The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-13
Congressional.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Express.

W.
The last Offices of Kindness, of remembrance.
OF honor and attention, to the remains of the late
Mr. Galley. have been performed by The Officers
OF the General Government Every thing in the
form of eulogy, of ponp, parade and pageantry,
aud OF deep and abiding sympathy has been
done to testify proper regard for the memory
of the dead.
The Speaker, between eleven and twelve o.
clock after the corpse had been brought into the
House ana placed in the centre aisle, called the
House to order. The Chaplain of the House
opened with brief and appropriate prayer, and
was followed by the Chaplain OF the Senate
who, after readng some appropriate texts of
Scripture, commented severely upon a practice
which had led to fatal tragedy, and to the death
OLA member Of the House. The Chaplain Of
the Senate, after some appropriate remarks upon
the death Of Mr. Cilley, and the manner of his
deah,-the bereavement TO his wife and little
childrcn,-he concluded by exhortng those be-
fore him as men in the highest authority,-as the
law makers, and rs The guardians of the law,-
as the e&aElplcrs of the law and as the Senators
and Representatives OF n great people--in the
name of religion and Of suffering humanity--by
their love of country, and by their hopes Of hap
piness here and hcreaiter,--as a friend of the
widow and ofthe orphan child not to give coun-
tenance to Il practice which was against the laws
of God and of man. The warning and admo-
milton of the Chaplain seemed to have q visible
effect upon most OF the Members Of the House
and upon the audience at large. Tears were
shed rs freely rs water, and every one present
seemed to be affected. The Chaplain having
concluded, the coffin was taken from the House
About l25 carriages followed the remains to
the grave and probably more than six hundred
people. The two flags over the two wings of
the Capitol, were kept at half mast during the
day and Tie city seemed to have been almost a
city Of the dead.
February 2e.
The events and doings of moment it may
take year to undo they may lie yer be undone,
IS Il fact which believe has passed into the cur
rcUcy Of proverh. The dnel Of Saturday has
made the Latter and the worst half of the propo-
siuon true, and the first and least important part
is app.oXinang TO IL iufmCnt. Two DAYS
have been spent in funeral obscquies of u deceas
c8 member Of the House, and to day the House
has laid oul for itself work enough 10 consume
the time of the lionse ITSELF and Il Committee of
tllc House, perhaps fora month or two to come.
The debate before The House upon the Resolu-
lions o! Mr. fairfield to investigate the circum-
stances ofthe duel and to instruct the committee
10 report a bill for the suppression Of duelling,
occupied most Of the day. In the Senate, Mr.
Prcutiss Of Vermont has given notice that he
will tomorrow Introduce bill having in view
the same subject.
March /.
The two Houses Of Congress to-day have
gone through their usual round Of motions, res.
olutiOnS, bills, speeches and so on. Mr. Davis of
has finished strong and unan-
sWcrabIe specCh in opposition to the Suh-Treas-
ury, or Government Bank Bill, before the Sen
ate Mr. d. is one ofIhe Goiah's of the Senate,
with n o;oui mind we'll stored Won cn,,ivotod
and DISTINGUISHED Tor his GOOD sense and closo,
obscryalinn II vou or y"'r renders ', s,u n'
over his snnccI tIrinr vo,r mr. their n1iscnilann0
ous rea,Ii,tr thav VIII 3,lro,,In,Iro ,I S,rn,,,
omI nnnmnSiionaIle cyi5enrn nC 80 ta,ts ~
lawn NV Mr. Nnyis-tirs, thnI ,I,n sni,S 'Tra ,'
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mon rnrtnin of,irnrs n} C1oyorn,,ont e, "'t'o !,
IS nrisnnn,ed. is nothing more or inss ,han ,I;Ii
for n,nlkinr. Treasury Or Governnoen, Rnnl,
,cnl bonn f,Ie Bnhomotb-ond secondI,,' tIa, 80
, Monn,oth Covcrnn,ent Monetor yoS 'das;onoa
w General Jackson, rs soon Nc he hec,n'e ,ha
President and was fixed in his notions of ..o
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