. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . t, after all, laughed UncleTom; especially when we remember that Washington founded a universityand that Lincoln was forever studying. And, speaking of Lincoln, do youknow that his greatest act was based upon a doctrine first propounded byJohn Ouincy Adams — the man who was born in that old farmhouseyonder? His greatest act! What do you mean, Uncle Tom? queried Bert. The Emancipation Proclamation ? Thats it, his uncle replied. It was upon a declaration made inCongress by John Quincy Adams in 1
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . t, after all, laughed UncleTom; especially when we remember that Washington founded a universityand that Lincoln was forever studying. And, speaking of Lincoln, do youknow that his greatest act was based upon a doctrine first propounded byJohn Ouincy Adams — the man who was born in that old farmhouseyonder? His greatest act! What do you mean, Uncle Tom? queried Bert. The Emancipation Proclamation ? Thats it, his uncle replied. It was upon a declaration made inCongress by John Quincy Adams in 1836 that Abraham Lincoln restedhis great proclamation. What was it ? asked Marian. It was in the course of a speech that Adams pronounced this opinion : From the instant that your slave-holding States become the theater of war,— 26 THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS civil, servile, or foreign,— from that instant the war powers of the Consti-tution extend to interference with the institution of slavery in every wayin which it can be interfered with. And, in a later speech, he repeated this. JOHN QUINCY President of the United States. bold doctrine, and declared that, in the event of such a war, the Presidentof the United States had power to order the universal emancipation of theslaves. Why, did they say much about slavery in Adamss day ? inquiredChristine. I thought all that came later. Most certainly they did, my dear, Uncle Tom replied. JohnOuincy Adams was the earliest and stoutest champion of antislavery in theAmerican Congress. In fact, it was his burning words in behalf of freedom,and what was called the right of petition, that gave him his popular titleof the Old Man Eloquent. IN THE HOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS 2~] And was he so old ? Christine asked. At that time, yes, Uncle Tom answered. John Ouincy Adams, youknow, was elected to Congress long after he had served as President. Hiswas the only instance in our history of an ex-President of the republicserv
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