The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-10
Twenfy-sevenfh Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
Thsrsdsy. February -.
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE. !.
A message vas rreeIyed IRON the
House of Representative. snnVuneing :
the death oI the Hon. Le~is Williams. Ol
North Csrolins; ~hen
Mr.. GRAHAM. Of N"rIh Carolina.
rose and #ddrsssed the Seas,e - follows: ,
Mr.. PaEaDEsr: | was . speeis,ur u /
the mslanch.ly event which 10 announced
in the message IRON the House. u Gas
the result az sudden and vialeni attack
of disease. ~hieh. deiy ing III remedy.
proved fatal On Ices tl.aa thirty s,x hours
lrom iss commencement On Monday
Ar. w,llisms Was in bic seal until the
close nl session of the Hause. Oa We'd
nesdsy. within little mare Than an hour
after shs meeting &c lhs lIoCss. he lay
m.less corpse. OF The dreadful lesson
~hich 10 issghI by This most unsupported
calamity. IL Is hlling iha, others should
speak wiih more ptapEety Than myseli
Ilu, the occasion sIvrs rice IN lev re-
Elections in ~hieh | hope 10 be INDUCED.
IA public servant has been struck down by
,hs hand of death almost in the harnrss
of his public labor--s nan whose long
life of near sixty years has been devoted
10 useful, honorable aud patriotic service.
The occurrence 10 well calculated 10 arrest
,hs ordinary course uG thought and seton
here, and 10 turn aur minds 20 the con-
,emplauon of hist awful change 10 ~hich
we are al uIumately destined. IL Ie.
minds Us. iuo. that The older men are pas
ing away iron The public councils. and
:, fassurslly rxciys some inquiry as IN the
, lite and character of him ~he has so lone
shared in The Deliberations ol Congress,
q and in the gratitude and con6dsnes oi h''
counirymer.
v AIR. Williams was native Of ihs coun
~ al surty. Nn,ih car"iins, IN which n
,l~.x. eoniianed his residence. Ills ed
= ...,iaa vas liberal. having been grsdus
e ted 81 the University of biz native Sale
Is and having remained some ii,ne, subse
6 auen,ly ss iuiorin the same institution
'e No, very long sfvsIws'ds he vas chose
by the Legislature member Of The Boar
al Trustees Of The University. Of who
he vas ever one Of the most visilan'. ID
i've, aud isuLfui guardians. Anxious 10
useful in the emplaymen, Of the counir,
he seems early 20 have contemplated
re public career. In the year 1914 he VI
n. returned from the County Of Suuy one
lie The nen,hers OF The Honse ri Common
70. in the General Assembly Of the Sizts; an
IT, sl,hovsh youns man. he took pr"ni
"a eut par, IN The proceedings Of the ensu''
II! session. To 1915 he VAS elected the issI
~, res.nts,i,e in the Congress oi the Unit
mr. S,a,es, Of the 18th Congressional D's,ri'
IN, winch embraces the county OF his rel
,or dence; and ate,ery election since that tlu
bur he has been returned by Tie same cons
ay ,uency 60 the same station. Of hIs taller
we asd services % member Of Congress
ne - ould be ,upstfuous TO speak here. in .
zen scene Of his labors. aud among his ear
. and later associates. Ills legislative his
de ~ IL incorporated with the history oi
MI country Tor mote Than aqasrier 81 cen
On. ~, in one continued series. and IL lou
md in the journals and documents Of
IA. House, the reports " its commiress. a
nm. the register OF i,s debates during that
We Rod. Few members Of The House e.
ven perfMmed more useful and laborIous o.
MI. vice Than did NJ. Williams Tor ma
I,r wears, while he acted a. the chairman
Nv lie committee oi claims. IN sdjusul
rlj. the numerou. demands on tie 6ove'
nv men, which grew out ofuansac,ians c.
ave- nectrd with The late war with Great
adj. tain, And none, IL 10 believed. ever p
nv ,e..ed The confidence Of his associates
The legislation in grea,sr degree. WA
lly, mind patient, i.bo'ions. aud strictly
o." partial. he applied himself diligently
nee. ,hi. branch of the business al Conets
fort. and vas found go generally accurate
his opinions acquired the grestes' vel;
nj, continuous service for 81 oany -
/, il no, only made h'm the Father 81
h,e. House by seniority of membership,
,ful. his inuma,e acquaintance Nth public
c,tl fairs, his enlightened views Of the struc'
INV and policy oil our Government. and
,uIy iniiexible honesty and msnllness oil
nav. rac,er, rendered him one Of The most
I,pm lausble Of the public counsellor.
,h,,. sit, il 10 MT 90 much hs public act'o
VEL the high places Of the country. and
,u in cspac,tes TO be serv,ceatle there, th
ll,ry wish particularly ,o>mark. HIS cha
i,a,e ter will bear closer exaTinsnon aud
and vsrer scruuny. Iw,sh to bear nv tuu
!, the testimony 10 The eminent purity o! he
aho ,a,e life and coral integrity. and 10 81
;dual vbs, 1 believe is the common sen'l'
v,od. m HE eide circle of acquaintance,
I the during his long public career. neithe
hat is angry contests Of parties, The temp
ed 10 Of ambition. of avarice, or sire. have
atom. lied his name eth . sine!s scuon
owe1 should cause one momeu,'s regret
Of do fr,.eGs. In his public conduct he
v! my manly. Crank, ingenious, aud desot
IN va h. duties. Il happened TO mo ia
patriot boyhood TO have been sent ~ schC
e with one oil the counties of his GislricG
|ers oi well remember 10 have Witnessed