The sun., 1885-02-22
HONORs PAID BY TIE SIXTH CON0RESS
TO THE MEMORY or WASHINGTON.

Washington" which. he said. had occurred
after a short illness. from inf,ammatory sore
throat. between 10 and II o'clock the night be-
fore. His last scene" saii Mr.. Lear 4" cor
responded with the wholo tenor Of his life: not
u groan nor a COMPLAINT escaped him in rx.
tremc distress. With rerfect resignation and
in full possession OF his reason he closed his
well-spent life." This letter written at Mount
Vernon. reached Congress. at Philadelphia.
four days later. with the following introduction:
,,GnNrLvMrS SENATE AND ,itsrLtMrS or rus
lntss OF Krrgr. .fsrAriyhs The letter .rrM it'' trans
doncc rsmoye from ,s life nur .Ncsi lent fellow rit
and Snr series f epcs. y. /" h cSru III f H.
AMI v4a e sS M"T IN Ts."' %n.. has "r al he s.s n
meyer s,, dis to nay ,niaGi. % nem"'s TO his mGmory
The House OF Representatives. having thus
received intelligence of the death of their
highly valued fellow citizen, George Washing.
ton" unanimously resolved
That this House Will wnt on the President o, the
on''rn ~ s'.e' , IN spnnoltnss % 81 IN.
that tie members and one. RS OF the House wear mourn
. Tha, Il jnin committee Of both House, be appointed
sy W & siss !" the neyn" ana .Apes
penctra,ei oi te los. Of ctlsrn irst IN war, frst in
peace and hrst IN the hearts of his countrSm
These resolutions were drawn up by Major
Gen. Henry Leo. and introduced by John Mar.
shall. a Representative from Virginia. Their
peated the same day in resolution of the Sem
ate. passed when that body had been informed
OF the action OF the House. Gen. Lee reiter-
ated 1t ono week later, in his funeral Grafton
before Congress. to which production its origin
Is usually but enormously, traced.
The Speaker. Mr.. Theodore Sedgwick at
tended by the House. then proceeded to the
residence OF the President OF tho United States.
whom tho Speaker addressed as follows:
M. lana. ,P Ran .Y.S
.sns. S.parate los. sustained y the nation in
ana Beloved Washinuton wait ", ""u .r M to espr.ss
their confidence this melancholy and distressing
event.
Tho reply of Mr.. Adams was equally torso
and direct:
GrSritnEN OF THE Horsx or RrrRrsrsrArrvns; re:
@ I sa o IL. and
affecting n death OF the most iIiasiriou- and
,ynpatnze with YOU. win the nation, and with good
by II. ali. 'N 80 ''''' " e'A'"''' ''''
,.zTha. Senate had on the same day Dec 19)
i'assed resolutions OF coincidence and OF going
into mourning. Its address to tho President.
however. was more elaborate than that OF the
House. and. having been prepared by a COM
mittee OF which Mr.. Samuel Dexter was Chair
man, was presented four days later tDec 23)
by tho President OF the Senate pro te,npore Mr..
Samuel Livermore. whom the Senate accom-
panied for that purpose to the house OF Mr..
,,. a - 1911 , - -. -
a,ac,o. nrnau,ant
Of nations stood nbn.ed at the majesty Of his virtue
darkene the sll l-ndor OF victory The closed
.Sly hi. Flory us be. ,rays!sd to the Of Jour
honor He has deposited II safely where misfortune
1""'' ''"'" " ""e'' ''""'e '"''"'' D'"'' !"
President Adams. on his part. made IN elab-
orate response:
The attributes and decorations Of ROYALTY could have
mad. Inn fr" nr,ny m"3es,s ciitsm III ' @ % Wn.n
deIt ulnnary Fer hns.!f he had lived enough to lite
have been answ cred he would have been ,Inn,ortsi
@ III eNampie @ H. nov sop,ete ana ~ VII teach wisdom
e age future generat,On. as long .s our
"''o'' '""' 'e feAa'
Whlie these addresses were exchanged the
House had agreed to a series of five resolu-
,;on. T.; ,,;S .h - w -o'0i"
chamber. concurred. The first NAV be ouoted
in full. innsmuch as it links the year 1899 with
this present year 1885, and with the current
ceremonies ut the national capital
1ha. marble monument, be erected by tn. United
Tia. lie 4y :e o e SS ' be a s
n"nt be $" designed "a, to the great
u,,' $50
o,"o' 80 n pioY'','u 10, Renera'
., p.oIe,oI nl '.oa oons,eSs nan 10 lle ueru'ah
. .'u'.n' a. w .ne io','"'ns 1nurSuaS.
"uN -" VI "'.'" W oo '.ep",ou u. tne request oi
~, w n'oa'oei se..''eu Wy 'ne iresi-
-, ". ' ,,'' "u 4o 'pe"N'f Vi .'e
1' "u "o',e'u oA 'ne e''n' uaS' ine
go ,rl., ~, ieoo'nnle"'eu ~ 'ho p'op'e
u. u. 'no .n,seu o.'.es W wear mourning Grape on
p,,. a. - >, -,
Ircsiuenl 10 assure Mrs. washington oil the
coniolenre Of conpreaa ~ tho prornu,J
- - " ~ ''''O""
respect Congress Will ever Dear TO her person
and character"
Major Gen. Lee was requested to prepare and
deliver the Grafton. and on the third day after.
Dec. &c. he pronounced it before Congress in
the German Lutheran Church. After speaking
of Washington's greatness as a soldier and as a
sonai chnraoter.
To hi. eouals he wa, conde.rapd,v. N hi, ,,,-,or.
kind and to the dear object OF his affections -xem.
his presence and vtrtue always feit liz fotrrms md