The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-12
THE UNION.


both his habit and his enjoyment and hence it that he
became not only emneny qualified by his learning and
his love OF investigation for judicial abors but that the
whole texture of his mind became gradually and essential
ly Judicial alsohe thought with cnrewh syslein--with
ceaness-with recntude, and he thought results.
sound lawyer wise judge, trusted sntcsnlan-he was
moe tnn all lese-he was sound, reproachab, trust
worthy, and honest man; neverand speak it with en-
phatic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bringing upon amy human face,
by any act OF his either the blush of shame the stain OF
tear Wherever his avocations his duties called him,
it was the cheering LOT of this excellent TO be always
surrounded by iriends-fiends who respected and who
loved him. and having thus lived lie OF probiy and peace
upon earth he has in the meridian OF his day, To the
tomb, without solitary reproach to follow solitary
envy to forgive him. Like his late and nenicd colleague
from Louisiana Mr.. Barrow he stricken down in all
the pride OF his physical power and in the full maturity of
his brightest manhood like him he crushed by
expected and startling blow, and sharing, side by side,
with another, they did, the hopes OF their country
and the joys of freshest life, how sad-how srange-how
admonory is 1t to all to them parted by death for
and then grouped and gathered again copan-
ions for the grave Unlike that SENATOR however hon
ored colleague breated his last in the bosom of his family
and had his ioorn and solitary pathway another world
sooed by the presence and comorted by the aid OF all
who dearest him in this. Here it is, in the break
ing up of that tender and holy bond which bring wife and
children the pillow of the dying husband and father that
we find bitterness in death to which the rupture
of all other relations is nothing But il is
look upon this private seent is not for
90 the sanctuary of this listen to that cry
anguish and brokenness OF heart which is there As fra
and dying, and Christian men, however think
upon such distress without sympathy and without
involuntary appeal to Him who is the Father and Saviour
of ALL that He would spread the shelter OF his wing
poor sufferers who weeping and bleeding
the stroke of His power To who here, this lesson a
lesson mortality is solemn and sacred
10 be lost live are provent and WISE as we know that
immortal let take these lessons many provences
nercully and seasonaby for good, and flushed
with all the energies and hopes OF life, be il
part seek for and to seize upon that hopebessed
above every otherthat hope which travels through
quits when de'-whch unes the last throb ex-
prng nature with the first OF neverending Joy.
| '"ro man in this, his trial state,
| The privilege is given,
| When tossed by waves OF human fate,
| To anchor fast heaven"
| In conclusion Mr. Med submitted the following res
loutions; which were unanimously adopted
Resolred, That this House has heard with deep sensible
y the announcement oil the death OF the Hon Isaac >
PENNYBAckER senator nCongcss from the State of Vir-
anla 49,
of the deceased the members and officers of this House
will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days
to s Re ssn Fl s Jpa s @ Ms e
nicated to the family Of the deceased by The Clerk
Resoired, That this House will attend the funeral of the
deceased in body and further mark of respect for
his memory, that il do now adjourn
The House accordingly adjourned
The following petitions and memorials were presented
under the rule and referred TO the appropriate committees
BY Mr.. GRINNELL: The remons,rance Of R. r. Crock
er and 50 citizens Of New Bedford, Massachusetts, against
the repeal of the pilot law OF 1887
BY Mr.. WENTWORTH: The petition of Ruben Taylor
heir of Ezekiel Taylor of Chicago in the State of Illinois,
praying for services rendered by said Ezekiel
Taylor in the revolutionary referred to the Committee
| on Revolutionary Pensions.
BY Mr.. MCLEAN: The memorial of the President and
Faculty of Pennsylvania College for the restoration of the
right import books and philosophical apparatus free of
duty, which taken away by the OF August 1876
The petition oil James ohlham OF the city of Baltimore,
revolutionary soldier for pension The memorial of Mrs
Susan Caustin widow of Isaac Canstn, indemnity
French spos,ions prior to 1900 The petition of the chill
for R SlIssrs G GeSsoH due their mGhsr
timore President of the Maryland and Maine Insurance
Companies praying indemnify in behalf OF these compa-
MES for French spollaons commerce. prior 1900
! BY Mr.. WINTHROP: The petition of Mrs Sarah Chace
Of Somerset Massachusetts for the payment OF the French
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hewitt and others, citizens OF Maryland and the District
Columbia for against distractions in Potomac
BY Mr. PERRIL: The papers in the case of James Coe
for invalid pension Also the papers in the of
Gardner Herring for an invalid pensions both referred to
| BY Mr.. LEAkE: The petition of Lieut. A Garland, of
the marine corps asking for services render
wine i'll lSi04l referred to The Committee Naval AZ
fairs
| BY Mr. WILLIAMS. The petition of Stephen Irish for
pension. Also, the petition OF Daniel H. Warren PEN
sion: both referred TO the Committee Invalid Pensions
BY Mr.. McCRATE. The petition of VIM. ID. Sewal and
IS others, merchants, shp-owners and sipmasters of
Bath, Maine, against the repeal alteration OF the pilot
BY Mr.. JAMES THOMPSON. The petition of cirizens
OF for mairoute between Warren Warren
miie on the Post Office and Poy Road 10 ne oo
BY Mr. McCLELLAND: The claim of Conrad Ten
Eyck ol services, disbursements &c marshal OF the
district OF Michigan. The petition OF Samuel Lasley,
George Lasey, and William Johnson for remission of
a1 h sd Mig W Snd aps5 The .,,on Of o0 n Ros.o
OF Virginia. praying Naturalization for losses sustained by
French spoliaons prior 1900 referred the Committee