Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-01-06
PRESIDENTS ANSWER.
Gentlemen of The Senate,

the obllging expreilens ol your regret, ioi Tue
lofs our country has fuaained, in the death of
her mof eieemed, beloved and admired eiti
zen.
In the multitude of my thoughts and recol-
efinns on this melancholy event, you will
permit me only to fay, that have ieen him in
the day. Of adverlity, in iome of the feenes of
| his deepea diiels and mot trying perplexities
IL have alto attended him in his highelf eleva-
ton and MOT prosperous felicity--with uniform
admiration of his wildom, moderation and
| eonltaney.
Among all our original aiTociates in that
| Memorable League of the Continent in 1874,
which fra exprened the Sovereign Will of a
Free Nation in America, he was the only one
| remaining in The General Government. Attic,
with a conilitution more enfeeble6 than his, at
! an age when he thought il necenary to prepare
for retirement, feel myfelf alone, bereaved of
my laii brother-yet derive frong eoniola-
ton from the unanimous difpoiirion, which ap
pears in all ages and claies, to mingle their
foirows With mine, on this common calamity TO
The world.
The life of our WASHINGTON cannot
fuffer by companion with thole of other
countries, who have been mot celebrated and
exalted by Fame The rIbutes and decora-
tons Of Royalty, could have only ferved to
pfc the majsfy Of thole virtues which made
him, from beng modef citizen, more ref.
plendent lumnary. Misfortune, had he lived,
could hereafter have iullied his glory only with
thofe superficial minds, who believing that ebar-
a7eys and at7ion are marked BY eesi alone, rarely
deferve to enjoy it. Malice could never have
Maaedbi bonor, and Eavy made him tingular
exception to her universal rule.
For himfelf he had lived enough, to life and
to glory. For his fellow citizens, it their prayers
coud have been anfwered, he would have been
immortal. For me, his departure is at a mon
unfortunate moment. Truaing, however, in
the wife and righteous dominion of Providence
over the pailions of men, and the relult of their
councils and actions, as we'll as over their 'ivev
nothing remains for me, but humbl
tion
His example is now complete, and will teach
Men, not only in the preient age, but in future
generations, as long as our hiaory fhall be
read If Trgau found Phsy, Marcus
AaeluJ can never want Biographers, Eulogia.
or Hliorians. JOHN ADAMS.
United Siafes, 7,d December, 1899.
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Mr.. Marfhlll made a report in part, from the
joint committee appointed to contder-a fnitable
mode of commemorative the death Of General ,
WASHINGTON. .t
He reported the following refolutions -
Re,alpsd BY he Senate and HOME Of Rspyesnfa
tives oftbs Uni,ed Staes al Am0ica ~ CsngrsG
aGsm5led, That Marble Monument be ereacd
by the United States in the capitol of The city
of Warrington, and that the family OF General
WASHINGTON be requetted to permit his body
to be depoGted under it, and that the monu
ment be 70 deiigned as to commemorate the
great events of his military and political life.
And Be it further RsIslUsd, That there be a
funeral proceiiion from Congrefs Hall, to The
German Lutheran Church in memory of
GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. on
Thuifday, the 2oth infant, and that an Ora
ton be prepared at the requeR Of Congress to
be delivered before both Houfes that day and
tina. the Prefdent of the Senate, ard Speaker Of
the Houfe of Representatives, be deircd TO
requeR one of the members OF Ccngrefs u pre-.
pare and deliver the fame.
Aud be II further Refcfoed, That il be recon
mended to the people o.. the United States, to
wear Grape on their left arm as mourning for
thirty days.
Asd Be il fariber RefslVcd, That the Prsfse7f
be rcqueaed to direa copy of iheie reiolu'ous
to be tlanfnittea TO Mrs. W15afycrov. ahuring
her of profo;nd refpea Congress will eve, bear
to her perlon and character, of their coincidence
on the late afIliding difpenla,ion of Providence,
and intreating her aGent to the interment Of The
remains of General W4HrHc70N in the manner
exprened in the Grlt refolution.
did Be Il Ewtb-r Rci0ivsd That the P,sGlsm
be requeaed to idue a-PtoclamAron. Notifying
to the people of The United States, the
recommendation contained in the third refou
ton. *
1'hcfe refoutions paied both Houfss unani-
mouay.