The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-09

fueRces ssit with genial aud friendly warmth With
in ~hstsvtr clrcs be mtg u 1t isl happy thin,
fors country whss the ivss Of IT'S public men may BE-
thrown open to tic world snd challenge Its closest
scrutiny With Consciousness the part of tas friendly
critic thst therv Is no Blot 30 be eoncsalsd, and
no giarius fault which . lows Of truth forsids
m 10 deny and his Of right allows him 70
sTs fanud n. inst %s1 o. 10 Tss M
action; none Of a departure the selfimpossd re
s.-.nt. OF reaned ..d Io.y o. honor aud mono
IN which e,tbor fear az the ambition
tempted TO . deed which could destroy either his own
elf respect the resp~c. Others for him. He trod
long ad successfully and yet hs kspt his robes uoilsd
BY the vile me whch often p,ilutes thoas Ways Il ID
may convey uscuI lesson to tlio,e who survive ~ ali
the public msn whom have Laowa there are n,ns
the strength which public tue xss than sh.t Of 0,
King His was an instance Of these briliiaIst sss,
whose rare assemcage the wo ID osls gsnias but BY
what is better far sound judgment. resolue purpose
70 pursue the right, and capacity to gather wisdom
from eSpsiieoes be was no orstar ano yet from the
oratory never commanded lie had NOPE of that ure.
ouItaous seifconadenos which often misle sis our
G~ves and cthers aud wiic, though dangerous Is still
sscommsnoipg quality; but he knew Eow to ioopire
feopIe with just cnnbdence the OF hi, Judy.
icsk-c to asa safe depository Of trust snd power Al
though eentl and ind n with o.hers hs
coud b. stern euoagh when the public fatsrets or hts
personal honor required It, He was . man sir Who
aoui wou have rickened under sen " &c persona ais
iopO 1t is not surprising then eac, step in tie no
htica of such man should have teen orowncd
win public be nors. At thu age of twenty one was
s,ss,s to ne lsg,sssu.s Q, North Carolina mis- native
tA soaciy he acted until he was twenty i've ysars a
age when be was cent to lac House af Repse
Inc United states where ed from 1871 to 1915 when
be resigned 10 go abroad Secretary OF Legation to wns
finekuey our Minister to Russia Upon bis return he
sens TO their constitution convention and at the rst
session Of the first Legislature which assembled after
fcnl tho State Alabama wsrs he NAV be- fd 10 haro
serves contauously hi, ion the Woe Prcden
t. France Finally. he was elected the Vice President
| OF the United states by large majority of shs
a. ,hs ps,Iae psSpe IA As h: asssndsS step BY step
| his horizon and when the occasion came he
was s~a,, found seusi to it, for to the ~. ei scend
Judgment hs brought, he grew oloer tho wisdom of
la<ge experience hs be said to have bsen
one triumphant march through lfe.a march in which
MS step neither isiiereo stumbled in ascending to
that place which was perhaps, the chief obi cot of his
pratson and yet as If 20 show that ts sue
cessful OF men must sooner later feel tbs emptiness
the earthly objects Of usual pursuits that lnu III
much priEed h3nor to him the Dead Sea frait which
turps to hes the lips It but came too Ia
III. breath Of public applause could not rsyvs the
which aicssred In the lamp Of life Ia vain did ths ASST
ionate In did ihs ASPIRATIONS of a whole pso.
pie ascend TO heaven for his recvery-hs bamy inau
ences OF neither sea BOT sky could revive restore him.
