tomb of hi>> falhrrs. 'I'he state, the]
iiation, ti)e vholc world itself, has sus
taincd a loss of which no hiigua:;c caii|
j^ive an ;i(!('juatt‘ dcscrij)tion. Libert)
Vfcps cv;m- her fvi\( rite child ; and age
yet to ccine Tvill bo.w with reverential
ip-atitiide h( fore tlie lofty monument
Asliich his lal)0!-s liave erected. Hi
i'ame belongs to History; and if talef.t
the most rare, virtues the most ronspicu
uus, services the most useful, cun entith
uny man to glory, the reputation of Tho7n
an Jvjfcrsm will be among the bi iijhtesi
'.vluth she will have to record, lint we
Jeave it tu others to commemorate hisj
virtues : In a few days tlie Orator willi
dw’cll witli enthusiasm, and the Poetwil
pour fori.h his mcltinjj strains upon the
ijreat services of this public benefactor
We have time only at present to stati
the event of his deatli, and to sketch a few
o! the transactions o4’his remarkable life.
On Saturday last, for the lirsttime, we
had lK‘ard that he was ill, and that his
physicians cntntai’U'd serious fears ol
his life. Messengers had been sent to
call in his distant relations. But we litill
trusted to the strength of his constitution,
thou^^h we awaited tlie event vvitii tr-mb-
]ing solicitude. On the n’.orning of the
Anniversary, more alariiuiig atcouriis
reach us ; tiiat his complaint (the Sum
jner Disease) had left hini, yet that hi'-
physician (Dr. Dunt(lesoii) was afraid he
had not slrength enough to vaily tV(mi the
att.ick : A subseijuent letter, lio'.vevei
was read in the course of the dav fiom
a near relation, stating that his comj)laint
%vas not oidy abated, but his strength
vas increasing. But on the evening of
the TM'Xt day the stage brought to us the
.♦'atal tidings ol liis dissolution. The pas-
sengers stated, that when they left Cluir-I
iotiesville, the bells of the town and the
University were tolhng for the illustrious!
dead ^ and the niail brought letters, ol
which the follov\ ing at e extracts :
Cliariotte.svl/lr, Juli/ •!, 3 o'clock.
“ ThoTTias .U /lerson ditd to-day, ten minutes!
btfort.- one o’clock. I’ M.”
£.rtract oj another Icfio, ftime phicc and rlaj/
“ The latest jii count from Monticcllo (up to
tv.(Ivc- o’clock to (l^y) brink's tiu- unwilronic!
♦\dinjrs that Mr. .Uttcrion is lin^i r'luj; upon the'
\thres!>old ot ttcr.iity.
] . /S'. 'J'u'u o'c!i)ck.— ^\r. .It flVrsnn is no jdc-h
fic died ;it Ju iniinjtes Ijcfi re 1 o'cic.ck ; tlic
I
iii'> -..'th year, he v.'.-*.'a dis'iit. B
uishi.d mcJi.ber ol Ui*i v'irginiu Legis-*
.laJt;re. anJ an active pait i;i all the
-measures which they adopted in opposi
tion to the usurpations of Great Britain.
In 17.7.T, he is said to have Ijeen the an
ihor of the j)rotest against the proposi
tions of Loid North.—He, was subse
t-iucntly transferred lo the (General Oon-j
gress at Philadelphia, where he di'jtin-
guished himself by the fnmnessol hisj
sentiments, and the eitergy of Ins com-j
positions. — Of tli(-se cjualilications no
otlier cvidence could be reijuired than tlu
imj>erishab!e Docun'ent which dechircd
free,' sovereign, and independent
Slates.”
I'l om 1777 to ’79 (for certain portions
of those years) he was occupied will
‘Vythc and Pendleton iti revising tin
Law s of \'ii ginia. In 177‘J, he succeed
ed Patrick Henry as Cio\ertior of tlu
State. In 1781 he composed his “Notes
on Virginia than which no vvoikol
|equal (liniensions has tver attained to
greater reputation. In tho summer ol
1782, he was in Congress al tiu- moment
when the Virginia Legislature weie Irain-
ing a State Constitution. '1 he draught
of the instrunu lit, w hich he transmitted
on that occasion, was not received till tlu
day wlirn the coiiimittec were to report
jthe result of their labors, 'l iiey vvtre so
much jdeased with his Pteauible, thm
they adopted it as a part of their Keport:
so iliat it is now well understood, oui
Bill of Bights and the constituiioti v en
from the pen of (ieorge Mason ; tht
Preamble was ’1'. JelVtrsoTi’s. In 1781,
he left the United States, being associat
ed in a pletiijiotentiary commission with
I'ranklin and Atlanis, addressed to th(-
several powers of I’urope, for the j)Ui-
pose of concluding treaties of conmiei ct.
In October, 17a‘j, he obtained leave to
return hciine j and on his arrival wut
made the Secretary of State under Cien
erai W asl.ington. His torri spondence
with the 1 tench and Liiglish Ministers i
' ©tatft of 3oH« Sllantsi.
From the Natic'iial Journul.
a-*id whiih \TiucIe a pr.rt
Uevised Code. [
‘The attack on the establishnirnt of
dominant religion, was iirst maile by my-
S‘ lf. It could be carried at first, only b)j
a stt.'prtision of salaries lor ot.e year, andr
so from year to year, until the publicj
mind was lipened ioi tlie bill tor estab
lishing lelii'ious freedom, which 1 hadj
j)repared for the Bevised Code also.l
This was at length established perma-l
nently, ai.d by the tfi’orts chieOy cf IVlr.j
Madiion, being mystlf in Lurope at thej
jjtime that v\oik v. as brought iorvvard.
•'1 think I might add the esiablishment|
of our Ur.iversity. I\iy residence in tho!
vicinitv threw of course on me the chiell
but deii cf the enterprise, as well of theito the tomb, covered with years,
Ibniidings, as cl the general rrga:iizatioii|bowecl down by honors. Iwo ot those
-ai.d care of the whole. 'I’he eliect of ihislsages who signed the Declaration have
jerty, will, in thcir ('iffitial ct.pucity, „
Il’unci'id oLsccjuics of the lute lion. John Adij.
ion I riday next, at 3 o’clock, P. M. *’
It seems to liave been written, in t.ie
decrees of Providence, that the Fiftietl
Anniversary of our National I'reedom
should be distinguished by extraoidina-
ry events, which wili make it for evei
conspicuotis among the cekbrated lesti-
vals of time. Scarcely had we determin
ed on the funeraJ honors to be paid to
Thomas Jefierson, when the news has
reached us of the oocease of his co-patri
ot and co-laborer in the cause ol Ireedoni
John Adams. He also has descended iii-
and
!'institution oti the future lame, lortuneJ
^and prosperity of our country, can as yet]
iibc seeii but al a distance. But an hun-,
'*ur( d well educated youths, which it will
turn out utiiiually, aiid ere long, will lilt
i'all its ollices wiili men t,f superior qua
ffuations, and lai'C it Irom its hurnbled
^slale on an • .uinence among its associ
ates, which it has never vet known, no,
hiot 111 its brightest days. '1 hose now on
'the theatte ol allairs, will enjoy the in-
•elVable l.ippiness of seeing themselve
r: ucceeded by sons of a grade ot scienci
i be) oTid tiieir own ken. Our sister states
;will ulso be repairing to the saliic toun-
?taiiis of instruction, will bring hither
Mheir genius t(j be kindled at our tire, an*,
will cairy back the fraternal aiiections,
•which, nourished by the same Alma Ma-
^ ter, will knit us to them by the indissolu
ble bonils of early personal friendships,
The good Old Dominion, the blessed mo
ther of us all, w ill then raise her head vvitl
Ji'piide among the nations, will present to
'4 them that sph ndour of genius, w hich sht
hias ever possessed, but hastooloiig suf
thus consummated their mortal destiny,i
at the moment when the glorious issueotj
their labours was announced, for Ihi
fiftieth time, by the acclamations of grate-1
fui millions. Two suns have set on this
[day of our Jubilee. The particulars o
this melancholy event—for although the
Idcath of the patriot at so advanced an age
should scarcely be mourned—yet it is i
bereavement to his country and his fam
ily—» iii be found in the following ex
tracts;
From the Koston Gazette.
