The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-16
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, 1853.
SENATE.


On motion by Mr. BOBLAND, the reading OF the jour
nal dispensed with
HON WIN. UPHAM
Mr. FOOT Mr. President, rise TO perform mean-
choIy duty this morning in formally announcing TO the
Senate the sad intelligence OF the decease OF one OF The
elder members OF this body. My colleague, the Hon.
VIM upHAM expired at his lodgings IN this city at
about the hour ofwo o'clock yesterday evening, after
distressing illness OF some ten days, al The age OF sixty
years THIS is the first instance that senator from Verr
mont has deceased during his oficai term
Mr. UPHAM was native OF the Town OF Leicester IN
the Commonwealth OF Massachusetts,, whence he re-
moved early age to the State OF Vermont He set
lied and me Pacee O s professor s b OF h law
the place OF his residence and the home OF his family TO
the present time. An extensive and successful business
the bar OF his and the adjoining counties soon re-
warded his professional abors BY his ability. bis ener
gy and his peseveng devotion 10 the profession oil his
choice and III pride. he attained an enyable distinction
upon forum which counted upon the list OF It's cham
pons the names OF Pfentiss, Chase Maltocks and
others OF high emnence as advocates and uTss In ad.
dton TO careful and lab 1rous research, he was ac-
customed in remarkable degree 10 bring tie ul-
most energies Of bis mind and The enthusiasm OF
his spirit 10 the cause OF his client HIS legal eoun-
sells and aid were especially sought BY those upon
whom the hand OF adversely and want had fallen, and
with equal readiness and zeal he espoused The cause
OF the irendess and penness sutor as OF him who
could count him down a rich reward. NO man who
sought his advice and assistance In just was ever
turned aside from considerations OF his pecunlary midi
gence He adopted his cause and made II his own. His
reward was the consciousness OF duty done, OF rights
indicated, OF wrongs redressed.
Mr. UpaAN repeatedly represented the town oil Mont
pelier in the popular branch OF the State Legislature
There he always took prominent and leading part IN the
ssons upon the various questions oil public or Pm
vate intere, which brought to the consideration
of that body. In 1912 MIR. uPHAa was elected BY the
saure OF his adopted State TO seat in the Senate of
the United States in SiS he received the endorsement
OF the approval Of his constituency as faithful public
servant by re election for additional term OF six
years. scarcely half of which is passed away, when he
summoned TO another, and higher, ana more awiul tl-
bunaI His impaired state OF health for some years past
has restrained him from participating SO generally and so
actively in the discussions OF this body as his inclination
might otherwise have Induced him 10 do. or has abii-
ity as public deba,er might perhaps have demanded OF
him Nevertheless bis speeches upon several important
and exciting public questions bear The peculiar impress o.
his earnestness his research his ability and hs patriotic
devotion TO the best interests OF his country. striking
illustration is furnished of his fidelity 10 the trust com
ued TO him, and of his COMPLAINT and patent attention
TO his public duties here, in the TACT which have IRON
his own mouth that during the ten years OF his service
in this body be has never absened himself from The city
Of Washington for single day while Congress was IN
session; and has failed, when the condition OF ms
health would permit, OF daily occupying bis seat 10 ,hs
chamber during the sngs oil the Senate And may
add That he has often come here when prudent regard
Tor his physical condition would have detained h'n al
his private lodgings
Mt UpHAs was emphatically ths arti6cer OF his own
fortunes. re owed nothing to the factions cIrcum-
stances on wealth or patronage He rose 10 ha high
position by his own energies his own upaided efforts
thus furnishing another and beautiful usration OF The
operation os The genius OF our institutions in that they
open The pathway 70 station ana honor alike ALL and
favores recogn,ssd other than The yo,sr,es at
the shrine OF justice, OF honor, and patriotism
During the illness Of my late colleague the essable
companion OF his youth summoned from her distant
home attend at bis sick bedside His last and diving
hours solaced by ihs presence and by the wachfu
and aeconate care, OF her who had been the soace oil
his life, and which but such one knows how To
besiow But not care, nor tears, nor aecnoanot skill
nor place, power could stay the impending blow IL
has fallen suddenly il has fallen in an unexpected hour
il has fallen heavily upon all OF u.s. but, most of ALL up