New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-15

Na ,hc,e "a the reeult shov0ed 10 die in the home
of his childhood. eaw him m October As sal oy
biz bedside and took his hand, Tor the last time ne d
90 me. don't think am going 70 die, feel that
there il life in me yet" Little did be think that on the
second Sunday IN December, az coon "a the hrst
snow had whiieDed the surrounding hills, be should
he horne mon the shoulders Of HE frendr the burr
olosee Of his family For this great and last change
he was not uuprepared. He had led a good litei be
had faithfully discharged his public and private dutiesi
had secured general respect be had achieved an hon
orabe fame and he looked upon death the passage
10 better life. lie had connected himself Eith the
Episcopal church, and partaken its sacramento. Con-
versing with bis mother, IN expectation Of hs death
he said "one agony, and then everlasting Bliss. That
one agony was however IN mercy spared him. In the
last hours of life the pain which had tormented HIM 80
long suhfided, he fell into tranquil sleep and sleep
ing died. The curtain which hangs before all mortal
eyes was softly lifted he passed gently through the
inevitable gates, and is that road winch never
backward and in the presence only OF tue indes
tructible and immortal. For us, his professional
brothers il remains 10 remember his genial and
manly temper, his peaceful culture, his services ana
hisexampe.
Jude PIERREPosr Of the Supreme Court, said that
IL was some time since they had been called together
on IN occasion Ike this, but il well 70 GO into the
house of mourning. There was "A healthy source
" hirh strengthened rs 70 bear the burdens when
were thrown upon ALL Such meetings suoolhed
away the effects Of the heated contests at the Bar In
recent years be had known Theodore Sedgwlck WELL
He paid high tribnte 20 M Sedgwick IN bis personal
and private character. lie had the faith OF child 10
u
aA aiied faith and trnst in Him. He died in the home
OF Lis fathers for many generations, and the mother
who had rocked HE infant slumbers soothed him 70 his
final At their last meeting they had islSe over
lubljc affairs and he said 20 Mr.. Sedgwick that he,
being On the bench, should take no part in public
affairs Mr. Sedgwick replied: You and meD OF
- our age viii be compelled TO take part in public
" affairs TO save the land from bloody anarchy. When
bis death was announced these words came back TO
him like voice from the grave. Daring the last two
wears be had thought this question over more and
more He had thought that every nation, however
great had had its time Of decay He found that we
had advanced with "a rapidly which had parallel,
and be found that from this had sprung corruption and
discomfort and troubles in the land which looked like
dangers before us. Nations like individuals, were
ehastened by the Almighty they had their days OF
mourning. We were told that there was no
danger--that men were governed by their
inter ests and that these would compel them TO act
with wisdom. Did the saughers of India prove thattbe
interest OF the native people there, their guide
Did interest prevent the bloody of Cromwell
Had interest ever been strong as passion And was
this great young, hafbarbarc nation TO be hushed by
ite interests A well might woman attempt 10 still
the roar of the ocean by lullaby. De T0cqueVilie
pased through this country twenty five years ago from
one end 10 the other aud he recorded that however
many faults there were in the Government, he found
no one TO complain OF them; no man wished them
changed. The people were all satisfied with their
Government, even with its faults II he or any other
philosopher should pass through this land now, from
Maine to Georgia would he leave that record Did
we not ind the rich dssatsned tlat lhey were gov
erned by the ignorant and poor the poor dissatisfied
that they were not rch those who were aborers dis
satisfied that they not in Office and working and
seeking for it; those who in office dissatisfied
that they could not pnnder more than they did Did
we not find the North dissatisfied with their Federal
relations with the South, and the South Dissatisfied with
her relations with the North, and in all the land
great and universal discomfort that free citizens could
not pass without being arrested their business inquired
into and their progress stayed Did not this mean
somethingl He asked those who were elevated IN
the plane of intellect above the common mind, who
were gifted with keen vision which could look some
what into the future if in the distant horizon Of this
lnnd they saw the day dawning or was il filed with
potents the thick clouds of dangers 10 He had
given serious reflection and deep consideration TO that
matter Vivid as the memories of the past clear the
sun at noon end certain the punishment of sin, evils
were in the distance in this land which men would be
called upon in our lifetime to meet He had said thls,
being well aware that he in advance of the times;
the times would overtake him. And he would allow
his reputation for folly for wisdom to be determined
bv verifcation Of his words in the years which
TO come in our lifetime.
WM NJ EvaRTs moved that the proceedings of the
meeting be published in the papers and copy be sent
TO the family. The resolutions and this motion were
passed. and the meeting adjourned.