Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-16

place mas this man madr9 Was IT for the Senate or
the camp: For public or for private life: For the bar
or the bench? For The art which heals the diseases
the body. or that which the nirnities Of the
Stale? For which Of nil these was he born And the
answer is For all He born to fill the arges: and
most varied circle oil human excellence; and to
all these advantages, Nature had given him that the
great Lord Bacon calls perpetual letter of recommeu
datoa-a countenance, not only good, but sweet and
wInnIng-:adiant with the virtues OF his oul-capl-
vat'ng universal confidence and such as TO st:nnger
could behoIdno traveller, even in the desert, could
meet without stopping reverence and saying: Here
Is man IN whose hands could deposite life liberty,
fortune, honor. Alas that so much excellence should
have persisted so soon that such should have
been sna,ched away at the early age of forty and
while all his faculties ct II rpenng and develop
ing
In the life and character of such man, so exnberant
in all that is grand and beautiful in human nature it
IS ditflcut to partcuiarze exceences 10 pick out
any one quality or circumstance, which could claim
pre-eminence all others II | should attempt
it'd should point, among his measures for the
benefit Of the whole Union, TO the Oregon Bill ;
among his for the benefit of his State, to
the acquisition Of the Platte Country; among his pr-
vate virtues, 10 the love and affection which he bore
to that bro,her-the half brother only-who, only II
years older than himself, had been TO him the enderes
of fathers. For twenty nine years | had known the
depth OF that Affection and never saw it burn mnre
brightly than in our last interview only three weeks
before his death. lie had just travelled thousand
mieS out OF MS way 10 see tlat 0rOher, his name
was still the dearest theme Of his conversational con-
vetsat on, strange to tell which turned, not upon the
empty and feetng Of the day, but upon things
solid and eterna-upon friendship, and upon death,
aud upon thu duties of The living 10 the dead. lie
spoke of two friends whom il was natural 10 believe
that he should survive, and To whose memories he in
tended to pay the debt of friendship Vain calculation
Vain impulslon OF generosity and friendship. One of
these two friends discharges that mournful deb.
10 him. the other has written a letter, expressing
his "deep sorroc for the untimsty death Of Jread
Dr. Linn"
Mr.. BENTON then offered the following resolu-
tons:
Rcsolced, unanimously, That the members of the Sc.
nate from sincere desire of showing every mark Of
respect due to the memory OF the Hon. LEWIS F.
LINN, deceased, late n member thereof, will 90 into
mourning, by wearing Grape the left arm for thirty
days.
Resolced, unanimously, That as an additional mark
of respect for the memory of the Hon. Lewis F. Linn,
the Senate do now adjourn.
Mr.. CRlTTENDEN, in few eloquent remarks,
(portions of which not distinctly heard in the re-
porter's gaery) seconded the motion.
The resolutions were then adopted; and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The minutes of yesterday read by the Clerk.
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
The standing committees were this morning an.
nounced, rs fo.l1ws
Of Ways anil Means Mass-s. Mckay, Lewis J.
r. lngcrsolI, Dsomgoole, Barnard, D. l.. Seymour,
Weller, Chappe, and Norris.
OF CiaimS-Messrs Vance, Thomas Smith, Cobb
A. Johnson, Bowl,n Strong, Stephens, Cngman and
Ramsey.
On Commeree-Messrs Holmes, Dunlap, Winthrop,
PhGnlx, T. King, Hale, Labranch, c. NJ. Reed and
Mcclellan.
On Public Laads-M ssrs j. w. Davis, Boyd, Col.
inmer, Hubbard, Houston, Rnyner, Jameson, McCer
nond, and Patterson.
20 : In so" N nj 49, u-.L:--
For the Distrietcf Columbia -Messrs. Campbell, Kirk
patrick, Stewart, w Green, g. w. Jones, Chiffon,
Robinson, McCauslin and Bower
pee en- rs bll f,n,B Burt, vlnion fai: Stgfan
Catlln.
On Revolutionary Ctaims-slessrs. r. d. Davis, Ar
rington D. P King, Lucas Stone, Steson, Bfodhead'
r. Smith and Senter.
On Public Expenditures Messrs. Clinton Reding'
Cranslou, A. Il Read Matthews, Order, rurdy'
ykes and P B. johnson.
