Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-04-14

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the death of the Hon e houSe,
gus.Is DiaSE' a representative from Az
Saroii''a. MT; Butler rose and addresssJSO Glh
Senate IN short bat appropriate sneeu u The
the occasion. We make the following est On
from his remarks: e&hao
My late colleague, the Hon 1om
gustus Black, was seized on the 1S,b Az.
month with a violent congestive chill chill" q last
terminated in an obstinate and incurabiIo Which
monla, of which he died at his Iodn; pneu.
this city, last night, at twenty five m;5nmsS'h
ter II O'Clock. Before he was tLnu'es al.
had the prospect of many days beforoe !. Ill be
With robust constitution, he was ;e n HIM.
joyment of vigorous health, neitbo, II i. me en-.
had been impaired by previous dises -, Which
last sickness was violent, painful n"; Ills
tracted, but it was borne with ailu pro.
fortitude worthy of man and hr;.::aning
After Mr.. Butler had concluded his S so
the Senate passed the usual resoIn,;uarks,
honor of their deceased members after nS N
the Senate adjourned winch
In the House, after the Journal Of ye.,.,,
had been read, Mr. Sims rose, and IN ',sIaay
feeling manner, announced 10 the Hon.aHy
fact that another of its members h.a @e
stricken down by the hand of Prov;1.O eeA
Mr. Sims said: eacs'.
"Mr Speaker: 1t is with no ordira,,
ton that now rise to announce TO tho ~ TIlO'
that death, whose presence has so Offer aO US'e
recently called us TO mourn during tb sA uI 70
gress OF the present session of Congress rO'
again demanded victim from anonn uS'
number. "h OOl
flames Augustus Black, a represeD,,,;,.
from the State of South Carolina, is no m",0
He expired IN this city on yesterday nrS, :.
twenty-five minutes past eleven o'cIoeL d
midst his delegation-his colleagues-w;t6Ss Il, :.
family around him, without a murnur ~. NY
without groan. In a most extraord;n a"p
degree, through protracted illness w. n "a:
served his composure of mind, and his 6 r,s'
sciousness and constancy OF purpose Az w."
moment did he complain. Though he WV
conscious, day by day and hour by bon'
throughout his more than seventeen DAYS ~
illness, that the hand of death was upon him,
that the final struggle was at hand that h,
dissolution was inevitable, yet he quailed M
he murmured not; and, at the hour hay.
indicated, he breathed out his soul as compo.
sedly as when infant innocency sinks jnto
softest slumber. Such were the last spn,,
in the life of my friend and colleague"
The usual resolutions on the death Of
member, were adopted, & the House adjourned
WEDNESDAY, April 5.
The Senate met and repaired TO the hall Of
the House of Representatives to attend The lu.
neral of MIR. Black.
In the House, prayers and the journal hav
ing been read-at quarter past II O'Clock
the remains of the late Mr. Black was brought
in attended by the committee of arrangements,
the chaplains, and the bereaved son of the De.
ceased-the House rising to receive them
and the coffin was deposited on the bier pre-.
pared for it in front Of the Clerks table.
The senators next entered (the House rising
and took seats in the hall-the Vice Presiden
being seated on the right of the Speaker.
At twenty-five minutes past twelve, th
President of the United States, and the head
of executive departments, were received b
the House and Senate, rising to their feet
and, when they were seated on the right
the bier and the mourners, the chaplain
the Senate read the latter part of l Cor. XIV
and engaged in prayer.
The House chaplain then delivered the SCI
mon founded on the text
"Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rss
gain."-JoHN xi, 90
concluding with the benedlchon.
The order was then announced by the Clerl
and the procession moved according 10 tn
programme published.
THURSDAY, April g.
In the Senate to-day, sundry petitions an
memorials were presented; also various bill
of private nature were reported by Commit
tees, after which Mr.. Allen moved to post
pone the previous orders, and proceed to III
joint resolutions offered by him in relation t
the revolution in France. The resolution
were, after some debate had upon amendment
offered, unanimously passed by the Senate il
the following words:
r Resolved By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiues of the United States of America ii
Congress assembled, That, in the name AM
behalf of the American people, the congran
lations of Congress are hereby rendered to th
people of France, upon the success of lhel
recent efforts to consolidate the principles o
liberty in republican form of government
Sec. 2. A11d be 1t further resolved, That tn
President Of the United States be, and he !
hereby, requested to transmit this resolution I
the American minister at Paris, with instmc
tons to present it to the French government
In the House, the bill in relation to forelg
mail service was made the special order 10
| Wednesday next.
The bills to give bounty lands TO officer
who have been made such by promotion, weF
set down for Tuesday week.
Mr.. Henley, from the Committee on Prln
ing, reported in favor of printing 10000 ext
copies of the correspondence received frol
Generals Scott, Taylor, &c, transmitted to 10
House on the goth of last month when MI
H. addressed the House in reply TO the re
marks made at that time by MIR. Cllngman
charging the administration with having gai
bled the correspondence for party purposes
The House then went into committee an
took up the West Point Academy approPfiS
ton bill, when
Mr.. Stephens addressed the committee
support of Gen. Taylor as thorough wing
Mr.. Turner followed in support OF the az
ministration, and in reply TO some OF Inc X X
marks made by Mr.. Stephens; after whlcL
the military academy bill was laid aside 10
reported, and the revolutionary pension d
preparation bill was taken up.
The committee rose, and after debate uPo
an amendment striking out the approPrlSaII1.
for expenses of visiting committee TO we
Point, and pending the question thereuPO
the House adjourned. 49,
FRIDAY, April T.
In the Senate, as soon as the journal )"
read, -,
Mr. Mangum rose TO inquire if the Fesoi
tons which passed the Senate last even
were still in the possession of the Senate
as tn enable him to move their reconsider