John Adams is no more—He departed
this life on Tuesday afternoon. The an
gel of death stems to have been w alking]
with him for some months, but was not
permitted by Omnipotence to call hin
away, until the Jubilee of American lih
erty had fully come, and not then, untilj
his soul had been chctred with the loud
acclamations of a joyous people tor tin.
blessings of the day. The trumpet had
sounded through the land—the morning
honors had been paid—the noontide wa>
past, and with the descending sun tlu
_fered to l est uncultivated and unknow n, ^ patriarch departed on his joui-
if and will become a centre ol ralliance to thi enjov the everlasting rest prepai
I stales, w ho'^e youths she has instructed, - '
[a proud n.cnument of his genius ; he ^and, as it were, adopted
'aileiiiaiely itbuk«d the cold cunning ol^^ ‘1 claim irome sliare inthem.eiit ol
Li:'.on and the rash at dor of Cienet. His
|Rc[)oi ts on mcriev, and weights anti
measures ; on the f.sltcries, aiul ofi the
jrestrictions of commerce, art* amj>le at-
itestations of the enlarged views of the
Philosopher and the financit r.
In \ 7i>7, he was elected \'ice President;
[and 4 years after. President of the U.
States. For eight years he conducted
the governnient .w it.'i a strength of talent,
a |)urity ot purj;ose, a lespect to Con-
'slitulional Principles, which might servt
[as a'model to his successors, liis acqui
sition of Louisiana aii.iie now calls down
the loudest j>raises from every tongue.
But what is deficit tit in the pu cedini;
narrative must be made up from a curious
and autluMitic Memoir, now lying In tore
1 for those who use their talents to tl
acteptaiice of their Master, i ifly year:
ago, John Adams spoke freely and con
fidently within thif walls ot Congies;s U]-|
on the independence of the country aiitl
such was his boldness, eloquence, and
argument, that the wavering were tixed,
the timid encourageti, and all were re
solved to support it on the pledge ol fheir
, . , , , , , , (vrtuiies and barred honor. In this houi
|htm. Little could we dream, that theB^, i,,ror and distress and darkness, his
this great woik of regeneration. Mv
whole labours, now for many vears, have
Inen tievoted lo it, and I stand pledged
.to follow It up, througli the venmaiit ot
-life lemaniitiiig tome.’*
Little was his country aware, that so
small “a remnant of lite” remained to
t]ay and hour too. on wliii h the l)icli.ration ct'Jus in the hand w riling of Mr. J li rsoij.
Tie wascalleti on by a ])articular occasion
i to state some of the circumstances and ser-
liKlependence vsasre.id.” I
hat a wonderful coincidence I Fiftjj
years from the Declaration of Intiepen-j
ilence; on the very day, and it is said the
very hour on which it was read to the
Congi ess t^J the U. States, this great man,
the authoi- ot the Declaraiioii, has bifath-
ed his last I No other Lutliaiiasia tould
have been wished to hrm ! He has de
parted oti the very day winch he lias
made so glorious. The day of his fame
wa ‘ the day of his death. The aj)plati!t'
and giaiilude of a whole Republic were
ut that monnent rehearsing his work, and
repealing his praises. Could he havt
stlectetl the moment of his iltpaiture
vices of his life, and froi'.i this curious
document, ami for which we are iiidebted
'o the kindness rd‘ a iViend, we lay the
following extract before our readers : It
lurnishes some information, in that touch
dissolution of the l-’utrici and the sage
fwas so soon to plunge this nation into
^ime t^eneral mourning, 'i'o testify oui
gratitude foi-the services of one of itie
l atherB of the liepublic, h ofico/tfic dnlici
which IS now left to us to periotni. i Jie
'Mayor ot our city has addressed the fol
lowing luttice to the people. Ihe lixe
cutive Council has adopted the Hesolu
tions, which we lay before our readers.
