Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-23

, civil lie, not sinfrcoucn.ir there ere cri.:,ca
! to DC me: H'h:ch demand courage "f tic
highest "rter--taat courage which is the
| r;.rest and most difficult o; human virtue:
| the courage to confront public opinion. II
tcnsriy devoted TO his native Stetr. wLi,h
he loved ~ q mother, and u his snc.iap he
was among The first to strike iJr constitutional
right and Liberty. Having wealth, comforts 49,
| sured socsl position, he throw himself into Ibis
contest with MI the ario: os hi: noble nature and
brought I'll his resources ~ - Hing contribution.
10 help on las countrys caIac.
MIR. GARNE1"r had compsc;un's Of mental or.
SsniZaon,s ,snd wonderful inusculality ofinlciicrt
lie wSS c!ose student, y vigorous thinker =
polished writer al ;m.liratc scholar He was .,s
ssntally Ene.ish i'll bis tastes manners, ,thonehs
and personal characteristics. Alfred, .n early
King. regarded ns typo CT the English people
is called the tTHih.sptatcr. Mr. c. wGrsiru,..
truth, possessed u Thorough airclrncsI OF h,n.,
aud hi. honest scDrn Hi every Thing that yrl
inenl CT lpwi il private !ilt or public affairs. H.,
dsLsslei pa.crinS and slipperyness III politics.
dn9fisel tho crooked way Of diplomacy, AMI wont
right straight forward to the arcoipplisbmeritri
his purposes, believing sinceralY. and practieine
oil the belief that whatever was rigl: was cape
dient.
Oar riieni, Mr.. Speake-, wns mbned with the
irnregt reverence Tor rGiie ion, and believed, Ut
doabtinPiy, IN iI." Truths Of Christianity and the
value Of pinus life, ai the cny stable ipund.-
ton lur iInppincsa.
Az tho lirst prIlnau"m: Congress- trrc.iratci H..
caistcucu amid curcumsLnlces ol hope sni cheer,
anl iro!J the army mnd the people ri nome con.,
up demonstrations Of renewed confidence, :,.L
evidence, vi ro cDuaccra:ioI - Inc "na: "i iibr-
ty, ti"d. by marked p:rvii"nces. acrns 10 La
calling uur tlipuYi.:a To Han. from whom VII!
Hulniy r"lnu our ni'ional dvliycnrrc ia - hIiai
porG1. twu Of our m"uibnts have been sn,ruiuI,
e'i away. thus TEACHING III yimpress..ry ia, iraiy
n oar lives. These SAL dspcusatioES will na
ir!l;itul Of good il they ir;vn llF TO Him villa
abolished dta!l and brought liin and immU,,
iui:y 10 light through thc Gospel auh c:.tlS, ,:ch
oi Us seriously 10 p,ny I~ himself "l.o,L max,
M, TO know mine c.i!. AMI tLc m"lsurc oi ia'.
days, wha! j. is. that may EnoY what Tin" :
have huIG.
s"rnlI the resolutions.
SIR Miles, of South Car"liua, said tbaL il
gaJ with no ordinary icelin; that he rose -
spc.h upou .I,ia o:c:ssion. ycs he !e!. that til
rruscai,nFa woald scarcely be eo;nrlctr wc-c
his' Y,;e silant upon this occasion. Nir. GAg-
NETT ,a.j lie ln'i been most intma:o fTi"n.''
since th";r iirht acquaintance. iniccJ, !'o
mi.ht ssy, that no r,.vrr had. III the r'I.inc,i.;
Of the country, either ia f!c Old G3YcTnmeGt
or in this, ore 90 dear 20 his heart, cr one wiz.
whom hi3 relations had been more cordial, o.
in when he had more confidence. TLey bal
ro6ncI together duriag tho sptakcr', at.ca-
d.nc. upon his asics in Washington, IL (:
mc,abcr Of the old Congress, and from The !irs:
assembling Of tine Congress Of tie Confederate
States, th9sc relations had been RESUMED, aud
their habits Of daily, .I1i s.!mast l9r-!y ntrr-
course made him :.c; towards him mere u .Dy,T
aud dear relative, than friend. He corsier-
tiousy believed that, as u statesman, legislator,
thorough scholar and literary man, Mr. GAR
NETT had few equals throughout tho country.
lie vas thorough man Of letters; aEd be ~a.
more familiar with nll the bcs: authors, bo;;i
o. thH, and Gu. mother country than anv one
with wta:a he had orcr been associated, and:
constant communion with the masr@r-sriri's
of literature. seemed 10 be as essential to ~"
healthy condition and eus.enaaee Of ms mind.
rs food to tic .,ody. lie was haL.uaily 3:
student, aud dses.cd with IN avii.y al tho
choicest literature, and most profound n,c!'-
physics.
As member ot the Military Committee, he
was invaluable, rs all hia colleague, i'll liz"
committee would testify.
Mr. GARNE7T Wa, Il loss 10 ;ar Congrcia M'!
to The cuun.rv, ard nohc mol!Tnli biz lasf
more than the speaker, himself.
The question being on tE2 adoption or sGn
rcsolutiony. thry were unanimously adopted.