The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-02

among US. For seven years | have had
the pleasure to number him among my
personal friends, andI ever found him
a true and steadfast friend, an upright
and honorable citizen, a man of fine le-
gal ~attainments, an untiring and zeal
GUS worker; he was ever ready to aid j
any and every enterprise conducive to
the welfare of the community in which
lie lived. But lie has gole-gone in the
noontide and prime of a life that prom
ised 5 o much; gone in the midst of his
usefulness. We a hardly induce our
selves to realize tile fact that we shall
never again greet him in social inter-
course; again hear his voice in
our halls of justice; and though nothing
that we can now say or do will bring
him back to life, we can here manifest
evidence of tile esteem and love we bore
him, and mingle our tears with those
of the stricken. wife and fatherless chill
dren, who are called to mourn his un-
timely death. : / would ask no greater
or more marked appreciation of a life's
labor, when | am called from earth,
than that accorded to him whose loss
we now SO deeply feel.
And now, Mr.. President, while we
drop a tear for him whose memory we
have this day assembled to honor, and
extend to the sorrowing wife and Or
phaned children our heartfelt sympathy.
May we each resolve within ourselves
that we will henceforth strive to emu
late his shining example, sc that when
we are called to lay life's burden down
it may be said of us as we can truly say
of him, well done thou good and faith
full s%ervant.n @
MR.. GARBANATI.
| Mr.. President:
Death is at all times a solemn oc-
casion. When we hear of the passing
away of the most ordinary Of persons,
we pause to think of what may be be-
yond. The termination of the mortal
career of even a m~alfactor invests the
occasion with solemnity. But the
death of good man strikes us with
awe, and a pail Of sorrow surrounds a
whole community. Such an one has
departed from our midst, IN the prime
of his manhood and usefulness. Ed
ward Johnson, member elect of this
council, whose virtues we are here to
commemorate, was a man Of the peo-
pie; an advocate and promote of edu-
cation; an opponent of all vice and
moral turpitude; a steady and firm
friend; a wise counsellor: Il good law
yer and excellent citizen, always seek
ing to promote the public good; steady,
incisive and urgent in all he undertook;
he fought his projects with tenacity and
firmness.. A true friend; he was stead
fast in his friendships. Such a man
has passed from our midst, through the
dark, deep valley of the shadow of
death, into that undiscovered country
from whose bourne no traveller returns.
Peace to his memory. May his virtues
be our pride; his example our guide,
MI, President, L feel much more than
i can express-words fail to depict my
emotions.
Mr.. President:
l have known the deceased, the
late Honorable f. z. johnson,
since 1867. During the lapse of time
since that period, / have always re-
garded him as one of the ablest and
best citizens of the territory. He was
always a close Students his duties and
an earnest champion of all reforms or
measures tending in that direction.
His views on all subjects were, at the
same time, broad and liberal. He did
not sanction or advocate the oppression
of one class or sect in order to build up
his favorites. l regard him as a wise
counsellor and a faithful friend. He
never let an opportunity slip whereby
he could add to the cause of education,
deeming this the very foundation and
secret of our government and civil lib
erty. He was ever ready, too, to assist
the poor, and lend a helping hand to
the needy; always active in the church
and Sabbath school. He was likewise
a most provident and faithful husband
and father.
MR. HOLIDAY. &
Mr.. President:
If, at amy time in life, Ian
guage fails to express feeling, it
is when we attempt to speak of the loss
Of friends or those who are dear to us
through social ties. This will, in a
measure, apply when We attempt to ex-
press theloss to communities Of a citizen
whose life was largely devoted to the
highest and best interests of the people
among whom he has lived. There is a
peculiar sympathy between persons
who have for years lived end worked to-
gether in building up communities, sur,
rounded by all the dangers incident to
a new country, situated as Wyoming
has been. Mr.. Johnson was ever an
ardent supporter of matters in our leg
islature that tended toward the adj
vancement OF security of our best in
terests socially. His study seemed to
be to educate and thereby remove er-
rois that infict suffering upon-his fell
low men. His action was not confined
to any one locality. While a resident
of Laramie he identifiee himself, with
the social interests of all the
counties of the territory. / feel
justified in saying that when the news
of his sudden demise fell, pail like, on
the people of Albany the loss was as Sc
verely felt as if he had been one of our
own citizens.
MR.. CLAICHE. v
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the
Council. q
For the FIRST time in the history of
this territory the council of the legisla-
tive assembly of Wyoming is called upon