The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-30
THURSDAY, JANUARY 80, 1851.
SENATE.

SENATE.
After prayer By the Chaplain of the Senate and the read
Mr. TRUMBULL presented the credentials Of Hon.
ilEs HABLAs who has been reelected TO the Senate by
legislature of the State of Iowa. which were read and
M IT. having appeared the oath prescribed by the constr
onwas administered to him. and he took his seat In the
Senate y
Mr. RUSK said bat in view of the solemn ceremonies In
Which ihs houses of Congress were about TO engage
il would be indecdte proceed with the ordinary DUST
of legislation, and he therefore moved that recess oe
taken uu the message from the House OF Representatives
should be received; which was agreed TO-
HON. PRESTON s. BROOKS.
Amer some time had elapsed message received
from the House of Representatives. by Mr. Cnlom their
Clerk announcing the deaf OF Hon. r. 3 BRooKs late
member Of that body from the State of South Caroline
and communicating the proceedings OF Inc House treon
which were read.
Mr. EVANS The relation in which stand to the de-
cessed 10 require that should gay something on
this melancholy OCCASION have known him for many
years. and the that have known and the more that
have Of him. the higher has he risen In my regard
aud the deeper is the distress and affection which feel for
Lis early DEATH Mr.. President, would that this tribute
his memory could be paid by worthy colleague who
ooud do it so mach better than can hope to do But
s grief for the loss of dear friend aud relative is too
overwhelming to allow him to give utterance to his feel
ings this sad event
When those who have lived out their time gathered
to their fathers II is event in the history OF man which
makes bat little impression; but when man. in the midst
OF his hopes in the prime OF life is suddenly cut down.
surrounded by all the endearments OF domestic HE WITH
the prospect Of great public utility before him, 1t s an
which strikes deep into the human heart II teaches
u.s. painfully, tie uncertainty of human life which has
been apply compared TO the grass o. the held winch shoos
or and onrshes to-day but Tomorrow Is cut down. end
whers in the evening sun. Sir my sympathy painfully
excited my heart bleeds when think OF the maddenng
grs the desoalon cf all the cherished hopes Of the ir-
ure which the news of his death will carry to his widow
mother his devoted wife, and his little children All thai
do is to mngle grief with theirs and testify
respect the many nsbe qualities Vi the deceased
som husband and father and patriot Time it has been
sai win out the traces OF the deepest SORROW God
grant itmay beso with them.
service in the trying times of the revolutionary war Ills
inther, Whitfield Brooks, man of science Of liberal
education, and polished mannets His mother who is sun
alive is OF tho most esmable ladies within the circle
of my acquaintance. fl
Their son, PREsToS S. Brooks, was born in 1872 and
was little over tbttyseven at The time Of his death lie
received liberal education at the South Carolina Col
a and admitted TO the practice Of law in 1913 In
1876 call made for volunteers for the Mexican war
In his native district of Edgehed he raised company OF
100 men, of which he unanimously elected captain
He mustered into the service OF the United States and
marched TO Mexico where the Palmetto regiment OF which
hs company part distinguished throughout the
for its bravery aud Tor all those qualities which ennobe
and dignity the soeisrs lfe.f l t
When the war was ended he returned to his native dis
ric and devoted hns to his planting interest 81 the
Introduction of that order and ayse which is best learned
in the discipline the cp he became successful planter
Col. Books was elected in 1855, on Mr.. Burfs dec
ming reelccton TO tie House Of Representatives Tor The
ThTty-hitd Congress by constituency who had never
been otherwise represented than by man Of Eote among
MS 1eiiOWS Among lutSe may De GOOUioe aI-
per- John O. Calhoun and George McDuie. select these
as most distinguished without mention of others who IN
their day bore high reputation for usefulness and states
manshp. The man who succeeded such men had an or
duous duty perform fulfil the expectations of those
who sent him. E4@ S4a4r,5 E..
In the discharge Of the duties of his station no mod
est and unobtrusve yet when the occasion required he
spoke his sentiments with elcquence openness cand0r
and sincerity, which bin the respect Of all,
those who were not convinced by his argument The
l&nness of his character the urbanity oil his
h true poiteness which is the offspring Of benevo!enct
aad made him great favore, and many warm persona
reads, even among his political opponents, time
Unusual party bitterness. But viii say Othe
senator's presume design to pay their tribute of respec
the memory of the deceased Nothing which dc
can him to his family his friends and his country
We must bow in submission the will of Almighty
FATHER who we are taught to believe does not aiict hi
children in vain. asa .. AL .
beg leave in conclusion, to offer the following resolu
0fi0ns:
Rsoired That the Senate has received with deep sens
hiy tho message from the House Of Representatives an
resentatve from the State OF South Carolina.
Reap'gsa in token Of respect to the memory Of the de
appointed by the House of Representatives. and will
tho usual badge Of mourning for thirty days.
Mr.. HUNTER rise to second, with all my heart tn
resolutions which the senator from South Carolina has OF
fred token OF respect his deceased colleague who's
character and high qualities he has portrayed with
much OF truth and feeling As gather around the gray
Of departed brother not only is friendship eager to pre-
sent the tribute OF its affection, but enmty if it
the enmity of generous mind ready to bury with hin
its bitter recollectons and animosities offering tn
common brotherhood OF humanity. Who of us does no
feel that when has paid the last debt of he ha
settled his accounts with man. And who too, could san
by the last resngp place of eow-being and deepen it
gloom by casting upon it the darker shadows Of his norta
hate2 ., a. III
Here sir at the Threshold as it were of those portal
through which the spirit of brother has just passed from
time TO eternity bury the recollections of the past
our contemplaons of the future whose dark curtain hide
from our eager scrutiny the way which ourselves s.
must tread 1t is upon such occasion as this
contamination pU n xew lives
ourselves of all those feelings which might prove evil
panons by the way. Mr. President PRESTON g. Brooks ha
gone TO his long home where human voice reac
HIM more Detraction has no shaft that touch hin
now; nor can even haerys voice "soohe the dull, coli
of DEATH" Les tfu vers DER its passions lie hushe
and still in sumbers long and deep the storms
this world its cares Its SORROWS disturb then
again. May kindly spirit watch and preserve tn
qaet of his deep repose For his must have been kindly
spirit to have drawn To him. with hooks of STEEL arg
circle Of aeconate friends The of his dependents
the devotion of his family, and the attachment of hi
friends, evidences cf his high and generous quae
and of his genial and attractive nature He has served hi
country 10 and peace and in all capacities he hss
aud retained the confidence of his constituents But Mr.
President 1t Is not my purpose to deal in the language
mere idle eulogy. Every human life is history. Th
events OF his have been told by another Let that history
speak for itself Still less do intrude upon TIL
sacred privacy OF domestic grief Alas sir, what
ation could any man offer to bereaved mother who sur
wives to mourn muchloved son, buried in untmely
grave; 10 the wife upon whom the unexpected message
fell from the eegraphc wires thunderbolt from heav
to their children OF whom be old enough
understand and appreciate their loss He alone whS
dealt Tie blow heal the wound.
Nor do intend TO pursue the dead with vain regrets.
is true that deaths blow is most startling when ii strike
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