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

N on,ress;nr no minority; ,hat have sc'uPulou,y
resnsttsd he constitutional rights OF our oppohe
granting In them every the smei'est pfiV'es a., ro
6y law. by usage by the dictates OF lnsl'ce' ny u
ss,,ons or common sense, they were enii'ied-i 1a"
sit pate nty under imPutatiohs VIM"
founded and feel 10 be UNJUST az, ,;,,r;tv
In concnson Sir, permit me to say 70 t'e
IN lbs H,nse n word Of which tame may PRIV ' =,
ceri,y They will ever h"d me ta"u' a;a,,v Of this
add from the spirit see evnced, uaJ'',y ~
House, diseased s,rupul ,usy t, regard tne'f ,'s"
scrnnn,on.iv 10 abstain from enrroat On ~ VI. ~.
know by experience, what 1t IS u De III "'" =; Tho
yas in \ minority for three successive Yeas I'D
ar;sI,,rr. If The State from which come. o1io
~, s"'.t; ~ I, those in that uuforiunat' pleoca
meot Ala not ask them, IN return TO o II ~ AZ; =,
us: md seeing that We have granted, anu as s,
nosed 10 Grant TO them, without stunt or equiv
IN I'm, -. law usage and the Constitution secure "
W. 1. .ac wl refrain from reitera'ion oil the
oh,rns ,h,, W.. the powerful majority, tamP'e' WIZ"
reck I.s. E.e, on the rights OF the mihori.y
Mr. COfLAMER next got the floor; out gave "uJ'
when - a. c.,,,a bv Mr.
message received from ,he neEa'I s w +
Dict;na sn,,uncing the death of the Hon. Lewis :
| Sn,,or from the State Of Missouri, ana VI :
The Ssn,t had adopted the usual tribute oil 'o
his memory-of going into mourning, oy "e"i'''s r
on the left arm for thirty days. ,;ss
NJ, R0WLIN Of Missouri rose and saio ''e
,;,h - o,dnarv emotions occasioned, partially, py
tho noyaly of nv cwn position but more, m"ch NUT
| nv The recollection Of the Pannl ana "'e'.ns y
event which now demands the tr'ou'e Oh oa' 80 I'D
is indeed a painful most painful event " ' H.
ono calo,otod from its associations, 10 sP'e"u ~
| -, ~ sl,nchoIy over the councils now assemo,en-
we have convened here for the discharge o, our pun
dpties and we look around US IN VAN, lot "i' ms -
n,nions in our abors, whom we were Wont 70 nav
met The hard of Death, inexofaos Dea.A, aas 49,, -
monost ms In the other end Of the Capitol sea. ~
vsc,,ed,h vacated and that forever me hea't "
,s occupant which, in te ever beat responsive 70 Wv
calls of charity and humanity, now oea,s no '"o
md the tongue, whose petriouc eloquence "'' r
the senate is now s.illed by the dull, cold mana Of
| Death. ~, ,1;
| The Hon Lewis +. Linn, late Senator from MIS-
souri, Us announced by the resolutions on your .au.'
is no more He died suddenly Mt his residence III -
Gene We've on The Sd day of October ast just rs "e
was preparing to leave for this, the field oil his osl
euished labors The manner OF his dea'h was peeu
larly affecting to his friends 1t was rs suooeh as
wns nexpected In the midst Of life and usuai heath
with no note of warning TO his friends without ''is
usual premonitory symptoms; wlhoui, perhaps d" ~
monitor To himself; the midst OF ms iaiiiiy nno
and in the mid Of his usefulness ana no
nor he is suddenly summoned from US 10 tue iahu "
spirits where sthe weary are at rest
Having spent a restless and sleepess night, he mac
the curtains Of his bed drawn, to secure 10 hm ''"
no's rspose. File fell into sleep, pfolouho sieeP
from which he never awoke. And though ma coue'
was watched with the sleepless eye oil ue
yn,iou separated only bv curtan yet his spirit pass
ed away calm, Tranquil, that u was u,iheu,'
tell the precise moment o. lis light nut 'iough tx
died with no eve upon him, that OF ms Zoo, YET
The mdness and the serenity of his conntenance pro
claimed the consolation 10 his friends trumpet tonguro
that he departed in peace, and with scarce
i or his life il was continued scene o, uniformity
and beauty But will not trespass upon Tue province
or HE b;ograpbar further than touch some OF ITS pro
mnant points He was born in the State oil hentacS,
in the year 1896, and inherited from that chVatous an
naant people many of the noble qualities that adorhe'
him in after life. In the year loo9-a mere o"y
hi fnrfn
people eager to discern, and proud TO reward merit
in sl4 at the age of seventeen years, he entered lh
tented field, and, side by side with near ana
relative now an honorable member OF tins house, (on
vernon Dodse0 engaged CALAMITY hght'ng the oai
Ties of his country and though youth, too young u
have his deeds chroniccd history, yet the memor
Of them is cherished in the hearts OF The people oil III
I adopted State.
