The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-27

In the Congress of the Confederate States,
on Wednesday, an eloquent eulogy was pro-
nounced upon Col Francis S. Barlow, Eho
fell at Stone Bridge. We copy the proceed
ir IS entire
III LArE HON. FRANCIS 8. BARLOW.
Mr.. Tn X. Cobb, of Georgia.-Mr.
President 1 arise, sir, to announce the fact,
too well k,- own to this Congress, which sad g.
dens the faces of many convened here, and
which Is deeply felt by all. 1t is, that the
mortal remains of our late colleague, the
Hon. Francis s Barlow. now lie in the other
end of thi> Capitol. TEN mporarily made a char
mel house for the illustrious dead.
Mr.. President, confess 1t is one of the sad
est duties i was ever called upon to perform
CONFESS, moreover, my incompetency TO per-
form it. TO indulge in the formal generali-
ties usual uron such occasions, would lily
comport with your feelings or with mine
To yield To Tho teachings Of my own heart
wouid, perhaps. be a sign as inappropriate to-
day for, siI, IN every sense OF the word he
was my friend. l believe can say to day,
that as iona than loved David so loved he me.
You all knew, and you all respected him
You, sir, knew him intimately and long, and
you loved him l knew him better than you
did. and hence loved him more.
Pardon me the relation OF little incident t
that transpirei but day or two before we
left Montgomery, and parted for the last
time. 1t VIII illus trdte better than any
words 1 81 eak, the intimacy Of the rela-
tiopship that existed between us. Sitting by
my side all the while during the sessions OF
that Congrf ss, never differing with me on any
important gu stion, occupying as he did the
i'm por tant position of Chairman OF the Mill
tary Committee, perhaps the most important
position OF any connected with our Con
grass, bringing before us many measures for
our adoption which always voted tor with
confidence, and with all the feeble powers
had aided him in carrying out, it is not
surprising that our friendship grew and
streng thened. 1t SO happened, however, tina t
a h n "a
his committee. Afterwards, as we left the
Capitol and passed TO our rooms, iestingly
I made remark to him. Instantly per
ceived that it had wounded him, aud rs in
stantly /, with the frankness of friend,
begged he would never remember it. l sup
posed il had passed from his mind but la te in
the evening, at a little social circle, where we
had gathered together, he reminded you of the
fact, that, during that day, for the first time
in our lives, l had wounded his feelings
Still, again, tried to remove the impression,
and assure him OF my unwavering friendship.
We retired, but sleep would not come to nv
eyes, fer nv friend was wounded. Silently
and in small hours OF the morning l passed
from my room to his; quietly opening the
door i called his name. and found that he too
had been sleepless. Without word of ax-
planat ton, i went in the darkness to his bed
side and leaned over him. He locked me- in
his embrace, and, shall / say it 7 we wept
withouta word and l retired. Such, sir,
was my frisndship-such, his.
My friend, Mr. President, was born on the
9th of September, in the year 1916 and conse-
quently would have been forty five years of
age on his approaching birthday. a native
OF Georgia, and educate in his native State
he afterwards gradua ted at the University OF
our State with the highest honors that Uni.
versity can grant. Immediately thereafter
he proceeded to the study and practice of the
law in his native city, and that profession he
prosecuted, unremittingly, down to the time
of his connection with this Congress
He was seldom engaged in political life
almost forced him into the legislative halls
OF our own State. Once l know he went
cheerfully, because great public interest,
upon which is based much OF the pros
perity OF Georgia, not only Jagged, but
was abandoned by its friends. A great
effort was necessary to be made in order once
more to push it or TO completion. With Il
generosity like him, with an earnestness his
own, he went into the halls or our Legi ia
ture, and By, might say, almost his unaided
efforts, he once more brought the energies OF
our State to the com pletian of the road upon
which so much OF her prosperity is now
based. With these exceptions he never eG-
gagged in political life. His party associations
were always with that party whose disun.
guished leader, l see, is coInmemorated by a
statue in these grounds, and tit follower
was he of q noble leader, and a high repre-
sentative of a noble party. This l can say,
because l never belorged to it, With the
exceptions l men ntion, he never was connect
ed with Political life until the commotions
liticai atmosphere, convinced my friend that
q great revolution w;.s at hand The cloud,
though no larger than q mans hand, and the
lightning, though It was but the sheet light
ming OF the North, convinced him that the
storm was coming, and that ii had to be re-
sisted or the State would be crushed. With 3
boldness like himself, with an earneatness
which charac terized all his conduct through
life, he placed himself ins family In the very
vanguard, and ne remained there till he died.
Becoming member of our State COnyeI-
ton, he was selected as 4 most proper chair.
man of our most important committee, The
Military COMMITTEES. When that Convention
looked around for the purpose OF selecting q
proper Delegate to be sent 10 this Congress, he
was unanimously chosen. Afterwards, his
history is known to you.
Many OF you will RENE Der when the Rep
resen ntatives of the six Sta es met together III
the Capitol of a distant sister State Many
of you we'll renem Der how, even in that band
of undivided brothers, there necessarily arose
some difference of opinion as TO what should
be done TO meet the rapid march OF mighty
events. And you all must remember how
boldly he stood mp for instant and Immediate
action. I will not trespass upon your time
by rehearsing what is familiar 10 you all -
You know what his life WAS in our midst ;
you know how undaunted and bold he was
when the time came for him 10 act; how mod
est and retired under all other circumstances
You know how importan the position 10
which he was assigned you know how well
he discharged the du tles of that position -
These are historical facts it is not necessary
for me to enlarge upon them.
MIR. President, ! would not do his mem
ory the Unjust tice of attempting TO por-
tray his character, and reveal 10 you the es I'll
mable virtues OF his head and heart. would
say, however, sir, that his talents were not
only of the highest order, but they were of
that high order that could not descend to
small things. Details never could be atteud uded
to by him. Great thoughts he grasped as
Jove grasped the thunder. The conse
t1,nt lorr- hi
ments, he took broad views, despising petty
bubbles, and even the necessary searches o.
the black letters. as politician, or rather,
/ should say, as statesman-you know well
that these same charac teristics were united
in him. His heart, sir, was as great, ana
cast in mould as gigantic as his mind !.
hence a mean motive never ertered his
heart hence sordid interest was ever
spurned with disgust. His manners were
to strangers rather cold and DISTANT to ac
quaintances, polite, but yet cordial. In the
secrecy OF private life he was as tender u
child-as demonstrative as an atfec tionate
woman. As q son, widowed mother weeps
to-day over the loss of the pride of her heart.
Sisters weep to-day over a brother that was
not only kind, but was tender In his affections
towards them and towards their children -
Need speak OF a wife, Her devoted affec
tons following him, as the be,oved Disciples
followed the master, unll she could almost
witness his cruclfxion, is evidence Of the af
fection which would draw forth such heroism
as she has displayed.
Mr.. President, in one other relation Of life
l feel / ought to refer to my friend as a
master. He has poured out his ife-blood de-
Tending the institution which he believed TO
be sanctioned by God. How dwelt he and
how act ted he in hs positions, An incident
or two will illustrate this better than many
words can do. A faithful body servant (Jlm-
my his name, attended him from his boy hood,
when he was his playmate, even down TO the
moment when he lett his home. have heard
he was with him on the field of hattie and IL
may be SO. A few years ago, when the terri
BILE sconrge, the yellow fever, visited the sea-
board OF nay naive State, my friend, along
with others, was stricken down by the