The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-10
DEATH OF HON. LANSING STOUT.

DEATH OF HON. LANSING STOUT.
"The silver cord is loosed-the gold
en- bowl is broken" On last Satnr-
day evening, the Hon. Lansing Stout
died at his residence in Portland, after
painful and protracted illness, from
congestion of the liver. This an
nouncement will cause pang of deep
sorrow to stir the hearts OF thousands
of Oregon's citizens who have known
Judge Stout for the past fourteen
years, and had come to admire his
abilities and to respect his manly char
acter above those of almost any other
man who has become identified with
the history of our youthful common
wealth. From the Portland Herald
of last Sunday we extract the follow
ing truthful and elegant tribute to the
memory of the noble dead:
"Lansing Stout was born i'm Water
town, Jefferson county, n. Y, on the
9th day of March, 1928. He emigrated
to Plaeerville, California, in 1852, and
commenced the practice of law. In
1856 he was elected to the California
Legislature and served one term. In
1857 he came to Oregon and resumed the
practice of law in this city. In 1858 he
was elected County Judge of Multno-
nah county. In 1859 he was the Demo-
cratic nominee in this State for Congress,
and after very close contest which was
conducted by him with admirable tact
and ability, he was elected by majority
In the State of sixteen votes. He served
ms term IN Congress with great faithful
ness TO his constituency and great credit
to himself. While at Washington he
became acquainted with the lady whom
ne subsequently married, and who now
mourns his loss, and some time after the
expiration of his term, he returned here
with his family and again resumed the
practice of his profession. In 1858 the
Democracy of this State placed him in
nomination for the State Senate, and
although the party was in quite minor
1ty, they succeeded, owing not little to
his popularity, in carrying the county
and securing his election, and for the
last two sessions of the Legislature he
has faithfully represented this county in
the State Senate. Mr.. Stout was n man
of an unusually well-balanced brain. of
great intuition, and of remarkable
breadth of intellect. Asa lawyer. there
fore, he ranked high. His legal opin-
ions, which were always ready, were in
variably correct. While others were
compelled to study question in order
to master it, he appeared to scan it i'm
mediateiy and resolve it at once Added
to his mastery intellect, he possessed
great urbanity of manners and charac-
ter, and pleasing and polished address.
Without concession of principle or devil
alton from straightforward and con-
sistent course, he was enabled, TO an ex-
traordinary degree, to gain and hold the
friendship of all classes and parties. He
was full-souled, open-hearteJ, and gen.
erous TO fault. Without os.entation
or affeetation, he freely mingled with all
classes, and while preserving his dignity
OF demeanor, won from all an undis-
guised friendship, which he as fully and
frankly returned. Perhaps there was 10
man in Oregon with SO many warm per-
sonal friends as Lansing Stout He was
universally respected and cherished by
all who knew him, and by all his death
Is sincerely mourned But to his be-
reayed family this loss must be most af-
hicting. If the public, with whom he
mingled only in the ordinary vocations
OF life, are stricken with this afiiiction,
how much more must be his wife and
children, who shared the inner temple
of his large heart, and who were bound
to him by the strongest OF human ties.
To them this loss is irreparable, and in
they great affiiction they will have the
coincidence OF the whole community
And as the grave is about to receive all
that remains of our respected fellow-cit-
lien, We can but invoke peace to his
ashes and warm niche in every heart
70 his memory"
Upon the announcement of Judge
Stout's death, the members of the
Portland Bar held q meeting and
adopted series Of resolutions, paying
q beautiful tribute to the ability, learn
ing, honor and unswerTing integrity
OF their deceased brother. The Ore
gorsian of last Tuesday, in speaking of
the funeral of the distinguished dead,
says:
1.-THE remains of the late Lansing
Stout Were inferred yesterday in the st.
Mary's Cemetery fCatholiej near East
Portland. The funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception. The several fire companies,
members of the bar in a body, and
large concourse Of our citizens attended
to pay their respects to the memory of
the deceased. The procession, headed
Dy the band playing dirge music, was
imposing as to numbers, notwitnstand-
ing the prevalence of the severest storm
OF the winter. Numerous flags were at
half mast in the city. The occasion
seemed more than usually solemn and
sad, for all felt that friend had been
taken away"