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THE GRAVE OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

In the crypt in that portion of Braintree, Massachusetts, now known as Quincy, with the immortal remains of John Adams, his father, rest the forms of John Quincy Adams and his wife, Louisa Catharine. The tomb is surmounted by a bust, beneath which are the words, "Alteri Sæculo," divided by an acorn and two oak leaves. Over the tablet is "Thy Kingdom Come." As on the tablet of John Adams, the first column is devoted to the president and the other to his wife. inscription reads as follows:

Near this place reposes all that could die of

John Quincy Adams.

SON OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL (SMITH) ADAMS,
Sixth President of the United States.

Born 11 of July, 1767, Amidst the Storms of Civil Commotion,
He Nursed the Vigor which Inspires a Christian
For more than half a Century.

Whenever His Country Called for His Labors,
In either Hemisphere or in any Capacity,
He Never Spared them in Her Cause.

On the Twenty-fourth of December, 1814,
He signed the Second Treaty with Great Britain, which Restored

Peace within her Borders.

On the Twenty-third of February, 1848, he closed sixteen years of eloquent defense of the lessons of his youth by dying at his post in her great National Council.

A Son Worthy of His Father,

A Citizen shedding Glory on His Country,

A Scholar Ambitious to Advance Mankind,

This Christian sought to Walk Humbly in the Sight of God.

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The second column on this tablet records the important facts in the life of his "Partner for fifty years":

Louisa Catharine.

Living through Many Vicissitudes

And under Many Responsibilities as a

Daughter, Wife and Mother, she Proved Equal to All.

DYING,

She Left to Her Family and Her Sex the Blessed Remembrance of
"A WOMAN THAT FEARETH THE LORD."

Under the parallel column is this verse:

"One soweth and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor. Other men labored, and ye are entered into their labor."

The church in which the remains were deposited in 1848 is a massive structure, the front being supported by heavy columns, with a graceful cupola and dome above it. It is embowered in immense elm and chestnut trees, near the old Adams homestead, and is now owned and used by the Unitarian congregation of Quincy, with which the Adamses were associated.

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N turning from the great men who have thus far occupied the executive chair of the United States, to those who immediately follow, one feels that he has been among the gods, and is now going down to dwell among perverse and passion-scarred men. The descent is so sudden, and the change is so marked with violence and paltriness that it is like going into another climate or civilization. The first six presidents were men of strength, breadth, nobility of character, and life-great products of a great era. They differed much from each other, but each was great and noble in his way, a tower of strength to the republic, a royal illustration of its principles, a magnificent specimen of manhood. Americans have never had to apologize for their weaknesses, while the world has been quick to do them honor, and the greatest of every country and age since their time have accepted them as peers in the highest realm of thought and action. As the ages move away, their renown will grow, and the study of their exalted characters and lives will quicken the generations of men in what is most manly and meritorious. It was theirs to act conspicuous parts in founding the republic, and conducting its affairs in the first forty years of its existence. It is largely the product of their wisdom and energy, and will forever stand the monument of their greatness of mind and worth of character.

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