Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-02-13

wa y. deserved their es,4sam and resnact i,
spite If big liberty Of thopaht and Ills indie.
psndence Of expression. True and faith
fal to the principles which he advocated,
he always acted in aocordlnce with his
convictions of duty, and for the beet inter-
osts ofhis constituents. Never was a man
better suited to maintain the laws aud en-
force tie constitution OF his country. Promp-
tel by q pure c~onscience-he knew no de-
~oelt-1ad no ambition but that Of an hon
Cd. statclnan-the prosperity and welfare
Of a free and Independent people. How
uublemished mug have been his charac-
ter through lie, to have reached his
last abode without a single personal enc
my
But let Va, fort moment turn our eyes
upon her whose life and happiness were
comninglod with his can any one of us,
f~ofmrcven a slight idea OF the blow it must
have struck upon her mind, when she
learned that he, to whom she had sworn
eternal love and devotion, was NO MORE !
Oh f! cotad she have bcenfhore, to watch
over bis body tortured with disease, to
bring consolation and soothe the expiring
moments Of his earthly career Gould.
she have witnassafthe dreadful hours of
Deaths agony+-could she have taught the
Hast fond sigh--tho last tender embrace--his
min | would have been more resigned, his
spirit better prepared, his thoughts more
tranquil and cain at that moment, when
Life ) short dream, is changed into eternal
avail ming
We can do nothing-we can bring no
consolation to thessorrows and griof5 Of
c~onja5al loye-gtil, gentlemen, we can
form sincere hopes, that the weight Other
m.sc,rf,Ines mas he nat Gorqotten, but rem
defel less I,aayy a3Jp ~5ipa9nt. by the chr.
esseq ii, d,,r5tar, and the con41ct If two
J~s5ns, who will IN lo,5tedly follow the hon.
orab,e and yjN,,as path Of their fltber,s
career.
MAY the BLESSINGS of Provide
watchfnfanI Protecting eve ofD+vins gogd.
ness. dwcll upon the afflicted widow, aud
the Eaeherless children ofAErx,sDrR BAR.
Row-nay thew ever find true and dayo-
ted eienIs among those who this dav can.
not hep ming, ing tears with theirs; and,
may tacy also rest assured, that BARRow's
immortal name shall eyer be dear; his
memory cherished by the inhabitants ofhis
HOME PARISH. The committee annoin.
ted for the purpose above. c me in. and.
through their Chairman. J. NJ. ELAN, ESQ,
prezcntedt the following Preamble and Ra$.
buttons, which were u9animoasIy adoptad,
Committee aDDo;ntedt to draft Resolutions
to be submitted for the consideration of the
meeting, bcS leave to submit, through their
Chairman, the following Resolutions:
We. the imnedjl te neiabbors a,,d ner-
sonal friends ef R,,naw +,
sona, ~,, IL. 49, :, A-bo@Aaosh Da as IN
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~ AS~5'sVo1' Az ""i'e VIC ci&lia AL-'
ExANpER BARaow as our neigirbor and
personal friend we mourn his early death,
with OF. co1ntf}meh.
"a; K@so,o@d tflat, c~oncurring as We do,
III q" ''4' mas 0ss' s''4 Oh MS h!Sh 'aaT-
acter, and manly viFO5, we mingla@our
heartfelt synpathios with those who be-
moan his loss.
3D.. Eoc9odred, That all we can do, is to
endcr lis bcrcayed wife and children, our
coincidence andsympatIy, for their great
loss, and pladging ourselves, that his dying
request, that his children might find faA-
oT& % ms e~oan5Tyae", shall be redeemed
On motion OF. N. ELAN, ESD, it was
ReSo30ed. That the Resolutions submit
ted and adopted by this meeting, be printed
iii the Louisiana Reporter, of West Baton
Rouge, with a request thatthey be copied