The national Republican., 1861-06-08
THE LAST HOURS OF SENATOR
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thelr chlluren Dlesslhg instead OF a CURSE
THE LAST HOURS OF SENATOR
DOUGLAS.
The sad event Of the morning has thrown a
shadow of profound gloom over the entire city.
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas expired this morn.
ing, after lingering weeks of illness of alternate
hope and fear, Mt eleven minutes past nine.
The early bulletin at the fremont House an.
nounced that there. were 10 hopes of his recov.
cry; q second, Judge Douglas is dying as
we now write, the third, the simple announce.
ment is dead" fudJ mourntul responsive
echo in every heart.
For week past, the lamemtcd deceased has
been only semi conscious. Though recognising
his friends, he has heen unable To locate them,
and his mind gave ont confused fragments of
the great thoughts with which his giant intel
lect was wont Ia grapple.
The last week WIS an anxious one Of hopes
and fears, and, AS We went to press on Saturday
evening, more favorable symptoms inspired the
belief in his friends that he had passed the
crisis, and that he would again be spared in
this hour when his country 50 much needed his
strong arm aud his experienced counscls.
His physlcians, men Ot experience anl skill,
used every resOurce OF their profession 10 take
advantage Of these favorable symptoms, but in
vain. AT twelve o'clock last night ha failed to
recognise his most intimate friends, and became
totally unconscious at three o'clock, he com.
menced rapidly to fail, and his unwilling ply.
sicians pronounced him beyond hope. Their
only duty left was the nournful one of easing
his dying hours.
He gradually failed, seemingly without pain,
until eleven minutes past nine, when the lamp
Of life was extinguished without q sigh or a
struggle. His devoted and loving wife remained
with him to the last moment, solacing him as
best she could, buried under the weight of the
deep af1iction. Madison Cults, his brothern-
law; Miss Young, of the fremont House; B.
q. Caulheld, aud DR.. Hay, were also present.
His death was peaceful and tranquil as the
melting away of Q summer cloud at evening,
and the mourning watchers were alone with all
that was earthly Of Stephen A. Douglas. CHI.
cago Journal Of June 3.
APPOINTMENT OF PAYMAsTERs FOR THE AR.
MY.-The Secretary of War has appointed the
following paymasters in the army Thomas B.
Allen, Charles E. Larned, of Mo-. John II.
Knzie, James H. Phinney, J. D. Webster, of
Ill. Robert P. Dodge, d. c.; William Cum.
back, William p. Could of Ind. Arthur w.
Fletcher, Of Nd; David Taylor, John H.
Groesbeck. Robert G. Kirk, Dwight Bannister,
of Ohio; Thomas W. Yard, of N. Y; Samuel
Townsend, Of Del; Joshua Howard, Of Mich;
Andrew NJ Pallade, A. Med. Lyon, and Robert
E. Patterson. of Pa; G. l.. Andrews, of Mass:
Theo. j. Mexican, Of Iowa; E. S. Paulding, of
Mimi. Joseph A. Names, of CAL. s. Tho mas,
and Il. Halsey, Of VT; and William r. Gibson.
GENERAL ScoTT.-In lecture delivered a
quarter OF century ago, by the late DR.. Chan.
ming, occurs the following language in regard
to General Scott:
:" To this distinguished man belongs the rare
honor of uniting, with military energy and
daring, the spirit Of o philanthropist. His ex.
ploits in the field, which placed him in the front
rank of our soldiers, have been obscured by
the purer and more lasting glory of q pacifca
tor, and of friend of mankind. In the whole in.
tercourse of civilized with barbarous Or half.cv.
ized communities we doubt whether brighter
page can be found than that which records his
agency in removing the Cherokees. As far as
the wrongs done to this race can be atoned,
General Scott has made the expiation. In his
recent mission to the disturbed borders of our
country, he has succeeded, not so much by pol
icy, rs by the nobleness and generosity Of his
character, by moral influences by the earnest
conviction with which no has enforced on all
with whom he had to do, the obligations Of pa.
triotism, justice, humanity, and religion. 1t
would not be easy to fnd among US man who
has won purer fame; and am happy to of.
fer this tribute, because l would do something,
no matter how little, to hasten the time when
the spirit OF Christian humanity shall be ac.
counted an essential attribute, and the bright.
est ornament in public man."
PRAYER.MEETING IN CAMP.-Mr. Frederick
Foster, Il member OF the seventh regiment,
gives his pastor, DR.. Lathrop, the following in.
terestng statement of what occurred before the
regiment entered Virginia: "a number of the
members OF the regiment, moved by desire
10 hold a prayermeeling, issued an invitation
to all who felt desire to do 50, to assemble in
large tent used as u mess tent. To the sur
prise of all, about one hundred responded to
the call, and, could you have looked in upon
US, your heart, know, would have reioiced-
for such prayers and outbursts Of long pent up
religious feeling were truly refreshing. One
alter another rose and confessed his remissness,
IN not setting better example, to those among
whom they were for the time associated, of the
inhuenees Of religion upon the heart and life,
and thereby making known that they were the
followers Of Christ. We spent the happiest
hour OF our Journey in singing, prayer, and ex.
hortations. 1t has been proposed to hold meet.
ings every evening this week, commencing with
Tuesday evening"
TRIBUTE TO MERIT.-Lieut. N. Collins, com.
manding the United States steamer Anacostia,
has addressed to Captain Dahlgren, com.
maudant OF the navy yard brief letter, com.
plimenting III high terms the conduct of de.
tachment of the New York seventy. first regi.
ment Company C,) which had been in service
on that vessel and rendered assistance in work.
ing the guns in the ATTACK IN tho A on;o or..L