Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-31

member of this House from the first district Of Tonnes
and tenders to his widow sincere sympathy in this most
affecting bereavement
Rsoleed That the Clerk copy of the
going resolution TO the widow Of the deceased and further
that he communists these proceedings to the Senate
Resoired That the members and officers Of this House will
attend the funeral Of he deceased Mt IL o'clock d.
Resoed, As further mark of respect TO the Of
the deceased that the members and Of this House
will the usual badge Of mourning for thirty days. and
that this House do adjourn.
The resolutions having been read
Mr. CARUTHERS, Of Missouri, said: residence Of
many years the State of Tennessee where learned
admire the character of Brookins Campbell-intimacy
rpened into the warmest friendship between him and
relations herehayng often him in his place in the
councils of his State and knowing much Of the deep love
Tennessee bore the and will bear his memory makes
it perhaps peculiarly proper that should minge my voice
with his colleagues in mounu expression OF their State
and the country's bereavement
How sadly frequent have become these occasions in
this Hall The mourning in which il is shrouded speaks
gloomy yet eloquenty of the memory of the late high
souled and chivarous Vice President Of the United States
The voice of euogy of the amented Aherton and Of
row for his death, still fingers here.
To-day for the third time during this Session, (of yet
but few weeks We misunderstanding the loss of
the gifted and pure. The death Of Mr. Campbell has fall
len upon this House, upon the country, upon his family
with oil the crushing and stunning force Of
bereavement His district the country had heard
the story of his illness his wife, the wife Of his love- had
not heard the story of his danger but his death fall
upon her heart the lightning of Heaven falls shverng
to ruin all its chershedhopes may carry with balm
of some soothing to that crushed and bleeding know
that nation appreciates highly his lofty talents his
tensive usefulness, his unwaverng rmness his unbend
ing integrity his pure patriotism, his charming social
qualities that his last hours tended with all the kind
ministratons Of friendship and his death grieved by all
who knew himfor they all loved himwth all the ago
ny Of personal bereavement.
Beloved in his life mourned in his DEATH he has gone
to that shadowy land from which there is returning
He cut down in the bloom of his manhood in pride
of his intellect in the servcs of his country How i'm
pressivey sad warning, teaching of the mutabity
human ifs-of how powerless the earthly hands o.
love and of friendship save and teaching too how sin
cerey the good and the wise and the kind depored
When the sad dings shall 60 through the land, with it,
wall Of anguish that Brookins Campbell is dead Tennes
see, his own beloved Tennessee viii feel that she has lost
of the nobest and best of her noble and good
Tennessee Alabama New Hampshire, a bereaved trio
weep their honored dead. Missouri would mingls
her voice and her with their voices and their tears
second the resolutions Of my honorable friend from Ten
nessee.
The question then taken on the resolutions, ane
they were agreed to and
The HOUSE thereupon adjourned till to at twelve
o'clock M.