New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-30

Hoy. WlLLI.y :. H.srIsss-Ir the House OF
Representatives on Monday, Mr.. ADAEs mads tA'
following remarks in announcing the death Oh Us
colleague Hon. ". s. HAsrIscs Of Mass
Mr. Speaker: In the c0ar-e ct twelve year %
public service in this Hail. 1t has been N! iot'u''
| zoo ofteo 10 witness. With sympathizing sorro"'
some member from one or another OF TIE olH''
,b;. Union other than that Of rlyown nativity use
! c,,n hi. seat. and with asitatcd feelings, and u
the accent, Of a trembling heart, announce u III
assembly rh, departure for world 81 harmony ana
oeace of res pec,ed aad beloved colleague NE
ALWAYS an impressive, a solemn and affecting scene
and have never behcd II but with an cjacIlalloa
u PRAYER to the Father Of Spirits that al least IN
| cup mi ght pass away from ue, and that m'sh'
never be called in the discharge q ny duty topper
| form 90 painful so seYere a task. IL has not p"
pleasea the great disposcr Of events. Al tie re-
quest of M; colleagues on tins floor, am 10" re-
| ,,,;rad N announce to this House tie death oi
| MILAN SoDEY IAsTisGs, late a member oi thi'
| body from the Ninth Congressional District o.
Nas,achusetts and 20 the resolutions ct re-
| spec, for his memory on the pant Of this House
| usual on similar occasions
In the month Of September, 1887 AZ the first
and special session Of the 18th Congress Mf-
UAsTIxGs first entered this Hall n a Representa-
| 1--WE OF u pOrtOH VI tii' I''Pi' va
| That he continued to ENJOY the confidence ct rs
constituents has been manifested By Two succ ess'e
reflections 20 the same station. The same ia'o
had been preceded by reiterated elections TO the
Legislature Of tue Commonwealth. II Wa a cor
idence in his talents and integrity, spreading ana
expanding in proportion to the experience OF l"'
| worthiness Of the Trust. He came here IN the
prime and vgor Of life, 20 all external appearance
destined to a long aud useful carccr of public ser
vice. taking an active and ctc.ent, though not OLE
,rnsivc, part ia the elaboration, ct til'' BODY
and amidst all the conf cts, personal AMI political,
which we all 50 deeply lament, making trends OBJ
| all parties in proportion as he tecanie known o.
his associates in this Hall and so ili "a have
known or heard not one personal enemy to the
day OF his death.
In the descending line of the generations oil men,
Mr. HAsTISss one step downward. from my
own. More than Thirty years ago, his father, then
my personal and political friend, meHibcr Of
this BODY while was representing the Legislature
of our native Commonwealth in the otter branch
Of the National Legislature. la the ordinary
course OF human affairs. 1t would have been more
to be expected that he should have been called 10
perform for me the melancholy Office Of afflicted
friendship and respec, which ana nOw performing
for him. He first came here with bodily frame
iobus, and athletic, bu, for the last two years his
health had been gradually declining. Duiing a
large portion of the present session OF Congress =
though faithfully here at his post be- ha' been as
abled from giving his attendance AT The daily meet
ings of this House; and about ono month since, Is
the ravagcs of the destroyer were encroachng upon
the sources OF life within him. he left tins cy and
repaired to the Sui hur Springs in Virginia II The
faint hope Of recovering by the effect o those sal
ubrious waters; bat under the operation OF imme'
dicabc disease, on the Eth Of this month, he sank
without a struggle into the rcposc o, the grave
"By strangers honoId, and by strangers H'onrnd"
Mr.. HASTINGS was never married. Both ms
parents have long since paid the debt al nature.
Tho doa,e.t md ,endcrcst ties OF human existence
we're no, laccraicd by his decease; bat he Jeff 3
surviving brother, himself Of the highest re-
spec,abiIiiy, and now. or recently member OF the
Senate of the Commonwealth and he left multi
ludcs of friends, in whose memories he vii. live
while life remains with them, and humhy hop
and trust he will live forever in the blesscdncs. OF
better world.