Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18
WARRINGTON NOTES.

" hat SILVER must lave run through
the Democratic ranks in the House Of Rep
resentatiyes when q colored member, and
former slave, told his Democratic colleague
from Mississippi that be was sorry to see
him mot better informed, and all the
Republicans laughed a. if the remark was
deserved
1t Is related that there i an ex-rebel
doorkeeper whose duty it i. to hoist the
flag over the House, when that body Is in
session. The memories of the glorious past
are 50 oyermastering to this faithful deyotee
Of the lost cause that be Will not raise the
flag in person that duty Is performed by a
negro at ten cents day. When it comes
to lowering the flag the Confederate per
forms that grateful Office himself. The sub
iect is said to worry the Speaker
One day in each week is given up in Con-
gress to eulogies-so busy has death
been among the members. When the
House, the other day, so devoted day
to the memory of the late Senator Ferry,
the remarkable spectacle was afforded of
reading the eulogy Of one dead member
upon another. Mr.. Starkweather's last
work was the preparation Of eulogy upon
his former colleague, Mr.. Ferry, and, as he
did not himself live long enough to deliver
it, Mr.. Garfield read it to the House, which
was deeply impressed by the circumstance.
The eulogy concluded with the following
lines from Bonar applied to the dead Sena-
tor, but which now seem like prophecy of
the fate of Mr.. Starkweather himself
Beyond the parting and the meeting
shall be soon
Beyond the farewell and the greeting,
Beyond this pulses fever beating.
| shall be soon.
Beyond the frost-chan and the fever.
/ shH II be soon;
Beyond the rock waste and the river.
Beyond the ever and the never,
l shall be soon.
Love, rest and home
Lord. tarry not but come.
To which Mr.. Starkweather added, as if
with prophetic vision Aye, the sweeter
words of inspiration-in the volume OF the
Book it is written 10, come quickly.
Even so. come, Lord Jesus
Hambleton, the ex-rebel clerk Of the
Committee of Ways and Means, writes
letter to the Tribune, denying that he nam
ed his son John Wilkes Booth, and demand
ing the proof that the child was so named.
The Tribune gives the proof in the shape OF
the obituary notice published by the family
at the time of the death OF the unfortunate
child. The following is the notice
From the Washington Patriot, Monday, July 5.
1872.
DIED.
HAMBLEToN. -Atjthe Exchange Hotel. Wash
ngton, d. c.. on the morning Of July Sd, ls72. at 10
minutes past seven, of Inflammation OF the BRAIN,
JOHN w. b. HAMBLEroN. aged years,
months and II DAYS youngest son OF James ?. and
Martha L. Hambleton, OF Atlanta, ia
In addition to the obituary notice, the
Tribune saws it has abundant testimony
80 that the child was named Wilkes Booth
that the child and the ehild's nurse habit
ually so gave his name that Mr.. HANDLE
ton repeatedly called him Wilkes Booth
and gave his name as Wilkes Booth when
inquired of, and that it was matter Of
some notoriety in Atlanta and at Washing
tom And this is the man whom the most i'm
portant committee in the Democratic house
Of congress appointed to clerkship' In
able to Withstand the pressure, Hambleton
resigned, and his resignation was accepted,
Friday.