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Show " Aim,"' a ' o LKXOTU OF SBUVICE OF OU h LKXDING STATES MEN. it The Cincinnnti pnquiur occssional a indulges in some pleasant and intcrestt ie remlnisccifees. W'v quote tho follow! c- fromalato'numlierol that Journal: b. John Quincy Adanw, wn minister d tbo NtthcrUnds, under Washlngtt h H81-tHi; Alinister to Portugal, 115)1-iy 115)1-iy Minister to Fmsma during tho ndmiidst tiou or his father, 1197-1803; Scuat Is 1803-8; Minister to Hospla, under Ma in son, 180S-1S; Commifsiouer to Ohc ISIOH; Mlnistcrto England, 1815-1 r Secretary of State, under Munroc, 18 -21; President, I82t-2U; and Mcnibcr t Coftgret frm 1813 to 1047, tho date (f- his death. Tims, in a ieriod of lifty-thi lis years, tho interval lictween .the layi iio down of one oflice and the at'sumplion id another, amount, when added togetli ir to h'ss than to years, th 'Hie official career of Gen. Lewis ?f d has been even longer than that of J Adams'. Commencing as n member k; the liral Stuto Legislature of Oliio: lit ISOa.Mie has been in high position e id (iuco nppriodof fifty eight years. AVi iy itj tlmt tinm ho lias been Governor t as .Territory ndin Superintendent, Sai he tary" of A?"V Minister to France, Uni States Senator for twclre years, candid m- for President, anil Secretary f Su y: When bo leasee the Secretory of Sta cd Department in he will cample! ed seryico of nbput Bixty years in lio h lie ofllcef plftha'B0Tepin)cHt. Jc ij laty I :bce!t' lir!ulce.asld A's'iiOinc iof onr state 5 tncnh'lho only one wh'o'Jiij's Illfcd'tlleYof I hghcmM aig'niried'snd powcrrntpos ,t1ons uridc,CTthfi "Amo'ricii'n CofisUfutioi r Ue bus.becn Miniver to Ehglaiid, "S?cV 1 tivry of Stntc;,TlcH Psldctit'uud 1'r'es r, .dfttr.., lJhpubIic;;iitt'commencc(i In i80; t Surrogate 'of,' Cdluiitbiaidiiiity, tfe .- Yorkwhich htt'Uft' lor the State Bttiaf f mid thin ns.State.' A'ttbriiWGeuVrhl of tl S" .?tofe, -United fe'tntcitimtiif, Gottrno j Mltiliter.to Eiigh(d Secretary! 6f-"8tat b Vice . rrcsnlcnt 'antV 'Presjdcfit. ' Ilu'wi (f onsta"ntfb6f6re';tf Unjlo r- .(aiitpjtarntgi;.ddnp'1i!i'hj; rctlrcinei r? from the l'rcsidenc'in 1311, a period ? t' thltt-tfireq j'carifc Perh'nptf'lwo ougl r tio; tb' 'My ihai;h phbl6 -career Jht t closed, for; ho rftis; a' prominent, fandidai fori't-csidciit before. thS- lialtlnforo' Co 1 Ycntloijdu.lS-laml hHtiin ag,ttievl"jre - spil canditatcjtorl-resiijent iii"l84S;';; t ,t 'lIcnrjvClnj?a'publroarc,crVoninienC( I ih'ilBOIns' R-mcmljerof the.'Sennto 1 tho 'United Slates'diul comlnded' hi i tnbmbcrX llieIloiUf,' Sjftcftkcf of' tin . bodyToWtlvo. .yearsi' -jjongfer 'itfli ?. thfti'anyolhcr waufctertscftcd iif tin 'capacHj.dirri j CommfMtoricrW to CpiifcTiido.'the'pcaipo!' wii i Great-Itrifat'u in JSIl; and Secretary1, j tateto"J825'ld'lS3ii s Thomas II,.Ucnton scrycil "a tonger pt ' Iod.li'TCo"ngnrss' tfiah ''any other bf IfpublRj' mch. He1 entered tlia 'Uitti a States Senate, Stlien-Mfe'onri Was'n'dniitti 'litXsai.'aiid contrnoed therViintil Ji?5 .a-Jieridd'bf thirty years; Ife riererr"e . onyher oflice; ' J,' t " '' x r oliri.C 0lho"nnehtcHd'"tfcSl louse 1 teifrcsenta tires in , 1 81 1 j f eryed there n - til', i$T, 'wliieii ho hecaiflff Secretary fnr imdcr, Mr. Alunroc; "In 18241 . was elected Vice-President ; and reelecti J fin 1828,. In ISJll, her resigned the slatl 'loT Vic'ePrjerfdehl to bccofh'o a. Unit " ratales S'eimto ffbin Sonth Curbliii j The rea? on of thjs extraordinary step w thdt he might champion the t?nnse of hi i lificaitoti in tho Senateand reply to tl c nrgnments Of Mr.' Webster rYn tliatsti jeet, which wcrv iroducing att Jctraord r.ry effect' ou fhe wuritry. He cOhlluu in the Bfnote until Ifl-tl, when he becai . Bccrtt.nry oPStntcr ninler-John 'Tyler: . ' 11"), bc're-entcrwl the Senate, niid w j it miiftlicr of it In IBiiO, wheir he died. f Iniel VTirlisler Came to the ll&ux'c. lU'prtfeentiitiYca' iii 111; front rtas'Sc'crcWry-bf Stilte Iii isJat ho v s.' ninin ScriatbrV' In 1S50, h sagaiu to "tnargo of the TJepa.rtmait of Stato; f: e 1 tilled that position to the time r hfs dcii f 1 ll4 potitinil cartt-r lasted nbont thii f six ycark |