Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-09
CONFEDERATE STi9'ES iDNGTffS
MONDAY, FEB. SrE, 1904.
SENATE

Tho Senate met at 10 O'Clock, NJ. litHTEH'
Of Va, in the Chair.
IN marion. q rcctsa was tax III unt! q c6in-
,oun;ca;;on sh luld be rcc"iyaJ From the House
anrouccirs the death Of Hon. Joha ~. "jlcox,
CT Texas.
At oco o'clock, the Senate chamber was
! flied with spectators. among them His Excel
lency, Jefferson Davis, Hon. James 4. Sed-
I,don. Secretary o! War. ani others.
"a TIE Senate being called to or4cT, Il message
Was received from tie House Communicating
TIC death Of Mr.. WlLtux Md Tie proceedings
consequent thc,eon.
Mr.. WIcrALL gav, . sketch Of the life of the
deceased, aaI concluded ny ciic ing the follow
ing resolutions. with we're supported by
MessSs. HENRY, of Tenn, and PHEL.S, Ct
Miss, end adop.ed: :,
Resolved. Thar the S"na'" receives WIN
sincere ,cerat :'se announcement" the ceath
o. the Hon .IuHH A. Wilcox, lat" " incmner
Of tie House 0t T. ,yr::cnt.'i toS from toe oIh'e
Of Texas, and tender Ia tie ~re:ati'es OF TIE
decoased the :r.surarGe q. .ieir s.lhpathV w'tn
them uadar the affective bereavement tney
have been called 10 sustain.
Resolved, That tho *ccrntary"f the S5naf:
BE- directed to transmit I" The faulty ct Inc
deceased 8 certified copy pfthc Foregoing FeSo-
hutton.
Resolved. as = mark Of rcanect for the mem.
orv Of the deceased, that The Senate DO now
adjourn.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
At ten minutes r;.st twelve O'Clock, the ME.
taliic coffin, Containing tie mortal remains. OF
Ron: JOHN 4. WILCOX, laGo member from
Texas, was brough; ~ apd placed directly III
'front.' of the Clerks dcsk.-Mossrs. Mcqueen
Of South Carolina, Ashe Of North Carolina,
Welsh Of Mississippi, Code 81 Virginia,
Farrcw Of Scuti: Carolina. Durr: o; Louisiana,
ard Hon w. H.. Melville, delegate from
Ar.zna,- vling IS 1all-tcarer7. Upon inc
coffin lazy - simple bqqnHt o! Hover, GonslSS"
in. of q sia.le pure white c~a,h"l!a, surrou-d-
I'd with sweet scented vtii.''I.
III, gallery WAS cr"";i'd 30 rs u!m Ist ca:
na"i:r, ard 81 nu:nhcr Of ladies were admittrd
co goats upon'tha door. Seated among the
mcn,b.rs Of tic Ii,use wcr. Judge Reagan, OF
Texas, Postmaster General &! the Coniede'
ne States, anl General Albert q. Jenkins,
FORMERLY a member Of Congress from the ka-
cawha District Uf Va.
The Speaker, Hon. THoa. S. BococE, called
the House to order. and 81 anrTupr'n:e PRAYER
wa; ,ifcrcl Ly Rev. DR.. M~innegeTvde.. Tie
reading Of the Journal WAS dispensed with,
and, without further daiay, the House pro-
cee3ed 10 TAX. action III relation 10 tile de-
ceased.
We give l,slow such portions Of the speeches
as relate to the immediate history nt Co!crel
WILCOX, resretting thHt oar limited space
prevents the remarks of the several members
from appearing atlangtli.
Mr.. Sexton, of Texas, then rose and SAID:
Mr.. SPEAKER: l. rise to discharge q melan'
ehoiy duty. AT half past nine "'cl9ek on yes,
Serlay morning, 10 the vigar OF manhooh, ana
with IS mu:h promise 81 lOag life us any OF
our nu;aber. my colleague, Hon. JnhH a.
Wilcox. Representative from the lst Congress
.ionni District of Toxas, passed from time 10
The vicNless shores Of eternity. | have never
known Il death to occur 30 suddenly, OF with
less of expectation. HIS inimediate colleagues;
friends uid associate, have Dot yet recovered
grc.n the shock caused by its announcement
Col. Wilcox was born in Green codrty n.
c., in April, 1910. When he was bat six
years old, his parents removed with him to
Tennessee. and settled in Upton county. llis
father died when he was young, leaving Lis
dependent Iron hie care and exerton for sup
port. Though not n graduate Of any incorpG-
rascd institution # learning, his early eIura-
ion was good. lie stuiied law in S,rlcrvl!ie,
Tennessee, in the office OF Granville D. Scarcy.
gentleman Of high reputation az Il lawyer.
