Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 26, Vincennes, Knox County, 5 August 1826 — Page 1

WESTERN BUN & GENERAL ABYERTTSER

BY ELIHU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, AUGtFST 5, 1826. Vol. 17. No. 26.

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I am further instructed o inform you, that m your acceptance of this invitation, a special deputation will he sent, to accompany you fon your residence to this city, i l back 10 y ur h mo. Witii sentiment h o1 the highest respect and veneration, 1 have the honor to be your most obedient servant, R C. WEIGH i"M AN, Mayor of Washington, andchabman of the committee of arrangements. quincy, June 22, S2G. aiu Col. House of the Untied States armv now stationed at it vt Independence, in my neighborhood has favored me with a call, and communicated your very poiite letter, desiring him to offer mc an escort to Washington, in order to celebrate with you, the approaching iif.icth enu'n ersavy cf our national Independence. ' I f. 1 very gtatcfu! tor this maikof lwshuguis!ied and rtspectful attention, on Ithc part of the citizens of Washington, which the present sta'c of my health forbids me to indulge thv. hope of participating only with my best v. :hes lor the. increasing prosperity of your city, and the constant health of it inh: -hitanls. I am. sir with much 1 epec!, mir friend and humble servant. J. AD AMS. R. C. WEIGHT MAS", Lsq. chlll'll. S;C.

Monti cello , June 24, 1826. UKSFFCTKD sin 1 he kind invitation 1 received fiom you on the pari of the citizens of the city of Washington, to be present with them at their celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of American Independence, as one of the surviving signers cf an instrument, pregnant with our own, S: the fate of the world, is most flattering to xnvself, and heightened bv the honorable accompanyment proposed for the comfort of such a journey. It adds sensibly to the sufferings of sickness, to be deprived by it, of a personal participation in the rejoicings of that day ; but acquiescence is a duty, under circumstances not placed among those we are permitted to control. 1 should indeed with peculiar delight, have met, 5c exchanged there, congratulations personally, with the small band, the remnant of that host of worthies who joined with us on that day, in the bold k doubtful election we were to make for our country, between submission k the swoid; to have enjoyed with them the consolatory fact, that our fellow citizens after half a century of experience Sc prosperity, continue to approve the choice we made May it be to the world, what I beliec, it ill be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all) the signal of arousing men to burst the chains, under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security, of f elf government. The form which we ha e substituted, restores the free right to the unbounded exercise of reason and freedom cf opinion. All eyes arc opened

or opening. The general spread of the lights of science has already laid open to

every view the palpable truth, that the '

mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God These are grounds of hspe for others for ourselves, let the annual return of this day, forever refresh our recollections of those rights, and an undiminished devotion to them I will ask permission here to express the

pleasure with which I should have met i

my ancient neighbors of the city of Washington Sc its vicinities, with whom I passed so many years of a pleasing, social intercourse ; an intercourse which so much relieved th-j anxieties of the public cares, and left impressions so deeply engraved in my affections, as never to be forgotten. With my regret that ill health forbids me thegralification of an acceptance, be plea sed to receive for yourself, and those for whom you write, the assurance of my highest respect and friendlv attachments. TH : Jl FFF.KSON. ft. C. WEIGIITMAN. Esq. cllUl'll. ScC GENERAL ORDERS. Adjutant Gkkerais Office, Washington WthJuly 186. The General in-Chief has received from the Department of War, the following Orders : u The President, with deep regret, announces to the Army, that it has pleased the Disposer of all human events, in whose hands are the issues of life, to remove from the scene of earthly existence our illustrious and venerated fellow-citizen, Thomas Jf.fff.uson This dispensation of Divine Providence, afMicting to us, but the consummation of giory to him, occurred on the lonrth of the present month on the Fiftieth Anniversary of that Independence, the Declaration of which, emanating from his mind, at once proclaimed the birth of a fi ee ration, and offered motives of hope and consolation to the whole family of nr.ii, sharing in the grief which cvetv heatt rnu-t feel for so heavy and afflicting a pubiiv. !o:-. 6c desirous to express his high w ie e of toe vast debt of gratitude which is tin-: to the virtues, talents, and ever-memorable services of the illustrious deceased, the ihosident directs that Funeral Udivs be paid to him atallthe Militaiy S?ati.--;v-. C-c that the Officers of the. Army wear nape on the lelt arm.bv wav of mouihimr, for f months

Major General Brown will g'ne 'he ac

cessary- ordcis for canning into effect the

tot cgcing directions.