A general grief pervades all claf*ses of
citizens. As we write, the half minute
toils are heard from the State-House Bellj
the Evenitig to be closed with minute
guns. This mourning should be general
thro’ the land ; tor we have lost h man
jvvho has served the world,
f “ The citizens of Kichmond .ire rpquested to
. , , . . , , !j canvt ne in the lta;ll ot the House ot J)tK uates
mg style lor which the author was so re-|^ u, Uc-m.c
maikable, w hicli, now that the gfeatV naas>urtrs us may siein to tlicm best cui-j
man l.as tlescended to his tomb, it ma\ culated to manifest tlieir respcct Ibr the memo
I'rom the Nutional Gazette.
The dissolution of two of the three
survivors of the mangnanimous men v\ho
raised the perpetual standard of Anier'’-
can sovereignty, within the same day
being that which closed the fiftieth veap
'since their glorious deed, makes a coin,
cidence so striking that it has imniedi-
ately aflPected every person, and in a for-
mer age would have been deemed oinin-
[ous, or at least u special dispensation of
'* Divine PiovideDce.
The decay of Mr. Adams’ bodily facui.
ties proceeded, for several months ante
cedent to his disease, so as nearly to ex^
tinguish all hope of the protraction of
his life beyond the present summer. _it
IS said that he rose on the 4th, without
|any particular increase of his debility^
but became quite ill about noon, and then
gradually worse. Those who had visit,
[ed him* within the year, are unanimous
in stating that he continued to be om- of
the most interesting objects, that could
be formed by a human being, for the ven-
eration of his species. His old a^i,e
though feeble, was still manly and spir.
ited—he conversed »vith apparent sijtib,
faction, with intelligence, and with a co
pious memory of events and agents-—he
had not lost his patriotic fire, nor evtn
the characteristic earnestness and nnn-
uteness of his concern in the afl’airs of
his country. The general etfeci ol las
presence was powerful indeed, atul alnu>!,t
unique, when to the impressions piotiu-
[ced by those circumsiances, was added
the recollection of the eminent, perilous,
intense part which he had borne in j ro-
posing and achieving the National lude-
pendence ; of the various exalted and ar
duous public stations which ha had tided}
of hi;> extensive leai'iiirig, his sound moi-
als, his siuipic personal habits, his warm
atl'ections, his thorough, inflexible A-
mericanism, and his ultimate felicity la
the elevation of his son to the Chief Mat
gistracy of the Republic.
While we rejoice in the signal happi
ness which individuated the stage ol his
career, it is impossible to rHVain fiom
recurring to the diflerent final situation
of his partner in death, and repeating tl.e
expression of a regret, however vain,
for the bitterness which mingled with
the ebb of nature in the Southern aposile
of liberty. Both, certainly, had conso
lations for whatever physical or domes-
genius penetrated the gloom, and rajj/
into future times, he foretold the coming
glories of his countr*, and—rare ieli':itv tic ills could have befallen them,—in the
—he was suflered to witness, at the ex
tent of half an hundred years, the ven-
lication of his prophecy. It has fallen to
the lot of t)ut few men, in any age of thi
work!, to witness so many happv changes
as he has. Pie has seen the p ople ot
ihis coiin'try pass through tour wars* ano
and muliipiy from two millions to twelve
“seen wiiat were Jicntierfi once madt
midiMids and numerous cities bios-
'som in tl'.e wilderness around him, and
throw a surplus population into the ranks
of civilization on its march to the wesi.
