Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-12-09
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
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Action of the Ohio Legislature.

drced into the Senate, but not passed, in re-
gard to the death of EN-GOv. David Tod:
Mr.. WoOdworth offered the following reso-
lutiCns:
| WHEREAS. In the dispensation Of Divine
Providence. David Tod. Ex-Governor Of ohio
was removed from this life on the 18th day ol
November. 1853, and
|, WHEREAS. 10 is proper that We, the repre-
Sentatives Of the people who mourn ms loss
participating in their sorrow should, IN view
OF his services to our state in the past eX'
press our regret for the illuStriOus deceased
Reso5red bB he lS.nofe Of Ohio That in The
death Of Ex-Governor Tod. our State and M
ton have sustained the loss of a most able
influential and patriotic citizen 10 whose
eminent services, as Chief Executive Of our
State, in the darkest period OF our national
1 existence is due, in no incOnsiderable degree,
the preservation Of the Union Of our fathers,
and whose patriotic exeTtiOns in that behalf
secured him proud place in the history OF
our nation. and an immortality as lasting rs
/ the results he aided to achieve
| ReS0lred That while we are deeply moved
| by the sad event Of his death, we should be
| thankful to our Heavenly Father that there
| was given to US n man whose wisdom and
| patriotism as a statesman whose Virtues ~,
| a citizen, and whose nOblenesS as a man, viii
prove a beacon for the future, as they were a
| guide and exemplar in the past.
| ResOlUed, That these resolutions be spread
upon the journal. and the President OF the
senate is hereby requested to transmit n
| copy Of them to the family ofthe deceased
! ReSOIred. That tine Senate now adjourn
] W
in commendatiOn Of the life and character OF
the deceased.
| synopsis OF remarks made by Hon. l.. d.
WoOdwOrth, Senator from MahOning- on res
| OlutfOns OF respect to the memory Of EX-GOv.
| David Tod: MIR. Woodwork began by re-
marking that the introduction OF the reSolu-
| tiOns under consideration had been suggested
4 to him upon the evening previous by several
gentlemen and that he had carefully framed
them so that they might receive the support :
of all Senators without sacrince OF pOiltlciI
I 4 -NnllTN
resolutions had been heretofore customary
/ in the Senate Of Ohio upon the death OF our
ex-GovernOrs, but believed the custom WOutd
be good one whether II hnd herctoioFe Cd
He proceeded TO remark that although the
deceased had lived in his vicinity, yet there
were many Senators who, in public ne et
/ least, had known him longer ana perhaps
better than he. There are many senators
present who must remember well when ne
was Minister to Brazil under Franklin Flerce;
when for years in Ohio he was popular
political leader and candidates When lou
and victory" was the battle cry: when IN the
dark dark hours of ls62-S he SO ably, paIIlot-
ically and well, administered the Executive
Office Of our gallant State-tnen ne was
known to all, hOnOred by an loNeu nS az;
| In public life his pure PATRIOTISM, lhat eouIu
Sunder all ties, Overleap all other consldera-
tions and cling 10 his country, let What else
would perish, challenged the admiration OF
all. His herculean efforts to save ne old nag,
with each star upon its azure baldric, VIII De
remembered lovingly and admlrlngly by
coming generations, ana make MS
zone Of the few. the immortal names
That were not born TO die
There is, sir, proneneSs upon the part OF
the American people TO bury 700 lilSeii "a IN IN @ tle
grave. and to still too soon the RULED waves
of the sea Of life, when our ieliOW Noyasers
sink beneath its surface; yet thaJ netter par
Of our nature, that viii mol allow yhc sOo,t s
deeds OF man to perish. will give Governor
Tod'S name to Immortality. We must anu
do all recognize the fact that Wheh tcllph
was necessary he struck great blows LOT Ile
right, that shall echo down the eshoIes OF lluie
until those echoes shall mlnglc Win nature >
expiring requiem In private lie MS purity
Of purpose, his large heslrtedneSS ana beheN =
olence, made him loved by all with whom ne
came in contact BY his unatded eNeruOns
he rose from indulgence TO afiuehce-iToih
obScurity 10 distinction: yet his Democracy
was so practical that no man, Inlih may
say i'm Ohio was so universally and de-
SerVedly popular as he with the masses.
Michael Angelo once said that every block
Of marble imprisoned an angel As II only
requires the SculptOr's art to hew down It's
rough prison walls, and bid the anger 70
stand forth in its purity and beauty, 50 IL
only requires that greater Artist, VINO VINO = ] tIl9
molder Of human destiny, to reveal the angel
imprisoned in human character; ana Sucn
q revelation did we have in the lie ana claE-
Rcter Of David Tod We may Wen pay tLls m
pOOr tribute of respect TO his meinory-We
inay well weep over his newly made grave.
