Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-11

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i SENATE.
Mr.. Badger offered resolution directing tho payrsn
to Mr. Atchison OF equal the difference ketvee,
his pay Senator aud that ofths Vice President duru
the time he President pro tepors Of the Senate
adopted unanimously.
others 81 New York, praying that further provisions b.
made for the protection Of life aud property ses.goni
vessels. Referred to the committee on commerce.
Mr. Badger. well. sir that In the hurry OF business
the Senate should forget that this Il Thursday
therefore. lest It might overlooked submit tho
motion. that when the Senate adjourn adjourn till Mon
Mr.. Davis. Badger i, sensible to the last: thought
| he looked fatgued.
Tho motion then agreed to-
bill for tho relief Of George Fisher vas passed.
Mr.. Pearce introduced joint resolution naming Rufus
Ohoate and J. X Paudug Regents OF the Smithsonian In
| sttute to ill vacancies. Passed:
| Mr. Badger. give notice that on Monday next will
introduce bill to increase the paw OF the members Of
Congress aud oftte Judges Of the Supreme Count
Ahe' some unimporant business = message vas re
cevcd from the House communicating the proceedings in
relation to the death Of Hon. Pres1y Ewing, oil kcnuc
when Mr. Thompson made somo remarks respecting the
estimaolo qualities aud sudden deceaso ofAr Ewing He
offered appropriate resolutions which uusnimousy
adopted Mr. Badger also spoke kindly aud eelingy Of
the deceased. The Senate then .diourned
HOUSE VI REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Houston, from the mittee ways and means
reported bill for The payment Of invalid and other pen
sons and the Indian appropriation bill for the en-
ding June SOth, 1855
NJ. Hem introduced bill Masking further appropra.
ton for the improvement OF the rapids Of the Mississippi
tver aud bill for the relief Of the aud occupants
OF the town Of omshs in Nebraska Territory, aud for 9th.
er purposes.
Mr Maxwell introduced bill authorizing the sale Of the
| preserved lands In Elorda.
Mr. Bsrksdals introduced bill constituting Columbus,
lie fsaipn A nrf NJ Haltv
Ar. Zolicctfer introduced bill further providing for
security Of the lives passengers vessels propelled
in whole in part by OF which referred
tho latter to tho committee commerce.
On motion OF Mr. Perkins OF louisiana the bill TO remod
Ell tho diplomatic aud consular systems referred to the
| committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Coke announced the death Of Hon. Presley Ewing,
member Of the House from Kentucky, who died In the
r,cess.
Mr.. Brstow, Gr. E~ing's successor, pronounced the
culugiam, and Mcssrs. Llih,m and Smith, Of Alabama
likewise bore testimony TO the private aud public virtues
Of the deceased.
Mr.. Latham Of California and said To the wish
Of the kentucky delegation that should participate in
this obla,:on to departed associate heart has
given mournul acq icscerce But four short months
ago. We took him by the hand parting and wished him
God speed, hs dreaming OF journey he going
or that the chilly hand of death between him
aud welcome back Sccure that strange confidence
with which mortality mocks her worldly mndcd chill.
drcn, passing thought anonished tina, the bright
should be dmmci soon-thc joviai hearty laugh be
heard no more among We looked not down the dark
valley hs Zee, to tread; line OF vision reach
ell not half so far, but measured distance only by our
hopes.
The death Of Presley Ewing comes home to in
dviduals in this body uasniuch he had eudeavored
himself TO all most frsernaly, and, whether We admire
his talents and consistent Ebcraly this toor, or recall
around the social hearth and boird his humorous origin
atty and odiy voices Of themselves the 10
tone OF secoattc so'ow and the smo which had sprung
to the fades sadly away. We but voider and
ne amazed at Gods providence-but wonder. why
to cheer and TO others happy should be
cacd-why, at the very drwn OF manly existence whose
morning rising with much than common
brightness that promised long summer day Of usefG-
neS- and we'll rewarded eIertion.
