Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-10-20
Grafton of Col. T.. ID. Baker oyer the
Dead Body of Frederick.

Ni'iIENs pf CALlFORNlA: n senator llcS dead N
our midst. Tie Is wrapped in bloody shrou,l, ant
We, to whom his tolls and cares were given, are
bout to bear him to the place appointed for all til,
living. Ii Is not fit that such man should pass Il
the tomb unhera dcd; il is not fit that such a If,
should steal unnoticeJ To its close; it is fit thai
such adcath should call forth no rcbuke, or be sur
! rounded by public lamentation 1t is this con
vlcion which impels the gathering OF this assem-
bldgc. Wcarc here OF every station and pursuit, o
every creed and character. each in his capacty o.
citizen, To swell the mournful tribute which the Ina-
Jesty oi the people offers to the unrcpvng dcad--
Tie lies to day surrounded by little of funeral poma
No banners ,roop above the bier, no mclanclloli,
music foits On the reluctant air. The hopes ol
higlI-heartcd friends drop like fldin. flowers on
his breast, and the strGg Cling sigh compels the ;ear
/ IN eyes that seldom weep. Around him are those
who have known him hest and loved him longest,
who have shared the triumph. and endured the de
feat Near him are the gravcst and nolltst OF the
State, posscssedby grief at once earnest nd sin-
ccrc; while beyond tho of the people that
he loved, and for whom his life was given gather
like thunder cloud OF swelling and indignant grief
In such presence, fellow Citizens, let us lnrer
for momcit AT the portals of the tolub whose shal-
o~y arches v;brate to the public heart. to speak a
few words OF the man, of hishie and of his death
Mr.. Brod.rick was born in the District Of Colirn.
Ua IN 1919; lie was of Irish descent and of obscnrs
and respectable parcntase; he had little of early adj
vdntagcs, and never summoned to his aid com
pletc and finished education. His boyhood. As in
deed his early minhooi, was passed IN the city of
New York. and the loss of his father early slimu-
lated him to the efforts which maintained his .ur.
vlving mother and brother, and served also to fx
and form his character even in his bo,hood His
love for his mother his first and NEST dstinc-
tive trait o. character, AMI when his bro;hcr died
an carly and sudden death, the shock gave a serious
aud reflective cast To his habits and his thoughts
v-lt oh m cd ti,ap, m la
WAS always filed with pride and energy and am
bition--hs pride was in the manliness and force of
hs character, and no nun had more reason His
energy Was IN lniiest i'm the rcsolute struggles
with poverty and obscurity, and his ambition i'm
PEELED him to seek a foremost place in the great
race for honorable power
Up to the time Ofhis arrival in California his life
had been passed amid events incident to such
Character Fearless. sclf-rclisnt, open in his en-
mites, warm in his friendships, welded to his O.
pnons, and marching directly to his purpose tl,ro'
ana orcr all opposition, his career vas chcaucrcd
with success and defeat. But even in defeat his
energies were strengthened and his character de-
vcloped. When he reached these shores his keen
observation taught him at once that he trod broad
held, and that highor cirecr was before him. He
Ind no false pride-sprung from a people and a
race whose vocation was labor, he toed with his
own hands, and sprang at a bound from the work
sipp to the legislative hail. From that hour there
congrcgated around him and against him the ele-
ments OF success and defeat. Strong friendships.
bitter enemies, high pr.isc. malignant caumnics-
but he trod with a free aud proud ste, that on
ward path which hls led him to glory and the grave
IL would be idle for me. in this hour, and in this
place. to speak cf al that history with unmitigated
praise; u will be idle for his enemies hereafter 10
deny his claim to noble virtues and high purposes
When in the Legislature hc boldly denounced the
special leslslation which is the curse of new
country, he proved his courage and his rcct:iudc
w hen he opposed the various and sometimes sue
cesslui schemes TO strike out the stuary provis-
lons OF the Constitution which guarded free lahor,
he WAS true to all the better instincts of his liic-
when prompted by his ambition and the admir.,-
ton OF his friends, he first sought seat in the Sen
ate of the United States, hc sought the highest of
all positions oflegitmatc effort and failed with
honor.
Ii is my duty to say that, in nv Judgment. whom
at later period he sought to anticipate the Scna
iorial election. he comsaittcd an error which
tliIk he lived to regret Ii would have been a " |
oiatIon OF the true principle OF representative gov
crImtn mt, which no reason, public or private could
justify, and could never have met the perniin incnt !
approval good and wise men. Yet, while say |
has over his bier, let me remind you Of the temp
tttlon to such an cnor-of the plans and reasons
which prompted it-of the many good purposes il
was Intended to effsc,. And if ambition, sthc last
nhrrnfy OF noble minds" led him tor moment
rom the b:ticr path, lct Inc remind you how l.obly
he regaincd it.
IL Is impossible to speak within the limits of This
addiess OF the events of that session of the Scpa,e
'i the INT ID States; but some things should not bc
passed in silence here. The contest between him
sell and the resent Senator had been bitter and
PERSONAL. lie iid trlumphed. He had been won.
icrfuiy sustained by his friends and stood confess
~ the hrst in honor and the first Ia place.
lie yic'dcd to an appeal made t. his m m,gnanmty by
is foe. II he judged urwiscIy. he has paid The
orieit we'll Never in the history of polite al war I,
are has any public man been So pursued never has
20 exhausted itself. sa >r1''"
r, loS citizens, the man that lies bcis ,, xou wac
our Senator. From the moment of his election
rs character has been maIisncd, his motiycs ~,
1ckcd' his courage impcachei, his patriotism as
allied IL has been system tending to one cn,l ,
Ind the end is here. What was his crime, Re- T.
lew hss istory--consider his public acrs-wc;,b !
Us private c'iaracter--and before the grave encjo
cs linn forever, judge betaecn him and his enc
aics. ~ INC
As man. to be judged in his private relations.
'so was his SUPERIOR II was his boast. and amid
ie gen raj licene of ncs country, il was proud
ie' shai his most scrsitnz.ng enemy could ix no y
'nse act Of immortality upon him. Temperate. IL
ecorous sei'restrained. he had passed through all !.
ne excitcments Of California unstaincd No man
ouid Charge him with broken faith or violated sros
= habits simple and inexpensive, he had no Inst Il
gain. he overreachcd no man : weakness in ! =
arsain, aud withheld no man his Just dues. Nev-
In the history Of the Sta.e has there bccs ct-
en who has borne public relations more st,;,rss