Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-02-13
'RIBUTE OF RESPECT TO HON.

Ar a meeting Of the citizens Of the Par
ish d Ewes Baton Rouge, held al the Court
House Of said Parish on Saturday, tie
goth January, ls47, for the purpose Of
publicly paying q tribute 0 respeol to the
memory of their rRfEND and NBIGHnoR,
the lamcnted ALEXANDER BARROW,
deceased, the following proceedings were
had:
The Hon. I Favrot vas appointed
chairman ofthe meeting, Vincent Kirk
land was appointed secretary.
The chairman explained in a few brief,
ap aropriate and feeling remarks the objects
Of the meeting /; when,
On motion, the fellowing named gentle
men were appointed a committee to draft
and report Resolutions expressive Of the
sense of the meeting, to wit
DR.. ALEXANDER VpsrxIER, Col. SAM.
Nj. D.. CLARK, RAPHAEL HEBERr, Dr..
Wm,S s. LoBDELt, PETER LArrroN, Sr.
JAMES NJ. ELAN, Esq (ofBaton Rougc.l
and PIERRE VERBoIs.
During the absence Of the Committee,
the assembly was entertained and highly
edited, by listening to the chaste, appro-
PIRATE, and eloquent remarks ofMr. II. NJ.
FAyRor, who, in a fervid, pointed, and
glowing manner, depicted the many MAN.
LY VIRTUES ofthe deceased, whom the as
scInbly had met to mourn, an imperfect
sketch of which ran asafolows
Nr. President and FeHow-CMzens
Of Test Baton Rouge.
We are. assembled here to day, ON d
sad and solemn occasion-tAat Of proving
the interest We take, and the sincere re.
greet We feel, at the loss W. have just Ok.
Pcrionced, by the death of one Of our most
distinguished c~itizons. The Invisible and
imPlacable Angel Of Death has jnst laid
his cold hand upousthe brew Of one, who,
but a few weeks since, W. beholI in our
midst, enjoying all the gifts of healtb-of
fortunc-of rank-.ogethcr with the happi-
ness ola husband and father one of the
seats Of the Senate Hall at Washington is
to BE found deserted of its occupant
ALEXANDER BARROW isno more |
Born in th5 State of Tennessee, in the
vicinity 81 Nashville, he was sent at IN
early age to our Military Academy, at
West Point, and there acquired that noble.
carriage, that firm and elastic step,
that majestic mein- aud open bearing,
which always rendered him conspicuous
among other men. He might have en-
braeed a military caroer.at the time, had
he found an opportunity of imnlortalising
his patriotism in The FIELD /; but seeing that
He had a natural disposition to legal pur-.
suits, he diligently applied himself to the
study of The law, anI was soon licensed
to practise amidst the community of his
native city.
A short time afterwards, however, he
fixed his mind upon a southern residence,
and established himself in the Parish Of
West Feliciana, where he was soon mar
RED. His talents as a ,~jurisconsul being
made known, and his manners polished
and frank, having won the esteem and
friendship ofaI the MOST respectable plan
tiers in That section of the country, he was
selected to run for the Louisiana Legisla
ture, to which he was elected and reeloc-
ted, as often as he wished.
After serving many years in that body,
and made himself worthy Of the confidence
ofhis follow-membsrs, he had the honor of
being proposed in 1910, then eight and
thirty years ofage, as a Of the candi-
and was chosen to represent our.
State in the Senate of the United States.
How do you expect me, EeIlow-citizens,
in my humble capacity, to do justice to a
which is worthy of the pen Of a
better writer, and the ~eloquence. ola bet
Ter speaker thanI am However, frank
myself among those who, though I am but
little advanced in years, have Justly valued
he virtues and talents Of the one -sqhose
ess we deplores and am obeying a natural
of my heart, in advising ~dfeyoapg
men Of this generation, to take as models
IF honor, courage, patriotism, and bravery,
he actions of ALEXANDER BARRow-
whether in public or private life. Yes
lis name shall ever be inscribed in bright
md shining letters upon the. annals Of
anne, and often repeated with pride and
'eneration by every American, true to his
:ountry-its rights and privileges. All
he papers throughout the U. S. speak OF
he death Of our late Senator /; and it shall
lot be said, here in his own parish, not a
voice was heard to lament his loss.
cannot forbear-I feel it a duty, as one
appreciated the talents and virtues of
he deceased, to paya feeble but sincere
to the spirit of his mortal remains.
'h, that l co~uIdaexpres WHAT feel at
moment that | could be made to
peak out the emotions which croud in my
But it is useless trutb,-unde-
liable truth, shall speak for itself:-and
may be the Indifference of this
&c for the talents with which il is honor