Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-23
SPEECH or Mr. HUNTER.

SPEECH Ur Nix HUN tH
IT, our synopsis Of The proceedings in Congress on Tues
dar reference made 10 tho culUgy OF Senator Hun
ter on lhc late Charles G. Aerl"n. We snh" tho speech
in full SIR Hunters eoqucncc Of Gss character
han tia; OF some other Senator's 5D in the qualities OF
y;ror of h0u"h, and correctness taste il is inferior TO
none.
Mr. HUNTER risc To second the resolution which
the Senator from New Hampshire has offered. and 10
hci he has sposrn celine!y a1d e!oGnrnty This Is
the second me within c brief period Of our session, that
The Senate called urn funeral honors 10 The
dead Awhile 10 oHe who, !ipc WIN Years ana
nonura descended the tomb whrn ie had la'ie' rs
rnpss and seemed 10 have reached lis natural ard arp0
pirate close. Now sir are IN pay them |" one stricken
down in the prime OF htr, with his hGpcs and aspirations
fresh and growing around him. tie ha! areauy Won hlS!
positun before the country and had possessed himself ul
great opportunities future usefulness Which IN iids
ata them, are perhaps, 10 be TtcHoheu among c
ch If of ruTtiY blessings
Trusted by h4 t,nde respected by his opponents, and
onotcd by his State thousand lavong circumstances in
yct his rraprrarnrcc upon The Political arena ud bright
and promising tufc seemed To h1 opening before hi ana
vet in " time, wi The nhtasc cup hesicc Hlh
without iuewarung lO!e=adow o the aln tVch when
was coming swiftly upon hn lie was strlckch IQMn III
mjd.carcer The mini smcn in lis astDess, aud me
stream v life stood still al lis spring. The living spi'it
which sometimes "orrE;uscs ills lcnc!en! o ciay, haa
Ioo.cd the connecting link between mtn! 3Dh body ana nc
oracle as hus:ed whilst the earth hGit walls m us "ihcl-
tv s,i rr,n.ineJ Under such circumstances cDnnn'dc tx
,stcErc cuuit have been blessing" ard our regrets nc
nor. h- fist an 10 The second h"| w!r couPic-
;ed TIE rnn after the grace and charm OF lie had li+d.
alr Plcs!aHt my acquaintance with Charles G A'hei'"h
commented III 1855 wien first entered The l"isc" itrf-
,esen.aIivgs Of which body I"Gnd lin an ardent, active
ara, efficient ncn,her-Cven 1T iat caiif dag nc "o I;
marked and trusted mln IN his party. aefc, Slf' ac''
wards served with him in tho intimate relations upon
Inc COMMITTEE ii Finance, which he was thHmap
cau s IL testify lis ry I" Wincip" and lie till zen
nc with winch he discharged The duties :" that trust lie
,, unnht ard hu uanrahc all tho I-lons Of !itc. hr
his c,-snuc has ,.ci sail he cGrentiy sale El!
IN COUNCIL anA onc, may add who pnr-u"d hIa purposes
when once ttry frme" with iirnnes7 and nhiiiT
hr Pca. n when wH icpk TO ils Ihus cat snort III us
mLat, wcic -" no if we had lsar1 .,nm ,, "''
tale and Inc ina raD is The stretch 10 fiji up III" va
cu,;rn-supply nG loss What is ust we cannot restore
ana yet we have enug o lis history I" warrant the belief
la with The las! sight nl hi9 physical c%stchcc mere
u,..r .y:ay tunrhls piions and aspirations which
constituted mobile scheme vi life. In2 objects "l ruTsd
o. such have been pure an! elevated and we
have every reason believe that his expectations were
founded upon Just confidence in his own n4h chnractrr
and abilities 1na he did not live 10 fulfil S SCHEME his
friends uDst deeply epJra but VITO sir sia undertake 10
upvn The crr,s Of Providence, unless tic Is su ac-
quainlrd with his secrctsi u: