The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-17

On Monday, 18th inst, Mr.. DANIELS
of Olmstead, 1.-THE successor of Senator
JONES' addressed the Senate as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT The presence oil a
stranger in the seat in this body which Was
filed with such distinguished ability by my
predecessor, the Hon. Stiles P. Jones, has
prepared you for an announcement which ii
is for me most painful duty to make.
On the morning of Wednesday, the 25tt
OF September last, surrounded by mourning
friends, and in the arms of an agOnizad fam
lily, the late Senator saw the last of earth
and passed to that bourne whence no tray.
eler returns. As it was my fortune to have
been bis friend 10 life, SO it was my painful
office to close his eyes in the last long sleep
of death
Gould the voice of eulogy bring back the
dead, should pray that might be endowed
with the elOquence OF the friend We mourn;
that l might speak with fidelity aud ftaess
of the admirable traits OF character which
distinguished him. But the dali, cold ear
will! respond to DO voice bat that which
shall sound at the Judgment day, and | am
left to my own unalded utterance. to do jus
tice to the Virtues of The deceased.
need noN say how painfully apparent
will my own inability appear, III view Of the
brilliant qualifications OF the deceased Sen
atOr, whose death i. to ne as we'll an EN-
barrassmeut as sorrow
In the brief sketch of the lille of Senator
Jones, which it Is proper here TO rehe4rse,
repeat the words OF friend of the de
ceased, writing upon the occasion OF his
death:
Mr.. Jones was born in the State of Connect
icut in the year 1922. and was consequently at
the date Of his death thirty-nine years of age.
In 1880 he accompanied his father to Ohio,
where, receiving good common school edu.
cation, and some subsequent polishing at a
High School in Pennington, ana the Institute
at Austinburg, he entered Oberlin College,
from whence however he was soon obliged to
Withdraw on account of failing health.-He
then at the age OF twenty-One years, began the
study OF law in the office of Joshua R. Gid.
dings and Benz. F. Wade. He was admitted
to the bar in April, l847, and was Immediately
taken into partnership by Mr.. Giddngs. His
success as a practitioner dated from the begin
ing of his career. Hardly had he Installed him
self in his new position, before he Wa elected
to the important Office of Prosecuting AttOr
ney for Ashtabulal county, which he held fOr
two successive terms. He was afterwards re.
peatedly urged to submit his name as a candi
date for the legislature, but never with sue.
cess. He neither aspired nor would listen to
any offer of promotion which involved an
abandonment, even for month, of the labors
and cares of the profession to which he had
devoted himself.
la the fall of 1855, inspired, doub less, by
something of the speculative fever incident to
the time, Mr.. Jones visited the West and made
an investment in lands in Olmsted county. In
March of the ensuing spring, he again return
ed and mode his home IN Rochester,. Here he
at once took rank among the foremost of his
profession IN the state. maintaining this eleva-
ton TO the very day OF his DEATH
In the spring Of 1860 Mr.. Jones was selected
by the State Convention as one OF the dele
gates at large from Minnesota TO attend the
National Republican Convention at Chicago,
aud III the tall OF the same yeaf, mach against
his will, he was nominated by his party 10 the
position of State Senator for the county Hi
Olmsted. Out of 800 votes poled, he re.
ceived the hatter!ng number Of 800.
The 0Fi1t tXperlcuct OF last winter. As q
member OF this body, was Mr. Jones' frsl
"ai 0niy experiences Ia u Legislative capaci>
~. t4Oe1 oi ms $50 iatls WAC are lSre
present wilt D ~ WfGe8S 10 luo tiauitV aud
al Wlth wLlcl be iabG:oa Tor ,ua public
Interests, to III pr0mprness with wnlcil b.
espJusel Whatever cause seemed 10 GiG. 10
D9 wJrthy, apl - tue talta!q.o.s which
ca rAciltzd las opposition aus 3aauuei4
ton 81 &ny a9t every measure Nlica Il; BIS
0YIalOD VS. 40. iUa id.u 10 L1a SstIJt4st ia d.
uce, OF when lhrtateaci M lie ..su0ttst
degree tiie rignte, ihe sucja u l. tiaan
ell security oi lie pe0F'e.
There are those who differed wisely. and
sincerely, aOaot AUt, from Zoe views TAKEN
by the ds CEASED Sc, atUr GpDa m-uy Of the
Exciting anl ab. Drplng questions OF the
iimes: but hag~ yc TO NEE; thai p rsoa
8h0 doubted the sincerity of his motives.
who qu5stIcne1 the eu,lrone5s OF his integ
T'ty, or who iaIted 10 admire tue singenesS
Vi purpose aud hign moral priucipe which
distinguished his every word ana work.
characteristics ik5 these, sir,-ho1or
honesty, frnnes = and iaaf ess TESS in the at.
tarauoe OF The truths which they suggested,
were qualities which bis coustitu ITS, who
knew Dim besC, the mosa appaudeo and ad-
mirea; aud the loss winch his death has
occasloued is one that time viii heal with
exceeding slOwAess
Mr. Presil ehl: The brlilance which dis
CHguishtU tnc Urlei CafeSFo vi Inc ueCcaScu
as "a memo r OF this BODY, was evidence Of
thai Capacity for puol,c service which age
and experience would have developed into
an eievate1 and refined stltesln anshlp Let
ms not anticipate, however. Let the
praises which we bestow upon our dead
friend be clrcumscrioed by the actual ac
compllshments of his life, and the shaft
which will rise to his memory will be broad
and high enough. j. .,s'y4 de-.
Mr.. President, l have spoken of the de-
ceased only as puolic man, in which capa-