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f -.i -y -;;o . .:!tt!tn einfintheWcoun r-. : 1 J if ! 1 3 VV -v," ; a "?r-rr Uxi- -i! liAi ;.krw. nmntWimt r I M,raiuUnWI retarded by relax- I Uorl theircounlry, cause, - In 7a corarl he was fccond time elected to should bftunipfiefito neotiate'Witb x Great Britain; a reaty Place," anda treaty of Comercea ' ;?5 v "- r'Jime 20r-l780f he wasauthorized-tp borrow money Jo; the use of theUnited ' States, by a ComraissioQ . unlimited in a-i - moiint.(a, rfe..- .- Oct, 5, 178( he was authorized to join the U. States, ;with : the Confederacy of NnrtWern Eiirooean Powers, forminff the .armed neutrality a) of whicri tjatharme, Emnress of Russia.1 was the head he e ' was not received into their' Councils, the Embfess being unwilling to offend Great deoce, and Mr: Adamssternly refusing anyunion in - their Councils," unless ' he was received as "the minister of a Sover- MfStater;;u-': ' free 29, 17S0, :be was commissioned to negotiate a treaty of Amity and Com-: merce with Holland ifaVaod he hid the happiness to obtain os the! powerful alii a nee of the Dutch: and a Joan of some millions of Uollars. He wasommissioned i -minister ta the Stadtbolder arid to" the States General of the'Netherlands.f a ) History may be searched in vain to una an instance in. which u many ouu imoortant trusts were ever, in so short a 1 time, confided to the care of one individu aJ.tfowMr." Adams acquitted himself in these trusts, let the Journals of Con- gress dedare. ';7;;;;7 'V: From f he. : Journal of Congress 6th Vol. p lTih "Dec. 1780 Con gress toofc'intp .considerathin the report of the' Committee on the letter of June 26frpm the Hoh. John Adams: ; Where uponrResolved,Hha thesid letter be re ferrer to the Com ni it tee of Foreign Af : fairs, arid they be Instructed to inform Mr: Adams -of the satisfaction' tvhich Con gress receive from his industrious atten tion to the interest and honor of these United States atiroad, especially in the transactions , communicated to them by tRat letter., . '- . V ';; .' ' 1 : Of the correct and patriotic views of I IVlr. Adams, and of the firmness with which,"even under adverse circumstances, ; he maintained the cause of his country in 1 Europe and of the zeal with which he 7 j continued to animate his. tellow-citjzieus k to perseverance' in the contest; for Inde tf pertdence, thouVh three 'thousaud miles distant, I "will submit some evidence, from 7 his 'correspondence Vdurin his stay in Europe. i- -' -7 ' ;. " 7 The papers wfiich1 1 am about to sub mit to you, afford the highest evidence of ihsL ;edioz5-Andc6riduct ; of ; Alr;Adam-s during his stay on rthe "cP'ntinent orBw rope, under the various commissions which have been mentioned. They have been long befofe 1 the public and their au thentirity is uhquestionablle. They are 4 sufficiently nterestingvto7 exquse' their length : -if an apology is necessary fof the time tp be ebnsuraed in;'attehdih to them',' it is to be found in the dHermMiaV tiori thatihe evidence ol ftirV Adams' high ' claims to'our respect and graUtude! shall rest on better evidence than the assertion of an individual. . ' " t ' 7 . - ' Lefter from Mr. Adams from Holland, 20th Se5 1 : 1 780, "to Doctor Rush, one or :the signers of the Declaration of . Inde pendence : " Your account otne resurT recribn of the spiKt of 1765 arfd 1 766, is very refreshing. Tbe ladies living un dertaken to ; support - American Indepen i derice . seitles the pnjnt. 7 Surely 00 gen tleman will ever dispute it against so ma.' ' ijydf the air The iirVed moltals at Si. James's will continue to,wrnUls 4"; lout it; but; we knew long ago that they had no politeness of manners. It , Mrs, Rush reproaches you, with lukewarmness, I am sure there must be zeal . enough in the country ; .for it is impossible tbatyou should be wanting in the necessary pro portion of that quality My best respects to Mr. Rush and desire her to move in tiie assemblies of the ladies, that their n floence may be exerted to jJorhote pri yAteering,7 TMt and trae are th, only way td fay fa fovAdatiori qfa 'navyt which dlone can afford a tolid protection to every part of our country. : r If I 'could have pty icilly there s should noi be the 7, least obstruction to navigation; commerce wprieerihgi-be'editee Jjirmly 'believe e sailor will do us more gtitid than "turn . ' soldiers:" - v v This letter though written in a stile of pleasantry, probably had a seriously j be neficial effecti:' Gordon in his History of 7 v tW Revolutipn (3 vof 138,) recbrds that ' "hk generous'exertipns Vof ; the daughters 7f Hiberty7 in Pnitadelpnia; collected "by - committees pf ladies, a sum of honey suf- r ficient to put chase linehof: which the lar " "iites made more than two thousand shhrts, , liichtiiHrfcre 'presented 'to our sufferng ci 7 WConsy5 14th October "1780 7" " There rs ftp future event' more certain in my-mind than that thy (the British) ive . ver twiU 3&tk np wledge American indepen ; 7 dencenilelhey havV tn jhe , '7 IJnited'atesr, ay theywbuld not it, 7 even ''after: .their troops shall be all driven ' ironV'th continents " thinO see very , clearly tnat America must grow up in ,v;.Vaf; -f' Bat' when I consider therejar'rri ore peo- pie in) America,' than' there are in: the tiiii- 2fJorI()n. 463. I -,": ' ',':7 (a) Jouraali of RevoIaUonary Contesp panto. riort'atianahff that theTUnited Provinces produce aothm cesstvely maintained wars against the for-,; midable monarchies. pf: Spain, France and England, t cannot but persuade rny- seir. it is.in the power of America tci de- fend herself against alt that L.nglana can " The republic where 1 1 hn w, am, has maintained an army of one. hundred find twenty thousand men ," besides a forraida ble navy r t She maintains at vthis. day 7 a Standing army of thirty thousand . besides a considerable navy. All this In a pro? (bund peace; ; What cause, - physical or political can prevent three millions of people in " America from rnajntaining for the protection of their altars and firesides, as many: soldiers as ,the same number, of people in Europe, can jmaintain ipr mere -paradrkriow hovvrj-'-! 7 7 7"; A navy, is! our natural and only ade quate defence.. But we have but one way to ; increase j our shipping and seamenf and that is privateering; j 1 his abundant ly Days its pwn expenses, and procures .its own'men, : The seamen taken gene- - . ' m ' ' '' a ' f "v- i - 1 rally inlist on board pur privateers, ,ana that is : the Surest way, of distressing the commerce of oar enemies, protecting our own, $ increasing our seamen, and dimin ishing theirs.' , And this -will. finally be the way, by capturing their supplies, that we shall destroy, - 6rvcaptivaSe, pir oblige to fly, their armies in the Uuitedl'Sfates., )n ,the l'6th April, 178 1,7 Irpnr Ley, den, he concludes a letter to Dr. Frank lin, then at Paris, in the following woids ': Am erica h as fought Grea t j Brit a i n a nd Ireland six years ; and not only Ofeat Brit ain and Ireland, but many states of Ger many, many tribes of Indians, and many negroes, their allies. Great Britain: has been moving earth and hei I. to : obtain ' al lies against us, -yet it is improper in us to propose an alliance Ir Great Britian has borrowed all the superfluous :; weltli" of Europe ; in Italy, Germany,! (Holland, Switzerland, and some even in France, to murder us! yet it is dishonorable in os to propose to borrow money I By, Heavens ! I would make a bargain with all Europe, if it lay with me. 7 Let all Europe stand still neither lend men nor money, nor ships to England npr America ;!let them fight it out alone. I would give iniy'share oi miuions lorsucn. a bargain. 1 1 - -. - . it. 1 America is treated untairly and unfairly and ungenerously by But thus it is, mankind will be iCurope. servile to tyrannical masters, and basely uevoiea to yue laois. 1 To a clear understanding of the I, next -extract it is necessary to remember that 1 1 the Empress of Russia had (tt the in- stance .01 n.ngiano; ,ouereu nnrougn F ranee to mediate between the bellige rent parties. 7 If was khpwn that England msisieu 011 cunsiueruig us-as revoueu subjects, and her wih was to treat only upon the terms on which we snouiu re- turn to our allegiance to herji ams reports to ,Cou gress, an Mr Ad interview. (July, 17S I,) with the French Minister, in which the Minister said " The En glish had not made any proposition ; but it 7 was necessary" to consider 7 certain points, and make certain preparatory r rangements, to know whether we were British subjects, or iii what light iwe were to be considered, smiling. 