Washington telegraph., 1845-01-29
From he National Laiclgigenccr.
DEATH OF SENATOR FULTON.

A@#S-N@h tAN L
Mr.. SEWER, of Arkansas, rose and All
nounced the death Of the late Senator Fr-I.
ToN, as follows:
Mr.. President: Indispensable public
and pirate engagements in nv own sac-
ton of the Union have kept me from NV
scat in the Senate until a few davs since
And now that ! am here, | regret that the
first duty which | have To perform il one
calculated TO give pain 70 the heart of' every
Senator. My Tate ir.cad and colleartIe
WILLIAM ). Fulton, one Of the Senators
from the State of Arkansas, is no more.
lie died IN the fificth year of his arc. on
the morning of the 18th August last. nj
his residence al Rosewood, in the vicinity
of Little Rock. His sickness was of short
duration, but ola most painful and melan.
choly character. He died of a disease
contracted, as was supposed, by impr,ideui.
iy sleeping IN chamber but new y paint.
ed. lie suffered more than can III scribe.
Though absent in distant part oflhe Sta Z
during his sickness. reached his residence
about daylight on the morning of his death.
and saw hun die. II was scene, Mr..
President, which shall never forget. The
agony of his wife AMI relatives ami near
personal friends, on that most melancholy
occasion, / shall not attempt to describe.
Fully aware of his approaching end. he
met his death with iirmncss aud resirna
ton. and conversed scnsiby Of his affairs
to the last.
His loss to his family is an irreparable
one. Their brightes, hopes of life have
been withered aud annihilatel for ever.
He was the prop M hi house; provident
AMI devoted husband; kind and affection
ate parent. The grief which they feel in
consequence of their loss, time and a mer-
cIiul Providence alone can mellow and
ameliorate. He received in his sickness
every attention which love and professional
skill could render, but all in vain. II will
be gratifying to the Senate to learn that he
lcii his family, though not in alllueni, YET in
easy Pecun;ary circumstances, and sur
rounded by those who will bciricnd and
protect his widow and be as fathers to his
minor children.
His loss to me, sir, is most sensibly felt.
we were intimately connected in the closest
ties of personal and political friendship for
more than fifteen years, and during all that
time our friendship, in every respect, was
never interrupted for single moment. A
trncr friend, and one in every sense more
devoted, | never had or expect to have.
But, sir, my loss, A. great as 1 regard il, il
nothing compared to his loss to his State
and TO the whole country. From early
youth to the day of his death, i'm the full
ness of manhood. he was actively engaged
in the service of his country; first in mil
tary, and then in civil capacities OF high
trust and rcsponsibility-oficn at the post
of danger, and always at that of duty; and
wherever placed or however tried, he pro-
we'd himself equal 10 the occasion. True
to his country, he was always ready prompt
ly and efficiently to render her any service
required at his hands. Possessing a purity
of principle and sternness ofintegriiy which
.'kncw no change, nor the shadow of turn
ing" he united with these sterling quail
ties a cordial warmth Of feeling and win
ming amiabili,y of manner which secured
him alike the respect and affection of all.
Gov. FULroS was born in Cecil county.
in the State of Maryland, on the I'd Of June,
1895. He had not attained the age OF
manhood when his youthful patriotism
would not permit him to be a silent spectator
Of the last war. Following the example OF
his gallant father, who commanded vo-
luntecr corps Of artillery; he rendered his
services to his country, and was received as
a volunteer aid to Col. Armisiead in the