The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-10

Mr.. BORLAND submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to:
Resolued. That the Secretary OF the Interior be
directed to communicate to the Senate a statement
Of ell Expenditures for and on account of the Sew
enth Census, specifying the following items, viz:
Amount paid marshals and assistant marshal Is
for taking census, collecting statistics, sc.
Amount paid for clerk hire in census office.
Amount paid for stationery for census office.
Amount paid for office rent for census office, and
to whom paid; amount paid for furniture for snid
Amount paid for fuel and store rent. and to
whom paid.
Amount paid for repairs or alterations of the
house or houses occupied by the census office, and
to whom paid.
Amount paid for books, pamphlets, papers, and
periodicals. tor use Of census office.
Amount paid for freight or transportation to Ad.
ams Co. or other persons for use of census office.
and on what accounts.
Amount paid for all contingent expenses of the
census office.
Amonnl paid for arranging and transIating Eu.
ropean statistics, and to whom paid.
Amount paid for expenses of the visit OF the su.
perintending clerk Of the census TO Europe, and
copies usrbatin, of the vouchers for said expenses
furnished by said clerk.
And resolved further, That said Secretary be
directed to state to the Senate the appropriation
out Of which the expenses Of said visit to Europe
were paid and the authority Of law for their pa y
ment.
GOVERNMENT AGENTS, ETC.
The resolution submitted by Mr. BoaLAND some
days since was taken up, amended 80 as to read az
follows. and was then agreed to:
Rsso!Ued, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
directed to report to the Senate the names vi the
seVera! agents employed by the Department other
than officers Of the United States for the payment
OF interest on the public debt, and of those appoint
ed by he Secretary of the Interior for the
OF pensions since the 4th of March, lS49 together
with state ment of the last settled account OF each
OF such agents. with date thereof, showing the
amount due to or from the United States.
Resolptd. further, That the said Secretary report
what length Of time unclaimed dividends Of inter.
est are allowed TO remain in the hands Of agents
alter the same are due and payable; and how Otter
said agents are required TO render their accounts;
ana what security il any, ID required for the faith
foi per for nance Of the trusts confided to them.
R'solosd, further, That the Secretary Of the In
terror oe directed to furnish the Secretary of the
treasury with the names OF each and every PEN
sion agent appointed by the Department of The In.
terror since the 4h of March. lS49, to enable the
said Secretary of the Treasury respond fully to
the preceding resolution.
DEATH OF HON. ROBERT RANTouL, JR
message received from the House an.
nouncing the death Of the Hon. Ros eat RANTouL,
jr, of Massachusetts. and it's proceedings thereon,
which read.
Mr. SUMNER: BY formal message Of the House
OF Representatives. we now learn that one OF our
associates in the public councils has died. Only a
few brief days-i had almost said hours-have
passed since he was in his accustomed seat. Now
he 10 gone from US forever. He was my coeag que
and friend; and yet sudden bas been this chan ee
that tdings of his illness even had reached Inc
before l learned that he already beyond the
reach OF mortal aid or consolation, and that the
shadows Of the grave had already descended upon
him, He died here, in w ashngton late On Satur
day evening, August 7th; and his earthly remains,
accompanied by the bereaved companion of his life,
with committee of the other House, arc now far
on the way to Massachusetts,, there to mingle dus,
to dust with his native soil.
The occasion dOes permit TO speak n
length OF the character or services OF Mr. RANTouL
few words will suffice; nor will the language of
eulogy be required.
He was born August -, 1905, at Beverly, in the
equity OF Essex, the home OF Nathan Dane, author
Of the mmortal ordinance by which freedom was
made a perpetual heirloom in the broad region OF
the northwest Here, under happy auspices Of
family and neighbOrhood, he commenced life.
Here his excellent father, honored for his public
services, venerable also with years and flowing sill.
yer locke, yet lives TO mourn his Last surviving
The sad fortune Of Burke is renewed He who
should have been posterity, is to this father
in the place OF ancestry.
Mr.. RANTouL was early a member of the L. gs-
lature Of Massachusetts, and there won his first
fame For many years he occupied place in the
Board of iucation in that State. He was also for
time, collector of the port OF Boston, and after
wards attorney Of the Unit ed States for Massachu
setts. During brief period he held seat in THE
body Finally, in 1851 by the choice OF his native
district, remar kabe for its intelligence and public
spirit, he became a representative in the other
branch of the National Legislature. In all thcse
spheres he pt Formed most acceptable service. And
the future promised opportunities of higher char.
acter to which his abitie,, industry, and fidelity,
would have amply responded. Massac husctts has
many arrows in her well stocked culver; but few
couli she 80 i'll spare at this moment the servant
We now mourn.
BY original htness. by study, knowledge. and va
rious ex pcrience, he was formed for public
But he was no stranger TO other pursuits. Early
devoted to the profession Of the law. he followed It
with assiduity and success. In the antiquities OF
our jurisprudence few were more learned. HIS
arguments at the bar were thorough; nor was his
Intellectual promptness in all emcr gcncies Of
trial costly surpassed. Literature, neglected by
always cultivated BY him. His taste for books wac
enduring. He was n constant student. Amidst
his manifold labors, professional and public he
cherished the honorable aspiration Of adding to the
historical prod uctions Of his country. work on
the history of France, wherein the annals and
character Of this great nation should he portrayed
by an American, had occupied much oi his thou ghs
! know not II any part was ever maturcd Tor pub.
LEGATION.
The practice of the law. while il sharpens the in
tcllect 10 too apt to cramp the focultes hin the
narrow limits OF form. aud TO restrain the genial
currents oi the soul. IL had no such influence on
hIm lie was a reiorincr. la the warfare with
evil, he was enlisted early and openly as n sol
der Tor life As ne did not h. state TO
opposition, 10 bear obl'quy, and to brave cpmj,y
HIS conscience, pure as goodne 8, sustained him
In every trial. even that sharpest Of all, the dcser
ton OF frien q. Aud yet, while earnest in his
course, his zeal was tempered beyond that OF the
common reiormer. He knew well the difference
between the ideal and the actual, and sought by
practical means, in harmony with the exstin
public sentiment, TO promote the interests which
he had at heart. He saw clearly that reform could
not prevail at once, in an hour or day; but that
would be the slow and certain result Of constant
labor, testimony, and faith. Determined and tran.
gull in his own convictions, he had the grace 10
respect the convictions Of others. Recognising in
the s. cial and political system the essential eie-
ments OF stability and progress, he disoerncd at
once the office OF the conservative and the reform
err But he saw also that blind conservatism was
not lees destructive than blind REFORM By the
mingled caution, moderation, and earnestness OF
hs labors he seemed often to blend two characters
IN one, and TO he at the same time reforming con-
5 Trnfirs and conservative v.formr.