Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-04-24

3AAiADtAASS8 ~ nv A'N@S 49,
White. q distinguished citizen, on whom
the people bad conferred the highest hon
ors within the gif Of the State. He at the
same tims presented, for the adoption Of
the House, the following resolutions, pre-
facing them with some brief but pertinent
remarks, erlogistic Of the virtues and pub.
lie services of the deceased
WnERsAs, the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Loui iana,
convened in General Assembly, have been
advised Of the death Of e. d. White, a
distinguished citizen and former Governor
Of this s ate, and, whereas, the Senate and
House deeply feel tho loss his family and
the State have sustained in this visitation
of Providence, the efore.
Be It resoIgea, That, as a mark of res
pact for the memory IF the deceased, The
members of the Senate and House wear q
badge of mourning for thirty days, and &c
company his remains from his place of re-
sidence to the place Of embarkation for
the Parish Of Lafjurche Interior to morrow
TUESDAY at a, p. M.
Resol0ed, That a copy Of these resolu-
| tions be Transmitted to the widow of the
licensed, as expressive of the sympathy
The Senate and the House entertain with
her in her bereavement.
The resolutions having been read, Mr..
Smith rose and said
Mr.. Speaber-Louisiana has once more
to mourn the loss of one Of her avori.e
sons. Ofthose engaged in the public ser
vice, recently retiring from the stage, who
leaves behind a greater number Of sincere
friends than Edward D. White 7 OF whom,
like him, can it be said, that in a long pub
lie career, in times of high political eE.
element, his mind was 50 happily consti-
tuted that he could and did always utter his
sentiments, however al times unpleasant to
some Of his hearers, without ever creating
4 personal cnhmy1 OF whom can 1t be
said with more truth, that fitnd and foe,
however bitter political an mostly might
tester, always placed The fullest reliance on
his strict honesty, on his i~ncorruptible in
tegrity?
Amidst the eccentricities that excited a
smile on every cuuntanance, who ever dis
covered in his mind anything but what in
Dictated the noblest feelings, the most ge-
nervous impulses? II at times, in the per-
~fotmancos Of the d licate and difficult du-
ties imposed Upon him, he fell into an error,
who was not ready to admit that it was in
pursuit Of an honest purpose, and that he
should have the benefit Of the maxim
ITO err is human, to forgive divine !"
A Judge upon the Bench, u Representa-
tive in Congress, Governor of the State,
who in the public service has ever per-
formed his duties with a greater regard to
the public Who has been more free from
the bias of private interest Who has
ever looked less to himself and more to
public interest?
As a judge, his mind, straightforward
and naturally acute, refused to yield to he
seducti0ns of advocates who possess the
power to make the worse appear the better
cause. He instantly detected the web o.
sophistry, and in his blunt way exposed it,
errors.
Asa Member of Congress, he was ever
to be found a faithful sentinel at his post.
Though his voice was not often heard in
debate, he possessed and exercised an in.
auence exceeded by few members of that
body. This arose from the almost UNI
bounded esteem entertained for him hy
members of all parties. may mention
an instance in VIII Oh all will recognise bis
genuine character. Entrusted with a pri
vate claim, for money i~r.egularly paid a
the Customhouse in this city, he applied,
again and again, at the Treasury for red.
ress, but in the great press Of business his
application was not attended 10. After
long delays, and many broken promises OF
The Secretary to act on the maltar, he toll
the Secretary that if the claim was not adj
justed by such q day it would be presented
to his master. The day passed, but the
claim was not acted on; our Representa-.
tive presented himself at the White House.
and taking his seat in the drawing-goom
with his hat on, sent bis name to The Pre-
sident. Gen. jackson soon entered, when
he was told 'Sir, one of your servants,
the Secretary of the Treasury, has for a
long time delayed to examine a claim
have presented. | told him I should ap-
pea to You and here am, sir, to ask you
to have this claim adjusted" The presi.
dent requested a brief statement Of the
calm in wiring, which was made on al
once, when he endorsed on it an order
directing the Secretary to examine tic
claim forthwith.
As Governor, he held the reins of the
State during the great commercial crisis o.
1887. That boldness and irmness which
formed conspicuous traits Of his character,
did moi forsake him at this critical period.