The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-30

sands which cannot be many and may very
ing the rule of Him whose purposes are unknown 10 us
commend then that custom of the Senate honored alike
by time aud experience by which, upon such occasions as
this suspends its usual business to AFFORD season 70 s
members in which they may turn aside from their daily
pursuits their worldly schemes and maehinaton pause
by the grave brother and take to heart the sad lesson
OF mortality which his death may teach Happy IL will
be for us ali should we from such conempations
with kindlier spirit TO each other and deepr sense of
the duties which to the great brotherhood OF hu
mainly aud TO Him who rules the issues OF destnies
Mr. TOOMBS. In this affecting dispensation OF Divine
Providence we again reminded "what shadows we
and what shadows pursue Death has come in our
midst and claimed a victim. The victim not selected
from those Who after long Of usefulness and honor
after drinking LIES to the dregs in the course OF
kindly nature rpened for the gravehere death in the
midst ofis grief is without its consoatons
be selected from those who been warned by disease
pain, and longsunerng, and shattered constitutions OF the
approach Of the great enemy OF mankindhere too, he s
often dsarmed and ncis pang upon hedyng excepin
the rein of surviving friends yet from those
Who having passed @ meridian with firm and unfatering
step and hndminished faculties still treadDg the down
ward road to the grave has gathered manhood in
its early vgor almost lingering in the lap OF youth
Here he is truly the king of terro srewing his pathway
with MORNINGS which will not be comiored with blasted
hopes with broken hearts 1t not for me to enter the
haowed precincts of domestic grief not even at this mo-
devoted to the memory Of the dead II is not in the
endearng relations Of domestic life over which our friend
cast JOY and gadness feel privileged to enter In him
many of have lost friend the country patriot states
mana patriot having high hereditary claims upon the
gratitude of that country douby fortified by his own 100
brief and yet faithful services her both in her legislative
halls and on her bae6elds II is rs the true man, the
patriot Statesman that would contemplate him. As a
man be possessed those high qualities OF head and heart
which surely wiz and keep confidence esteem and friend
ship. Tfuth encerity kindness, courage and courtesy
stamped upon his moral nature. Though quick TO
insult he generous, kind and even gentle
in his nature and it gave him pleasure to repair
q wrong done by himself than to right one inflicted
on him by another. He was distinguished BY vigor
and sprightliness of intellect, which was cultivated
and adorned by large educational attain
ments At early age he entered the legal profession
where his promising success was soon interrupted by
call from his country to the batile-felds Of Mexico
captain in the Palmetto regiment it is sufficient for his
say that he shared in the pers and honors CT that
distinguished corps Having returned from Mexico he re-
sumsd the pursuits of private life but was soon called by
people the district them in the Congress
of the United States 1t the home of himself and OF
his ancestors aud the fathers of those who called him into
their feryee had served shoudcr to houldr with these
ancestors in revolutionary struggle, and had given
OF them the evidence of their confidence and
gard To this district with it's many other historic claims
to distinction besides the other true patriots ana states
men whom it had given TO the pubc counses both living
and dead the country is indebted for those distinguished
statesmen aud patfios-ilarper, Calhoun and McDuiie
now no more but who already enrolled among the
! Few immortal names that were not born to die
! Sir BRooKs came among us in troublesome times The
gea1s of discor BODIED over national councils Sec
ional strife had driven concord and fraternity from our
legislative halls and regned auprcme States, Statesmen,
principles loved honored and reyered garnered up
in the heart of hearts OF portion peoples wore OBJ
jecs Of the bieres visIperaon and nvecyc by the
reseninves OF another Entering Congress In this crisis
he threw himself into the conflict with characteristic decs-
ion and frmncss the side of duty of His convicons
his country and with distinguished ability and ecqrence
sustained The rights and honor Of that constituency who
had so many ssims npon his aIectionate devotion
Es retained what he Justly merited, the undininished
confidence Of his situents who had returned him with
sing uar unanity 10 the Congress and but few
of his wears gaye better promise Of long usefu and
honorable career But the fla. of overriding Providence
d issued and he is numbered with the early dead leaving
TO friendship to mitigate lis by the pleasant mem
ory of his many virtues and the vet sterner consolation
that II may rnhiully write upon his tomb This was
mani
| The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
49,
HOusE or REPRESENTATIVES
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/ the House as ioiioWs:
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nouhce 10 me HOUSE tne Gehtn VI uo io' .Sios o
| Ina.
MI BROOKS died ~ MS resiuence III ,niS uiy On 1ueso
evening" the Zfth instant ~ coch. ms 9Isease wac
acute hIaminauon VI tne ntoat nnu ~ e",y nia ~ae
that not even ms meaiea ADVISERS Deevea MN 20 De u
danger until thin tne prisest possible perou peore us
decease. science aValed nov Sail vneu no',
assduous attentions ayailed not londer vacant seat
badges OF mourning ana sorrowng friends attest mat h
mas gone from aaon9se Us. p,e,s ,..,. ca, ~ .
Mr; hhooks was pofh IN ~ s1i.s FUN So
hna III Ausus', iol9. nus iauer Was h.uio niDons,
son Off 3 brooks VINO had gone nrough lne stnrrngs
ana gatherea some Oh me honors OF OUT re,oiuonry
struggle his mother was MISS mary r; Cairom. -,
ne LETT in 1889 receiving one OF It's dstnsuons IN May
1885, ne was aumea 10 is pa anu ~ Ne.euo1l, -
was eected 10 Inc general ASseinoy o e o"e Al Iofo
when troops were caea or py lne eaera J.