And though we have, unfortunately, been engaged in a war, I trust the result has taught wisdom to both parties.

In your political institutions you have set a noble example, which, if followed throughout the world, will rescue mankind from the dominion of those tyrants who jeer at the destruction which they produce-- 'Like the moonbeams on the blasted heath, Mocking its desolation.' "Gentlemen, in conclusion, I beg to express the delight which I feel, and propose to you as a toast--May the United States be an example to the world; and may civil and religious liberty cover the earth, as the waters do the channels of the deep." A public dinner was also given Mr.Adams on his arrival in Boston.

Mr.
Gray presided, and Messrs.

Otis, Blake, and Mason, acted as Vice Presidents.

His father, the venerable ex-President John Adams, was present as a guest.