Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-14

OF Oho, 1nat, IN the Opipion " sVH,Nose~-..
Assembly, the proclamatlon OF the Kre9'.1p.
Of the United States, OF January 10, iups, y
clearly within tho war poser Rsauted b. the
| Constitution; That The skfsty and unityof tho
national Oovefnment require that the measured
proposed in said proclamation, should be, car,
lied into effect In all ,the territory Included
therein, at as early day 90 posslhle--and Y
this end We pledge the earnest co.operahon o.
the State Of Ohio. !.
Resolprd, That the Governor be requested 20
| transmit q copy Of these ueaolutipns 10 W,
| President Of the Uhited States, ana TO each o.
our Senators and Representatives 10 Ccasreaa
DEATH OF HON. J. G. lJEFFRIEs.
/ EIosY ~ HON. niLTON bxYrfR'
Mr., Sayier obtained the floor and said:
Ma. SPEaREaiI ! rise to perform the melan'
chol, duty OF announcing formally to this oooy
the death OF our late friend and colleague j. "
Jefffiee, and to call upon them In their tmosl
capacity to pay their Last marks Of respect "a
his memory. Mr.. Isfries expired during the
recers Of this Legialstufe, at his home 10 FAR
aejd county ,.Iin she midst Of his family and
| friends, on the 25 b day of October, 10 the year
of our Lord, 1862, aged about twenty.eight
Years. Previous 70 the time OF taking his sea,
| az. a member of this body, it-ves not my gooo
| fortune 60 know him. Hence ! can cay Dut
little Of hid early lie. only kno" ihe, teat
| like most young men who have risen to posi1ion
| and Il faence In this country, he was early
taught by his neceseitiea. 70 rely upon himssii'
thai by industry and infsxible purpose ne 40
quired liberal education i completing ME ssun-
| iss ut Wit.enbefg College. that he subsequently
vent thfouph COURSE Of professional reading
and was admitted TO the bar In September (lbbu,
ami ,hAt one year alterwatd be was elected by
a very large majority to the position which ne
AHed st the time Of his death. ,
Il Mr.. Jeffriee Was possessed Of strong natural
endoW ments, and the discipline OF his coiieg'eie Q
and professional studies bad prepared him ior
| A oourse Of unusual success and influence. he
was quick In bis apprehensiona Of truth sound
| Ia hS iadgments, and pfacitcal 10 his conciu'
alops. His voice was clear and strong, and he
raaa adent and fofcIb!o speaker, though infu.
ehoed by a moue.ty ever found In hnsr eouIs,
HE voice vas seldom heard on the fIor OF thie
House. & For this rsason his real intellectual
ooWer was perhaps hut little known or appreci.
sted by most Of bis fellow members. Those
who knew him best, however, admired MIN
most. u 80
rne admiration othisfriends was the tecog'
nison of his powers Of intellect, bat their oe-
voted attachment to him was more valuable
confession OF his generous personal qualities
and social yirtues. In his intercourse with
others be was gentle gsnd Kind. AZ friend
he Was warm hearted, libefsiand hpe. strong
lin his own convictions. confident 10 the correct
ness OF his own beliefs, and fearless IN his ex
preston OF them, be none tho less CONCEDED 70
hlhers the right to. think for themselves ana
Was ever tolerant of their opinions. He was
candid almost TO bluntneas, atd could his cdnst
| speak from the grave 90 thus attempt TO draw
the outlines OF his character, his sturdy honesty
would doubtless ssy, as Cromwell said TO Lely,
"Paint, me az | am,", leave not ont the "scars
or the wrinkles" If he bad faults they were
tue faults of agenerous nature, and know not
vhAt they we're. : The old Roman maxim,l
founded at once in justice and right tesllng,
: De mOrtuis MI aist bonum," "a one that can
obey on ,his occasion, without violating the
most scrupulous dictates Of sincerity, :
.As speak of him nov there rises before
your minda the image Of his tel, siendeI form,
his piercing black eye, hls long, heavy hair,
and his sell formed nroH, and Jour own hearts
beat With higher. and warmer pulse at the
RENE embraDcs of the tue and generous soul that
dgelt within thisbeantiful framework OF duet.
All that .is ptecioua in his character has beer
rendered sacred By death. On the love NE
bore him willis living the pale rider hath set
bis seal--a aesli bat nsither time nor event can
destroy. ! -c- as.-J = tt4ysS 10 -
He was the youngest member Of this, House.
In our limited Judgments, !, In our imperfeot com.
pthension If the great. scheme of thfngs,- We
might be disEosed to murmur the comp lAIEipg
gosds,, "He should have died hereafter" To
him who has reached the bound Of msn's sp-
pointed years, enjoyed the blessings Of life,
faished lie labofs, and obtaiaed tts ehdS Ind @
Dc otstIons, alYnae dimiltis" 10 sweet eanticls,
ald our SORROW ismins)ed with q deeper ano'
more Wiling. leaignatton. But % mysterious
d,spensation OF Providence has crushed out tie
pogaq life Of our brother; and nipped- his crown.
Ing honors In she bud We know not the end
ffom Ihe beginning. He has left us to chase
for o little while longer the shsdoWs which he
has exchanged for unnsieEable realities. And,
doubtless, as the last hour seemed TO be ap.
psoachihR all tefresteisl advantages were viewed
By him with indifference, and the value be once
set upon then, wsg disregsrded or forgotten.
.fiiu earthly bopee, his poor human longings be-
came dim then, in she hight Of those infinite
lopRipgs, which stole over him soft and holy as
day dawn. TIE distinctions Of life, its honors
and posislons are no longer Tor bins but there
are greater distinctions, worrhier honers, and
nobier positions shan those OF earth.
Thore are oDuneteps taAt WuluYo u asAYnn,y "
''~ when Tins 10 forgotten orcumstanee.
The eisvsted brow OF Kings will lsSe IA ~
Iha impress Of rstalia, and the Slave 80 l.g
VIII year bis Immortality as free
Beside the crystal watefsi but the depth '.J- .
- OF glory In the attributes Of cd, Ay-l-S
. VIII measure the espaciueB Of mind, - Il
90 And 90 the Angels diHer,will the Ken 80 ia -.
OF gii,sd spirits glorifS MIN mos. a.- - y /
!. A.Qseat writer hath said, "iIot ing dies but
somsIhIng mourns." a blank In life, a gspI
10 the world IL ever made BY the death Of those
We love and honor, Is is no longer whole, but
q poor half world that Swings uneaay on Its
axis shd makes us dizzy With the clAttef Of its
wreck. The death Of our colleague and brother
is not without its sad imprestion upon Us. But
away In his -desolaie house, there is one lonely
aud crushed heart,a wife widowed In youth,
shat has bowed before this event In darkness
and gtief that cannot be spoken. She will find
consolation in the remembrance Of bis many
virtues and Of his fnal Christian submission.
May the .Ruat6isnship 5ff tho widow iiseo~'s acS be
her profession, and His copsoia aiorshef supFortl
, We can oifsr our deep and tender sympathy,
but the death 'oi dear ones ID q sorrow with
gbinh the stPaneer inkermed1ieth not,