1 said, 1 was ndt a British subject ; that I . bad renoun ced that character many years ago, forv tver ; aud that I should rather be a fugi tive in' China o Malabar, thanever'.Ve- assume mat character," -7jiQn the Jllth July, VI 78 communicated to Congress, Mr. J Adams certain ai ti cles proposed by -Austria and Russia ineaiatorsj to serve as a rounuaiion 01 toe negotiation for Peace, submitted bv the, French ministers.- The lst! articje prn poses, that there shall he peace between Great Britain and the American Colonies' j the 2df that the. ratification of ; the arti cles when agreed on . shall be suspended. until all the belligerents shall have sepa- rateiy concluded aneir , terms oi peace 5 and the 3d proposed an armistice for one' y ear." ifii. nuauis nuicsi . v iat iiuv 111 my power, cat mis. siime, 10 enclose in Congress my answer, because I have not made it, nor4 Written vit but Congress must see that nothingVan come "of "this manoeuvre, at. least for, a long time.4 Tlius much I may say,, that 1 have no objection to the -proposition of 'treating with the English separately in the man ner proposed, upon a peace' with them, and a treaty of cpramerc consistent with our : engagement-wiin r ranee ana -opam hut that the. armistice, never-can f be agreed tp by meV' 7The objections ajrist it 'arenas numerous as Uiey are;: momen tous; and decisive. r I tma.sa'vTal-lliefj. thai as there is ho judge upon" earth of ai sovereign power but the nation that com -1 poses it, 1 can never agreejo the 'media- upn xtj.hany ' ,powei nywevet rt&peciume. untiLtheii haceldcfcnoioledged fftm save- retgmy, so jar ai teasi, 1 ja aami a Minister jftenwptehtii states as tne typmJ inpehTpqw Vliscuss Vritie&tions of. Tjeace' or truce : wtth Great Britain,) without lBacknpw IedJ ue appiiea to ior ineir f?iiiimcin,nu 1, shall ; be ever wd'nappj?; tobey tneirlnstfuctibhscause t have fiilt; confidence that ibinwiirbcei 1 ations and concessions, wherea firmness, a pood and lastihs ose in the end. c l"l h Knftish afe Obliged tP Keep up :tj$t oik ofp&fc&tX v lullVhirJnemies and su trrthetr iWiSdit v- Bmvllibpe tHe peo pof,Americ;wilte;be thing wilt obtain them tea I peace tit skil. ful'and sucTOSsfujp,ar?; ' The answer f'JIr Adams to the pro positions of Russiaand Austria are given in a letter to the irench Minister, on the 3th July,, 1781; To 'the first proposi tion. he answers,.; le Unite States have po objection 10 pe tee with Grea t. Britain, provided their al fes; have norie-ro the seeond, jrtiey hdverid objectipn "if "the'ir al lies have none to the third,; he answers th-AV preliminary taking the. subject of a truce hto consideration at all, must br that the allies agree that their treaties sliall remain in full forces:, until the final acknowledgment of the Independence t the United, States, - aod of the antecedent removal of ie British land and naval for ces IVpm every part ofthe United States The letter o s which a. mere purine hasj been given, tonctudes " The sovereigns of - Europe hajrea- right to hegociate con cerniog their Wn inierests,' and to del i oe.rate concerting the question .whether ir is consistent with their, dignity and in terests to ack n w I edge ex press ly the. so vereignty 01 tre United States, , and to make treaties th them, by their minisc tersj inf a r congress or otherwise and America could hake no objection to xK Cut neither the Qnited States, nor France canever; consen4;Jha ihHir sovereigntylrfiall be made a questiou iftlsuch .congress, because, let t that con gress deieniiine as Hi might, their.sover eigntv, with 7subintsstpn only to; divine . ProvidenCerBeveran, ahd'never, will be peceiober o, IJSO iVIr Adams fv rites to Arthur Lee:-i." Ar ip ourN being lor-, i ed to a'u accoimsodation, Ood forbid ! We c a n. .:ga i n n 7 acco m m od a t i o n but 'uncoridi.ttbna.l saftm'issidn7; 7; JNo propo sitions the, Engfiih ever made us, had any sincerity, or meant any thing more than to deceive,? divide and betray us. Malice is in ail their thoughts towards us. " No man ir nation can do a more fatal injury to Aiflerica,' or lead her into a more ruinouf error, than by countenancing an opinion liat Lngland will give us terms .No. sir J war we. must have, and that for years, prsUyerv without alloy? ( ; ;7: . ,Oh the fame day he writes Air. Wil liam Lee-- Our business is, as vou say, at present, to drive the English put of the thirteen taes and, as say, to build a necessary v for us than for Great Britain. oy this, alone can ' we defend a long sea coast, antf , transport troops from one place tp. f aVtpther. We need not march armies nine, hundred miles, if we bad a navy." i r '.'7'.