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All of these facts point to a homogeneous stock, with the same language, traditions, and social customs. Obviously there is a connection between the governmental genius displayed by Quincy's sons and the singular purity of the original English stock. ALL OF THESE FACTS POINT TO A HOMOGENEOUS STOCK WITH THE SAME LANGUAGE TRADITIONS AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTAL GENIUS DISPLAYED BY QUINCEY'S SONS AND THE SINGULAR PURITY OF THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH STOCK
Louisa Catherine"--she of whom Henry Adams wrote, "her refined figure; her gentle voice and manner; her vague effect of not belonging there, but to Washington or Europe, like her furniture and writing-desk with little glass doors above and little eighteenth-century volumes in old binding." It has been called the "church of statesmen," this dignified building, and so, indeed, might Quincy itself be called the "city of statesmen." It would be extremely interesting to study the reasons for Quincy's peculiar productiveness of noble public characters. The town was settled (as Braintree) exclusively by people from Devonshire and Lincolnshire and Essex. The laws of the Massachusetts Colony forbade Irish immigration--probably more for religious than racial reasons. On reading the ancient petition for the incorporation of the town one is struck by the fact that practically every single name of the one hundred and fifty signers is English in origin, the few which were not having been anglicized. ITH HIS PARTNER FOR FIFTY YEARS LOUISA CATHERINE SHE OF WHOM HENRY ADAMS WROTE HER REFINED FIGURE HER GENTLE VOICE AND MANNER HER VAGUE EFFECT OF NOT BELONGING THERE BUT TO WASHINGTON OR EUROPE LIKE HER FURNITURE AND WRITING DESK WITH LITTLE GLASS DOORS ABOVE IN LITTLE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VOLUMES IN OLD BINDINGS IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE CHURCH OF STATESMEN THIS DIGNIFIED BUILDING AND SO INDEED MIGHT QUINSY ITSELF BE CALLED THE CITY OF STATESMEN IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY INTERESTING TO STUDY THE REASONS FOR QUINSY'S PECULIAR PRODUCTIVENESS OF NOBLE PUBLIC CHARACTERS THE TOWN WAS SETTLED AS BRAINTREY EXCLUSIVELY BY PEOPLE FROM DEVONSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE AND ESSEX THE LAWS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COLONY FORBADE IRISH EMIGRATION PROBABLY MORE FOR RELIGIOUS THAN RACIAL REASONS ON READING THE ANCIENT PETITION FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN ONE IS STRUCK BY THE FACT THAT PRACTICALLY EVERY SINGLE NAME OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIGNERS IS ENGLISH IN ORIGIN THE FEW WHICH WERE NOT HAVING BEEN ANGLICIZED
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