The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-12-19

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ings of the House, that Mr.. Leidy announced
the death Of somebody who had been elected
a member'of Congress, but who had neyel
taken his seat Mr.. L. pronounced an eulo
GUM upon the deceased, and moved the GUS
tomary resolution; whereupon the House ad
journed.
We do not know who the individual was
he may have been most able and worthy per
son; but to require members to join in mani
testing such respect for the memory Of one
whom they never saw, and never before heard
Of, and for whom they can therefore entertain
no feelings other. than such as they have fol
any human being wholly unknown to them, is
it seems to us, bordering upon the absurd, and
turning solemnity into a farce. IA pta
Mr. Marshall very properly objected to such
q procedure
Some years ago Mr.. Clay took exception ID
the practice in the Senate, it having sprung up
there during his absence from 1912 to 1849,
and upon his motion a resolution was then
adopted by the Senate that the death Of no one
who had not taken his seat in either body at.
ter his election, should be announced in that
body. tgt Te sif.se,s4 \, is,5fs Il aGii sie.laI .s
There 10 another practice which is now pre-
vailing. ia, both branches Of Congress, which
we think it well enough to notice. Upon the
death Of Mr.. .. Q. Adams, who fell in his seat
and died, after lingering two or three days4in
the Speakers room, considering the impress
sive circumstances of the case, and that he had
filledso many Of the highest Offices, including
that Of the President Of the United States, it
was thought proper that in announcing his
death publicly to the House and the Senate, GU
logies should come from different States and
sections Of the Union; and they were accord
ingly pronounced, first by member from his
own State, and then by Governor Mcdowell, Of
Virginia, Mr.. Holmes, of South Carolina, and
several other gentlemen. UP to that time the
practice had been for one member only tospeak
on such occasions, though it was sometimes
the case that in seconding the resolutions an
other member, and but one other, made some
few remarks But soon after Mr.. Adams's
death, followed the decease Of Mr. Calhoun, Mr..
Clay, and Mr.. Webster, each and all sufficiently
eminent to call forth the tribute of praise, and
the expression Of . nation sorrow, from many
sources; since, then, however, that which great
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