Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-26
FIRST G R S
OF T z
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,

{A~DJ0URNED SESSION.
RICHMOND, Wednesday, July "a, 1851.
Congress met at IL o'clock, NJ, md was
opened with prayer by Rev. George Wood
bridge.
Hon. Howell Cobb in the Chair.
The journal Of the preceding day 'Sas read
and approved.
Tho arrival Of Hon. George R. Mason and
Hon. Roger A. Pryor, members elect ftom the
State Of Virginia, was announced whereup
on they came forward and we're duly quail
fed.
Mr.. mcfarland, from q special COMMITTEE,
made the following report.
The Committee 70 whom was referred the
resolutions, approving the prompt and patriotic
efforts Of the Mayor Of the city Of Richmond
in behalf Of the wounded in tue glorious vic
tory at Manassa, and rendering the co operation
Of Congress in his beneflcent plan, respectfully
report that, in a public meeting OF the citizens
Of Richmond, convened by the Mayor on Non
day, the 22d inst, the following proceedings
were had. The proceedings have been ALREADY
published in the newspapers
These proceedings NEE: the ex'seucY IN q
spirit of broad and considerate sympathy. There
is no duty to which our fellow.citizens. or their
representatives and agents, are prepared to re
Spond more spontaneously and liberalIy than
to that which summons them to the cunsola
ton and relief Of their intrepid defenders. II
would not become the Congress Of the Con,
federate States to permit the city Of Richmond
30 take to herself the whole charge oil p7ovid
ing for the wounded and sick Of the army,
which,. under the blessing OF Providence, trl
umphed gloriously a. Manassa.
Ir bphnnvrS E1Drrece tn trn-ina the funds
necessary to meet the outlay which may attend
the execution Of this bencficcnt des,gn; there
fore
Resolved, That tine sum Of Eve thousand
dollars be placed a! the disposal Of The Secrc-
,ary Of the Treasury, to be expended in secur.
ing the comfort Of the officers and men Of the
army who were in the batlle Of Manassa, and
NAV be removed to the city Of Richmond un.
der the resolution Of the Com,aun Council.
The report was agreed to, and resolution
adopted.
THE LATE HON. FRANCE 5. BARLOW.
Mr.. Tuos. r. R. Copg, Of Georgia.-Mr. PTesi-
dcLt | arise, sir, TO announce the fact, too well
known to this Congress, which Saadcns the
faces Of many convened here, and which is
deeply felt by all. IL is, that the mortal re-.
mains OF our late colleague, the Hob. Francis
s. Barlow, now lie in the other enc Of this
Capitol, temporarily made . charnel house for
the illustrious dead
Mr.. President, | confess it is one Of the sad-
Gess duties | was ever called upon TO perform.
I confess, moreover, ms incowpetency to per
form it 10 indulge in the formal generalitics,
usual upon such occasions, would lily comport
, with your feelings or w!lh ni:e. To yield 10
the teachings Of my Owl heart would, perhaps,
be n sign as inappropriate to-day for, Sit,
in every sense Of the "oTc, he was my
! friend. ! believe | can say to-day, that as
jonathan loved David So loved be me. You
! e ! knew, and you all respected him. You,
i sir, knew him Intimately AID long, aud you
loved hun. | knew him better than you did,
! and hence I loved him iuorc.
Pardon Inc the relation Of & little incident
e. that transpIred but L day or two before vel left
Montgomery, and parted for the last time. It
will illustrate, better than RHr words | can
speak, the intimacy Of the relationship that
; existed betwt on us. Sitting 5y my side all the
whilo during the sessions OF that Congress.
never differing with me or any Important cues.
ton, occupying as he did the important posi-
! iirn Of Chairman Of the Military Committee,
perhaps the most important position of any
connected with our Congress, bringing before
us many measures for our adoption which !
always sotcd Tor with confi:cnce, and with all
the feeble powers | had, aided him in carrying
Gut, it is Tot surprising that our friendship
! grew and strengthened. 1t so happened, how.
ever, that on enc single point | differed with
! him and his CorpmiItce. Afterwards, as We
! leit tue Capitol and pissed to our rooms, jest
ingly | made q remark TO him. Instantly !
! perceived that it bad wounded him, and as in
.n-.l, NTH H.. FRA nj ,,Sc ~ n friupi hnnO.j
! he wuuid ue7ar remember it. | supposed it
had passed from his mind, but late in the
evening, at e little socla! circle, where we had
! gathered together, inc reminded you Of
the fact, thar, during that Gay. for the
iirst time in our lives, 1 hid wounded
MS feelings. Still, again, I tried to remove the
imp ession, and assure HIM Of my urwaTrring
! friendship. We retired, but sleep would not
com: to my eyes, for my friend vas wounded
! Silently, aud in the small hours Of the mora
ing, l passed from rny room TO his; quietly
: opening the door, | called his name, and found
+: that he, TOO, had been slecpltss. Without a
/; " ord of explanation, | went il the darkness TO
his bedside and leaned over him. lie locked
me 10 his embrace, and, shall say it We
wept without q word and | retired. Such,
sir, was my iricndship-sucf, his.
! Ny friend, Mr.. President. vas burn on the
9th of September, in the year 1916, and cor
scqucntly would have bern forty. five years Of
! age on lis approaching birthday. 4 native
OF Georgia, and educated in his native State, he
afterwards graduated a. the University O: our
State with the highest hono,s that University
can grant immediately thereafter be pro-
ccedrd to the study and practice Of tho law in
bis native city, and that profession be prose.
cuted, unremittingly. down to the timo Of his
! connection with this Congress. lie YVES seldom
+; engaged in political life. Once or twice.
t%lce, | bel'evc-his party almost fnrced him
into the legistire halls Of our " State. Once
I know he went cheerIulIy, because q great
public interest, upon which is based much Of
the prosperity OF Georgia, not only Jagged,
but was abandoned by its friends. 4 great
effort was necessary to be made in order once
; more to push it on to completion. With Il
! generosity like him, with an earncstncss his
! own, ne went into the halls ofour Legislature,
and by, | might say, almost his unaided efforts,
be once more brought the energies Of cur State
; 10 the completion Of the road upon which 50
much Of her prosperity is now based. With
these exceptions he never engaged In politics.!
life. HIS party associations we're always With
that party whose distinguished leader. | sec, il
COMMUNICATED by a statute in these grounds,
and 4 tit follower was he Of a noble leader, and
a high representative Of n noble party. This, |
can say, because | never beloEgc d to it. With
the exceptions | mention, he never was cor
nectrd with political life until the commotions,
which the coming storm produced IN the po-
llticai plere, convinced my friend that 4
great revolution was at hand. The cloud,
though no larger than a 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 it had to he re
sisted or the State would DC crushed With .
bcldness like himself, with an earnes,ness
| which characterized all his conduct through
life, he placed himself instantly in the very
van guard, and he remained there till ne died
Becoming 4 member of our Slate Con-