Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-20

Yesterday afternoon at three O'Clock a meet =
ing Of Senator's and Representatives, friends Of
the late Hon. Thomas Corwin, was held in the
retiring room Of the Senate chamber. Among
the disting ushed persons present were Secretary
Seward, Chief Justice Chase, Postmaster General
Dennison, Senators Wade, Sherman, Johnson,
Davis; Representatives scbenck, Garfield, Hub.
bell, spaulding, Buekland, Lawrence, shella-
barger, Ashley, Hayes, Flick, Clarke, and other
Senators and Representatives; Solicitor Jordan,
Mayor wallaeh, and many others.
Chief Justice Chase was called to the chair
Upon taking the chair he spoke Of the many
positions Governor COrwin had honorably filled,
his life being one Of usefulness and honor.
Hon. R. c. Sehenck moved that a committee
Of i've be appointed to drsft resolutions express
i've Of the sense Of the meeting.
Hon. K. C. Schenck, Postmaster General Den i
nison, Hon. John Sherman, Hon. K. p. Spald
ing, and Hon. X. B. Hayes were appointed as
such committee.
During their absence Hon. Reverdy johnson, Of
Maryland, addressed the meeting. He paid q
glowing tribute to the character OF the deceased
Hon. Garrett Davis Of Kentucky, paid a feel
ing tribute to the memory OF the deceased.
The committee to draft resolutions here re-
| turned, and reported the following:
ResOirtd, That we have heard with deepest
sorrow Of the death Of Thomas Corwin, Of Ohio,
man whose eminent ability as statesman, in
all the various positions Of legislator, Governor
Of his State, Cabinet minister, and diplomatist,
whose surprising eloquenee, and whose great
services to the Govern ment and people secured
for him reputation broad as ths hole country,
while his personal worth and character endeared
him to all who ever enjoyed his society or his
friendship.
Resolved, That from u sincere desire to show
every mark Of respect due to his memory we will
attend his funeral obseques by accompanying
his remains when removed for conveyance to his
home. HuCh
Resolved, That committee Of hye citizens be
appointed by the chairman to make suitable ar
rAngements for the occasion.
Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions be
communicated by the chairman Of this meeting
to the widow and family Of the deceased, with
the expression to them Of our warmest sympathy
and coincidence with them in their great bereavo-
ment
Hon. Johu Sherman, OF Ohio, rose to second
the resolutions, and after recapitulating the va
rious offices Mr.. Corwin had filled with so much
credit to himself and honor to his country, re-
marked that he was man who bad ever baen
deeply loved. When the deceased was a candi-
date for Governor Of Ohio the speaker swas a
young man, but he could never forget the kind
greeting he received from Mr.. Corwin when in
trodueed to him, nor the tender solicitude with
which he watched over the death bed Of the
speakers father. 1t was only the other night
that number OF gentlemen assembled at Mr..
WetmoTe's for an hour OF social enjoyment. Mr..
Corwin was Of the number. and looked remark
ably well, and, in answer to greeting, he re-
piled in his pleasing Characteristic way, "fOr
young men like us, life is all before us.' No
one then believed that in q few brief moments
he would have gone hence. And yet, II the
choice of the manner of his death had been left
to him, It Is doubtful whether he would have
chosen to die otherwise than as he did. He was
surrounded by devoted and admiring and sym
pathiEing friends, and from the moment OF his
being stricken down to the moment OF his death
he was unconscious and suffered no pain. Mr.
Sherman concluded by paying an eloquent trib-
ute to the talents and ability Oftbe deceased aud
characterized him as a man without fear and
without reproach, and one who left behind him
no blot upon his name and fame.
Secretary Seward said he had not expected to
make any remarks upon this melancholy occa-
sion, but as others had spoken, and lest his ST.
lence should be misconstrued into an indifference
on the part Of himself, or Of the great State to
which he belonged, toward the character OF the
distinguished deceased, he would bear his testi-
mony to his great merits; but he did not dare to
trust himself to speak anything. Each succeed
ing year teaches him (Mr. 4. the valuelessness
Of human genius, sloquence, and wit Deeds and
acts were required, aud we should live for what
we can do and effect and not for what we can
say. He esteemed highly the great qualities OF
love Of country and love Of humanity, and he
who possessed these would be most enduring in
memory. But he had seen the time when men
became lost to these instincts as to raise their
hands against their country. They had no friend
in Thomas Corwin, nor did the enemies Of his
country or the enemies Of humanity ever have n
friend In him They have their reward. Love
Of country Is paramount to all human instincts,
and after that is the love OF humanity and OF
man. Thomas Corwin possessed this love Of
country and Of man to u remarkable degree.
The speaker did not know in what estimation
himself and those present would be held when
they were gone, but he desired that NO worse
thing could be said Of him than can be said Of
Thomas Corwin. II he had ever erred In the
cause Of humanity 1t was because the interests Of
his country engrcsssd and demanded his Atten-
ton; and II he had ever erred in the cause Of his
country, 1t was because the interests Of humanity
appealed to his large and sympathetic heart.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted,
and James G. Wetmore, General Durbin Ward,
Judge C. p. James, WIN. slade, Esq, and Major
John Coon were appointed the committee con :
templated by the resolutions, and the meeting
then adjourned.
The Committee OF Arrangements met last night
at the once OF J. c. Wetmore, Esq, Ohio State
Agent, and adopted the following programme for
the funeral:
Funeral TO take place at so o'clock, p. m, to =