est wish of their bosoms gratified in death they closed their eyes in patriot ccstacy, amidst the gratulations and thanks- . givings of a people, on all, on every individual of whom, they had conferred the best of all earthly benefits. Such men need no trophies ; they ask no splendid mausoleum. We are their monument: their mausoleum is their Country: and her growing prosperity the amaranthine wreath that time shall place over their dust. Well may the Genius of the Republic mourn. If she turns her eyes in one direction, she he holds the Hall wheie Jefferson uto the charter of her rights : if. w .mother, she sees the City where Adams kinled the fnts of the Revolution. To no period of our history, to i.o department of our affairs, can she ditect her view, and not meet the multiplied memorials of her loss, and of their gloiy. At the grave o! such men, envy dies, and party animosity blushes while she quenche her fires. If Science and Philosophy iameut their enthusiastic votary in the halls of ol'-nticello. Philosophy and Eloquence weep, with no less leason, in the ten ement of Quincy. And when, he'eaf'er, the stronger performing his pilgrimage to the land of freedom, shall ik for the monument of Jefferson, his inquiring eyes may be directed to the dome or temple ol Uaudrg, the University of his native State ti e last labor of his untiring m'md ' he latest, and the lavorite gift of a Patriot to his Country. Bereaved, yet happy Amenta I mourning, yet highly favoied count! y ! too happy, if every son whose loss sha!f demand thy tears, can thus soothe thy sorrow by a legacy of fame. The Armv of the United States, devoted to the service of the country , and honoring all who are alike devoted, whether if? the cabinet or the field, will fed an hon-o-able rmd a melancholy ptide inobeving this order. Let the officers then wsani.t badge of mourning; the poor emblem of a sot row which woids cannot express, but which (icemen must ever feel while con temp!a:ng ihr. graves of the venerated Father, of the R. -public. TucmLtj, Mc.ceeding the at rival of this order, at each military station, shall be a day of rest. The National Flag shall wave p.t half mast. At early dawn, thirteen guns sfull be Fired, and at intervals of thutv minutes

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! between the risinir and setting sun, a i single cannon will he discharged ! And at the close of the day, tu'eniv-foiir ! rounds j 15 y command r Major Gen. Blown: j R JON ES, Jdjutant General.

It has become the painful duty of the Secretary of War to announce to the army the death of another distinguished oc venerated citizen. John Ad.ms depat U d this life on the 4th of this month Like his compatriot, Jefferson, lie aided in drawing a id ably suppo1 tin'.- t lie Declaration of Independence. With a prophetic, eye. he looked through the irrrpfctuTriig difficulties of the Revolution, and ioreiofti with what demonstrations of joy the utmvcrrary of the birth-day of American fieedom would be hailed. He was permitted to behold the verification of his proplu cy, and died, as did Jefferson, on the day of the Jubilee. A coincidence of circumstances so wonderful, gies confidence to the belief that the patriotic efforts of these illustiious men wcte Heaven directed, and furnishes a new seal to the hope that the prosperity of these States is under the special projection of a kind Ptovidcncc. The Secretary of War directs that the

: same funeral honors be paid bv the armv j to the memory of the deceased as by the order of the 7th inst. is directed to he paid to Thomas Jefferson, and the same token , of mourning to be worn. Major General 15 1 own is chared wjth the execution of this order" Never has it fallen to the lot of a CQra mander to announce to any aimysuchan event as now calls orth the mingled gi icf and astonishment of this R; public: never, since Histo'y first wrote the record of time, has one day thus rnirgled every tri umphant with every tender emo'ion, and conscctaud a nation's joy, by blending with it the most sacred of sonows. Yes, soldiers, in one day a'most in the same hour, have two of the Founders of the Re i public, the Patriarchs of Liberty, closed i their services to social man, af'cr beholding them crowned with the lirhest, and most unlimited success United in theii end as they have been in their highest aim their toils completed their hopes surpassedtheir honors full and the dear-

From the F.sscx Nrtrister. SKETCH OF niE PURLIC SERVL I t:F JOHN ADAMS Piesident Adams was educated at Ca it b idiri , and to the profession of the law. So eminent was his standing in that piofession, that at an early age he was appointed chief justice ot the stale, bn; he declined this office. Amid the fouc of excitement produced by the Boston n as sa rc, he dared to undertake the ch fence of British troops His success in ibis trial was complete. It evinced his talents,

and his strong sense of justice and official duty. A less intrepid spit it would not have dared to stem the current of popular indignation by engaging in such a cause. But it is not in his Drofcssior al

life, but his political, that we are to trace !

