Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-02-18
From the Richmond Whig.
REMAINS OF THE HON. PRESTON S. BROOKS, AT
PJCHM0ND

The remains of Mr. Brooks, in charge of Il
committee of twenty-six gentlemen from South
Carolina, reached this city yesterday evening
about ) o'clock by the Fredericksburg train.
They were met ut the depot hy the Mayor, and 4
large concourse Of our citizens, assembled TO pay
the tribute Of their respect to the memory Of the
distinguished deceased. The Committee were ad-
dressed by the Mayor in short and feeling
speech, concluding with the request to allow the
corpse to bc deposited in the Capitol during last
night Richard Yeadun, ESD, Of Charleston,
responded on behalf Of the committee, in a few
impressive and eloquent remarks, which will Lc
found below.
But for the fact that the train was detained
several hours behind time, the great body Of our
citizens would have been present ut the depot to
do honor to the occasion. rs it was, however,
the number in attendance was quite large. y
procession was formed at the depot, and the
hearsc drawn by four horses, was followed to the
Capitol br such OF our citizens as had remained
for the arrival oi' the cars. The committee pro-
ccedcd South this morning ut j clock with the
corpse Thus passeth away from us forever all
that remains of Preston s. BroOkS-:s high, as
gallant, and as noble spirit as ever left the
dust of earth behind it!
Richard ieadou, Esq, of Charleston, S. c.,
responded to the address Of the Mayor, as fol-
lows:
Mr.. ayor:-The sympathy of Virginia, whcth-
er in veal or woe, is ever grateful to the Pamet.
to State. Our hearts, sir, are deeply touched by
the expression of that sympathy on the occa-
sion of our sad bereavement, and by your kind
offer to place the remains of our deceased friend
and brother within the precincts of your State
Capitol. South Carolina regarded him Us one
of the brightest of her Jewels, and cherished
him as one of the best beloved and most valued
of her sons She mourns him with mothers
yrief, and her sons and daughters moistsn his
bier with the tears of fraternal sorrow. While
he WAS living, We know, sir, that you united with
us in twinng the laurel for his manly brow-and
now that he is dead, you join us in strewing the
cypress and willow on his grave. But our solemn
office and melancholy duty are to bury, not to
praise the dead-to bear his mortal remains to
their final resting place in his native State.
We must he pardoned, however for saving that
his high gifts, intellectual and moral, his brief
but brilliant career, his genial spirit and COM
panionablc qualities, which endcared him to all
who associated with him, and, above all, the sud-
den stroke, which, in the prime and vigor of life
in the very midst of increasing usefulness and
famc-consigns his manly form to an untimcly,
but honored grave, and has sent his spirit to the
God who gave t-have struck chord, which
has vibratcd in responsive sympathy throughout
the land, save where the heart has been palsied
by fanaticsm, or rendered callous by sectional
hostility, to humane and generous feeling. Sir.
we gratefully accept the homage of your sympa.
thy, and commit the body of our honored and
talented friend to your temporary charge.