The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-04


the struggle Tor tho Illinois Senstorship.
Notwithstanding the ilurc Of his Presideat ssplra
sr Is with lis sccussomed sssi sud sSnv' .ishous
in ths ssaAss Hs was IN favor q tie Oitsndsa o. any
Of Mr. Ilnooiss inaugural address Se nsds spsscs 4
the Senate sAking the ground that the inaugural meant
re- coercion when The t: g,
the only means q saving tho republic WAS BY the az.
erciss q the military power Of the government 10 @.
Mr. Lincoln Of mis- approval and endorsement q The war
policy.
bis briIIiin, cs,esr he retired nom washington .
Chicago, where he possessed Of large properly and
there Re sickensd and died. His remains VIII be taken
Mr.. Douglas wss twice married. he married nrst, In
APRIL l6zT, Miss Martin, tho only daughter Of Colonel
sho ss Ss Soa
slaves And ss.in, n the winter Of 1885, he married
Mas Cuts, Of Washington. young, handsome and 10.
oompiished lady, who survives him.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ooUN.
CIIMEN.
This Board mst last evening, and after the perform
ance Of some other business.
Mr. ORroS, republican presented the suboined pream
Bile and resolutions
ceived ths city Of the death Of t6e Hon stephen A.
Douglas Senator OF the United States IRON the state or
Illinois, and whereas this Common Council fully apprs
Death Of whose voice has for twenty years been
heard IN our National legalature, and whose demise
causes Z. void nos easy 70 DO nllsd; therefore-
nes 9, mpahes to the afflicted family OF tho distinguish
bali mast on the DAY Of the funeral and that copy Of
the foregoing preamble and resolutions be suitably
crossed and transmitted 70 the family Of the deceased
Mr. Orion observed thn& at the present time there were
only two political parties In the country composed the
ono hand Of those In favor OF sustaining the
and the laws and the other Of those determined 70
overthrow 1t, and prominent among the who sus.
tanned the government was Stephen A. Douglas He
lhr. o. fet that mis- loss at this critical juncture
IN our national affairs was more than the loos
merely Of politician, merely Of 4 statesman In the
position which he bad hitherto occupied In our natoual
years. especially throughout the Western portion Of the
country. gallant leader the support which he would
have been able TO contribute to the government in tho
Congress now about to assemble, hardly be over.
estimated. His loss, therefore not one which fell
upon those who had hitherto been associated with him
merely a. PARTISAN but fell upon the country and he
doubted Dot that profound ana heartfelt sympathy would
be felt thfoughou; the country for the bereaved family
The time for the consideration of the ser short
that be (the speaker) was not prepared to make q
lengthy peech and ha would content himself by NOV
ing the adoption OF the resolution
M BARNEY remarked that he could not let the 0pporu
nifty pass without adding his testimony to the testimony
already addloed by Mr. orion in relation to the death Of
30 distinguished statesman as Stephen A. Douglas. He
offered the same excuse the previous speaker for not
being prepared to speak length upon the of the
Senator from Illinois. he felt il he stood more in
the position OF mourner than ready to pass
eulogy. 1t might be truly said that among all
turned upon Mr. Douglass and every ear had been
attenvey listening words of counsel from that
truly giant mind. Whether they looked upon him In the
morning Of life, in the MONDAY Of his existence when
they reoiced in his glory how sad the thought that the
evening shades OF death SO soon closed around bis yet
brilliant career. This event Admonshed US that death
regarded thoae social joys and ntercourses so well
known among men, but took for its mark those occupy
ing the highest well those travelling the lowly
positions Of life. he mr. Barney felt that 1t this time
there probably could have been man taken
from the counsels of the nation whose loss would be
more deeply felt whoee death would be deeply
depored The language Of the resolution expressed ali
that could be sad that his death caused void which
cannot easily be flled.'
After few eloquent remarks from Mr.. Lent In which
he paid high compliment to Mr. Douglas for hs earnest
support Of President Lincons policy the Board
ton Of Mr. adjourned out OF respect for the
lamented statesman.