The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-11
DEATH OF MIR RENNON

not unexpced bv his family and the country has been
long prepared for the announcement Up 70 within a
single day Of his demise he continued to labor at the
great work he had undertaken the Condensed Congress
ional Debates which, believe he had nearly brought
to close His age was extreme-we believe about
entyve AS his life had been full of honors the award
OF his fellow men SO did he die full of years the boon of
Providence.
His disease was cancer in the bowels He had endured
severe surgical treatment few months before his DEATH
and obtained temporary relief His affection returned
upon him, however In aggravated form, and re-
suited in lingering and painful death His intellect re-
manned unmpaired to the end, and he made every ar
rangement and preparation for his demise with Roman
fortitude.
The President, hearing of the extreme illness OF his
ancient compeer, called upon him Friday evening
The dying statesman declared afterwards his exceeding
qualification the visit The interview is said to have
been potracted Mr. Benton is said to have expressed
his extreme soctude for the condition Of public affairs
and painful sense Of the imminent dangers which
threaten the country He is said to have exhorted the
President to rely upon Divine support and guidance, and
not upon that of men, who would deceive him
II Mr. Benton was native of North Carolina, where he
was reared His ancestors were among the leaders of the
revolution The family of Harris, from which he de-
seconded the maternal SIDE were among the early emf
grants from North Carolina who settled in kentucky
under the of the Transylyanis colony, and who
wore sunnorters Of Daniel Boon. 1t was through this
a.. a., p,,o, a ,d 70 choose the West
e. ~: 49,, 10, no hod on n manhood and left the
-. maa...h,;shad h;n.,,, ~ Nasbvi,,e rather than
in Kentucky where he Immediately to distinction
at the bar About the year 1875 he emgated again. still
westward to st. Louis, Missouri His senatorial life
which lasted for the unprecedented period of thirty years.
commenced in 1920 when he elected by the legisa
ture of Missouri anterior to the formal admission Of that
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NJ pnton susained aided nv few powerul lemocrat;
doto,ers among them our now President the Who'll.
800. e .b tremendous attach NV which Genera, Joc
sons administration was then assailed with h,rv
and powerful array Of talent and cloauence never before
or since witnessed in any legislative body His services
then rendered to the democratic cause ranked him among
the first inteects and statesmen of his age and have
paoed his name among those OF our first American states
men
His controversy with Mr. Clay in the famous veto de-
bate In 1882 Affords perhaps as striking specimen of
his powers in the gadation Of debate as any that could
be selected II either knight in that celebrated encoun
ter was borne worsted from the ground it was certainly
not the democratic orator
The measure upon which he won the largest deyree
Of popular eclat was however that of tho expunging
resolution measure which he himself conceived and
without broaching the subject 10 human being moved
in the Senate Il was on the 18th of January. 1887
at the close of the long debate which had occurred ON