When the public mess-ngr to clots him with the
forms Of office his chief earthly wish see hid home
oHee mof ard in the mda of familiar scenes to die
amongst hie friends. His cesire gratiHed Lfo and
is busy sceres on this side the grave closed on
HIM forever bat its tale Jet remains to be told not BY
clee OF his State hereafter, when may become labor OF
love to come OF her 70 write the story OF ts founders
ever may portray the stirring and sven.ful which
he acted prominent and useful part. Il Will be told
toe, and tfrhnps heard with mot III rest in tho adj
tions Of family, Of which he the ornaassut aud
| pride. Mr. Presiden those I, whom people have
on lors accustomed ID look in times ia,oalty aud
emergency fr sci and opinion falling fast around
u.s. II IL an anxious taDg 10 feel their loss al period
HE this, Tregnsnt with change and tesuing perhaps
wi great AND strange events The recall
| III ltpdv he'll
teachings and 1t viii be well il ia many spects Ill
follow their examples of the following resolotjons
R;sSsa
with ba.t and further tsstmony resIcot "a sho
ne mourning by wsaris GRAPE hcir arm fos hirsy
ordered That the Secretary Of tho Senate communicate
this 70 The House Of Ecpres. ntati,es.
Mr. FvERyrrs
Mr. EVERETT, (shig) OF Mass spoke as foliows:-Mr.
Prssdsps-I have been luesed second the motion
which has jut been maeo By the Ser from Virginia
do SO with great cheerulness 1t my good fortune
the acquaintance Of the vice Prssi en ana
portion Of his friendly regard, for longer period
probably than most tf those within the sound OF my
voice. period Of nearly thirty years. Such being the
case feel ought not to remain silent at this las,
moment, when relations to him members of the
s, nate, the performance of this days melancholy
duty about to be closed for; There ancsn
maxim ~ founded at in justice and right feelings
which biesus say nothing but what good the dead
obsy this rule in reference to the late Vice Pres
dent without violating the most scrupuous dictates o
sincerity can nothing but wnat is good of him.
have never een heard anything but good Of him for
the thirty years that have known him psrso alIy and by
reputation twoud hardly be expected Of me to detail
late Vice Presden That duty belongs to Others by whom
1t has or will, NO doubt be appropriately performed
Of colleagues from Alsbara 1t is the province
OF those OF us not connected with him by political
oaionr especially Of those nhabitng remote parts of
our common country to express their cordial
renee In the afleconate praises which have been
may be pronounced by his fellow citizens ard neigh
so intimately associated with the Senate, as the
late Vice President think he had been member Of the
body for years than any person belonging it,
bes des this relation Of aereot kind had grown up
between him and the Senate The federal constitution
o the tine o the
this body but whenever the Senate called supply
the place temporarily for long Of years, and till
be ceased to belong to IT. it turned spontaneously to him
He undoubtedly owed this honor to distinguished quail
hcstiors. For the chair he possessed in emnsnt de-
oscision that familiarity with the now some what com
plcatsd rules Of Congressional Ioeedngs nd t1at
b,Dity Of manner which are required 10 presiding ON
Not claiming (alhough acute and fore de-
bar to rank with his ilus,rious ootemporares (whom
now alasl We can msntio. eny to dePors) with Cal
phsbetcaly and who viii presume TO arrange them
ethsr pDSp saoss uns'e1sd .l.qysn'e 50 C
controlling with impsrtali,y ihs storm OF de-
bate, ard mos eratns between mighty spirits whose
ardent conflicts at times seemed TO threaten the
stability of the republic. In act, sir, he was
| highly endowed with What Cicero beautifully
mends as the ton Senatarr prudentia-the wisdom Of
good senator-aud in his study and iy ap
pcaon Of the rules OF parliamentary law he rendered
service to the country, not perbaps the most brilliant
kind but assuredy OF secondary Importance There
is nothing which moro distinguishes the great national
to which belong than rs apatu for
by deliberate assemblie is Willingness, while IL asserts
the Target liberty of paremertary right TO respect
what tbs Senator from Virginia in another connection
called the restrictions Of parliamentary
der; and do not think 1t exaggera ton SAY that
there ait In their character which has proved moro
conducive to the despatch Of the public business TO the
freedom OF debate to the honor Of the country will say
which done to csta blsh aud per psuate
constt tutiona liberty The long and faithful Senatorial
Of the late Vice President received at last Its Ap
proprat reward The people Of the United Sta havng