On Prirats Lqnd Claims Messrs. Cross, Sdell Del
let, j. A. Black, w Brown, Cary, L. r. Potter, Sc
verance and Rodgers.
On Munufaetures-M essrs Adams, Collamer, Belser,
Hudson, Woodward, ifvin Moseley, Lumpkin and
Cranston
On Arrieultarc- Messrs. Deberry, Anderson, Far
lee ST. John, J. Brown, B. Green, Hays, Henley and
Florence.
On Iadjqn 1fairs-Aiessrs Cave Johnson, J. Ihomp-
son, Foot, Is Hunt, B,olack, w. Hunt, Benton
Hughes and Fanmeter.
On Mitary affairs Messrs Harralson, Coles, IT.
vim, Boyd, AlcConnell, Hardin, BJss!er, Mcdowell
and Fish
On .Maa;a-Messrs Dean, John Stewart. Moseley,
Tibbaits, Moore, Foot. Bower, Hays and Frick
On .Aacat .4Gairs-AI-ss's Wise, Parmenter' bar
ringer, Murphy. Simpson, Peyton, 7. IL. Seymour,
Atkinson, and Marsh.
On Foreign 9fairs-Messrs C. J. lngersoll, Rhett,
Beardsley, Glmer, White, Dawson, Sample, Thomas
son, and Williams.
On Revolutionary Pensions-NIessrs Ra'hbun, Steen-
GIddIDnS, ). a.
Wright. Huge, and Mcllvaine y
on Tsrr;tuics- Messrs. A. " Brown, Duncan T..
J. Morris, Daniel, Houston, Tyler, TIbhatis, Went
worth, and Milton Brown.
On Iaraid Pensions-Messrs. Jacob Brinkerhoif,
Russell, Ashe, ] Morris, R Smith, a. Smith, Mes,
Cuom, and 1iden.
On Roads and Canals-Messrs. Owen, Sleenrca'
White Maclay, Reding, FIckl'n, Dickinson, Carroll
and Frick. :,
On pntents-Messrs Harper, j. Black, Russell,
John Stewart, and Severance.
On Public Buildings, 4.c.-Messrs Pratt, Leonaro'
FIud on, w. Wright, and Winthrop.
On Rerisal and Unfinished business NJ 'ssrs l.. Il
Potter Hubbe Foster Burlington, and t. D. Potter
| On .9.coHats--Messrs. Mcdowell, Taylor Hettich'
| Wheaton, and Rodney.
On .uiieoge-slessrs Cobb, Ritter, Pe,ley B. john
son, Henley, and tarlce.
On Eroend turfs in The state Depar.ment-slessfs
Rogers, Blackwell, j. T. Smith, w. Green, and "
Wright.
On Erpend,tures in the Treasury D'partment-
Measrs Caldwell, Yost, Tiden Anderson and
| Ashe
/ o., Expenditures in the Ear DPartmnt-hlessrs
McIlvulne, Kennedy, Arlington, Order, and A. J'hn
:,
On Expenditures in the Many Department -Messrs
Dana, Kirkpatrick, Vaumeter, Burlington, anu Den
ter. .
On Erpenditures in the Post Office Department.
alrssrs Harper, ID. S. Reid, L. Smth j. Brown, ant
Mes. n
On Erpcnditares on Public Buildings Msssrs.
p King, Dawson, Taylor, W. Hunt, and ramsey.
On tie LJrary-Messrs. Burke, Marsh and ia
clay -,
Mr. PAYNE, who was appointed Chairman OF III
Committee Privileges and Elections, asked to be e K
cused from serving that capacity on that committee
In making that request he begged leave 10 say 'na'
had no desire to avoid any responsible ~ IN relation
tia, committee, nor h. fear The lah,r winch WON
devolve on lis Chairman his principal reason iof DC
string TO be excused from serving was, that ne kne'
he was physca y incapable Of pe'fofning line duue
assigned t. him. He Trusted, under these c'fcuHi
st,nces, the House would excuse hum Inc commit,ee
during the present session, would have very burden
some duties and he felt that he could not dscnarg
thsm satisfactorily.
/ The CHAIR (Mr Linn Boyd, who occupied In
1 place of Mr. Jones, who all occasions retres itoi
the Chair, when the Committee OF Elections Is oeo'
the House, put lte question, and Mr.. fayne was e.