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BResoifcdS thess gs be- piiJlisiiSa
Gin al the papers Of tic Congressional District,
Sand that manuscrip PIT copy be. fofSarded.Iy
StleSe rotary to tl,e Eimily of thefdeccasel. 81
Mr Me99@at,. rpsesaild sail, In saaIstaaee, Il.
Isccondi The resolutions and ia doing 90 beg
3ipdutyence to say one Word In ofeignce to- Tic
4me]aneholy event. s.
IL Mr. There Is nothing more frt,S
sth9n.tbe solemn declaration TINT yin The midst
Sthat death Is daily seizing its3sietins in our
sbilst, and that we live bourly under tile mex
Sornble law HAT al. men are born to. die, yet VIC
dare startled, tic blood runs back with sudden
Crush upon tho Heart, when one yonng III years
asnnd in blooming bealtll-when ono possessing
atlie& e&eontdence 5of his fellowscitizens md acti.
ahlly in the enjoyment.of. q high scnt of: honor,
Dis suddenly cut down without warning or pre-
suonltion nnd far: away from fnmily ytand home
afrenls, is precpitatcly hurried to the tomb.
tnttlis world of sorrow, il is difficult to con,
accivc-anything more sorrowful than this. \ Z
3hc died suddenly in Washington City, on
4 Thursday evening the little uti'no. Ho has
! abcen cut down in the very morning of life,
land in the midst Of his honors and usefulness.
We can scarcely, realize an event co unexpect.
! 5cdi SO startling and SO overwhelming | ,.
Ihave known Mr.. Brooks long, and the rela.
5tions in Which we have been associated. enabled
1 3mc to know him well. We were in college tocetli.
3er, where the warnest andmost disintercsted
atiendslnps of life are contracted. After tho
abondS OF college brotl llerhood were sundcred by
aomr, graduation, and entrance uponthe stern re.
aaties of life, similar inclnations soon threw ,s
5togcther' again, and / met him in tho Mexican
nc (n ,tnIn ,f i 1x-nE
the glorious Palmetto Regiment. There is no
better test ofthe qualities of q man than the
shnrdships of soldiers life. We endured to.
sgether for eighteen months, the lab0rs and pcrs,
athe 'privations and sacrifices, of that lnagnif.
scent cuinPnign which captured the Capital Of
Mexico. occupied the heart of the enemies
Scountry, and conquered an honorable peace for
dtlic nation 7z;.E - ,aIT
Soon after his return from Mexico, Mr.. Brooks
was elected. to Congress, under circumstances
5hIghly credtnblc to him. lie was reelected
atwlce, and the last time without opposition, and
unanimously. We can say Of him, in the ut
amost truth, that he proved himself equal to any
jand to all the positions ofhonor and trust award
3cd to hinby his fcllow.citizens. 1t is unncces-
3sary even to alludc TO, his course in Congress
sthat Is we'll known TO every citizen of this Con.
SgressOnnl District. lie surpassed the expectn-
tions OF his most sangiine friends. and has un-
f'ionbtedly enrolled hisnainc III the long list of
SCarolinas distinguished orators and statesmen
and Impressed it upon the general history of the
Scountry. - - ~: -,
Il But the other day, the citizens ofthis Congress.
8sionals District received him back from Wash ]
3ington. with jubilee Mt Nincty.SiX, as warm as
acordial and as grand, rs any triumph cvcr]
sawardcd to a Roman General, for. victories won]
3oycr barbarian enemies of the Empire. To- Dan
aprobabiyaoiH bc. received al the same place in
3dcep humility, sorrow and mourning. -
What an illustration of the inst ability of ali
4things mortal How true the remark Of the
5grent orator upon m OCCASION somewhat similar \
ss"This melancholy event plainly! !rcads us an nv:
3tul lesson against being too much troubled about
3any Of the objects of ordinary ambition. OUR
3worthy friend, who has been suddenly snatched;
from us, whilst his desires were as warm and
This hopes MS eager as ours, has feelngly told us
4 what shadows we are. and what shadows wei
3pursue." ts,, IL ~. ;. -; u
The Resolutions were unanimously adoptcl
land the meeting sorrowful.y md silently dis-|
3persed. f. y ...'ss75.'' ~.
3 49, - <. j., WARDLAW PERRIN, sec'y.
eB- The papers ofthc Fourth Congression-
|"l District are respectfully requested to copy.|
AT the meeting of the citizens Of Green!
wood tlield on the 1st Jununry, in the Preshy:E
]terla't Chapel DIR S. V. Cain, was cnlIcdtolthel
lChnir, and on motion, xofs, Mr. A. Vance, .thei
sChairman was requested to appoint n Commit
Itee to drafta Preamble and Resolutions. cx.E
apressivc Of the feelings md sentiments ofthcbo
]dy:E@ MrsA. Vance. Capt w. IL Griffin and Mr.s
ilohn y. appointed that Committee
IIW1o, alter short absence, returned and re,
lportelthe following; Preamble and Resolution Il
s By tile decree of an All.wise Providence We
the scitzcnssof sofGreenwood, are called upon tof
3express ourrcgret Mt the loss of our late dis.E
and much. beloved Representative
In ;Eongress, the Hon. Preston s. Brooks 3 andf
|whilstwe bow in .bumble submission to thef
|altera BILE decree, We feel That not only soutlk
|Garoiina, but the whole South has lost n mol
loie, champion and brave deferdercf 5her prin,t
ieples and herfrg gts-zzone, whose future ,use.E
fillness could only be Judged ofbY his success inf
|liis short but brilliant career. Therefore I, 4
~. 3eSol0elb That we, in common witkatiiess
lrest: ofshis4 constituency, deeply regret theE
!less of his salueabl service in this the hourof
aesolsez That We viii eyer; r rremembe,rs S,
lWith;liyely emotions md pride, sliis spiritedE
.rnanly confsctiut tile councils of his country a
liceolped. That, We e deeply sympatf fizat
with his afflicted family in irreparable
Rssozssd That copy 81 tie ii ab5vse prsam
|6le and Resolutions lie sent to Ills sbereaYedS
le2.5 sPesolved That the proeaedines he pub:
|lisRsd in the Bbeyil Baan Iudepc,.aesitS
Press and Edgef etd a aoerf;ssT, with a reduestA
|tliat all tie Parers Sd this gressional Dish
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