The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-01-07

and 10 the enioyment Of corresponding
practice and enfolument. that he heard the
call his country upon her sons to arm.
lie obeyed, aud was among the firs, 70 sel
an example, BY himseIfvolunteering as a
common soldier His friends and consti.
suents followed his lead, and speedily an.
organized body stood ready for the march.
Af. Hamer was known personally and
veil to the President, with whom he had
served In the House OF Representative
amid scenes no less trying TO the firmness
and forlitude Of men, than the field OF
battle itself. The Presidenb was there
fore, under no necessity to ask who should
be placed in command Of the Ohio Brig
ade. Mr.. Hamer was appointed, and that
TOO, without his solicitations and, / be
lieye, without his knowledge Of such an
event being 10 contemplation.
He accepted the commission, proceeded
on duty, and lost his life in It's perform
asee; having been elected in his absence,
I'm TO Congress.
When the intelligence OF this sad event
came 10 the west, the Legislature OF OHIO
being in session, i'm mediately adopted APP
propriate measures to express, in behalf
Of the whole people. their high apPrecia-
etion ofhis virtues, abilities and services,
and the profound sense felt by all, OF the
loss sustained in his death. The State
stretched forth her hands and drew the
dead body her adopted son TO her bosom
'fhere il now reposes, amid the family, the
neighboiy, the constituency; who received
il witl hghs and with tears for the same
reason they had always before greeted his
retu4 among theip with exulta,ion and
JOY.
1t would be but common place and an
insufficient eulogy upon Mr.. Hamer, to
say that in all the relations he bore TO
the community, he exhibiled the qualities
appropriate to those relations. Society
has right to expect such result even
from a man of mere mediocrity. But
from one in the powers of whose mind the
discriminating partiality Of nature was SO
manifest as in bis, society has a right TO
demand such an exertion of intellect and
exhibition Of virtues as may tend to the
advancement of its lasting welfare, and
afford an example TO the incoming genera
ton. To this demand the whole life OF
MIR. Hamer-his private and public man
ners, habits and sy mpathies; his beneyo.
lence, integrity and honor; his intelli.
gence, industry, courage, genius and pa.
triotism-all responded in manner to
entitle him to demand In his turn, the las
ing gratitude ofsociety. This he enjoy ed
when he lived, and when called TO pass
that boundary which nature has drawn
between the living and the dead, lie did
so, with the consciousness that he laid
down life that might be reviewed by the
intelligent and the just, with the appro.
baton ofevery mind and of every heart
which, like bis own, was sound and strong
and pure.
Long will his memcry be cherished by
the State. Long will his old consi ituents
of Clermont, of Brown, Of Adams and
Highland, remember their afectionate
friend, their faithful counsellor, their able
representative. And many are the aged
fathers among them who, 10 stimulate the
emulation of their sons, will recount 10
them, in the winters evenings, The scenes,
the events, the sayings and the anecd otes,
OF his brilliant and biameiess life. Long
will the widow and the children remem-
ber, fondly remember, the husband and
the parent, in whose affections they were
happy, in whose character they are hon.
ored, and in the imitatio Of whose virtues
his sons will 6nd the only reward which
can bear any proportion to he mag nitud e
of their loss.
MIR. ALLEN concluded by Offering the
following resolutions:
Resolved, unanimously, That the Sen
ate has received with deep sensibllity the
message from the House ef Representa-.
tives, announcing the death of Hon.
Thomas L. Hamer, Representative elect
from the State of Ohio.
Resoiped, unanimously, That the mem
bers of the Senate, from sincere desire
of showing every mark of respect to the
memory OF the deceased, will wear the
usuai badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolped, That as a further mark of
respect for the memory of the deceased,
the Senate do now adjourn.
The resolutions having been unanimous
iy adopted,
The Senate adjourned.