The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-12-18

CHANGED 10 come 10 the place where was In eol.u.
gave notice TO the young in the college that he n
deliver Lecture upon that subject The young men -
senuied and he gave very interesting lecture bul ,h
was an ingenious young ITshmsn in the coIIess sts
when the Lecture was told the Captain thar M jS w.
see through entirely and he wanted 10 PROFOUND an.
tlon The captain seemed TO listen with great dsisds
70 near the question, and il this When Won raae
70 me opening oil the earth. TO enter the hollow sphss
the atmosphere combining with the hemisphere wna,t
produce concusslon and he could not understand Sa
animal neat was 10 be generated. ItAughisrl TN
SIR. was question which Captain Symmss lad nssa.
unon: Having seen so many ingenious ouesl,on. "a
cult OF solutioH, and having seen SO maDy WHEEL M
mind appeared perfectly plain, disputed upon bow WHY
deerence 10 The wisdom, and integrity and canaor "a VIA
tlenen who difer so widely from me- gen
But. SIR, this is q new age. a new era and ona ~
Leveia.lons ana y thefe be anything in this modern'
don't whether TO call il science or humbug ,rssS
uouslyi but II there be anything in this modern CAV
OF spiritual mmunicatons-spirifual rann;ngss
are yugay callsd-lhs question whether dead men sss
resign or not may assume practical importance ~ s
we have as yet poorly conceived am sorrv ~ - .nMl
tlemen laughing am sorry that when we are dsa1ln.
with such grave subjects as this, honorable senator
not bring 10 It's consideration that gravity TO which !,
eninently entitled. Can dead men resign ask wb.ss@
in the widest vagaries OF thought our imssa.,4u.
have ever grasped such question that ,Rnr NV;
well that the question comes up at this time Thaun
excitement of the political contest is over The na sssa
lulled. The Overwhelming aurges OF irrmsndon
political majority have sllenced The voice of faction INA
tanaticisrn and the public mind is now 10 i,ynsh,
state to 60 into the consideration OF this mporlan, na
ton whether dead men resgn their Offices or not "a
SIR as the honorable senator from Connecticut saws Mi.
question which has been presented 10 hs Ssaa
before. and upon which there no precedents has
no knowledge or animation from any quarter ina, ,hs
question has ever been brought into ms
experience agrees with his The question is whsi6."S
senator can resign his senatorial Office after death Vs.
SIR. the realities OF life and the solemncs ~ aa.b =,
concentrate IN this great question II deals moi ony VIM
temporal paleaha hings with which we ard
and which appeal to the senses BIZ, il goes beyond av
that goes beyond the EaSsanyy Of the funeral and liz
although the veil which hides il has never bean w,S
drawn, and it asks that solemn question wheths ,ho
that live in the Lord can resign. 'Aose
know, sir that poets have asked wish eo.h
quote poetry, but cannot have 40, Inc idea bus NV,
the verse-poets have asked - ~ y
g DO they Eve there still r. $500
That question has been celebrated in song and n.
wish has been expressed that bird from lie shadow
iahu might come 10 WISH US, thai we might ask
s DO they love there still r.
But poetry must stand back and If ever from the hand
of shades the winged messenger shonld approach ~
whisper something of that upper world the oueslon will
be- Do they resign office there ILaughterl 'a'
matter IN The ssn q %, wSe e e y e Invest this
Sir, leaving this question, which do moi believe ran he
satisfactorily settled by any committee at the present SEA
sion. ask the Senate to take commoa sense and prac
teal yiewihe upper. region view-the view which nrs.
sen.s ilssif TO those who invested with Assh ana
blood Read the Painlangnage of Mr. Clay See what hs
were, now ne understood hjUaelf.
how the Commonwealth of Kentucky understood him
how the Legislature OF that Commonwealth underslooa
him how The governor understood him how Mr. Meri.
wether understood him how every member OF m.
Senate understood him when he resigned his seal Il
there any doubt in thaithe least in fhe wordl Yes
SIR there Is Genemen that they dou bf and thai Il
evidence that there doubt But SIR let il be reme.
bered all coming time for the honor OF the Senate thai
the history which teaches that there was doubt whether
the Hon Mr.. Dixon entitled to a seat upon The Roor
OF the Senate coupled with that other doubt whether
dead men can resign their Offices. 1870
MIR. BROOKE obtained the Roos but Welded 10
MIR. TOuCET, who said MIR. Freshest - neyee
most fully with the senator from New Hampshire fhsf
resignation after death 10 ridiculous al idea A Can
the head Of And yet that s the res,sus
honorable himself resignation which 6y IL
terms TO take effect a resignation only on he
first Monday OF September lsa2. more than two monihs
after the death Of Mr. Clay is the resignation that :
now insisted upon as making The vacancy TO f whieh
The Hon Mr. Dixon presented here by the Iesislsfure
OF Kentucky Ii 10 claimed that the resisnai,oo vns
made by an act in the lifetime OF Mr.. Clay. Nov raw
and maintained yesterday that is impossible ,ha, there
should be a resignation after death man. hy will NAV
dispose OF property after deaih; but man BY will can
not dispose Of an Office after death senator cinuot
by an act king day posteor TO his DEATH resign an
oihoe which is no longer his That was the idea which
| presented TO the Senate agree that the idea OF
resignation after death is absurd and ridiculous ~
can well be conceived and yet j, is precisely the resg
nation whe1 Is insisted upon by honorable senators a.
the honorable senator beyond the remark which have
now made. ET|TTt
lTo BE cosTIsuED1