The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-24

" tAbhLA0lOG, an. L..
In the Seuate the very brief speech OF
Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, in enlogy
OF Mr: Morton, Yves greatly admired. II
exceeded in pathos and was hardly short
In poetry of the cloaing harangue deliy-
cred by Mr. Voorhees,.
The tribute 70 the dead war Governor
6y Senator Mcdonald was very touch
ing;
OF, Mr. Mcdonald, Of Indiana, submitted
the following: ~ esp
Resoiued, That from an earnest desire to
show every mark of respect TO the MEM
ory of the Hon. Oliver p. Morton, late o
Senator Of tho United States froa. ,.he
State Of Indiana, and .nanifest tho high
estimate entertained of hts eminent nnh.
lie services, his distinguished patriotism
and his usefulness as citizen, the bust.
ness Of the Senate be now suspended,
that the friends and associates of the de-
ceased Senator may pay fitting tribute to
his public and private virtues.
Resoired, That wide spread end pub.
lie sorrow on the announcement Of his
death attested the profound sense of the
loss which the whole country has sus.
tanned. ~
Rdsolvsa, That as mark Of respect for
the memory OF Mr.. Morton the members
of the Senate will go into mourning by
wearing Grape on the left arm for thirty
dsyH. h3''s'i l'
ResOiped, That the Secretary of the
Senate communicate these resolutions to
the House Of Representatives.
Agreed 10.
MT. Mcdonald reviewed at length the
life, character and services of the late
Senator, end said that by h;s daath .
great name had been stricken from the
roll of the Senate. Nowhere would his
!oss be felt 50 severely us among his
friends and followers in his native State
He spoke of the warmth and strength of
the affections of the dead Senator, and
said that If he had faults, let them be
buried with him. Let his friends and
associates remember, and cherish only
those kindly. feelings and sentiments
which his higher and better qualities In
spired. 81 'fF7
MIR. Thurman, of Ohio, said that occs-
sions like this were not the proper time
for universal praise on the one hand, or
criticisms on the other, of the politlcs!
life OF O deceased SENATOR He (Mr
Thurnan) would speak of the late Sena-
for an nan net &c politician, politician sh:caaggh
1t was difficult to separate the man from
the politician, for he lived aud moved
and had his being In the atmosphere of
politics. In any sphere of life he would
have been Q remarkable man. He was
a scholar, but his speeches were distin.
guished for earnestness. In social inter-
course he was universally courteous and
amiablc, and it was gratifying to him
Mr.. Thurman) to say that no uuEind
werd eyer passed between him and tho
late Senator. ~ ~ I.
Mr.. Conkling, Of New York, spoke of
the practice of ancient times, when those
nearest the dead spoke at their funerals
and extolled tha virtues of loved ones,
and referring to the certainty Of death,
said that the dark valley with its weird
aud solemn shadows, although illumined
by Christianity, is still the ground which
man shudders to approach. He then re-
ferred to the services of the late Senator
and the usage of the Senate of paying
public tribute 10 those of the members
who have gone before. When q Senator,
worn out with labors which observed no
hours, crowned with honors we'll earned
and duties well done, beckoned by the
shadowy hand, retreated from the din of
life, aud the gates had been closed behind
him forever, it was decnrn2s that those
who wero so soon to follow should pause
and testify to the public the esteem in
which they, held him and Il. ) APPRECIATION
which they knew he deserved. Ho arose
only to add his tribute of respect and i'd
miration for tn. services and the genius
OF. the remarkable man whose death was
mourned to-day. AS party leader he
was too great for any State or any party
to readily supply his place. AS yigi.
liant representative he had no superior in
either House of Congress. Crippled by
bodily intirmity, his mind never faltered
or tagged. No labor discouraged him ;
no contingency appalled, him; no disad-
vantage dismayed him; no defeat dis
heartened him. Those vino encountered
him in debate would never forget his
ability, his courage, and above all his in.
domitable heart. He would go down to
fnr hereafter, not as one who embell.
ished his name by scholastic and stGdied
use Of words, but rather as one who, day
by day on the journey Of life, met roali-
ties and Affairs, and grappled them with
| grasp resolute and quick. He needed
no epit.rh' hut his name, and though
brass. might corrode and marble mould,
| men would still remember Oliver P.
Morton as Q leading and manful defen-
der OF the Republic, in the Republics
most dire and heroic age. 5f.
| Mr. Morgan, Of Alabama, said that
| upon an OCCASION Hike this, when nation
was paying it's respect TO q dead Senator
Il. was not fitting that The sec.ien, !.shicl
he represented should be silent. Ala.
bama laid upon the tomb of the late
Senator bow OF her evergreen magnolia
crowned with the white emblem Of peace
and with 1t extended to Indiana hel
heartfelt sympathy. He then spoke o
the prominent traits of Mr.. Morton'i
character, and said that though his ma;
tdre was intensely. combative, his ear wai
ever readyto listen TO the bugles of truce
| He was no conspirator. His nature wa,
above ah0 IL that t mean level. :fo % W,is an upUn up
bold and defiant antagonist, and his cp
| ponents always knew where to find him
He lived during tho most corrupt era o.
our history, and had every opportutiity
70 grow rich by stealth, but lie escaped
every suspicion of dishonesty. He wa
i ai lunes5 iliah. 49,
Mr. Bruce, Of Mississippi, said that til,
deceased Senator possessed the elementi
of great statesman. He then alluded
to the attachment which the colored peo
pie felt for him, and said that perhap
few public men, except Abraham Lin
coin and Charles Sumner, were bette
known to the icolored people and NOR
loved and revered. gN'i' ~
Mr.. Voorhees,, OF Indiana, concludes
the eplogics, aud said that the Senat
had been nttering the last words over tn
I grave OF one VINO played poid part il