Poems of religion and society.: With notices of his life and character by John Davis and T. H. Benton.

LIFE OF MR. ADAMIS.
for his elevated moral example, for his integrity, for his devotion
to his duties as a Christian, as a neighbor, and as the head of a
family. In all these relations, few persons have set a more
steadfast or brighter example, and few have descended to the
grave where the broken ties of social and domestic affection
have been more sincerely lamented. Great as may be the loss
to the public of one so gifted and wise, it is by the family that
his death will be most deeply felt. His aged and beloved partner, who has so long shared the honors of his career, and to
whom all who know her are bound by the ties of friendship,
will believe that we share her grief, mourn her bereavement,
and sympathize with her in her affliction.
It is believed to have been the earnest wish of his heart to die,
like Chatham, in the midst of his labors. It was a sublime
thought, that where he had toiled in the house of the nation, in
hours of the day devoted to its service, the stroke of death
should reach him. and there sever the ties of love and patriotism which bound him to earth. He fell in his seat, attacked by
paralysis, of which he had before been a subject. To describe
the scene which ensued would be impossible. It was more than
the spontaneous gush of feeling which all such events call forth,
so much to the honor of our nature. It was the expression of
reverence for his moral worth, of admiration for his great intellectual endowments, and of veneration for his age and public
services. All gathered round the sufferer, and the strong sympathy and deep feeling which were manifested, showed that the
business of the House (which was instantly adjourned) was forgotten amid the distressing anxieties of the moment. He was
soon removed to the apartment of the Speaker, where he remained, surrounded by afflicted friends, till the weary clay resigned its immortal spirit.. "This is the end of earth!" Brief
but emphatic words. They were among the last uttered by the
dying Christian.
Thus has closed the life of one whose purity, patriotism, talents, and learning, have seldom been seriously questioned. To
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