The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-09


work is often stayed in the hand at high noon and knots
and bemshes and places oyesho together with the soed
spots and marks of careful toll remain we have lett
them until the time OF the great owing that deeds which
are 70 us trivial have great influences, and one moment
read too fast upon the heels Of the other burdened win
It's own weight OF action spare anything to reoufy or
alter lei While We are earnest these contempiaohs
should always make us gain still another lesson
than that OF our mortality from the of our number
whose work has been lately finished We may learn
that by the cheerful and concaory discharge OF our own
duties encourage ellowaborers in theirs $50 that
go not like the galley slave scourged to his dungeon
but sustained and cheered with unlterng trust like
one who wraps the drapey of his couch about him. and
lies him down TO pleasant dreams
The public life of Mr. EWING is known To ALL well
to those of his State whom it concerned He
twice member of the legislature OF Kentucky, twice
elected TO the Congress Of the United Satehus demon
stratng the belief of his people in his integrity and their
confidence in his ability His personal acquaintance and
deep veneraton for Henry Clay his admiration of that
great mans devotion TO bis friends and steady pursuit OF
his patriotic duty, which led him much to emulate
and initiate it, need scarcely to he recalled to you.
His talents brilliant; his education classical his
social virtues enriched by travel aud humor emient
~ great and, witha God gave him generous aud noble
heart In many chosen circle his loss mourned as r-
reparable and though his life has fitted our hor-
zon as bright and sudden shooting STAR Its track Is
marked in memory by the soft light of ectonate rec
objection that only the midnight cloud OF death has power
TO obscure
which prevails here is indication not only thata mere
dead and that politician has passed away; not only
that member of Congress has gone his long home but
is indication of something than that Ii strikes
that every face here shows in its solemn expression,
that FAvoRITE is dead Though party man, warm
party the intercourse of Mr. Ewing with the members
of this and of the last Congress left impression that In
all his social relations he something above
ty for it may be truly said of him that he uni
versal ivoe of this House having enemy here, has
been said by the gentleman from California Mr.. LATHAM
Mr. Speaker, when dies after coming to the matu-
r Of old age crowned with gray hairs having erected for
himself in history and in the estimation OF mankind, a
hay
ing accomplished all that he could desire having filled the
of his countrys expectation, and SATISFIED The
warnings of earnest professionalism man dies in
that position with all the world ready to acknowledge his
achieved exceences and his established fame, the grief
which surrounds his bier not entirely the grief OF the hear
There is mixture of pleasure and pride in the ament
ton exhibited such specaclenot the less honorable
because of the pleasurabe emotions which the memory
great and eventul life should inspire.
So it when Kentucky called upon (nay, not
only Kentucky, but the whole naiion to look upon the
hfeiess body of Henry Clay Everybody looked tor his
death had FULFILLED the measure OF his conntrys ex-
pectations The grief which surrounded bis bier was moi
much the grief of the heart it the breaking o
the collected volume of nations intellectual sorrow, con
nected with the swelling anthems of nations pride Bu
when a young dics--a young who is not only
ambitious but who is full of those lofty capacities which
make ambition felt full of genius learning, poesy elo
quence, and daring all crowned with sort of intuuvf
magical sagaciy full of hope for his friends and country
yet unacheved but blossoming when such man dies
before he has erected monument to his memorya mon
umen to stand against the shock of ages is indeed sad
So it was with EWING He fell before his had climbed
the merdianas has been beautifully said by the honora
BILE gentleman from California Mr. LATHAM cut down in
his youth just beginning to fill his fathers head with thu
bright realization Of the wishes of his heart
Oh sir when falls under these circumstances, The
grief we feel for him is the grief of the heart; and
"Lycdas is dead-dead ere his prime;
You've LycpAs."
His lofty hopes his fond expectations, his honest yearn
ings his lofties ambitions dead dead
Sir look upon him merely-and we remember
him but few months ago. when, indeed he was an inva
d-his occasionally coming into this hail. as it were,
mere loiterer-a word of his convulsng this who
House with laughter and merrment look upon him
wit you win nscrbe upon his monument the epitnpl
one of our most ancient of wits"ALAs POOR foRlcK
Look upon him grave statesman, Scholar and
Of eloquence Take the few speeches which he ha
left upon our records and you will find them marked will
beauty of phraseology, compacness OF logic, and III
cduess of investigation which challenge comparison will
the debates the best of this the other end
the Capitol He ripe scholar quick thinker, and
close Indeed sir he peculiarly capacitatet
distinction and shining honor in this particular sphere
Mr.. Speaker, perhaps have said enough If it were ne
cessary offer any for making these remarks have
good one Besides my cordial relations with Mr.. EWING
am myself native of the village which gave hin
birth Hence it is my duty well as my mourntnl plea
sure to make these sad and solemn remarks. And wish
sir that bad it in my power TO do say something by
which could aid in the erection of substantial
tribute to his memory than this oupourng of con
gressionul Lamentations