He has lived, twenty years beyoiul the
bounds of human life. He was born the
19th of Octobei’, 1735, graduated 1753,
commenced the practice of the law 1759,
anti continued setlulously engaged in hisJ
no! be iinnroner to lav beiore'the pub-| rv of their late fellow countryman, ■IhoniasBprofession until 1774, when his repuia-
‘ ^ Jctiersoii. u^sKPii r VI r ” b.:. .. r r>,.
lie :
‘1 came of age in 1761, anti was Soon
5[)Ut into the Jiomination of Justices of the
Icounty ill which 1 livt, aiul at the first'
lelection followinj^, 1 became tttie of its
JObKFH 1 A l i:, Mayor.
ExLCLIIVK DlCrAKT.MK.N I, P
26. S
this would have been tliC very one w hiciij|rtpi'e.sentaliveb in the legislature
iie himseil «ouid have choseii. Hisdeatl.
has added a new intert st to a da\, whichi
liis lile had rendered so illustrious.
The pai ticulars of his tlealli have noi
yet reaclu'tl us: but if ue may judgtj
from the whole tenor of his tcndui], tht
wl.oii tone of conversation for tin few
last months, we are satisnetl that he tlieol
v.’iih all the cqiihtiimity of a “Ac
quiescence (said he ten davs ago) ia
duty, under ciicumstances iiot jjlaced a-
mong thost we are i mitted to conn ol.
‘lie w as in the habit of sa\ mg to his inti-j
mate frieijds, that though l-e liid not wis'
to die, yet he did noi fear to t ie. But
Jew da\s ago he declared, that il i.
could leave his Family uiieniban as'^ed.
and if he could see llie Linversiiy f:i'.i I;,
tiwder av, he u as-ready to t!epai t.
litr/ii!!nrj, Jjorninv, was Ins ^a\orite quoi.i
tion. Vv ■ !ia\e no doubt that ius ‘rtil
i»ig passion s\ as strong in tlea’.h.’ Il Wa
ccaicely teti days v. hdi he hieatln i
the most leivtiit v.iihes for tl.e o
his country, and for the snc«.ess of thi-
polltKal piii’cij lcs to which I,e v..*,s su
t'^T". ( tiily cttached.—it iss.ud, I'lat in liit
c()M se of last week he calinly.gave tiirec
’ tions about his cyfiin and iiiit'i inciit ; ,,iu
• hat on Monday, fntitiirin;; w i h soin'j so
Ti'it't.'d- u!iat ua« tlie day d‘ the moalli,]
ar.il 'uing told tiie .Id of July, he ex
j(f('i->'-d a'ie'ireto live till tlu.- next day
thai he mi;'hi breathe the air ol' the
An iiv'-rsaiy.
A fi \v f.pon tl'.e life of this dis-
tlngiii'-heii iiian.ind we h.-.vc tloiie. 11
\vas liorn on ihe Id d .April 17-1 in tlu
county of Alb'-iTMuru'. at Shadwe;!, :
 oill!M'V seat uhtt h lu^w belongs to hi
i;i. nd' on, w ithin a shurt distance id' .Mon-
..nd within iiuU' a i; ile of lu^
mills, t le Was of cceai se in the
}• : i\i“a”of his i(ge. Ho ietei\fd the
higr.esi h(j',t,'rs ?t the College of W’in.
CT '.l Mary : and studied tlie l^w Luder
t!ie ecli'!.i a’ed (George ’'!\'\th.', l ile
C'!;at).'dlu;-of Vr ^inia. Belbrc he !iad
‘I was then sent ihe Oltl Congress
’I'hcn emploudtwo veaiswiih Mr
{Pendleton anti W )ihe, on the revisal and
•eiluction to a single Cotie, of the whoit
[boilv of the IJruish sta tiles, liie acts ol
Lur Assembly, ami certain jiarlsi of tlu
Icommon law.
‘ Then electctl fiovrrnor.'''
‘ Next to the Legisl..tu!e, and to Cci;-
Jgress again.
Sent to r.iiiTpe as Minister Plenipo-
[tentiar).
Ap()ointed Secretary of State to tht
jNevv Cit)\eriuiu nt.
‘Llectetl \’ice President anti Pie;-ideni
‘And lastly a ^'isilor and ilvCtor oi
the Uni\I'l'siiy.
• In tht be tlilVerent ofHircs, wiili scarce
ly any iiii,erval l.u-iween tlicn!, I.liave been
Ml ti.r puldic ‘oervi''e now 61 veais; aid
ouiii:g the grealerj iul ol the tiiiu', in
ioiei;;ii countries, or in tiiher States.’
•11 legislative ser\ if are v\oi th men
litn.in;', ami the stamp of liln'ralny am
tialil\, whi h was necessai y to be im-|
|jt essed on our la'vs, in the lii st ( risis ofi
iiun- ijirih as a nalicn, v. as of any value,
liiev will liful th.it manv d' the leadim;
Jxkhmond, \ a. hth Juhj^ 1«26
Present ihc (loveriior and Membci
the Council ot Slatt
it IS n>ade kntjwn
\\ llLKl-.AS
xecutive Uepartment that 1 homas Jel
^lerson, the disiinguished beneiactor ol
tins Country, departed this lile on lh
4th iiistarit, aiifl this Lepariment being
imijrcssed with the tkep sense ot the
gieai loss Virginia, the Union and the
World Ht large have ■ ustained iii the death
ol this i hilosoj)iier, Statesman, Patriot
and IMiilantlnopisi; And whei^.as,
sen St
jf what '.ve owe to tin
present and
I util re generations, anti not merely a r»
2giird lu (itir own letdmgs, w hich of them
selves v.ouhl prompt us lo the measure.
requires al ihc iiaiuls ol lins I)ei)artmeiu
I niatntestalion b\ all meatis
111 Its powei
ol respect lor ihe memory el oin
W ilOSI
whole 111
has beeii passid in unceasing
tlevolion to the atl\aficemetil ot humai
happiness, and tl'.e es’aijlishmeiit of liu-
ei IV on a su: e a!ui last;ii
i(jur,(Uaion
liisj/ired !)V these st miini'nts, and
pt esstd w il!i tlu
egre' w inc. a uk
ticca-
siuii is so w ell Ci.h ulated to in odu(
the (itjvei nor ami Count il ol \
inia, dtj
IS lollow
i eso vt
Hall ol tlu- IhMise oflt
C'h:illl!)i.l
»,\c riiU\ I
her, Ijc hiiii.r
ith th
in iboiii'ii
I'liit 1
ii.aiii iiitr..iiCLS into tl
II the tiuard House hi
(mIhI thn-uulicut
I. '1 liat mil u
be firi-d frf)nt f)iie houi
(i! tiic sun till
ia\ , Uht.l llie
lIuw n oi till.
bUIllt-
4th. 'I'hat VC w
r baclgi s rit niournin
lur one ni;r.ili
:l.(l t!
\vi' reoinnu ltd tlu
.-saiiie to all oH
(/KVfi iiiiiLnt.
riial w
1 i-liei rtull\ iniiti. u ith out
■ llu\\ Clll
iili c \ ci v otlier im usi
pcct ami VLii-.ratioii fur the uiein
•aTinu'
uiy ot the di.c
/ Co///
Itit.il Alil)S(j\, Clk. Council of StM'-
d impoit.mt Kr>'s of t!ial dav, v
epari tl l)\ ir.ysell, and carrietl (.hieU\
my ell'orts ; su;ipf!i t.'ti intleed l)v aidt
and laithful i oadjutors,
‘ The iirohil;ition of the rtirlliL’r impf)r
lion ol' slaves was the first of ilicst
liiea .ure^> in riii;e.
