Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-04
d Tire rart. corrc.pondencc o: the y. y. Tim,
TnE LATE JOHN Y. MASON.

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You will perceive, by the published procc'd-
ings in "Gali.nan:'s Messenger that 4 meet
ing Of American citizens was held in this place
Yesterday, at the Americas Chapel, 10 express
Svmnathy and respect ior the late iamcnted
Jude Mason. American Minister at Paris. The
resolutions. which !! SubiOin, are correct, with
the exception of the omission Of the titles OF
the r;cccascd--a fault, perhaps, in the printer.
Til. meeting was quite large, and united, be-
sides 4 few f.ngliSh.ncn and t'icnChircn, a CON
siderable number Of Americans who occupy
Itch political positions. On the motion Of Mr..
Spencer, [. :. Consul at Paris, the Hon. John
:. Preston of :. e.. was called TO the Chair,
Mr. Spcnccr was then named Secretary, and the
Rev. Mr. Seclcv opcacd the meeting with pray
err. Col. Preston addressed the meeting, on
taking the Char. and recalled in Il feeling man
,icr, the high political and social virtues Of the
deceased. \ CONN tlcc of five, on resolutions,
was named, as follows: DR.. Mcdowell oi Mis-
souri,, the Hon. Carroll Spence of Baltimore,
Minister TO Constantinoplc, the Hon. Mr.. Fair
Of Alabama, Minister TO Belgium, Governor
Dyer Of Rhode Island, and General Gansc-
WORT, New York. On presenting the rcSoiu-
tons Of coincidence, nr. Mcdowell pronounced
Az interesting culogy Of the deceased, giving Il
history o! his youth, and Of the various public
functions nc had exercised. The resolutions
were seconded b. the Hon. Carroll Spence, in
"a short and eloquent speech, and he IN turn
was followed by the Hon. NJ. ClinGran. Scra-
tor from y. G.; then Gov. Dyer, OF Il. l., was
called upon. AMI made Il neat and appropriate
speech: ne was followed 10y the Hon. Mr.. kcitt,
If 5. C., and By Mr.. Tiffany, Of ST. Louis, all
~culogizing IN warm and generous terms The
maUv qualities Of head and heart Of the de-
ceased. The Meeting then, on motion, ad-
iournc!. TA1 iiOn. SIR. ElstiS, me:mhcr of
Congress, from Louisiana. Mr.. Beverley Tucker,
Consul ut Liverpool. and the Irish patriot,
John Mitchell, ESP. were present ut the meet
in.. The following are the resolutions:
Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to
rcinovc John y. Mason from the world wherein
he occupied a most eminent place, We, the
citizens of the United States at this present
time Soionrming in Paris, the better to honor
his mem.0rv. to express our sense of his pubic
services, and 80 testify oGr sorrow at his de-
par;ure from this life, iavc assembled together
in public meeting, and unanimously adopted
these resolutions:
Resolved, That JOHN \. Mason, by his unset
fish, patriotic and lille long services in various
Offices of fidelity and trust in his native Com
monwcaitn and under tie Federal Government,
Justly commands the gratitude Of every Amer.
lean.
Resolved, That the americans here present
express ;hci: siacerc %crieflor his national loss.
as well as their heartfelt sympathy with the
family Of tine deceased, at the affection II
has pleased oar Heavenly Father TO visit upon
them.
Resolved. That the President OF this meeting
be requested TO lay a copy Of these proceedings
before the family OF the late j. y. Mason, before
the Department Of State at Washington, an'l
before the editors Of the National lntclligcn,
cer,. the Richmond Enquirer, and "Gaiis.
nani's Messenger"
AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov. IA fire last Friday,
Mt Marianne, Fla, destroyed the principal por.
ton of the business part Of the town.