. Portrait and biographical record of Lafayette and Saline counties, Missouri : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States. ith indictment by the grand jurywith expulsion from the House, with assassinationbut no threats could intimidate him, and his finaltriumph was complete. It has been said of President Adams, that when hisbody was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse offourscore yeais, yielding to the simple faith of a littlechild, he was accustomed to repeat every night, be
. Portrait and biographical record of Lafayette and Saline counties, Missouri : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States. ith indictment by the grand jurywith expulsion from the House, with assassinationbut no threats could intimidate him, and his finaltriumph was complete. It has been said of President Adams, that when hisbody was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse offourscore yeais, yielding to the simple faith of a littlechild, he was accustomed to repeat every night, beforehe slept, the prajer which his mother taught him inhis infant years. On the 21st of February, 184S, he rose on the floorof Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address thespeaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by paraly-sis, and was caught in the arms of those around a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed tothe sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious-ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around andsaid This is the end of earth .then after a momentspause he added, I am content These were thelast words of the grand Old Man Eloquent. TPHE NEW YORKTUBLIC LIBRARY A8T0B, LENW «W T1U>EN fnilNHATHWB *B t». <2
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