Dc removed to Aberdeen, Mississippi, where
b, was admitted to tie bar, and commenced
tie practice before he was tgenty-'ne years
Of age. Soon after his location at Aberdeen,
and also before lac was twcnty-orc years old,
ne was elected Secretary of tho Senate Of The
Site f Mississippi. The dlt;es OF Shic'' 10
5it.on d., dis :hargcd With remarkable auility.
In tho practice Of lis profession, as a yonne
nan. &c WA cmiGen!Iy ancecRsip!, having
:. tor H. con a~ct;tnrj sun:a vi tie most cSpc-
,icacai aai distinguished lawyers Of Mis-
s:ssipn; anl Tennessee. In lSlG, a. IN
early rcriod ia tha prcgccss Of the Mexican
war. h, voiuat,cred ~ n ornate in L company
from his own cFrniy. the Organization Il
tho cjinparJ he va clo;s1l iieutenAit, and
Il. the 1egimrnsal organization ut El:N,bara
he was appointed ~aJiutans After hiSas-i
mcns, the 81 Mis.issiH!i 'rtin;ry, re5"hci
M"nte- ev, IN calse4uenr. # :hH re'i-nH'.i'
# it, colonel, re- VS. ticr,.l Etu.c"art "Hin-
mel without opposition. He served son a'era:
Taylnr's linz Irr;n. the war. not m,iT viii
credit, in5 with disti0rinn often dieting Tie
cnnmcnIliirn &C. th.t vet.TAr r"ii',r ant
most ~d;slineui,hsi ge?sr;.l. a. lieutenant
! a~iin,art. ii";.te1.l: %cjlont!, aai Gt:ca com
Ulliuitr Wv = ~ S't -" 49,
tude ~cvincct ny to ~ircs;,cl r. t,n r"r:orm
ance of military duties: 10 tho7oo:i. hi KIN wi
edge of tactic: and militarY Law; 80 cpmflet>
the discip!inc he maintained in hia cnnim.aG'
20 remarkable the cUniii-rcn ana cr.tbrsi tEnJ
with which :e inspired hia men, - t. c:ee:;
the i,rrrc-sicn o. lie nir,is Of sHmc If the
ablcst and most r5nsriencM oflicar5 III thf
regular army nf tie United States chat ne had
r~ecaivml q military education. Alter h,s re-
turn frcm Mexico he resumed the Practice o.
SO law. which hr pursued with diligence nnli!
1851. when 10 WAS elected Representative II
rjie CONGRESS of tho United States from til"
Aberdeen pistrics Of Mississippi Those WHO
knew him III li,at body, rf whom, / believe,
you, Mr.. :'peakcr, were 0ne. bear tenlmary
70 the zeal, fidelity and Industry with which
he repr csrntei the interests Of his constituents.
lie acquired considerable character IS Il ready
dchater in the House Of Representatives a
Washington, which. ut that time, Included
among lis members some IF the most talented
and Justly distinguished mon Of the Union
During bis residence in Washington the de-
ceased married Miss Danneison, daughter Of
Hon. Andrew j.. Donnelson, Of Tenneasee.-
In 1853 he removed to Texas and located in
tho city of San Antonic,~vhere met him
casually, fr the first time, in 1856. lie wen,
to Texas. determined to retire altogether from
public life, and to devote all the energies Of
his mind exclusively to his profession. Al.
strictly adhered to this determination. and
was econ rewarded by an extensive and lucrn-
tive practice. IN 1860, after the election of
Abraham Lincoln as Ptesdont Of the United
States, 10 common with every intelligent
hignepiritcd and patriotic Southcrnar, he
deemed it his duty to exhort his coun.rymen
never to submit to the wrongs, o~utraSes and
ieg-adati0ns which tie dominant party nt the
North INTENDED. through his administration
to irn;nt ANON them. H." was elected q rncm-
Der Of the Crnvcalion cf Texas which passed
ahr ordinarca Of scrnss;sn, nnd in November,
1861, wns nlacird : member of this Congress.
| nAagnst last h. "as re elected to Congress