Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-03-14
Tribute to DR.. Kane.

Tn the Senate of Pennsylvania, on Thurs
day last, Hon. VIM. H. WELSH, of York,
submitted resolutions of regret t for the death
of DR.. KANE, the intrepid Arctic naviga-
tor. Appropriate speeches were made by
several Scnatcrs--among the rest Hon.
GEORGE w. BREWER, whose remarks we're
the most beautiful made on the occasion.
Ma. BREWER said:
Mr.. SPEKER I'll have the melancholy |
pleasure of attcsting my appreciation Of the
resolutions submitted for the consideration
Of the Senate. This touching and mourn
iul scene is no less creditable to the men,
sup ,ssd,sais body, than due to the cherish
esHs;1s.cy. Of that young hero, who so
calmly sleeps in the quiet of an honored
but untimely grave, / had not intended to
mingle the brok n accents of my voice with
the appropriate and eloquent testimonials
awakened by the national sorrow of this
+. hour, but am unable to suppress the un-
bidden emotions which spring to my lips
and indeed feel unwilling to permit this
worthy and gallant son of Pennsylvania, so
young, SO generous, and so heroic, to pass
6WhJ lTOu VIC JOllo anu piCdbuIcS uEu nun
ors Of earth, into the dark and silent house
of the dead, without brief and humble
expression of my gratitude for his services
and admiration for his genius. A whole
nation, with heavy hearts and tear ul eyes
is summoned, in sadness and silence, to the
early and suggestive tomb, of Elisha X.
Kane. But we find a partial solace, even
in this scaso Of grief in the not unpleas-
ing reflection that so little of all that made
his life distinguished and eventful, and
that now makes his memory a cherished
glory, can ever fade from the grateful re-
collections OF his bereavsd countrymen, or
perish from the best and proudest records
of the human race. His boyhood was
marked by the same impulses and aspira.
tons which were destined to adorn the Vi
cisstudes of his life, and to distin guish the
signal achievements of his wonderful career.
He was not warrior, and yet he conquered
most splendid heritage. His nodding
plume never led column into victorious
battle, but he blazed hero in the van.
guard of the worlds grand march If not
mighty in arms--if not invincible behind
his shield--he girded his loins for far
nobler struggle, and won, upon the vast
( field Of science, civilizati ON and humanity
some of the proudest triumphs of a progress
sive age. How appropriate to the sublime
heroism of his stirring and glorious life, the
truthful language Of Milton, the great poet
of Liberty and Christianity;
Peace hath its victories.
No less renowned Than wnr.'
"A From the altar of science he snatched
his torch, and with its mild radiance illumi
mated the frozen regions of untraveled dark
ness,-at the sacred shrine of philanthropy
was kindled into power and enthusiasm
the lofty purposes of his generous nature
and straight the footsteps of civilization
echoed along the dreary shore ofperpetua
winter. and the holy songs of a simple, but
touching worship, swelled into the chorus Of
surprising music, among the everlasting
SHOWS of the ice-bound North. His devo-
ton to science was beautifed by the genial
touch of pure and elevated sympathy and
compassion. The proud trophy that recor.
ded his achievements in the scientific world
was decorated with the fair and unfading
garland of a high and manly generosity.
q gentle and plaintive voice swept across
a the tranquil waters Of the blue sea, and
whispered to his listening ear the mouruful
/. story of widowed and a broken heart. In
far country, woman, lovely and accom-
plisbed, sat in silent sorrow, amid the
shrouded grandeur of palatial halls. That
home, once bright, joyous and happy, was
vciceless w~-that hearth, linked to the
fondest associations of this earth, was now a
desert, and that heart, with ali its hallowed
memories, and all its springing hopes, was a
dissolution now. That tale Of sorrow, so
touching and SO mour' full, thrilled every
chord and animated every emotion of a
manly bosom. The youthful hero fixed his
eager gaze upon the cold beams of the
Nosthern Star, and bounded along the path
OF danger and of glory With firm step
and throbbing breast, he moved away from