The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-31

| preconcefted signal OF death. Farris
reined up his horse, drew pistol from
his pocket, placed the muzzle almost
4 against the head of the Senator, and
cOolly blew out his brains: This horrid
1 deed achieved, he hastily rode off with
the other men through the woods.
| THE LESSON.
| Thus fell Almon Case, as much a
martyr to truth, Justice, freedom and
American nationality, as the sainted
Lincoln himself. he was cut on in the
prime and vigOr of life. God will take
care of him. His wife and sorrowing
children mourn for him almost without
hope. God will temper the wind to
these shorn lambs. But there are those
VINO would restore to political power
such as murdered Senator Case, and
place in each bloody hand a dagger
with which to stab the nation! Heav-
en- preserve us from such crime or folly
crime on the part of those who know;
folly on the part of those who do not!
THE SCENE IN THE SENATE.
To-day the Senate met at the usual
hour. A thick veil of sadness seemed
to shroud the cOuntenance of each
member. Very little conversation took
place between them. The committee to
draft resolutions on the death of Mr..
Case was at its melancholy work.
HeaVy Grape hung from the chamber
doors The flag which the dead Sena-
Tor loved so well covered his vacant
desk, draped in deep mourning. Every
one felt the solemnity of the hour; for
not one of those faithful men knew
whose turn would come next, and how
soon another of their number might be
called upon to lay down his life because
he loved his country. While waiting
almost in painful silence, hscommittee
came in with the following resolutions:
THH RESOLUTIONS. F
Y
nave heard with profound sorrow of
the sudden and violent death, by the
the hand of an assassin, of the Hon,
Almou Case, late II member of this
body from the Twenty-second SEN
atorial District, and also of the Consti-
tuttonal Convention of 1866, therefore,
Be ii ResolUed by the Senate of the State
cJ Tennessee, co'sUeT'ed IN General As
That in the death of Senator Case his
friends mourn the taking away of a
gentleman OF refinement and culture;
his fellow citizens grieve at the loss of
kind and liberal neighbor, honored
for his exalted worth, and beloved for
his unobtrusive charity and his many
noble traits; his district is deprived of
an able, vigilant Senator; this body la
ments wise, prudent, just and up
night legislator; the State deplores one
OF the noblest and trueat of her LAWYERS
| stricken down in the midst of his use
fulneSs; the country loses high mind
ed and ferYid patriot, whom neither
persuasion could ssduce, nor danger
swerve from the path OF duty; the
friends OF education, Ofprogress, and OF
equal rights, mourn the privation of an
enlightened counsellor, and all ad-
mirers OF justice and private virtue are
berett of the high example of a man of
personal uprightness and official in
tegrity, who has sealed his devotion to
principle with his life.
BE 1t further Resolved, That in the
circumstances attending his death we
are moved to express anew our deep in
dignation at the spirit of hatred, malice
and all uncharitableness, the Legitimate
fruits of treason, which prompted the
cowardly act by which Senator Case
was removed from among us.
Be 1t further ReSOEVed, That we ten
der to the bereaved widow and family
of our departed brother, our sincere
tion.
Be it tJltrther Resolved. That in testi-
mony of our sorrow we wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty-days.
Be Il further ReSOLUed, That COPY of
these resolutions be transmitted to the
family OF the deceased.
THE CLOSE.
Senator Basson paid "A touching and
beautiful tribute to the memory and
virtue OF the martyr; Messrs. Keith,
Thompson Senter, Hall and Cypert
followed with appropriate remarks, and
the resolutions were adopted without a
dissenting voice.
Then conservative" Senator, Mr..
Johnson, moved that the Governor be
requested to offer reward of 81, 900 for
the arrest of the murderer. This, too,
was carried unanimously. And then
the Senate adjourned. VS..