. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . s and diaries are more racythan those of any man of that day, though his more elaboratewritings are apt to be prolix and dull, like those of the was a self-made man, as people say, and one who had astrong. natural taste for rank and ceremony; even having, asJohn Randolph complained, arms emblazoned on the scutch-eon of the vice-regal carriage. The more he held to this aris-tocratic position, the more people remarked his original want ofit; and there have lived within twenty years
. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . s and diaries are more racythan those of any man of that day, though his more elaboratewritings are apt to be prolix and dull, like those of the was a self-made man, as people say, and one who had astrong. natural taste for rank and ceremony; even having, asJohn Randolph complained, arms emblazoned on the scutch-eon of the vice-regal carriage. The more he held to this aris-tocratic position, the more people remarked his original want ofit; and there have lived within twenty years in Boston old ladieswho still habitually spoke of him as that cobblers son. Buthe was a man, moreover, of extraordinary sense and courage,combined with an explosive temper, and a decided want of had at first the public sentiment of New England behindhim, and a tolerably united party. Having been Vice-presidentunder Washington, he seemed to be the natural successor; andthe peculiar arrangement then prevailing, by which the Vice-president was not voted for as a distinct officer, but was simply. JOHN ADAMS.[Engraved by G. Kriiell, from the painting by Gilbert Stuart, owned by T. Jefferson Coolidge, Esq., Eoston.] THE EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. 339 the Presidential candidate who stood second on the list, led tomany complications of political manoeuvring, the result of whichwas that John Adams had 71 electoral votes, and became Presi-dent, while Thomas Jefferson had 68 votes, and took the nextplace, greatly to his discontent. Adams and Jefferson werequite as inappropriately brought together in executive office aswere Jefferson and Hamilton in the cabinet of Washington. Abigail Adams, the Presidents wife, was undoubtedly themost conspicuous American woman of her day, whether by posi-tion or by character. When writing to her husband she oftensigned herself Portia, in accordance with a stately and per-haps rather high-flown habit of the period; and she certainlyshowed qualities
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