The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-28
CON q r e s 8.
.--,--,,,, SENATE. -IrrE.
EuloEIes Upon the Late Senator
Simmer

WARRINGTON. April 26.-This being
the Gav fixed for the eulogiea on the late
Senator Sumner, the galleries OF the Sen-
ate chamber. we're densely crowded long
before the hour OF meeting. a. bust OF the
late senator recently finished by Preston
Powers was placed in a Conspicuous I:sc R9sl'
ton and appropriately drapea. vlce ice
Presidept Wilson ' was present. nnt qle not
PRAYER having been offered and the
journal read, Mr.. Boutwell, said that in ac-
lcordance with the notice previously given
Ehs NOW submitted sto the Senate the iol-
lowing resolutions and asked their conslo'
i :. 1 Rssoloed, BY the Senate that asanaddi..
tional mark OF respect to the memory Oh
i Charles Sumner, long Senator OF Masss'
chusetts, business be now suspeneeo tnas
iEiJ1e friends and associates OF the deceased
may pay q fitting r1onte % hhs Pu04i0
and private virtues.
ResolUed, That the Secretary OF the Son
data he Instructed to present these resolu-
Il ions 10 the House of Representatives:
The resolutions were agreed to and MT.
, Boutwell, then began his speech; de
lspoke of; the pure purposes OF NJ. ounns s
Iier in private and public analrs, anu
Esaid that although at times IN aaysn!ce ,! " "
!. fhe neonle of his State in his hostlllty 10
the Insiitution Of slavery and the recon-
j 9Istruction Of the government on oass Oh
! lfree law. he never misrepresented Massa-
II chnsetts.s In the cause OF liberty he was
1 Ian anostle: q martyr, and, finally con-
/ lauefor. His lite, as he often said, was q
I liife of controversy. he was devopeo 10
3 Iiiberty-not to English liberty, or Amer,
r can liberty, but to liberty, he aecepteSo
IN their fullest sense the WoIes Q, A9ssT' NJ
q Liberty is Liberty, as God ls Goo. MI;
4 Sumner was follower of ideas ana
i inclined to trust general declarations and
4 embodv them In the laws. be was
Tsiimnatient of delay and hence accepted re-
= those amendments to the Con
stitution which to others seemed suthcient
for the protection Of personal ana PUBIC otic
rights. Therefore IN the puslneeS VI tLo to
oovernment and for the time In Whlch ne
t;1,aJ = M sumner was not always prac-
]. tical statesmsn, but his name will always
= stand among the great leaders In the CON
/ 1sSt |of the overthrow Of slavery, and MS
t. Ishore fidelity and sufferings in the cause
re will iustlv claim to consideration IN otner
d lands and from future times. His lIte
Fl character and public services, especially
'p in favor of human liberty and u1iver,
sal peace, will ever be heiu ~
?, grateful remembrance by his coun.
.men and knowledge thereof transmit
d, ted to poster1ty as an eAanplo '0A 'A'' 49,
l. 'ues Sagetor Thurman alluded in feeling
No terms to the friendship that had eXlsteI
~ hatween the deceased Senator and nm
a ssf and said he desired, to- speak not 0
n. noIitician or oi statesman, but OF tne nau EI
fo one Of the striking peculiarlues Oh III
nd summers mind was breadtn rather Ia ~
mt accuracy, devotion to great Iuea ,;m,;,o Wiz
= lf;ons and intellecS his refnements am
- - bEsasE m naytted1 his conversations and IN
,ro amiahiIity and high breeding OF pollte
I,o LOG NJ his character will ever comman
Ie anr, resnect and Admiration. = spea
ne ne oyserihis owe grave my belief that he ma
Iar great in intellect, profound in learning
,1 ra1 Sincere in his convictions, true IN ~ ~
ed, friendships uEbane ana Ianaoi1ahIe amis1 h
XII ';ni cnrrnntion. All this can truly say an
ie iel more Imam this he wouldn't il living, wis
~. 70 sav. he wouldn't ask me TO sur
w render nv well matured opinions OF
he annIaud his views or his course, Whe
III thevI were opposed to the dellpera
1;a. Indictment Of my own mind.
the Mr.. Spencer spoke OF the many s3MT ~
an traits in the personal cnaEacsea W tesrta 10
.Ho summer, OF his aomty aS .I os,;I of h,
ove and Of his efforts against the evil Oh ~
Sn zar 'li1T Mr. Morril, Of Vermont, referred to Z
~. ,&areonal loss and the greater loss OF y
VI VI, sena ate Itself by the death OF Mr.. SUNNI!
s'n 2a oIS,,Sed ia his brilliant efforts in Z
V Senate. and said that by q life OF unstin
Cd and unselfish labor in the cause Oh u
9 of manitv he had secured the unoylng grs
ions itude Of an emancipsted fsce anq nso1 anu !
pri- General approval Of mankind. Opon
Of a snnationsI law he was more protounc
his isarned than upon the subject which M
;hed contributed to build up and support.
renntafion. Deducting whatever ut
nted r,oay demand. a stern deduction the {
Tor dnction the deceased never omtteeo,
flow hFightness Of his lame will not serve
nernetuate the memory OF any STAN
the purity of his private OF Pu'
g+be character and there will snll remalh l:a
b inI nnperlshsple .SS:..r. a. the HIGHEST q
q 10 S,;t;o1, ia;rns to prasp,and that generals
" ohtain much OF the real elements
glE Srestness and all the glory Of hls'C
louy, life. s2 81 w 1-;,,,tor
was Mr.. Pratt said as q Legislator
SEN ctoteeman Summer deserved to be L
~. .! m az al example TO others. He was y
rTsfis neat and unsWerying in his sconvlcu
and devoted his years from carry ~
hood to the overthrow OF human M las sias
:. eTa a. and the cause OF civil rignts t ;nsn maS
i aa- mere passion for notoriety that lnsP
White him henceforth Sumner would OH
d the w;tt the martyred Lincoln, the love
law, resnect u of the colored race: No one
unity, yenlured to assail the purity OF sunni sum,
neral nublic or private life. In concluslol
Esst; aent to the clerks desk and had Tead
enced nreamble and resolutions adopted py
colored people of Logansport, Ind:
9 exs IN. Sargent spoke OF the courage.
clared illness and high achievements OF sun
other lius00 ''A-N HOITsE. a
!, and o-T,.
deep itl suNDRX BILLS
8 the Under the call OF the States many
com were introduced and referred, inclu
have the following: By MIR. Lawrence
spara- facilitate the resumption OF specie
j with ments and prevent fluctuations in
value Of q. s. notes. By Mr.. Cross
ast st. repeating all laws imposing .ta1
'ersary State banks. By MIR. Ford, to imp
racted tax of per cent on all incomes Q!
i'll end viduals and corporations exceeding
city. 600. ByilIr Bright, declaring Il aol oI
~ id siye to impose additional taxation
linexpedient to retrench Q 1ece
L' REORGANIZATION already made in the