Eulogies On John Q. Adams

The great men of our land, of all parties have vied with each other in pronouncing eulogies upon the illustrious Ex-President so lately deceased. They have recapitulated his public services and honors - have said great and good things of him - have given him much and justly deserved praise; but among all the eulogies we have noticed, none has been so well expressed, none so well deserved, none so affecting, none that could be more grateful to the departed, than what is contained in the following sentences. " The crowds who called to see Mr. Adams, yesterday and to-day, were immense. Many colored men came to see him in his coffin, and went away weeping. They BEGGED EARNESTLY FOR A LAST SIGHT OF HIM," [Burritt's Christian Citizen.] The most efficient safeguard against the snares of detraction, is cultivation of the mind. Those who have well stored minds, need not talk of persons to beguile the time, because they have topics of a much higher nature and of equal interest to discuss. A distinguished female writer has observed, that it is much safer, and better, to talk of things than of persons. That excellent old proverb, "take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves," may well be applied to the proper use of the moments - considering them as the pence of time, and hours as its pound; for those who take care of their moments, will find them soon amount to well stored hours, while they who waste moments will never find their hours long enough for their improvement. Truly they ought to expect no pity in their fall, who, when in power, had no sympathy for the wretched. Lord Kames says - If you live according to nature you will seldom be poor, if according to opinion never rich. The present population of the United States, to the Commissioner of ents, is 20,746,400.