Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-21


Cat ;no:,vy, aud lit wcrc, dus,tnie of every
r'cse ,ary tn- The conduct Of 2sisn,
wss n,a ''iGg South and calling rs be went
. up''n The people 10 ralIyto his STANDARD to
: tu,irnss Their ~rorgs and dtfena their rig hts.
! Of that small band the deceased WAS
Iaau."ar, ard in7 he first time saw him
! i,s*i"e ssrty e.poussd ths cause of the S,utt,
and h:rng thoroughly idaatihcd with that
patty which was seeking TO detsca the S,a:e
if2t.S the Fed.rai Chi,n, snd fred by tbs
wrongs upder Which hi, State ": grasring,
he wan among tina vary first to rally 10 ID.
call IF the G,Yerror, "d:te.lniued,'' So he
cal 20 reecus his Safe frc1n tho foot If The
irrsi-r, o. Il ji,. Il. his lie sacriG 70 to
! lhr r.u;a
| n tie :.lz.0ry Of the To7li, III su,imar
! instsn.@ III Ihufs; .:Ouiags csI DE- pointed to
| tuan .hai u the DECEASED unfsT circum-
! 5''l"'& 30 aypaliiug to eTe'y hcPo, sulcnnly
! I'D ,!:.;"...tyly III dcatinE hia Tic 10 tho
.'.Laa he nad "sP6as:l. Elcspe 20 iEe sub,
=. 81 'dr.,,.u calculation, sGa;!cd nGlc:::i5e,
s:i1 lie .'r,:liation 81 ing MILITARY orgaRl-
2stinI!, such as could hs then inproyi'"d WAS
,,n2:i sura ana inevitable. For ia his rear,
ho ;yss purSned by GoD Lyon, with large
|
lTort were stationed over thousand Federal
home guards, and still further to the front. q
s:ill larger f1yco under Gen. Ssigle. But the
brave spirit of the deceased WAS undismsyed
sad seemed to derive fresh strength and in.
spiration from the psrils which environed
him. By hi energetic action and lis parri-
otto appsslD lie aroused the desponding, and
in7ignTsled tha hopeful; aid. though man
of dscate frame, unused to the privstions Ct
tho tanted feli,' Sod 81 officer cf high
| rank, &c, by personal example, reconciled tho
mind OF tho soldier 10 . cheerful submission
10 the ha,dships Of military 'ifs.
THO deceased continued memho. Of the
! army until near the fist Of September, when,
az the rcqnest of Maj. Gen. Prizes, he accnm-
| panied Isn. John b. CLARK, (now q member
Of Ito other branch Of this Oongress) to this
ely on business for the army.
| Daring his association with the army, be
bad ti,s satisfaction ofaeeing that little column
| which had set cut under circumstances, such
| as hAYo described, STelled to more than IF.
| ,ae;' thousand men. and under the commsnd
| % hat gallant chief Mi Gen. Sterling Price,
waving lis b!ooj-,tsined banner in triumph
over Iyo holly sud well contested fl lids of
battls.
The hiatory Of the aarly campaign in Mis-
! aon-,, Tic battles of Carthage, Springfield or
Oak ihI's will not be faithfully written which
| do"s -. t-:nrd the mama of Col. William NJ.
Cook, IS ons of Tie hravest most gallant and
| IF zen. officers of that army Of heroes and
| patriots. tie Missouri State Guard.
Shay alter ;hs return OF the deceased
! frnsn this Plass to the army, he was selected
to raa,scsnt tbs frat digtrct of Missouri in
he Provisional and present Congress. As q
mrU.ncr OF tia two bode' oil will remember
| him as o aeni!;. warta-taarted courteou gen.
tlemon, prompt aid attentive to bis duties,
sAnsit.vely alive 10 every subject Ct Interest
to bis State and to every measure of general
| interest w hiah locked t. successful issue Of
this g,eat revolution.
