The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-31
DcatIr-ef Lewis Williams.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

TRIBUTE Ot REsfEIl.
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Ancient Baptisnal Admonition
The melancholy news Of the death Of
the Hon. LEWIS IL. WILLIAMS, having
reached Huntsville, the citizens oil the VII
Iagc and neighborhood assembled, ON
hasty summons, to interchange their feel,
lngs on the sad occasion, and to propose
wider expression Of the public sympathy
upon this loss 10 virtue and patriotism.
The meeting was organized by motion
from Col. RICHARD G. PURYIER, that
HENRY p. PoINDExTER, Esq, take the
Chair, and that WILLIAM HARDIN, Esq,
act as Secretary. On taking his seat, the
Chairman, in perfect keeping with the
spirit of the meeting, made few touching
remarks on the well earned character of
the deceased, and his sense of the public
calamity.
In the company present, were seen some
of the old and venerable gentlemen OF the
community, who had known Mr.. Williams
from infancy TO grey haas, as also those
who were his contemporaries IN years A
deep and solemn silence prevailed, and
tears e like rain drops" were seen to trlc-
HE down their furrowed cheeks, while a
gentleman by request, read from the pub
lie newspapers the proceedings of Con-
ii. Il Is foll ION al,a
STYLED, BY long service "The Father of the
House. and the glowing address of sever
al gentlemen of the Senate and Hall of
Represen,aliyes-on the merits and serYl-
ccs of this lamentcd son of North Carolina.
On further motion, the Chairman APP
pointed committee, consisting of DR..
Pleasant Henderson, Col. Richard c. Pur-
yier, Samuel l.. Davis, John Welsh and
Joseph Hawser, Esqrs., TO prepare and re-
port Resolutions expressive OF the sense
and design of the meeting, who, after re-
firing a short time, returned the following
Resolutions which were read add unanl-
mously adopted:
Resolped, That the citizens Of Hunts
vile and its vicinity, with the deepest SEN
sation sorrow and regret, have heard of
the death Of the Hon. Lewis Williams, the
long,tried and faithful Representative Of
this District, in the Congress of the Unit
ed States.
Rcsoired That we most respectfully In
vile the citizens generally, Of his native
county of Surry, TO unite with US, hiss i'm
mediate neighbors and friends, in meet
ing at Rockford, on Tuesday of our Supe
rior Court week, in order to express and
perform the last Offices of esteem and at.
lection to Public Servant" who, for the
period Of an entire generation IN the life Of
man-amd the dazzling aiurements ofam.
biiicn-and the varied temptations Of vice
and self.indulgeucc, offered to those in
high places of ollice-in all the chickering's
Of party splril-in the bitter contentious
Of sectional feelings or popular excitements
amid the dubious mazes ofpoltical strife,
where the perceptions Of right and
wrong are so often biended-in the huc.
tuations of national policy--in the vicissi-
tudes of peace or war--he has stood su-
credIy by his couniry's honor and interest,
and, like a faithful sentinel, has literally
died on the watchiower.
Resoired further, With like intent 10
this labor Of love to the honored dead, we
invite the other counties Of the district to
hold similar meetings as the ter:ns Of the
Court successfully arrive.
Resoiped, That we most aGectionately
express to the Hon. William A. Graham
and 10 the Hon. Henry Clay of the Senate,
to the Hon. Mr.. Rayner, the Hon. W. c.
Johnson, and the venerable Ex.President
Adams, Of the House of Representatives,
our heart and homefeh qualification for
their manly and eloquent addresses to both
Houses Of Congress on this mournfu &C.
easion.
1t being we'll understood, that the re-
mains Of our late Honorcd Representative
viii be brought away from Washington to
be inferred in his native soil, at the family
mansion in the ncighborhood
Resoieed therefore, That we will attend
the Funeral Of the deceased at day here.
after TO be named, and we most respectful.
ly invite the attendance Of our friends gen.
orally TO participate in the las! solemn du.
les 10 departed worth.
Resolced, That this meeting begs leave
TO offer its deep and sincere coincidence 10
the Relations Of the deceased, on this az
flicting dspensation of Providence, and
that, in common with them, We share the
pleasing consolation to learn from those
who fingered at the bed side and watched
his departing hours, that he submitted to
the final stroke, sudden as j, was, with the
dignity Of man and the resignation of
christian.
Resoired finally, That these Resolu.
lions, signed by the Chairman and Score.
lary, be published in the Salem Gazette. /
with the request ihat they be copied by the
Newspapers Of the State generally.
II. P. POINDEXTER, Chm.
WILLIAM lIARDlS, See. et4ry.
HuntsrLle, Mareh 5th, lsi2.
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