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

tAeI sppiisu htIuSsii ~ LILO pf6IiO5 " LIT
law in hist city. Tia :e:o.ja IF the h:sfttsI
courta ir Missouri sud tho ies.imony of ttcs-
whc. prachced wish ii,u,5 can Attest the sx'
tant q Lila ,csal Lnd5 luJga and h:s high po
si'inn st thr bar. In the yeHv preceding this
iS.uTn 10 81. Louis, the 'l.sary question b.
came the subject CT iutrnse excitement
throughout tie State of Missouri. The L's
isls.urc of that S'ats at ia session OF 10
Passed the Jackson J.'s;utiora q, tue author Il
winch, lnt9y lied sr-.i!. ara wnndsrscrpr-
ite sell 81 ..ar S:st.. aTi.i the pTincipl5" s.,
nanEc:L in MS RcIitn >! Lh2 legislature TIE
e5u.t r:jErIri.s Ter Snicn the Youth ia No y
cnn tending. we-c assaiira by Thomas Il. p IN
tn1 with !? bitttrut6a sud ability rarely
APPALLED, .ia :Le ann.l o! political warfare
old party .;:'ra w5rs Ubli.srsted by this nav
ana eNcitng crnd ct he;-esou the Benton slid
snii-D ,Gton PARTIES.
The ona represented rfIs Northern. tbs c:a
Or the EouhaTn elaClsGts which ave naw n
ci7ii wsr cnrtending IL. supremacy. Dsep'T
inbnej with the doctrines OF Mr. us!aodn
passionate'7 stitched to HIS IN ots or State aod
her iusttu:i.t@, irns Snu;hs'n scn.!c'n III
in evurY Instinct o. h.1 Eatlfn, judy ti'..
did not hrSitAte f sa::l. III Ill lit la arTTy ~
himself ngninsr Benton AID III, hsresi:s h.
defended. From that tine oL through fiji tbs
exciting schnGs Of the heuton struggle. and
whom in 1857 the fanatic hnrdos 81 the .Iorss
pnurnd into "bleedrg Kansas" with Sharpe {
rifles in one hand and their 1esecr ated bLleS
in tho other; whom John Brown rehesrssd
upon tho soil Of Missouri tho crimes of trea-
son and murder, which no afterwards expia-
tod with bis blood, Judge Cook Ess iirm
unbinchins adhersn: Of tho principles
Of ths Southern pa:tJ. For ysars, in
the city of S.. Louis, he struggled with =
small but determined minority, against the
supremacy Of Francis P. B:sir, Jr., and his
foreign suxliaries. Inundated by no threats
allured by To rewards, he mover vavssed
from the principlca he proissssd. When in
tho spring of 81 it bacame evident that wa,
alone could preserve tho liberties Of tho glaze
holding States, Judge Cooke felt it his duty
although with largo family, to defend apon
the battle field tho principles Id hs1 adTrca-
tel. lie wEa sent by Governor J.Cksnn, ia
March, 81, IS q commissioner to Tie Pfss!-
dunt of the C,haderaie S:rtes. snd af.er d;l-
charging tbs duties of hil mission, Ie;n rned
aud entered the array Of Missouri az an aid to
tho Governor. /, this capacity be servad al
tho battles Ct Boonvi lie ard Carthage, aud as
OIL aid to Gsu. Sterling Pfice, at tia batsle o:
Oak Hill. After the battle OF Oak uill h.
was again sent az commissioner ta T. cnm 1nd
in conjunction with Gen. John i. Ci.:k, NV
a member Of the Senate, ahd upon his return
to the army, WAS elected 20 tie Confederate
Congress.