When he died, the greatest and best man OF
Our State, in all elements Of true greatness,
the other shore NOnObler soul ever hOated
in its dark waterS-no purer one was ever
cast upon its shining sands In our heartS,
At least sir, his memory shall I'VE, ana the
ideal which for the gaze Of the future, with
his name. shall step out from the mlSts OF the
Imagination. shall wear cOronej as lustrOuS
as any vet earth-wOVen chaplet, IN Whlch
shall glitter, and glistcu, and gleaIn the ten
thousand pearly tear drops Dut recently
wept from the hearts Of n living people. His
monument shall be the results he aided 10
n. nd n
shall stand pillaring the blue heavens from
the scenes of his LIES labOrS, and teaching
the eternal, but too oit-iorgotten tEutll, tna1 ma,
when purity Of life, largeness OF heart ana
greatness Of character unite, they viii nave
an imprint upon the worlds close pictured
pages that shall be fresh and green when the
shattered stone above the putrld dust OF
otherwise begOtten greatness shall lOrSet the
lying story which the sculptor taught II.
REMARKS OF MR.. STEADMAN.
Mr. PRESIDENT:-I cannot hope even, nor
do l expect, that anything that my inexperi-
enced tongue may say upon the life or cnar-
acter of the distinguished statesman, TX
Governor Tod, will add anything TO the al
ready wide spread fame Of the iliustrlous !
dead. But living as do in the same section
Of the state that was the theater OF MS carry !
life, and where he lived ana uletl, anu oelils
under many obligations to him, ana ac-
guainted somewhat Intimately with MS [
private life and character, 1 cannot refrain
from saying at least, one WOrd, even thouEh /
silence seems on such an occasion more elO- I
0uent than words. David Tod was man OF I
the people, and the man that knew hiin most |
loved him best. II was IN the circle OF MS ]
own home and in his immediate neighbOr- /
hood where he was most deeply ana lully "p- /
preciated.
SO beautifully has some poet IN tne sac
Journal Of this morning. offered tribute 70 I
his memory, that beg leave 10 read it, as Il j
may have escaped the eye Of some Senator:
DAVID TOD.
No rusf was on his harness when he fell
Foremost in works of use and love 10 mani
The heart that knows him best his worth e'th
How true the heart TO promp;-how wise
the head To plan
As tempered steel his purpose firm and true,
ON which both friend and country well
might trust;
His kindness fell as falls the noiseless deW.
Lifting bruised hearts as howerS rom ""'
the dust.
Lives so replete with noble acts seem all
As iowiy Panes are golden in the suns de
faftf, in man, ,erewhiIe they show.
He still retains spark Of the Divine.
need not say more. and i'm the language
Governor HAYES pronounced at his funeral
ObsequieS, 1 will close, ''rhe Dest loved eiti-
zen Of Ohio is dead
Mr. Carter moved that the resolutions be
laid on the table, which was not agreed 10.
Mr. Dowdney moved that the resolutions
be referred TO the Committee on FedeIdl !'e-
atiOns, which was agreed 10 by the following
Yeas NeSSrs. Berry. Campbell. Carter,
DickCy. DOWdncy. Emmitt, Evans, Godfrey
HutcheSOn. Jamison, Kcnney, Linn May
Scribner, Winner-l5.
Nays2NIeSsrs. Biggs, Brooks, Burrows,
7Orry, Dangler. Everett, keSSler, Kramer,
Potts, simmons, Steadnan, ToTcnee' Wood
gOrth-l3.
SO the resolution was refused 10 BE- passed.
The following resolutions in relation 10 the
ieath OF Ex-Governor Tod were adopted by
he House:
Mr. Brooke ON leave, offered the following
which were adopted:
WHEREAS, In the dispensattOn OF Divine
Providence, Ex-Governor Tod. Of Ohio, was
allied hy death from our midst on the Ism
lay Of November, lS5S, and,
WHEREAS, It is proper that we, the repre-
,entatives OF the people who mourn MS loss,
md participate with them in their sorroW.
should express our regard for the memory Of
he dead; therefore,
ReSolred BY the House of Representatives
II the state OF Ohio, That in the death OF E-N-
Governor Tod our state and Nation have su--
aimed the loss Of an able and patriotic cit.-
.en whose eminent services and command
ng influence as Chief Executive Of the state ,
Turing the most threatening period Of our
history did much to perpetuate the
Union Of our fathers, and whose patriotic ef-
iOrts in that direction secured for him an eN-
,lted position in the history Of our country.
md an Immortality as enduring aS the re-
suits he aided in securing.
ReSOlred. That we are deeply panied by
his sad event; yet we are grateful that there
was given Us n man whose virtue and heneN-
)lence as q neighbOr and citizen, whose high
oned nature as a man, whose statesmanship
md political sagacity will prove a beacon
md guide to ourselves and future genera
ions.
Resolred. That these resolutions be spread
1pOn the journal; and the Speaker is hereby
requested TO transmit copy Of the same TO
he family OF the deceased