-"' I;. '. v-7 - - -7 Dr'C. 9, J.780 writing to the Dutch minister, mi says, ' These little alarms jf merchants,, or of nations are not much to, be regarded, ' The American ques' tipn, one of the greatest which Was, ever decided aihon men, will be determined by the cabihels of Luropej according to great .national;! interests. . But let these decide as. they will, America will be in depead e lit. ; 1 1'; is' not in the power of Europe; to ypreent7 it. American inde pendence no? onger a question wijth one man of sense . 10 the world,-7 who undeN standsiiythiBgiof7ihe subject7 That merchant mwst he a very superficial think eVindfed,!whb dreads the s rivalry of in. , dependent 7Anieica, .in the fisheries, in freight, arid in the. coasting trade, and yet. would nut be afiaid.61 it, cpnnected with Great7Britain.f!he possibility 4f .Amerir cas inteVferihs with' any nation, in any; of these Uiings7wjJ certainly be retarded by' her indeperaencei 7 ; h 7- fe. i i 7 BearininJ:the7tircumstanc which the, pajfera of which wlhej occasion admits, only xtracts to . be ' submitted to you, were dftated ; reflect on the firm ness and. thf scorn with which he rejects the auenl -Qf the most powerful ral narctis of nurppe to seduce him , intb :a negotiatioijas ysutyect representing re volted suijecis ; aua ttie aigninea tone in wHicle?cai1ms7 Cpu ntry : the ran k Of aVo VEKIXSN AND INDEPENDENT STATE f : 1'he pertuasive and c.invincins lansua?e 'in whiclilieencpuriges Congress and his Counin&rf tp perseV'e rr the, contest lor lnUeiendeuce, and to be satisned with h"6tiingfess theiw he 'f oreswHhe vernanee,bnd the correct and staieimah liktk view wh icheven at Ihaf early davl he)ook fW navyi J!f -i And 4s- tlis; iheman wjhosf attachment to his Cpiitlry has beeriuestioned Nothing slbrtlof proofs of Holy' Writ can iyin' al of reason that:. John ; Adams could ever be - fukew'afn'irfhis Couhlry's cause, or everrior an nstaniv nave totina any other BVnalnl 4rf cdhi Sitctton with ' DrI r ranann-and Mrf Jay. j ln the - neotia- tionsr tnejr -Jiaa uimcuities 1 to , contend wiuj-: not origmaun wit u England alone.J earjriiy 8uojett 01 aevouon nan ner gtury . and happihesl. 7 VT '.; 1, U wnexf i important service pf Mr Ad amis, wees the negomition for peace with .---- - . mercial considerali6ni7tney radcf- ihthl ex porta M t he prpducts of I the.ocean , the average vajue.of the expprts of a7stat of me prop nets pi agriculture, .anu, may ;dc constdereoVv as ; adding the .wealth, of f a statetathnipnIn the ngotiatrons? Mr. Adams has : the credit of . having de- claVed, We would 0ghiight years Ioik ger, betpre we would surrender; tue ushe- ries. y: . j'-'A'a r-'. 3 Peace was at length: ' cphcluded, cn terms as favorable a? we could demaifd : Our independence ; was acknowledged the fisheries seCuted to us-a hd bounda ries settled j to our ; satisfaciioh-and thV royalists in tjlis country, . for whom Eng land claimed protection in the' treaty, let ' fb be dealt-with as wf in" our discretion thought proper Thetreaty dated at Paris 3d September 1783 L783, is .signed by John dams, Beniamm 1; rahklin;. John JaV" - y, Benjamin 7 Such were the services Of John Adams f n every tage of; the revolution,; we dis cover him the decided, thelfirm and ac live friend of his country's rights, : inde pendence arid glory- His zeal,vand the thunders of his eloquence, were always vxertetj to give spirit to the v enterprizei, In ommon wjth the rest of his country men, he" was exposed to the enemy; at home j--he encountered also the perils OI the sea, and braved the death of a traitor, if captured in the several passages across the atlantic. r He aroused us from lethargy to activity and resistance- he aided in obtaining the Decrarrftion , of Lidepeo dencehe gained us allies he procured for us money, arms, and clothing for bur siifff rihg soldiers he procured us respect and honor abroad he resisted the selfish demands of France on the , fisheries ht obtained us peace 4 and independence It is not ray task nor desire to contrast' IMr Adams' course with that, of any other, man nor would I .obstruct one ray of the "sun of glory which shines upon the tomb of the illustrious Jefferson : " I could nof. if 1 would, and I would not, if I could " But I am authorized to say, and faithful history must so decide, that from, the da ww of the 'revolution to its close, John Adams had no superior, except that great man who had no eqwilX need not. name the father of his country. 