have hnawn Judge Cooke Intimately in
every rela,;7n flf-, pubic snd rr,Y:-Ge, ..'7:i
aud military. h |, WIS gentleman by hirs"
education, hsbi. and instinct. 4 more IN
selfish pigit nevor existed upon earth Lsv
ing and tender as o woman in all social sni
domestic relations, he wss yet ti'm and NJ
h,xible in oppoai i'm to what no c"nrn,vcd
wrong, or il d.f,ocs OF the sight. HIS vary
fauits were those Of a generous, noble la:ure
and but endaared him tho III IRE 70 his asscci-
s.ss. With Ans cultivated classic taste
thoroughly real in ELs's snt French ii:oTa
ture, be had eysry quality and acqlirtm;nt
calculated to adorn and fascinste socissy.-
As the shadows OF death gathered upon bis
pathway, be Let bis fate with the caiiDncss
which Of ways attendt him, let Danger come
in any shspe or at any hour Hp died IN srn-
bsr of the Roman Catholic Church. and With
firm reiisnco upon the premises OF tha
Bible.
Missouri has lost nnoths 81 Of those gallant
sons w"o barred their bnsome o. the storm Of
bsttie, in def,nce of her honor. II, nov Ie'ss
upca the soil of the State which guvs him
Dir h, rs baoo hushed To sleep upon It's
mother'a breast a mother h5me is desnlstr
hu- 1.c rf or I'm ~ mr.
loving hearts. Amidst the crash Uf hattie
the rush Of armed msD, who hears tia vail
OF the orphan, or the sob Of the wid>w! On
tho ehorss IF the .rest river his wife and liz
lie ones will watch for his ctm;rg "n the
morning, 10 the evening, In tbs twilight, IN
the b!soh and dark nisb';" but they
will watch in vain The oys which
bsamed with a fathers Iowa is now
rayless, the voice who h was swseter tn
them than any earthly music, will be
heard 10 more. They know net that
in distant land he has slowly ebbed his life
away. As watched, Mr.. Speakers at bis
beiside the certain advance Of his disease, rs
saw lin gradually but gently recedine
from us, [ was cf.en reminded of thst custom
observed by the Hindoo maidens upon tie
banks of the Gspges: Placing upon an Garth.
en- dish, wreathed with flowers, Lighted
lamp, they ccmmit the frail vessel to the 10
som Of the river and watch ITS progress
amidst tho crossing shadows, believing it,
fs'c to b. typical of that Of Some absent
friend. So watched I the light Of his lifo al
for weeks it ficksred and fingered along
Our straining eyes can See it no longer, bu;
may wcnot nope that upon the great ocesu
of eternity il has burst into npnutidc Hpl1n-
dor. BY others, who knew him and " ho
loved Lin, he msy be soGn forgotten ; but
FIR myself,
The lsst rays or feeling and Iifs riast ds7,r..
Ere The love that | bors him Rhail fade from ny
b. art"
move, Mr.. Spesker, thu adoption of The
following resolutions
Resolved, That we have heard, with dsel
regret, of the death, in the city Of P Petersburg
Va, on tho l4ih inst, Of the Hon. WIN. NJ
CntE., member Of this u2use from tx
State Of Missouri, aud that We tender 10 hi
family orr earnest sympathy III their hlflc
tive bereavement.
Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions
be transmitted to tho family of the deceased
ate, informing them Of the actiun of this
House.
Resolved, That as q further mark OF res,
pect to the memory of the deceased, thu
House do now adjourn.
Mr.. Bell, Of M'.-Mr. Speaker: In riaiug
TO second the resolutions which have bsen
Proposed by my colleague, would do vio-
lence to evory impulse Of my heart, if
should fail to add my humble testimony in
th;g public manner TO the " Jrth and merit CT
the hcnored deceased. For whilst | have
known him comparatively abort time, our
acquaintance began aud WAS continued under
circumstances which will ever endear h.m to
ms memory, aud furnish me with msny ia.
CITIES for forming corrtc: estimate of h'a
character.
1t WAS ab,ut the middle cf june, Of tbs
year 1861, We first met--s period memorable
in tie history Of uuhsppy Missouri; meIno'-
aals, becsuse Of the stirring and thrilling
onnD no ru hinb ra,a oIpd har Lnil N n