Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-22

no necess,rv 10 saw To those 10 whom address mysei
Ina, b;s duties here have been discharged wt zeht ah
6d.liiy. with assiduity and intelligence, ara I"u'
and cunci'iaory sp:f WHICH. even aEi!o I've co'n :.
Of car,y secured 10 him the esteem ana esa'a oi ~
oss,.,at,s He died at his own residence III georgia
an Tho odnsiant al moment when, but for lie hisedS
which had pros'raied HIM, he would have been hase"
ing to unite with w. III the duties oil legislation.
| Mr. Habcrsha.n has closed MS earthly Iaoo's'-
hereafter. among u.s. he lives only in The memory
h;s vi,,,,ss These VIII be long held in grateful re
meub,once BY those 10 whom he was most Inl'ma'e!
known The recollection of them viii, trust, asuags
The sorrows OF The widowed partner OF his i'e' ana
that rroup Of orphans who are clustering alouhu iei -
this hou, ofansush ~, Sc All.
,,oh,,;orerv life as Ia him. indeed, IS closed forever
Du, he has gone, in the Immortality OF ms oeihs, !,
render his account TO his Creator and MS !ause' -
IN ms 10 hone that he may find acceptance N
thai solemn honr through the aonlng bood OF the lie
deemer: and L, inscrbe cur own hearts Inc moni'os
Ioason which this event is calculated to impart
| Mr. Il closed by Offering The usual resolutions ~
testimony Of the respect OF the Senate Tor the memory
Of the deceased and authorizing the wearing oil Grape
whcE read, and nnanmous!y au'p,'u ""u u
accordance with which, the Senate orih" ao)ourhea
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. THOMPSON Of Mississippi presented the pet
ton of Nathaniel Mitchell, praying grant OF land o'
the PURPOSE Of making the experiment Oh extracting
turnen,,nc in profitable abundance from The pine ores
i
! Committee on Public Lands.
! Mr. MARSHALL Of Maine presented The petIiiof
of Robert Patterson, and i3 others, ship masters ana
merchants Of Belfast Maine, for the erection OF such
heaco rs, spindes, and buoys on The Muscle hoses IN
Penobsco, Bay, will render It's navigation more sat-,
Also, the petition Of George Dfinkwaler, ana u
others, of I.ncolnvi!!e, for the same
Also, the petition Of Joseph Jones' and lo Others OF
Camden, for The same.
| II S. tha
| Mr. GAMBLE Of Georgia rose, and addressed the
House as follows:
The present Congress, it believed, has oener per
formed the painful duty ofannouncing the death OF us
members than any which has preceded II nnder the
Government In Tie first week If our session, we were
chilled man 10 paw the last tribute of respect to the
memory oronc no died his way to the seat OF govern
inent 10 resume his duties as member al tiis o"oy'
and to day. the duty has devolved upon me to commu
ate To the House the mou.nful intelligence whch
has reached us, Of the death OF another member OF
this branch of the National Legislature For some
time we entertained hopes that the rumor OF MS death
was unfounded or, at NEST, premature. But IT Is nj
length reduced to painful certainty that Richard W.
Habersha.n is no more He has finished his course on
earth his seat in this hall vacant; and he now sleeps
in tie silent tomb His constitution being naturally
feeble and his health somewhat impaired when he h!st
took his sea, as member o. this body-added TO Tue
severity ofih. Climate, and his aborous ana close AT
tenon to his duties, which more than he was abie
eDdure-OrOunnt
mated in his DEATH which painful event, as we are IN
formed took Mace his residence III iabcrham conn
tv Georgia. the I'd day OF this month, surrounded oy
his family and friends Mr.. HABERsnAM was descend.
ant of one Of the most honorable and distinguished
families in Georgia lie was endowed with more than
ordinary powers of mind, which enlarged and cu.
tiva,ed bv liberal education. Being thus qualified he
early engaged in public life, and bya long course OF
upreh, conduct and unbendng integrity, he acquired
deGree of confidence which few attain, and (what rs
still rare) which he never abused lie hos occu-
MED stations Of honor and trust, both under the Fede-
raj and Stale Governments, the duties OF which he
discharged the full acquisitions OF the law, ana ente
satisfaction OF those with whom he had ohcia ransac
ton.
In 1893 he was elected as member OF Congress, and
continued in that character until his death 10 you,
SIR and his associates here, | need say nolhlag iou
have witnessed his course you appreciate his worth as
man. and has usefulness as member OF TINS BODY
And. Notwithstanding the political asperity of the times
during which he has been q member-and although lie
has been firm and unwarerng IN his polillcal course
vet believe he never INDUCED in sentiment, or sui
fered an expression 10 escape his lips, at which even
the most sensitive political opponent could justly take
exception His and nt'mities, II any ne mad
and none fauesswcre oil the head, ana not OF tue
heart" lie umabe, generous and iorgvlng IN ms
dsposton; his home the centre OF Kindness ano
and his hand ever open 10 The calls OF charity
1t NAV be said Of him. and can with truth be SAD oil
him. that the has gone and lett not an enemy oenlho
him In his lamented DEATH Georgia has lost one oil he
most useful, viituous, ind talented cItizen5-one oil
her most distinguished, patriotic, and cherished sons
aud his family have sustained loss which cannot be
repaired b. time, "May tina, being who tempers The
wind 10 the shorn lamb, comfort and sustain them IN
this, their deep alic,ion and may this memento oil
our mortality make deep and lasting impression upon
our hearts, aud we'll consider the admonlton
addressed TO US in the of TRUTH which is enforced
by this solemn drspensa,ion-"Be ye also ready, for
in such an hour as We think not the son oil man
comelh
MIR G. then offered the usual resolutions viz that the
members, as mark of respect for the memory OF the
deceased, 20 into mourning by wearing Grape on the
left arm for thirty days: which adopted; and as On
additional mark Of respect for his memory,
On motion by MIR. GAMBLE,
The House adjourned.