ins glorious career. He son,n saciificed his profession and every thing to the liberties of his fellow citizens and the independence of his country. In 1770 he was elected a representative from Boston, and

in 1774 a member in the council, but was j

negatived by gov. Gage, from the part he took in politics. From 1770 and previous, and until 1776, he was constantly enga gcd, Sc took a leading part in all the measures which were adopted to defend the colonies from the unjust attacks of the British parliament. He was one of the carlii st that contemplated the independence of the country and her separation from the mother country. No man in the congress of '76, did so much as he did to procure the declaration of independence. It is believed that a motion was made by a member from Virginia at his suggesti on, that he seconded the motion and sustained it by a most powerful and resistless argument. By his influence also, Mr. JcfTersn was placed at the head of the committee who framed the declaration. His reason for procuring the motion to come from Virginia, and of placing one of her delegation at the head of the committe, was to engage the hearty co-oper-

ation of that great state in the work of independence By the committee who were appointed on the subject ot btpatation from the mother country, Mi Jeficisen c Mi Adams were appointed u sub committee to frame adtclaiation cf independence. I he draft leported, was that of Mr J';fl rsun, ai.d he lis di set ed,y receive 0 great credit fe I i:. Bui those who 0- nsidei l ow much easier h is to d ?ita repott than to procure i;s passage ?'-d a-dopiir-n, and wi.o "fket that Mr . Jefl'-.T-son n-.ver sp- ke in pub tc, ai d thai J .hn Allan. s was t'u bon aid duiif.g ii;i'i of the ccngi ess ol I 776. and the en ije. t advocate of its bo!cvf mcasuie?., cunnot tail to av?aid him the highest horo-which the adoption ot that declaration could confer. Fiom the dccia'ion of indepei dence until the peace, Mr. Adams was employed in the same glorious cause. Whilst Washington, at the head of our atmies, was fighting the battles of liberty, and defending oui country fiom the ir.iigcs of the enemy, Adams wascmpicvd ; a service less biilliant. bui scaiccly less i' j.o'tant. '1 hrouh the w hole war, he was exerting Ids tuan s at the various courts o' Europe to cb'jiti loans and ailiance. & ee-y succoui t . s: kin t in am.ies Sc the fause of libt.ity ami our ind. pel Gr- o Nor did his laboisceasc m-til he had accomp.ishtd v-':r o! i c o ' ch he as fn a-bi-.' d. j.-1 . villi n a 'i :- id (e in le!viie'e;:Ci by a tieat) ti) pe. c , wl.i,l ;,q siii'-d with Cue Britain Imn edta .v af t t e- Tieat o. peace, he was sip inted ambuss-odor lo Great Biitam on the adoption of the coi stitu-ti.-.-n, he was elected fi sf vu e pr sic'ci t of the United States. Duiin? the uolc period of the presidency of Washington, Mr. Adams was vice pn sident. H. was unifo.mlv consulted by Washinp-fon as thougli he had been a me.;.b-i i his cabinet, on all important questions. On the d.ath of Washington Mr Adams was clecu d his succe ss t lhii :i; the adfidnistraiiot? rf Mr Adams, paitt -puit raged without restraint. Too independent himself to wear the trammels ot eith' r paity,hc was waimly supported by neither. Too open for c neal.m nt, and ptifecy void of guiie iu d inttjgue, he pi aciised iio arts to secure himself in pctver At the expiration of b.is fust tcim, Mr Jeffeisoi', the cardidate of the republican patty, and his successful competitor, received lour votes more than Mr. Adams Mr. Adams then retired to private lift at his seat in Quincy. When the foteign aspect of cur iountry became clouded, and difficulties overshadowed it, lie came forih the watmest advocate of the tights of the counti ) . and of those measures of the administration calculated t sustain thcni Hi- letter in dcf nee ot oui seamen agaiost ioreipn impresMm nt, is one of the ablest and most irresistible arguments in the-English lan1- uago v. s '.risfi d n-rc those who had hcet, pouuea:,) opposed lo him. to his mctits and services, tha he w'i.v s U ced by the republican s I Massachuj-t r s, as thtir candidau fo: govtnf)!, . h death of gov. Sulltva: hut fi; cltcor.tci a;jatn enteiing into public life He w,s ne of the- eleito's, and ptesident of th !ecloral co.kgc, when Mr. Monrot vras elected president of ti c U- S. Having been the principal draftsman of the constitution of this state, when the convention was called to amend it in 1820, fie wis unanimously elected their president On his declining thi honor, urunimous rescltions w ere passed by this great assen b!y of five hut died, selected from all parties, expressive of the ii exalted sense of his merits and public services. I he private character of president Adams was perfectly pure, umullied and unstained 1 here was r.o chns'iun or moral duty which fie d'n not fulfil ; the kindest of husbands and the best of facets To the excellent piecrp's arid duf aticn which he gave his children, the nation are undoubtedly indebted for hawing at this time at their hed, his eldes' s mi. President Adams was serene and tranqml to the last Conscious of having performed liis duty and of a I f? wt ll spent, anil devoted to his enmtrv ti e blasts cf calumny which nsai!d his declining years, never ufil ; the serenity of his mind He regarded them as little as the tioubh d elements, for he kr.ew, that like them they would soon subi(e. a? cl tht then, every thing wou'd be, like his own bosom peace and sunshine. To say that he had w eak points and foibles, is but to say that he was a man. But his defects were 'hose of a bold and daring spirit, an open, generous and confiding heart He knew no guile, and he lared none. Haying no selfish purposes to answer, ho