l.. the discussions which ensued On the
| variou.i measures Of pnbin interest, If be did
nnt p.rrCi pate, !: was by no mcsns fr.n
| want oi interest in toe subjects discussed, or
| f:om dstrust 10 his abilities as q speaker
For ~" dar-ssed Vas gentleman cf varicd
sttniauents, prscti.;sd speaker at tn bar
snd upon tho buaIiogs-possesE;ny a very
graceful aH1 ready dec'Ana'icn, and by those
| lorge- acquainted with him than myself,
sai t, 10 always pleasing and sffscsi7s, aud
nor unfrcqusntly. lhrillipgly eloquent.
| IL til: private and social circles Of If, bis
afliess amer. his flank ani opsn dimeanor,
hii manly hearing, and HE sp,igbtly and fell
cIt0uS conversational powers, 70 ldeted him
an eyer we'coue xnd ~i-fed f,r visitor to
every circle OF his acquaintance, and drew
aroI7d him msny warm acd lasting attach
| neais.
Bat, MIR. Speaker, the active and busy scenes
Of If, have now faded upon the view Of this
gallant officer, this true-heartsd patriot, AID
amiabie and worthy gentleman. His last
b,ttls has been fought, his last earthly labors
have ceased. The silver cord has been
broken and bis spirit. 10 trust, has sscsnded
- tha God who gave Il, aut his body has
been committed to The tomb, to mingle with
the dust f this ancient O.mm the
house Ct his nativity ard etrly manhood.
| Upon thst newly made grave. now wet with
tho tea's Of his hcsit-jroken widow, and
| orphan childTsp, l. SIS Che cf his fii:Dds on
t':ia tlnUr ira bis c1Iur.nion through many
stormy scenes Of tina exrly revolution. would
now miugs my tears at SORROW and affection.
Ir. GARLAND.-Mr. Speaker: The oit-re-
pssled story of mortality is rsaitcd to US to-
day, and in the sad intelligence that one Of
Our comrades has fallen sni hes heen sum-
moHsd to his houe beyond the grove; and, let
ia hope, not to land Of gloom and darkness,
but to one Of light and eternal youth. As
{, irnd Of the deceased, and ore of his old
est acqlain .anees here, outside Of bis own
Colleagues andscoming, too, from an adjoin-
ins State, it il not aLf:, hope, thst should
| psy parting tribute TO bis ms-it and worth.
| | feat me; Mr.. Cook in November, 1851, on
his wag, with his colleagues, to this place, to
t.hu his seat in the Provisional Congress. We
| journey.d together from Arkansas here
| found him then what he ever afterwards
showed h,usei to be-n polite, Wal m-hearted,
generous. cultivated gentleman. With more
than ordinary aSl ,y, and much more than
ordinary Attachments, no was st ell times an
agreeable and interesting companion. Mod
est and unobtrusve, he did not take the posi-
tinn, nor did he sfem to strive to do 30, that
his merit entitled him in the Provi ional or
this Congress- But bis mind grasped sill the
great questions arising in this contest, and
his soul was purely alive to oil the vital ir-
tai es's involved in the issue. The condition
of hin d;wu- trcd!sn State was his excus, for
not teing more promnsn. in the proceedings
Of tbs bodies Of viii CHI he WAS member.
| On more than ono OCCASION hiss he, With
fearful eyes and deep esp e'sion of break
ing he.rt, npned to mo tho suforings and
mis-'ss Of that people so dear to him. And
f,r that people for wh9m, al We have. heard
to-day, he peried Bis life, AMI fought 80 noby
under ou- common eolors, lie never ceased to
spesk in tbs fGniest term; AID twas his
earuss. i,Tsyer 70 he cncs MOI. nth them
| Soma fow weeks since. when sisitsd him in
aickncas, ~ hen tho hectic fusL 'pon bis cheek,
the gisssy eye, the quick aud nssvy respirs-
ton, told too plsicly the sands Of life
were last runaiGg out, aud his days On earth
we're lew, he reviewed his late as true and
brave man slcne e., uno'Ysd ed ut-
tlanch;d
S,, he died :crn ts wife and children, Gar
| fr. m - the loved onea at hnm,;H and v hIte he