The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-18
THE DAILY UNION.
HONOR TO THE DEAD.


General ANDREW JACKSON, at the seat Of gov
sernment of the Union, the citizens ofthe various
States, who are at present soournng in Washington
in accordance with short previous notice, held a
meeting at Browns Hotel, on Wednesday morning,
the 18th instant The meeting was called 10 order
j. by Col. M'NAIR, of Kentucky, and, upon his mo-
tion, Col. RICHARD M. JOHNSON, of Kentucky, was
unanimously chosen president.
After he was conducted to the chair by Colonel
JAMES w. BREEDLoyE, of Louisiana, he spoke as
follows:
FELLow-cIrIzENs: feel myself very much hon
ored by the call to preside over this respectable
meeting of gentlemen from the various States of
this Union, Temporarily sojourning at the seat Of
government convened for the purpose, as under
stand, Of taking into consideration the death, the
loss of one among the greatest, the BEST and most
drew jackson, who died few days since.
Permit me, gentlemen, though this is deeply
melancholy occasion, to express my gratitude and
pleasure for the kindness you have thus eyinced,
i in selecting me your presiding officer. The Chair
! is now ready to receive any proposition which may
be made concerning the demise OF this patriot and
statesman
pointed:
ID. r. M'NAIR, of Kentucky, CALEB CUSHING,
of Massachusetts DAVID LYNCH, Of Pennsylvania,
JAMES W. BREEDLoyE, of Louisiana, vice-presi-
dents and GEORGE Pitt, Of Pennsylvania, sec
retary.
Mr.. DuNscoMBE, of New York, on rising to intro
duce motion to appoint committee, spoke as
dfolows
: Mr.. President As citizen of the State Of New
York, whose people were endeared to Andrew Jack
son while living, and cannot forget him though
dead, take this opportunity Of expressing deep
heartfelt regret at our irreparable loss. He who,
from boyhood to the latest moments of his exist
ence advocated and maintained the great principles
of democratic freedom, and who, by his example,
contributed to their progress, is no more! He who,
in the cabinet and field, with unsurpassed devotion,
defended, through an eventful life the rights of the
people, has gone from among us, with the warm
gratitude of that people to soace his dying hours.
No euogy of mine can add to the glory of his illus
trous name; for in the language OF distinguished
republican Of Kentucky, which, though applied to
the distinguished president of this meeting, equal
ly applicable to the Hero Of New Orleans, " his
deeds have been spoken in the thunders of victori
Gus battle; they have been written upon the hacked
and broken armor of his country's invaders. The
people have twined the wreath of glory around his
brow; the harpy hand of faction cannot tear it off
nor can the srocco breath of ny riad of caumnia-
tors wither the eternal freshness Of its emerald"
Il The following named gentlemen were appointed
a committee to draugh and report appropriate rcso-
lutions:
FL. C. PORE, Of Kentucky, JNo. |. MuMFoRp, of
New York, R. P. FLENNrkEN, of Pennsylvania, E.
Virginia, JNo. B. GUTHRIE of Pennsylvania; who,
after retiring short time, returned and reported the
following eloquent address, through their chairman,
Mr.. PORE, by whom it was written:
Citizens of different States of the Union (soiourn-
ling temporarily in the capital, are met together
in the spirit of a common patriotism to deplore a
great national bereavement in the death of General
ANDREW JACKSON.
! Amidst the eloquent lamentations and imposing
rites the afflicted government and people of this
ederacy will adopt, TO exhibit their sense of this
calamity, we feel how humble must seem this
feeble expression of our sorrows; yet we hope the
form we have chosen for their manifestation, and
the terms we shall employ in their expression, will
receive the concurrence of the communities rep
resent. We feel confident, also, that none present
on this occasion cherish sentiment derogatory to
it's dignity, the sacredness of its emotions. A
most venerated and beloved patriarch of the repub.
lie has been summoned by death from our midst
and, irrespective of party sectional divisions, we
are here to minge our regrets the solemn and
affecting dispensation. @
To many of us how difficult to realize the mo.
mentous event of ANDREW JACKsoN's DEATH The
frequent bulletins Of faithful and intelligent guardians
round his bedside and the coemporaneous warnings
of the public press have time and again admonished
us TO prepare for the melancholy issue of an unmit
gable disease. The missives of the .palsied and
stricken invalid himself have appeared at frequent
neTvals, betraying, amidst their inculcations of pa
riotism, similar foreboding. Yet has an infatua.
ted popular affection, tenacious in lis faith the
Nherolc principle of life in the VICTIM dsregarded ad
monition, and trumphed apprehensons A
vital and exciting crisis in public affairs, fostered
into life by his dauntless patriotism, and absorbing
the energies of his expiring existence, at hand
and we chung to the trust that merciul God would
extcnd the measure of his days until the fulfmcn
Nof those national destines he 20 yearned for, and
abored to accomplish. A wisdom nscrutable to hui
man comprehension has wiled it otherwise; and we
bow submissive to its interchangeable behests.
The official organ Of the government came To us
yesterday, clothed in the sable insignia of mourning
and filed with executive orders and announcements
Mexpressive of the national distress The ordinary
Bunctions of the public service are suspended. The
army and navy through its forts and garrisons, it,
ships and crews have put the garniture of grief
and from the strand of the Atlantic to the lip Of the
Pacific oing the requiem of their once illustrions
chief. The public edifces Of the capital of the re-
public are hung with the drapery of woe; and ma
ton in tears is assuming throughout its limits, thu
apparel of affection. We are summoned to sympa
thise in the general mourning, and, with anguisheC
hearts, here to contribute our mite to the obse
quies of the departed.
An American hero, statesman, patriot, philan
thropist, and Christian, has gone down to the grave
and with the sanction Of an honored custom, (and
in obedience to an impulse ADORE all custom,)
met to record our tribute Of affection and esteem fo
his memory.
Neither the objects of this assemblage, nor th'
limits of this address, allow to usurp the prov
ince of his biographer. Bazoned on the page of h'
country's chronicles and inscribed on the archives
of the age he has Illuminated, are the memorable
deeds that have made him immortal His achieve
mens in the field and in the cabinet have penetrated
every camp and court Of Chrstendom, and beer
! greedily appropriated by art and letters as themes
for their highest skill and criticism. The warriors
and statesmen Of the Old World have disseminated
his celebrity by their study of his enterprise,
and applause of his labors. The farthest bar
barians are familiar with his prowess and re
nown; whilst the most august and enlightened
monarchs Of Europe solicit his portraits for the EN-
Enlistment Of their galleries. The varieties ant
spendors of his genius claim the inspiration Of thei
portraiture, from the gifted pen Of history alone