The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-27

Hesolysd, That the Secretary Of fbe Treasury
communicate 20 the Senate L bic OF the rules OF
exchange, both foreign and domestic and the value
OF bank notes since the formation Of The Govern
menl.
Bill 70 establish port Of entry at Jersey City.
Ordered 10 be engrosSed.
A message from The House, announced the death
OF Hon. jonathan Ciliey representative from Maine,
and that the funeral would lake place IN the Hail.
Tomorrow, al IL o'clock and inviting the Senate 70
Join In the service
MIR. WILLIAMS rose and addressed the Senate
as follows:
Ma PRgaDEsr: came into the Senate this morn
ing exhausted and overwhelmed, TO perform The
melancholy duty Of announcing 10 you and TO the
Senate of the United States the sudden and lamenied
death Of my friend and colleague The Hon. JosA-
THAN cILLEY, Representative from Maine in The
Congress ofthe United States
AT the last adjournment ofthe Senate, Mr. CHLEY
was in perfect health, full Of hope and expectation
Of making himself useful in asserting and vindi-
ealing the violated rights Of his State, and Of disn
gushing himself in the great questions which now
SO deeply agilae the public mind full OF zeal and
ardent patriotism and of devotion 10 the great cause
Of human liberty and Of human rights, he consider
ed that crisis had arisen when his country had
right TO claim the services Of her sons He obeyed
the call Of his constituents, relinquishing the enjoy
menis of The domestic circle of wife and three chill
dren. He Is now lieless corpse; all his hopes are
blasted and destroyed, and his constituents are de-
prived Of the services Of able and faithful repre-
sentative.
Mr. CiLLEY was native Of New Hampshire, and
belonged to one of the most ancient and respectable
families in that State. Patriotism and bravery were
his inheritance. His grandfather was the distin-
gushed patriot and brave officer Of the Revolution
General CnLEY and his brother, Captain JOSEPH
CHLEY was the gallant leader Of the heroic charge
under Colonel MILLER, at the battle Of Bridgewater
Heights, in the last war.
The deceased was graduate Of Bowdoin Col
lege in Maine and By his superior talents and ap-
plicaon attained high standing at the bar in that
State He was a good lawyer, an able advocate,
and powerful debater
From early life MIR. CiLLEY was ardently attached
TO the principles Of free government; jealous adj
vocate Of the rights Of the rhole people, and de-
ermned opponent of the claim Of the Jec TO tyran-
ize over the many.
In 1892 Mr.. CILLEY was elected 10 the House Of
Representatives in Maine and in 1885 and 1886,
Speaker Of that body where his powers and love Of
country became so conspicuous that in 1887 he was
elected 10 Congress in district in which the MAORI
ty were his political opponents.
OF his conduct here, need not speak, for all who
hear me, and all who knew Mr.. CnLEY in the other
end of the Capitol will bear testimony TO his ability,
to his Open frank and determined course, 10 the
high order of his talents and powers as debater,
and to the respect and Difference he paid to the rights
OF others.
As man, Mr.. CIELEY was warm, ardent, gene
rous, noble; as a friend true, faithful, abiding. He
was IN the meridian Of his life, aged 35 the past
was the earnest Of the future.
In his death Maine has lost one of her brightest
ornaments and the nation is bereft of devoted pa
triot and an ardent jealous supporter Of its free
institutions.
The sun which set upon the lifeless corpse Of my
late friend and colleague, rose bright and cheering
upon his distant ireside circle and the wife of his
bosom blessed its gladstone beams, and told her nno-
cent children that il brought The return of their
father one day nearer.
Alas "nor wife nor children shall see him more
Who shall now penetrate that bereaved mansion,
and witness the tears, the agony, the distraction oil
the widow and the faiheriess MIR. President,
cannot May the Father OF all mercies be their
comforter and their support
OF the cause and manner of the death Of Mr.
CnLEY, forbear to speak but allow me TO say, that
il is my solemn conviction that he entertained i'll
will, and intended no dsrespect, to Mr. GRAVES, in
any thing that occurred and that in accepting the
CALL he did nothing than he believed indispen-
sabic 10 avoid disgrace 10 himself and to his consti
tuents
Mr.. WILLIAMS then submitted the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
RcSolued unanimously, That the Senate will attend
the funeral of the Hon. JONATHAN CiLLEy, late
member of the House of Representatives, from the
Stale OF Maine, at the hour of twelve O'clock to-
morrow and as testimony Of respect for the me-
mory Of the deceased, they will go into mourning
by wearing Grape round the left arm for thirty days
And, as an additional mark of respect TO the
memory Of the deceased,
Resolred, That the Senate do now adjourn.
The Senate then adjourned.
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