[Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams by William H. Seward]@TWC D-Link bookLife and Public Services of John Quincy Adams CHAPTER XV 25/107
He is gone--and forever! The sun that ushers in the morn of that next holy day, while it gilds the lofty dome of the capitol, shall rest with soft and mellow light upon the consecrated spot beneath whose turf forever lies the PATRIOT FATHER and the PATRIOT SAGE!" The following resolutions were unanimously passed by the House of Representatives:-- "Resolved, That this House has heard with the deepest sensibility, of the death in this capitol of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, a Member of the House from the State of Massachusetts. "Resolved, That, as a testimony of respect for the memory of this distinguished statesman, the officers and members of the House will wear the usual badge of mourning, and attend the funeral in this hall on Saturday next, at 12 o'clock. "Resolved, That a committee of thirty be appointed to superintend the funeral solemnities. "Resolved, That the proceedings of this House in relation to the death of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS be communicated to the family of the deceased by the Clerk. "Resolved, That the seat in this hall just vacated by the death of the late JOHN QUINCY ADAMS be unoccupied for thirty days, and that it, together with the hall, remain clothed with the symbol of mourning during that time. "Resolved, That the Speaker appoint one member of this House from each State and Territory, as a committee to escort the remains of our venerable friend, the Honorable JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, to the place designated by his friends for his interment. "Resolved, That this House, as a further mark of respect for the memory of the deceased, do adjourn to Saturday next, the day appointed for the funeral." In the Senate, after a formal annunciation of the death of Mr.Adams, in a message from the House of Representatives, Mr.Davis, of Massachusetts, arose and delivered a feeling address, on the life and services of the deceased patriot.
The following are extracts:-- "Mr.President: By the recent affliction of my colleague, (Mr.Webster,) a painful duty devolves upon me.
The message just delivered from the House proves that the hand of God has been again among us.
A great and good man has gone from our midst.
If, in speaking of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, I can give utterance to the language of my own heart, I am confident I shall meet with a response from the Senate. "He was born in the then Province of Massachusetts, while she was girding herself for the great revolutionary struggle which was then before her. His parentage is too well known to need even an allusion; yet I may be pardoned if I say, that his father seemed born to aid in the establishment of our free Government, and his mother was a suitable companion and co-laborer of such a patriot.
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