‘'t'his w.iS followed by the abolition ol
! iit:.ils, v\ lii't h l.tfijki; up the heret!itar\
and hi::li-liaii(led aristocracy, whith, !)j
a(.cumu!alipg immense masst s i f j)ro|ier-'
'.y ill single lines of family, bad dividetl
(Hir I oiin't r itit j \;vu tlisliiict oiilersoj
noble", and plebelaiis.
‘ Bui, iuriher to comjilete the etniality
amone; oui' citircns, so essential lo tiie
maiiitt'iiaiice of republican gov'rnment.
lu'tes^ui v to al.olisli the printiph'
priutogeniiui e : i drew tl.e law ol de-g|;.,„i lasting, nre, v.rtc.f, purity ut niJninirs, an.Je't
sc'.'nts} giving eijual inheritance to sonsBcirxa'cd seul, and pi.rktt iut^'j^nty oi hcui-t
lion fur talents, imlt'pendence, and Ku-|
man energy, caused the public to de
mand his services; «nd since that periodl
his history has been blended with ihatolj
ins country, and is known in some meas
ure to all.
li would be, at this moment, impossi
ble to give even a scanty chronicle of[
his services. This must be left to hi'-
biographer, who will have an ample fu h,|
tor his labors—the materials for u mon
ument more durable than brass, lie all t;t|
iiatid for the workman. '1 he patriot.I
Statesman, anti Christian, is gone. 'ihen[
is no u ar to tie shed at his exit; for ti.e
,l atitude to heaven for j^rei-ei vmg hin.|
.o long, ami thut he died at such a mo-
nu:nt, has drank il ere it fell. Had tin]
horses and the chai iot of fire descendeol
lo take up the patriarch, it mijjht luuel
been more wondctI'til, but nut mui'e‘glo-[
rious.
fO.MMONW i:\rTH OF MASSAf.Ht5I.TTS.
JIa:d (Ji.’(ir:>.rs, Jnhj 5ih, 1S2G.
(■j.N On III.Its.— Jlis il \ il:e (Jiwii
niandi r-iii fhid' ha\ii,j,^ iiiloniied -tlrit
|.l»tii.v Aii.v'ii, oik: t.l tin- sii^ncrsot the Declara
tion ot AiiiitIi an Ini'i. peiidLiH'c, and a fornuT
1 rcbiilent of the United ^tates, departed 'tliir
lile yesterday ,.tu rnoon, wlrk- his tcllow-citi
zens were eunmieinorating the Jiihih/e ofth.i'
gloriou.'. c\ent, and(^> tpl\ impi'i;. d v\ illitlii
oidi.t;ations v. lii' li the long and distingiii^hcii
erviee.sof the (!( '■.'asc! J,.,.,. iThjxjseil on all
jiosti-nty lu honor his nuiiiury, iinulitr hlJ
I)ai.not;siii and uiiitan-. his virtues—(,r(ler:i tluit
luiiH.te guiib he lired in tiont ot f!io state Ilousc.l
wonderful triumph of the insiitutn;ni
which they so largely contributed to
found j the matchless growth, prosperity
and prospects of the Union over which
they had presided ; and the common ho
mage paid to their services and otherde-
serts, notwithstanding the conflict cf
party interests and opinions. These po
litical rivals did justice to each other,
too ; at least, in the period ot their re-,
tirement. We remember to have heard
Me. JctVerson, in 1816, cmphaiicall)r
mention that his Federal predecessor was
the very life of the Congrt ss of 177G—
’.hat he urgetl the assertion ol Indepen*
dence, privately and oflicially, wilh in-
ci edible zeal and eloquence ; and that no
man could love his country more, servt
her w ith keener perseverance, or act witli
more general rectitude, than John Adama.