The twilight Of the grave on, and they who loved
hm-the aged parents whose pride and stay he was,
left TO sit within the shadow Of his eclipse. To them and
TO the constituency he honoaby represented
but or the coincidence OF sincere sympathy and regret
Aud while We confidently resign will to that oil
the omniscient who gveth and also takeh away in
His own good iime aud for his purposes, We can
best express our own feelings in the simple sentence
whicE should be engraven the that marks his
quiet rest. "He had enemies"
To ourselves, let US bring this striking lesson home
in this hour set apart not only honor but to conem
plate, let US ponder the uncertainty Of time
oe,t,-the heetness Of time at most! Let lock
onward at the work have hid out for lives to do
| and upward. TO that power from whence cometh our
strength and length Of days. whs rein do it. Let
remember that our sight is not the same as His who
mad. US. That when tack done US. to Him il
ia unfinished. Aud when unfinished to us, to Hin
IS already done. That the thin thread Of life, where
ten sayed in the hand high noon and knots and bic.
mishes and pieces oversize, together with the soed
spots and marks Of careful toll; rcmin, have lett
them. until the time Of the great showing. That deeds
which are TO US trivial have great inusnces and
moment cads to, fast upon tho heels Of the other. bur
jenod with It's own weight at action, to spare anything
10 rectiy or Alter Yet, while earnest, these
conIempls.ions should always make gain still
another lesson than that OF mortality. From the
OF our number whose work Is been lately finished,
may learn that by the chcer AID concii,ory discharge
N in fh.tra
So that We 80 not like the galley slave scourged to h
dungeon, but sustained aud cheercd With unfseriul
| uuI,-lke one who wraps the drapsry Of his coucl
| about him, ahd lies him down to pleasant dreams.
The public life o. Mr Ewing Is known TO III oil as wei
~ to those Of his State whom concerned. III
was twice member Of the l., gsnimo OF Kentucky snd
wi elected to the Congress Of the United States thu
demonstrating the belief o. his people in his integrity
their confdsaca in his ability. His persoiia squainanc,
aud deep vcueraon for Henry Clay his of tina
great mau's devotion his friends aud steady pursuit
his own pIrioic duy which lei him much to emulate
and Initiate them needs scarcely DC recalled to you
His talents brilliant; his education classical his SOD
virtues enriched by travel and humor were emucn,!
greal, AMI, wrhi, God gave him generous and nobl
hort Ia many chosen circle, his loss u mnurhcd
rrcparabls aud though his fs has fitted hori
zon as bright and sudden a. shooting star its track
marked in memory hy the soft light Of afftconate
collection that OILY the midnight cloud Of death has pow
or to obscure.
tn, usual resolution OF regret and Grape for hr
days were passed aud the House adjourned till Monday
| From the Albany Register.
How tt WEARA SmAwL-If l,iy sports a shawl ut nj
land only very falling shoulders should vsnturc) shout
recommend IL TO always either falling oil being put
| which produces pretty action. Or she should wear
over one shoulder and down tho other In
drawn irregular to brci! the uniformity. One Of I'll
fults ofthe present costume s every real artist know
that II Offers too few Diagonal lines. Nothing Il pic
turesque than line the bust like the loose grid
slipping across the bids in the Of the early Plants
genes. On this account the long scarf shawl pctur
esque thing aidy With the broad attci
sweeping shoulder, aud a marrow ole. or non
Ea on the other, supplies the eye with that irrcg
iarty which drapey requires; white the ssn;ng form
coofs Of the border lying crelcssly round the figure Civ
that eastern idea which every shawl less nple
What Oriental would ever wear sha vi straight up
down. AMI uniform both sies, as ladies often do
| IA lady, to show her figure, person, and tournur
should shawl ut all. Sbawls only to keep III
worer warm not TO display the person Isntt So Geno
"Sucn Oss" -"5pecs," in the New Yok Hcra
thus aptly Skes of tho Presdeuts apology for the Gre
town Affiir
The President devo:os nearly half Of tho message to
explanation and apology for that affair, winding up vii
the umAnsweTabe argument, that u 10 was onlrAg