7 ' I will add here, as justice to Mr. Ad ams,!; and as creditable to the candor of Mr. jeffersoh, his political rival, the fol lowing extract from a paper edited by a respectable gentleman : "'We remem ber to have hearS Mr7 Jefferson, in 1816, emphatically mention that his federal pre decessor was the very life of the Congress of 1776 ihat he urged the assertion of independence, 7 privately 'and ofilcially, riamcola serve, her with keener perseverance,, or act I with 'mre general rectitude than 'John Adams." . '' : ' ' ' J . 7 National Gazette, July 11, 1826. . After the peace, Mr. Adams was snt by Congress as Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain, with authority to nego tiate a treaty of commerce. In his cor respondence .with his government, . he gives an interesting account of his first presentation as Minister, t$ the Kirg.- -The scene ' was embarrassing George the' 3d saw: before hi in le representative of jthe people of these sovereign states, ;vho for eight years before he had fought as jrebels and . traitors he saw in that rep resen t ati ve, ' the , individual who,? had been among the most instrumental in de priving his' crown of its brightest jewel; Nevertheless;-" he received Mr. Adaraai with respect. : in the conversation, - the king said he had been the last to conform tp jthe separation ; but the separation hay ing been made ' 1 have always said, and say now, 1 wouia oe tne nrsito meet tne triendship' of the United States as ah in iepehdeni oower." The king further observed, alluding 107 the' plainness 'of lr. Adams' manners, ,( It is said, Mr. Adams, you are not as much attached tp the manners of France as moist of your c6uhtryraen,,-ta which1 Mr. Adahis re- ied " That opinion is not mistaken ; avow to your majesty,! have no at tachment but to my own country." The king replied, 'as quick as lightning, " An iiuucsi man mil ucici iiavcauj cuiici. MrAdains remained some years in Eng land endeavoring to make a treaty of commerce without success. "Oil the 5th October j 1787) M r Adams obtained leave to return to' the United States. 'From the journals of Congress of that day, 1 read the following : , ; - , , 7 " Resolved, That the Hon. John Adr ams, .ihe minister plenipotentiary of the United States, at the court of London, ieJ permittd 'agreeably jto ; his request, o return to -America at any lime alter he 24th Iday of 'February, in the year 5pf;bur Lord 1788 j and that his commis- sion oi . minister' plenipotentiary to ineir high mightinesses do also then determine: ; J Resolved, rhait Coiigress ehtertairt a h i gh sense of th e ser vices wh ich Mr, Ad am's has rendeied to the United States, in the execution of thevaVibuiimportant trusts which they have)' from tinie to time, committed to htm, and that thethanks of Cphgre7rjei presehte'd to him for. the pat rfoiishlpersevereh gence wiin woicrr ne nas aoiy anaiaiin- fullv served his country ;7 f 12Uv Vol; JoartiSils Congress; P :l 10; . yBeiore hifeturn,cthe Federal, Consti tut run was addpted j 'and 'at. the first ie5c- 179K ttieVice. Presidency art Office which derives its thierimpoftance from the provision Of the 'Cbirstiiutronjtlhatthej Vice-President shall fill the office of President, in case of the death of the Presideht before the ex piration ofhis term.-- 7 7a . . , ! During the eightyears of Washin administration, MrAdams shared his confidence, and was admitted into his councils : discontents arose at Washing ton's administration.'; Mankind cannot tbink'alike ;4 and He who created man; is alone qualified to govern him. Upon the refusal of Washington,; in 179G, to serve again," Mr. Adams, though warmly op, posed ; was elected to - the Presidency. The day has not ai rived wben'the history of these times can be' written with impar tiality v We have nor; the virtue por can dor to judge our own conduct : that pri. vilege belongs to posrerity. vBm ihe sub- ject ? requires a gianc at- Mr. Adanw situation at this period, t -Many ' circumstances, whether favora ble or not. to the