Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-25

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.sgret which was due TO this affecting &C.
San. The face OF this country was
sIo,bed in mourning, and this couDtenaDce
smybt TO be rejected 10 It's proper mirror.
,se proceedings and language OF this
uorse. The house would be wanting, IN
Sue respect to itself, il II omitted this
Is, tribute to man who had filled so
I.rge space 10 It's service, and brought
- !, 90 great an accession OF reputation.
Tbs House had, he knew, no disposition
% sithnold the tribute. Their feeling, on
,be subject, was IN true accord with the
sssLng of the country. Some gentlemen
,.,ybt suppose, however, that the case vas
40, comprehended by the rule OF usage
n The House, in this respect, Ii Il were
or, 80 embraced, Mr.. A had no hesitation
ior himself, in saying this was case III
,s5,cb he would make rule Tor the occa'
,;On. fIe scknowledged himself the ool''
Ua,ion. OF precedent m no other place IMAM
a court OF Justice; cOnceiving. 10 all o'her
ulaees, a higher ODE, Hence TO be due 10
he sources OF precedent, the justice ana
,.ason from winch u was presumed 10
srrin0 But the case did fall within the
nrnc,oIe anu int nlmeat OF the usage
Wp had been tol by his friend IRON South
Carolina, that Mr. Lowndes was oonstruc'
lively nember OF this House at the Pc
rol of h,s lamented demise But for The
near approach ard prospect OF tins event.
hi, seal wJu!t never have been VaCa'eo,
and brc1use be refused 10 hold an Once OF
,uch he was unable to discharge The du-
ties, and had gwen, in his last puolic act,
new and farther proof ol us JuslfciaIms
10 onr esteem, was the testimony OF our
resD.ct 10 be withheld from him when
vo,,Id Otherwise have been accorded!-
This cou,d not, Mr. A knew, be the SEN
,;men, o, The House. Ii was among the
FIRST duties OF patriotism, especially I'D a
ire, state, 10 accord a due testimony OF
public sensibility to eminent public SER
vice. II was the most unquestionahle dc
tate of policy, in such a state, 10 hoio OUT
IN. indictments, al once so cheap and so
snenild, to puolic virtue, which were al
sordsd ~ The prospect OF p 's'humous hOn-
or md reputation. A case could scarcely
occur calling more loudly Tor action, In re-
terence To- this duty and this policy, than
that Which was now presented. Mr.. A..
had no doubt that the house duly appreci.
,ted ITS obligation; and that there would
be an unanimous accord in rendering the
last cfhce Of respect which he Was bout
IN propose, 10 a man whom II would long
be subject of our pride to remember,
and of our regrs, 10 have lost; and that,
FOO. at period OF life at which he might
have been expected to render still iarther
services to bis country and to establish a
still larger, though not more undoubted IT,
lie TO ITS esteem. He should, therefore
move that this House do
RsIoipe That the members Of this house
will testify their respect Tor the memory OF
WV. LowsDss, late a member OF TINS
House, from the State Of South Caro-
lima, by wearing Grape on the lett arm Tor
MIR. Taylor, of N. Y. next rose, and
addressed the Speaker, following IN The
same strain with Mr.. Archer; and al
ter some very eloquent remarks, con-
eludes-'
Yon, Mr. Speaker, will remember his
zeal IN sustaining the cause OF our coun-
Yu cannot have torgotten--who that
heard HIM can ever forget, the impression
ui his elUquence in announcing Inc resolu-
ton OF thanks 10 the gallant Perry. for The
victory of Lake Erie I? Alas Alas The
statesman has joined the bero-nsyer, ne
yer again sAal his voice be heard 10 this
Hall We shall! hear him NJ more, until
the voice OF the ArChangel shall summon
the grave 10 surrender ITS dead.
When Mr. Taylor sat down
Mr.. Archer rose again, and said, that
there was one topic OF special recommen.
dauon to he regard of this house possess
ed by Mr. Lowndes, which, through mad
verlence he had omitted. and which he
would now, in reference 10 bis own teel-
ings, aud not for any purpose ct aid to the
resolution, ask permission 10 supply. ii
was that, although the highest sliurements
had been held out 70 him do so, as Mr..
A had good reason to believe, be could
never be induced TO change for any sphere
oil public service generally regarded as
more honorary than the service OF this house
There was no hing, dr A. ssid, which
could have separated him from US but the
grave.
The question was then taken on a
greeting to Mr.. Archer's notion and
it was determined In tho affirmative,
Ism con.
On motion Of MIR. Reid of Georgia.
the House then immediately adjourn.
ed.
Among the petitions presented TO
the House on Monday, and referred,
we're the following:
The Speaker land before the House,
memorial of the Board for Internal
Improvement of the state of North Ca.
rOhna, Lraying the aid Of government
IN the removal of certain sand bars at
the, entrance of Cape Fear river.