HBMMbaMMMaMBMMaaniUMB
Sinc'ular Circumstance.—We learn from
[Gloucester, that all the black martins
!antl a great number of swallows, have
|died at that jilace wiihin a few days.
1 he marlins were found in soriie instati-
Ices huddled together in their houses'-
they have also been found dead in the
Streets and yards. Whether this rxtra-
pMtliiiary mortality among the feathered
irace is attributed to a scarcity of food,
[or some deatlly epitlemic disease, inus:
Ibe left for natur;dilsts to determine.
iSatm Jkg.
A Schoolm.aster was lately prosecuted,
in Onedia county, New-\ork, tor the in-
lliction of excessive punislunent on oneol
hts pupils, aJcntalc, aged 1.> vears. U
was proven that the child was ob-ilin.ur,
iiid refused to submit to the matuiaii.' ol
he master, who continued to beat her
until he had given her one hur.dicd and
.'uciili/ four hloti's, and wore out sevtral
li'ct ot birch rods on her bat k and uims*
Vet the C'ourt intimated the maste.'' v.iS
ulpable only in discontinuing ih(' jjutii'’''*'
inent before he had compelled the caild
to submit, and the jiiry actually lo'itn! a
\erdicl for the tlefemlant. 'I'heie ui>J=f
lunebten some circumstances not ths-
cloaetl in the report cf the trial, to
ate such savage coiuhict—else the cliarije
of the Court and the veidict vvotiM
in fi'oin twelve to cinc o’i;ijck this(iay;9iunrc become a CoutiCil of Oiu'ltla h*"
and, at ti^niic}. on I fiday afternoon, diiri.-ig thc&ip.i.s than a t:iv-
pci'torUiaiiee i^t the fencral obbe(juu'
his !-;.\celleiirv’s eoinn.and.
>V M. II. SL M.NLK, Adj. (.cncral.
Co,';i/noHiV£uU/i nj iilassacliHsdts.
Jn i'(iunt.il, July 5,
Ills K.xccllcncy the tiovenior'having an-
nouiiced tu tile Couiifil that ho lias this niorn-l
ing rLCcived the melancholy iutdligenee ofj
|the Viiierahle Joiiw Adams, loriTKT Frcsidenti
ot the t lilted .^t.aci, and one ,i the thrie last[
f ‘‘' I''"'' ^ H,^tunl ty after.
. has leit o. luhd hmi a pretty consultr-gnooi.. at 5 o’cloek, at his residence in liuincy-
.. . I hul the Supreme Kx^-eiitive of;
wSfthe Commonwealth, in testimony of the deep
lit wa
•
\S i*hui;l iricndsliii
rfffrMriWiw i min—i iin' m ^
hie has no rharin. 'J'he
litiii.'., than a civilized tribunal in On'''-'* •
County. Sul-
Prnmpi Pay.—There is one genil'-'i^‘?j’^
in this city, a merchant, who regul'*'*/
asks for his bill a lew days before the ex
piration of each quarter of the y *i'’i
is regularly |>ays it. What a difu
it would make in ihe income of aiu‘«>P^'
per, if its subscribers and pAi’on^i 'vcre
all as j>unclual as ^his gentleman,
very man might be as punciual,
U'uidd. The prinler would then save tiu
or tilteen per cent, in t barges for'cohcc*
tion, and the interest offlve or six thous*
CalT7
ov.ly things v lneh t un rcmler triend',1 it) siue’|lic tuhass loid p'l'lvate \\()ith",rmrdoceMS-^‘^“‘^ dollars which he is obliged to hot
rn„! r.f,-. v.-tn,. dutingu.shed p.driots otj'ow at the Banks to eiia!)le hi"'
||ttie rvv''lLiti'.'n; a:iU foundcu cf AiutrivHu liL»-|ton his Uilily business.—iiusto!