interests of the count ryr but certainly inauspicious to the popu larity of Mr.. Adams occurred in his ad ministration.; tlis stubborn honesty and independence, .admitted no compromise tor personal fayorit Solely responsible for his measures, he heard advice,' but decided for himself, though he incurred the displeasure of respectable friends. hfi this 'kind was; his third ' mission to France; which eventuated however in a settlement of differences. Oh the other hand, the energy with which he acted to- wards - France, when he commissioned our public ships to capture the public ships of France, increased the displea sure of a large party , neither his person al nor politic! friends: The - elevated national feelings created by the victories of our infant havyV and the increased re putation gained to the United States had their weight with France also, and con-? viuced her , proud ruler of the truth of the declaration of Gen I. Pinckney, one of our Ambassadors, that the United States had millions tor defence, but not a centt far tribute,'' and obtained os a speedy and honorable adjustment of dif ferences Mr. Adams was guilty of bor rowing, money, and imposing taxes for the public service, but (succeeding en lightened and : patriotic administrations under similar circumstances, have gone beyond his example. He levied a pro Visional army, but it was such an one, and under such circumstances, that Geo. Washington accepted the coramind of it, ind happily its services were never needed. .7;,; -, The Navy was ever a favorite with always contending as -well by his letters abrocHi, as against States and Statesmen at, home. - It was a principle, with him, thai nations find no safety in humilia tion ; to be secure, they-must he respec ted , and that respect is not to be bought, but must be commanded. Under Gen. Washington, not one pub lic ship, of aqy size or force, ever left the U. States. Adams created the navy and drew.it forward. Succeeding adminis trations chilled it with-neglect and indif ference, until it fought itself into favor Adams, therefore, ' has the, right to foe called the Father of the American Navy.' Whenever, therefore, the elorioui dada . . 9 a t -'W of our navy, . upon the lakes, orv ori the ocean, in humbling the pride of the na tion whose boast it was,;" Her march is on the mountain .wave-her home is on the deeprrio;. c.heckinf r the insolence- of British or French, power, or chystising the . pirates of the Barbary coast, sliaU be remembered; and whenever the gallant seaman, who;bore the star-spaogled ban ner of his Country in triumph around the glnbe, or gather than strike it, nailed the tlag to his shattered mast and sank with it, come to your recollection mioyle injustice to Adams I beseech you min gle, with gratitude to the seaman; a sen timent dl reverence and gratitude to Adams also: the father of that navy, your Country's boast and safety. With one more testimony to the' merit of this period of Mr. Adams' life, we quit that part of the subject : it is a letter from George-Washington to John Adams, written amidst the clamor which assailed hirii, and dated 13th July,. 1798. i, Believe Vine, sir, no . man can more cordially approve the wise and prudent measures of your administration ' They ought to inspire universal confidence, and ; will jno' doubt, combined with the state of things, call, from Congress such laws and Cleans, as will enable you to meet the full force and extent of the crisis. ' 6th VolMarshalk'Llfe of Waihington, 75(5J .' Yet after all, 'lr Adams could not re tain the confide ice of the Country ; and. at the election in 1800,' Mr. Jefferson was elected President : haying 'received eight votes more than M r. : Adams. Let us here pause and, reverence tbe.man like John AdamS) V;."3V.;? - v,--;.u?t.: Who noble ends by noble means attains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains. Like good Aurelius, let him reign or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed; . Auhe'close of his c J min istration ,Mr Adams retired to his farm near Boston, at aii age:exceedinig three . score years,. nd wffhnni ii mot to tamish.the'lustre of hVname: His tjesire was to jive in re lirehient, and to pass that U interval which there should always be 'between the life torid tl?e deith of a publicman' in the n 1 1 4':.' A ,4 ' ! 1 3-:?, 4 a- v - 'Hi' .htl