After the war; he applied himself to the acquis'. o'
of his profession and by the force and energy OF III
mind and his well regulated habits Of industry, soo
placed himself in the front ranks OF that learned an
y honorable profession. As physician, he was prom
, and determined yet mid, courteous, and cheeriui' o.
the versatility OF his genius thrown aFonna the couc
of sickness and death every thing TO INSPIRE nope an
:, dspel gloom No man was ever more highly esteem
dearly lsysd within The circle 81 ~: plss
: longest and knew him best.
He was next called, by the people Of his county,
the Legislature Of his adopted State, where IN sho'
session. he gave early promise OF that character as
he mai hi s carseT anfi yyre s9 @as marke
. by an enlightened policy, lofty patriotism, and
. firm and answering devotion those fundamentr
principles upon which he believed based the libel
n ty of his country. The generous confidence of hi
constituents was only equalsd by the dsin,ereste
fidelity of the representative, in executing the trust
n committed 10 his charge.
. In 1882, he was appointed one orthe Board of Commits
sioners, adjust the private land claims of The
inhabitants Of Upper Louisiana, (now M,ssonri) L
the discharge of The complicated duties of this Office
he brought mind vel! stored with information upo
the subject, and energy that tagged. In th
place, he accomplished much, in settling the vexe
questions Of titles to our ands and, by the suavty
his manners and the uniform urbanity OF his demear
or, from al the honor OF exalted respect. In
deed, it would be difficult 10 portray the veneration
which his meiory held by those early, frs, pioneer
OF tho country who laid in the wilderness the foundu
ton of q great Republic.
81 IL 1t allowable, upon occasion of this kind
speak Of ones SELF might be permitted TO say, tha
1t at this period of his life had the good fortune
make his acquaintance, and establish mutual friend
ship, which existed through life. A stranger in
strange land, he eXtendsd to the hand Of FELLOWSHIP
and welcome, and encouraged me by his counsels an
animated ME by the buoyancy of his own generou
, heat A few weeks changed our then relative pos
tons he 10 The Senate, to the EDITORS chair; and
is due TO his memory TO say, that change Of postio
! worked no change Of relations and can proud
bear testimony that, whilst acting sentinel upo
the act, of public men, found in his every
i thing to applaud, nothing TO condemn.
! Doctor Linn was appointed TO the Senate in No
sember, 1888, and continued in that station until tn
period Of his deah-an uninterrupted period of nearl
ten yearsduring which time, he passed through tire
elections, before the Laglaurc Of Missouri, each TIN
increasing in strength, as he increased in the conf
dencc Of the people. He entered that body, of whic
he was destined 10 become distinguished member
aborng under many Disadvantages, arising oke iron
education and from habits. The angry OF part
politics. he found dashed into commolion, the most fu
> the Sera;e filed with men Of gigantic minds
cultivated in.eects, and long experience in legsla
toa- and, - crown all, much possessed of feelings
which political aaimoses had eng-ndered, to rem
der persona! nnd social intercourse difficult and cor
strained Yet by his evenness of temper and ifmne
Of purpose, combined with his social disposition ant
; urbanty of manners, he acquired most enviab
respect from those with whom he had 10 art
Of his general abcrs in the Senate, and the enlieht
ened patriotism that directed them, the archives OF h,
country bear abundant testimony On all local sub
iects, lie abored faithfully and efficiently for his ia:
mediate constituents. II undated efforts in obtain
ing post roads, ioss and military roads upon the fron
tier-ihc acquisition of the Platte coun!ry-tbe i'm
pIoyemcnt Of rivers and harbors-thc adjustment
the land claims tie anc,Pnl inhabitants If TJ,na