Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-12-28
Tribute to Hon. u. =. Kins.

sUPAEME COURT OF THE vNlfEp STATES.
FR,pAY, Decersbsr 3, 1853.
At theopeniag Of the Court his morning.
Hr. CusHise. the Attorpsy General VI the
United States, addressed the Court a. follows:
MAY IT PLEASE YovR HoSosss rise to sub.
init motion. which seems 70 - calledsfor
by the nature Of the subject. matter.
God. in his inscrutable but supreme will,
has removed from the service Of Ms country.
and from the path of honor which through .
long lifetime Of greatness and goodness he
had SO noby trod, the Vice President Of the
United States. When thsvoice Of some future
paneg yrist, on the banks Of The Mississippi.
the Bravo. OF the Columbia. shall speak of.the
heroes, the Legislators, the statcsmen. aud the
magistrates Of our country. - he lsccunts
the names borne on that glorious rolf 81 i'm,
mortality. he cannot tail q tauq1 wih se4l.
ll4sa ssaiaiaesssa r. - = - y r E IkaAs \.
IL ~ asnss ! ~
FuP men % lead armies on Us vlSJ :, u 5kI6s~S
the clash Of the battle field, o. b rare gifts ol
written or spoken thought to WELD at will the
fercest impulses Of nations. Such men. il
they have . superlatively splendid career,
yet have an agitatea ons. They may-thcy
often do-have shaded sides Of the mental for.
mation. without which the bright oncs would
be too dazzlingly brilliant. They come to b.
praised or dispraised alternately, according TO
the light in which their actions are viewed,
and the fux OF reAux Of the tide Of popular
emotion. If WILLIAM r. Klxa be not Of these
yet he has an appropriate, and perhaps, a more
enviable place in the temple Of fame. and in
the hearts Of Americans; for Of him 1t is with
the plainest truth TO be said, that. with lofty
elements in his character to merit and receive
the most alb solute CONNIE ation there - moth
ing in II open to censure. He stands 10 the
memory, in sharp outline, as il were. against
the sky, like some chiseled column Of antique
art. or some cor solar statue of the imperial
Republic wrapped in its marble robes. grand.
y beautiful in the simple dignity and unity Of
faultless proportion. Placed at an early age
in that august assembly, the highest all things
con sidered. in this or any other land, the
Senate Of the United Siates-and continuing
there. save with brief interruption Of the most
eminent diplomatic employ ment. during q
whole generation Of time--and repeatedly ele
waited TO preside over its deliberations he had
grown to be. not Of it merely. but u. represen
tative man, its typical person, its all conspic
uous model Of an upright. pure, spotlcsa. high
minded. chivalric American Senator. This il
is, in my judgment. which constitutes the dis
tinctive trait in his character and career, ant
which drew to him the ycneration and the con
fidence Of his countrymen. We think of hin
almost as an historic monument Of senatoria
integrity, rather than as mere mortal man o
the age. Like that gallant soldier who receiv
ed the baton Of marshal in every scene o
his achievements. and foil, struck by car
non shot, In the 40. al ss~~ri~v the insigni
of command. so the Vice President did bu
reach the pinnacle Of his greatness 10 die
Such death. SO timed. though premature f
| us whom he has left behind for the tolls an,
cares of public duty, was not premature fo
the consummate completeness of his renown.
| Knowing how deeply his loss must be- de
plored by your honors. 1t is deemed fitting fo
me to move that this Court. IN unison will
what has been done by the two Houses Of Con
gress, do now adjourn, in manifestation of IL,
respect for the memory Of the deceased Vice
President Of the United States.
10 which Mr.. Chief Justice TASNKY briefly
replied And the Court adjourEed.-DaiIy
Globe.