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Life And Public Services Of John Quincy Adams Sixth President O

Mr. Adams' arrival at St. Petersburg--His Letters to his Son on the Bible-- His Religious Opinions--Russia offers Mediation between Great Britain and the United States--Proceeds to Ghent to negotiate for Peace-- Visits Paris--Appointed Minister at St. James-Arrives in London.

Chapters

31. Chapter 31

MR. ADAMS' LAST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC AT BOSTON--HIS HEALTH--LECTURES ON HIS JOURNEY TO WASHINGTON--REMOTE CAUSE OF HIS DECEASE--STRUCK WITH PARALYSIS--LEAVES QUINCY FOR WASHINGT...

25. Chapter 25

MR. ADAMS'S ADMINISTRATION--REFUSES TO REMOVE POLITICAL OPPOSERS FROM OFFICE--URGES THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS--APPOINTS COMMISSIONERS TO THE CONGRESS OF PANAMA--HI...

27. Chapter 27

MR. ADAMS TAKES HIS SEAT IN CONGRESS--HIS POSITION AND HABITS AS A MEMBER--HIS INDEPENDENCE OF PARTY--HIS EULOGY ON THE DEATH OF EX-PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON--HIS ADVOCACY OF THE...

30. Chapter 30

MR. ADAMS' FIRMNESS IN DISCHARGE OF DUTY--HIS EXERTIONS IN BEHALF OF THE AMISTAD SLAVES--HIS CONNEXION WITH THE SMITHSONIAN BEQUEST--TOUR THROUGH CANADA AND NEW YORK--HIS RECEPT...

23. Chapter 23

CHARGES OF CORRUPTION AGAINST MR. CLAY AND MR. ADAMS--MR. ADAMS ENTERS UPON HIS DUTIES AS PRESIDENT--VISIT OF LA FAYETTE--TOUR THROUGH THE UNITED STATES--MR. ADAMS DELIVERS HIM...

22. Chapter 22

James Monroe was the last of the illustrious line of Presidents whose claims to that eminent station dated back to the revolution. A grateful people had conferred the highest ho...

15. Chapter 15

HENRY ADAMS, the founder of the Adams family in America, fled from ecclesiastical oppression in England, and joined the Colony at a very early period, but at what precise time i...

28. Chapter 28

In the meantime, during the years 1836 and 1837, the public mind in the Northern States, became fully aroused to the enormities of American slavery--its encroachments on the rig...

21. Chapter 21

MR. ADAMS APPOINTED SECRETARY OF STATE--ARRIVES IN THE UNITED STATES--PUBLIC DINNERS IN NEW YORK AND BOSTON--TAKES UP HIS RESIDENCE IN WASHINGTON--DEFENDS GEN. JACKSON IN THE FL...

26. Chapter 26

MR. ADAMS' MULTIPLIED ATTAINMENTS--VISITED BY SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN--HIS REPORT ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES--HIS POETRY--ERECTS A MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF HIS PARENTS--ELECTED MEMBER...

18. Chapter 18

Mr. Adams presented himself at the Hague, as Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, in the summer or fall of 1794. Ten years before, he was there with his father--a lad,...

24. Chapter 24

The patriarchs John Adams and Thomas Jefferson still lingered on the shores of time. The former had attained the good old age of 90 years, and the latter 82. Mrs. Adams, the ven...

20. Chapter 20

MR. ADAMS' ARRIVAL AT ST. PETERSBURG--HIS LETTERS TO HIS SON ON THE BIBLE--HIS RELIGIOUS OPINIONS--RUSSIA OFFERS MEDIATION BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES--PROCEEDS...

19. Chapter 19

John Quincy Adams returned to the United States from his first foreign embassy, in 1801. During the stormy period of his father's administration, and the ensuing presidential ca...

17. Chapter 17

he heard Mr. Windham and Mr. Fox speak of them as the best thing that had been written, and as one of the best pieces of reasoning and style they had ever read."

16. Chapter 16

After leaving the University, young Adams entered the office of Theophilus Parsons, who was then in the practice of law at Newburyport, and who afterwards for so many years fill...

29. Chapter 29

man, lately deceased. A lady wrote to inquire whence they came. Mr. Adams informed her, and added, that they could not be adequately translated in less than seven words in Engli...

14. Chapter 14

Mr. Adams' Last Appearance in Public at Boston--His Health--Lectures on his Journey to Washington--Remote Cause of his Decease--Struck with Paralysis--Leaves Quincy for Washingt...

13. Chapter 13

Mr. Adams' firmness in discharge of duty--His exertions in behalf of the Amistad Slaves--His connection with the Smithsonian Bequest--Tour through Canada and New York--His recep...

9. Chapter 9

Mr. Adams' Administration--Refuses to remove political opposers from office--Urges the importance of Internal Improvements--Appoints Commissioners to the Congress of Panama--His...

11. Chapter 11

Mr. Adams takes his seat in Congress--His Position and Habits as a Member-- His Independence of Party--His Eulogy on the Death of ex-President James Madison--His advocacy of the...

4. Chapter 4

Mr. Adams' arrival at St. Petersburg--His Letters to his Son on the Bible-- His Religious Opinions--Russia offers Mediation between Great Britain and the United States--Proceeds...

10. Chapter 10

Mr. Adams' multiplied attainments--Visited by Southern Gentlemen--His Report on Weights and Measures--His Poetry--Erects a Monument to the memory of his Parents--Elected Member...

5. Chapter 5

Mr. Adams appointed Secretary of State--Arrives in the United States-- Public Dinners in New York and Boston--Takes up his Residence in Washington--Defends Gen. Jackson in the F...

7. Chapter 7

Charges of Corruption against Mr. Clay and Mr. Adams--Mr. Adams enters upon his duties as President--Visit of La Fayette--Tour through the United Slates--Mr. Adams delivers him...

3. Chapter 3

6. Chapter 6

12. Chapter 12

8. Chapter 8

2. Chapter 2

1. Chapter 1