Litchfield enquirer., 1849-09-06

amount illsfIr nI1o tfr for his .nfUnora.
b.t r,c.t fa;shf'.llv a;zsbmued 30t;es.
Counaral;gels. s,ief as has been nv per-
'snna1 ;ntercnxrse with linn have seen
and know enough 10 satiyfy me. that he
I lies there this moment the victim Of ner-
S6nal ,n,ve.,;ed devotion 10 his nnl,lic
duties.
"a MexicS ). though his station as Chief
Of the Paw Departnept--had he been q
man Of but common nDould-mirbt lust
| " have exempted him from the vast mass
Of the personal iabors Il may say druid
oery, for no other word IS So appropri,
ate9 which be actually performed--yets
he endured all this additional task. lest
the DubIse business might become entan-
0led through the want Of capacity or ex~
perience Of some who had been entrust-
cd with particular branch il. With
all his fellow officers, he too, endured
equally. the hardships Of long and weary
campaign. The dangers Of the battle.
!, field he never Stunned, though his sta
ton never called him TO sucha post. He
| felt, as he expressed himself to noe, that
though MANI precious lives at home were
dependent On lis Own-- and I need not
| tell you be nev II forgot them--yet, stu
ated as he was, he owed all his energies
to his country and his companions IN the
field. and he might not withhold them.
Hence .,e was found volunteer, aud 4
cheerful accepted volunteer, 10 both Of
those Distinguished Generals upon whom
SO much depended. In the thickest Of
the hattie was he found, end his fellow
officers knew and fit and said, thatin Ill
those terrible scenes Of peril on the Rio
arande. and on the route from the Gulf
| n the citv Of Mexico. no coward's heart
was hid IN the breast of EDMuYD KIaBY.
| He wa there not because his soul loved
!, such scenes. hut because he felt that his
dntv called him there. His brave and
! lion neart could not be kept in the quiet
tent II the PaVmaster. Tie must be in
the hattie where his friends and compan-
| ions needed and well appreciated his SER
vises.
All these public dangers and fatigues
| repeat. he shared equally with his com
nanions But when thev could rest, he
mioht NOT Day and nj hit did this faith.
fui public servant draw upon the ener-
pies Of his iron constitution, until the
wonder is. that We ever had the pleasure
of meeting him again. And since his
return. I can bear witness, how unceas-
|ingly he toiled to finish up the labors
which had been imposed upon him, and
which were arduous enough to Exhaust
and break down the energies and consti
tuition Of any three men. Personal IA
tiQue was as nothing to him-and even
when sickness had Slapped the very foun-
dations Of thatgiren frame, he would still
sit for hours inhis chair writing and work
IN for the public, whose servant he was,
while tie perspiration Of real anguish
| would bedew his whole countenance. Of
ten when seeing him thus have bcsought
him to save himself. Others added their
representations. But he had only one an
swer. The work was to be done, and he
must do it. And he labored thus, until
his relaxed muscles almost refused to
grasp the pen, which to him was more
fatal than the sword, for it drained out
his very hearts blood. Such was the
fidelity of the deceased TO his public trust.
1t was not for an hour, or month, or year
merely. but for life. He lived and he
died an honest man. His example in this
| is bright, without a spot. He served his
country faithfully, and surely with his
example before us, ! may say to all those
present, who like him, are entrusted with
public duties &c We and do likewise. !"
II need scarcely add, that the same
sterling underwriting honesty and fdel
ity marked all his private dealings, and
his relations TO the society about him,
| We AL mourn friend lost Ills ener-
gies, his public spirit, and his confessed
y commanding position in society have
50 interviewer him and his name with ali
most every thing in which any Of us had
| any personal interest, that we can scarce