The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-03-28


| The Vice President has not done himself
much credit, but has shown himself to pos
sess mean and narrow contracted mind.
As an evidence Of it we state that Mr..
Mangum, who has repeatedly received the
appreciation of the Senate for his impartial
and genllemanly demcanor while pIesi.
ding, has been put on the Committee OF
/ Claims, almost the loas, Of all committees.
| Ii would seem as IL the Vice President tried
! 10 see how be could moni:y Mr.. Mangum.
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DEATH OF SENATOR BATES.
We regret 10 have to announce The death
Of the Hon. Isaac c. Bates, one OF the
| Senator's from the State Of Massac husciis.
| Ne died at his residence in Washington,
| 90 the 10Th instant. Mr.. Webster, on the
nert day announced the melancholy cir.
cumstancc to the Senate in some very feel.
log and appropriate remarks, from which
VIC extract the following:
"Mr. President. have spoken Of my deceased
colleague in his professional and public character
/ and in his social aud domestic relations Bot
MI Bates was conscious oil a relation higher than
Ill these. lie felt deeply and ssnsibly that there
a wass Supreme Author OF his being. and all be-
lnes aud that he had eonnexio with a world
4 to come. Tic sss believer in Christianity, and
! dsyoutiy thankful for the revelation of the New
Tssisment
Several years AGO. and before his entrance on
public life here, he united himself with Church
n 10 tho town IN which he liged, and continued a
nsmbsr TO bis death. There is reason TO believe
that his last hours woro chseFed by the light of
Chtis,ian hope. lie uttered no ropiniug, but ex.
A pressed his lingness TO depart, II such tho
4 will Of hs Maker. Not that he did not desire
he for tic enjoyed lls aud bad much to live for
4 Domestic love, general respect public honor. aud
consciousness Of usofulncss all these ooBspired
10 render his lifs happy, snd its continuance do.
H srabls Nor was il tina, he looked with indiifsr.
enee on death for who has such icy stoieism, or
fsther, who has such bunted ssnsIbilities. such
stupid mind, as TO contemplate with indifference
shsnge Of being and change Of worlds but
lie reg rded DEATH with ell its tcrrors, only ss
passage to smother state Of ex istenee2 state in
vhich this eorrup,iblc shall put on incorru2.
"True. tia an awf thing to die
Twas even 10 him; bu, the dark vale once lrod.
Heaven lifts iis everlasting portals high.
And bids the pure IN heart behold their God"
"Mr. President, when one Of us rises hero to
announce the death ofa colleague, he canno, but
reject that II he stay hero. the time must come,
be knows not how SOON, when another COLLEAGUES
shall perform thai sad Office towards himsslf.--
We all know that We must follow our departed
II associate aud no one Of Us can tell how few
steps he may be, even nov, behind him. hope
ihis reflection may chssten US in our too heated
pursuits Of worldly objects may teach us 10 ro-
gard the world bat ss the world may inspire
with kindness. forboaraBcs, and mutual good
Will; and lead US. while we serve with all our
ppSefs the country which henors US, 20 rseollect
stall that We arc not hero always, and that scenes
not yet bohsld. nor capable OF being fully con.
eeved. are before u all"
Alter Mr.. Webster had concluded Mr..
lluger, Of $. c., rosr and said, tina.
From his general habit Of ahstaining from par
iclpatlng "a the debates Of the Senate. and con.
,entIag himself rather with listening and observ-
ing, he enjoyed better opportunities than most
members OF forming an accurate estimate OF the
Characters Of his associates in tho Senate and he
proceeded TO cay that there was not member Of
the body who, for all tho quail ticS that command
respect, had impressed him more favorably than
the gentleman whose lamented deceased had just
been so improssively announced, that so high an
opinion had he como 10 entertain Of him, and
such was his confidence in the judgment. AssIdui
", and honesty of tho Investigations of the de-
ceased into subjects committed to his etamina'
ton, that even in eases where tho Senate dIsson.
yea from his reports they olways had his (Mf.
H's) confidence. Mr. II. orpstiated at some
sngth on the os;imablc character and dcpou
msnt of the deceased. and concluded by saying
mat Massachusetts might find successor Tor
him, but il could not find ono who. by the quail.
Ties of intelligence. fidelity and honor, would do
more credit to the station which his death had
made vacant"
Such remarks coming from q political
opponent is tho best evidence Of tho loss
The country and society has sustained in
the death Of Senator Bates.