Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-27
TvsEATY-sIXrm CONGRESS-
MONDAY, AMI 20, 1910.
IN SENATE.
FRS SESSlO,


Asso8n as the SITUATE mrl lhls morning, and the
! ionrna I'D bcrn rood
Nj. ANDERSON rose and said All President
| rise 10 peiftm yei1 painful duly and adveftng
10 the oilcnnis apecs III winch lasl saA The disn
gnis he'd lndeflua Of whom | am Hhoni 10 sceak il IS
exceedingly unexpected Ia ne. rtcsl,ed. SIR, llns
~ o,ni1e, \ irw moments bcloie laok nay seat ~
lhis ehahbef a letter lfom q ifitnd al OK
vile. announcing The death Ct Judge " uiTE :;
and although We hadlecen intelligence of hIs
lccbled healih, had slill oped thu II mGht be
stored and his life piolfaeed far beyond Tie present
houi.
Iu rising. sir, to move the opti0D OF the resou-
lions winch shall submit 10 the Senate upon tits
pteas IN relation 10 This distinguished an, it's
not Improper to fccue infy lew oi Ihe leading
lAcls III bis history.
In doing HE u is not inappropriate to remark
hat he masa member I'll this body during the early
pa of tbs session. aud has often received here the
honored distinction OF presdtug oyrr It's GclthetA
/ urus; aud the proceeding Which | propose, | an
/ nj tmed BY some a the more experienced MEM
beTs ol the Senate, IS within the analogy Of those
udes uuarr ~htoh NC ole, respect aud courtesy 10
+ the memory oi our iepafted assnt iaes am sue,
sir, there Is nol one II abby wh, M am surrounded
shu viii 20 nndert II cif, unsia ties, mosl Chez
FULLY eNt,nl l' tubuie 81 ttgatd 10 his character
lie elaataied AZ ~ eally day to Tennessee, olnir
/ set youth AMI s"ufd neal 10 lie fVry Town 10
/ which his remains are pow deposited, Tie was the
: it.ccHdaH al father Who hid anticipated ~ The
+ paindHe stnegcs Of our Revolutionary war, AID
/ Who. Ia Transferring las residence Il Tethea>e e,
hronga With HIN the spftt of ehelplse aud love ol
/ county necessary TO Tire seillen III Of prt,loas
frontier, lie received classical edncatop, aud
soon TUNED his 10 The study al ihe law, aud
AZ ouce engaged with atdar aud success IN the pur
SUITS OF thai lrntesAon. HIS associates from his
youth up 10 the priiad when lac had entered upon
the daues of p,anhood, euteraieed Tor him the
kindes anl most slneele PERSONAL atIachmeut, aud
were ratified at the tnnld progress which he made
IA the dp,#iidence AID favor 81 the Public IN every
thing wlneh p,iai6ed 10 the duues OF ms rules
SION. lie WAS sew raj tunes ee.ted 10 The legis-
Iatute, AMI twice, hrlige, air, rlaced upon the Sn
premn bench Of the State In all these stations he
filled the measure OF private and of public expech
tpn. lis mud WAS tlenr and vigorous and took
within Ills range VIVID perception OF The peculiar
dultes which belonged 10 each position. Suhse.
quenlly 10 his, he received . high marN of the
eonidente oil our Government by hrs apio tmcn
as y commissioner under very important treaty.
Tue hdelfy aud ebdiy with winch he executed hat
trust we'll known to ihosn who Conferred H. and
to those Who lelL or ~ any way pa.tcpacd III Its
acli9n.
higher dislm'uoH OF acct to tins body aud am
nov surrounded BY those who have served with him
here, and who can fully appreciate his private and
pHblic. worth In all the petspnal relations II his
NE NJ hote aud abroad, he stond upon elevated
/ round. HIS Wivate character was without re-
pfaaoh aud Iee conddeot that every Senator will
| concur IN this trbule to his memory. lie now
hes bnlied. slr IN the country OF his adoption, aud
tiuSt hat We viii pass unanimously the resolutions
! which nov submit
Mr. A. then sent the following resolutions:
! Resolved unanimously That The members
Of the Sena e, fuin a sincere desire of shoning
/ rs"ry mark Of respect 10 the emoiy of the Hun
/ llUGn l.. Nnirr, deceased, Il member Of this body
dntlog ihe srssl u, viii go into mourning Tor one
month, by the usual mode of wearing Grape on the
lei arm.
Resoircd aBarimousiy. That, as an additional
MARI oi fespec,for memory of lluGH l.. WuIrE,
I the Srnate do ADJOURN.
! IMPRESSION SAID; ! do not know, Mr.. Pfcsi-
4 dcul, whether atn enti'ed othe honnr am about
I" assume IN secondlne the resolutions which
just heen offered by The Senator from Tennessee in
honor oil his late distinguished colleague; aud vel,
SIR, | am no aware that any present more
I euitleh 10 this melancholy homer, # belongs to
long acq filntance, to lmraIon, aud mt
mate Intercourse. Itthesc cucuu stances do no en-
title 10 speak, AN every Senator will feel,
/ IN The enotuns winch swell his BOSOM
POLICY Tor my desifc 10 feleve my own, BY bearing
es ony To The virtues and talents, the long services
! aud great usefulness, OF Jedgc WHITE
My infancy and youth were spent in n region
con,ignousia The splere of hs earlie, fame use
i fitness. As long as lean remember any thing, re-
member the deep confidence he had in pred
4 wise anI urriafi Judge, IN which station no man
ever tnjayed pnter reputation, established II
~ There was antique steroness and just
hess IN his character BY general consent he
WIS called Cato Subsequently, At period OF
our pubic aithls very analogous TO The pres nj he
occup ed pos ton, which placed Inm at the hean
I ni the financial institutions d East Tennessee. He
sustained them by hIs Individual character. NE
name OF HueH l.. WHITE WAS gumaGiy that nese
iated 10 a,iiact emf ie1ee. lts1tutiops sus
] aited ny the credit OF Individual, aud the
only wealfh 0i ttat individual was ms character
froi. tins more intted srhere OF usefulness anu
reputation he vas FIRST btonghtto this copspi
cuous stage member OF an important couin,is-
SION on the Spanish treaty, IN which hema assocatf
wiiiI4 Mr. ! azwELL and Mr. kiAG. HIS learning /
his ability. H. nness aud indusify innie diate, ex,
tended the snheie his repaIafion the boundartA
oiiiie counry. Upon rhe completion OF dat duty |
lie came mo the Senate. OF his career here J
need mt SPEAK. HIS grave aud ,cBcfable foIn il 4
even now be he tsihat 81 PARENT at,cntiou, oi