Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-01-02
Rrnlara. of lir. Ca,isa

hA lNAA"AAktN- AANehAAAanM. Am aN-
hl.uh "a lho iraih Il his assuaisiD
ium iho counlies 0f Cherokee ani
Angelica, Ihn ll0n, n, II. MuiiiRs
Ma, fREsiprNg-il boo0mrs liY
sad luiy a. announce a. Tao Goa
Yen,iun lhai, since ils adjournment,
our associaie, lho Hon, ", II, Mai
lins, has passed. fom lhls lile iS
that "bourno ilum whence R0 tray
vlcr relurHs,'
In lho midst o, a successful pa
icssionil career, with lhe dew ol
yuulh upon his brow, and the APP
plan,c ol admlring iriends sounding
~ his ears, and, iar grcaler still, la
tho nli fruillun Of coningal uIivc.
t'uns, his departure Ia, Transform.
ci lho newly maao bride inlo a
weeping and l,soiaic widow, Al.
the iugreliynls uf happin,ss seem
u have hcon mingled Ia his hrim-
ming cup, when he suddenly DASH
ed /, 10 the earth, and Terminated
hi, own existence hy an act of snl'
eide, ilis melancholy and unlimc-
~ death ii'lcd the community, IN
which he liyel, with sorrow ani
gloom, aud created u marked scnsa,
lion throughout tho State.
Tho seat, made vacant by tbs
mysterious Providence, speaks t.
each of u, his associates, aud tells
unmisnkably of our mental ~ well
~ physical imperieciions, Of our
complicated aud mysterious organ
iEaliuns, aud orour trWnSilory aud
prrvariuus existence; and, rs wo
look upon tha. vacant seat, let u
rcmcmncr tho fact, that zee have but
n short existence ut best, aud that
tp p,rlnrn our duties horo with
fidelity, IL Is necessary Ia look DO.
y0nd the time that may Dc allotted
To our cSi.tcIco, and act not rn.y
for ourselves, but for those who arc
to come alicr US. Lot u make such
uso ol' tbs melancholy event in
performing the high aud eXal,o'i
duties which have been entrusted
/ rs, and in such manner that pos
t,riiy, through many ages, shall ro.
joico and be- glad that m,n worJ
called to establish organic law in
this State, who looked beyond ,hcir
own interest aud generation for
motives hy which to be governed,
and not 20 tho prtjudiccs and pas.
siouS II the dead past. trust, Mr..
President, us We look toward tho
eastern boundary OF the State and
see tho fresh hiI,ock that rises over
the grave Of our young associate,
that each and every member of tho
Convention will real aright tho
lesson it teaches, and rive heed to.
it in every word they sneak and in
everything they do, in rctrrerc. TO
the great work before us--speuk
act, work; not only for ourselves.
for existence is iiail and most mn.
certain-but all wc do with ref.
crcncc to generations vet TO come.
1t may not be improDcr ior me 10
speak, in this connection, of tho,
personal character of our friend
| lie was Il man of honor and intcp.
rity of character, ardent. impulsiyo.
and impetuous in his nsturo, a warm
friend, fair and candid opponent,
and had but few, if any enemies.
In the late political storm, which
swept over our once prosperous anE
hapny land. he was among those
who favored the cutting away Of
our Ship Of State from her moor
ines in the harbor of the Union
and, like II gallant and heroic msr,
which he was he worked with ali
skill and ability to secure it in an
other and. as he conscicutiously be.
lievcd, better harbor.
He was in favor of secession. b.-
cause he believed the interest of his,
section would be promoted bv il
and eyineed the sincerilv of his
oud priyutions of The tented field
lie sought for himscIf,no easy or.
secure position, but gavc himselfup,
to the hardships and fortunes OF
war However unfortunate and
misguided the Judgment, which
uro = ptcd his poiitical course. he
redeemed it from that probation
which it would otherwise have lust
IL deserved, Iy setting to it the seal
Of Lis conscientious sincerity while
MANY who aided in lighting th,
torch of civil war, avoided its
poriIs .-H 1'7 - '' ~
Mr. President LET rs minaIe our
sym nothies with the heart. broken
and disconsolote widow whose nm
,v,ilinr tcors moistep his rpaye,
and rcmembcr that we too baveou..
f,nlts and foibles that imperteclio,
il n port and marcel of our fallen
natures and that while we are NOR.
tal errors in countless forms. vii.
mar and hlurr our lives