Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-27
HENDRICKS EUL0GIZED.
THE SENATE PAYS ITS TRIBUTE
TO THE DEAD.

that There Was Anything ReprOachful
in the Partisanship of the Deceased-
MT. Hampton Touches on the Friend
illness of the Sections Despite Party
Party Affiliations.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-This being the
day appointed for the Senate to be ad-
dressed in memoriam OF the late vice
President Hendricks, the galleries of toe
Senate began to fill at an early hour.
When, therefore, at noon, President pro
TEN. Sherman called the Senate to order,
all the seats in the galleries were occu-
pied. the larger proportion of the occu-
pants being ladies.
MR.. VOORHEES, EULOGY.
Mr.. Voorhees, was the first of the
Senators to pronounce an eulOgy upon
Mr.. Hendricks. ''For the eminent citizen
of the republic" he said, ''who lately fell
from his place, and who now sleeps in
honor in the bosom of the State he loved
so well and served so faithfully, we
can do no more than has al
ready been done by tongue, and
by every method which human
affection can inspire. The heavy drapery
of woe had darkened alike public build
ing, stately palace, and humble home.
The proud cOOrs of the Union have
dropped at halt-mast throughout the
United States, and in every civilized Land
beneath the sun elOquence in forum and
in sacred desk has paid its richest tributes
to his exalted abilities and to
his stainless character. Tolling
bell, mournful dirge, booming
solemn minute gun mighty multitude
of mourners have all attended the funeral
of Thomas A. Hendricks and borne wit
ness TO the deep love and grief with which
rr.l.
All honors due to the most illustriOus dead
have been paid by the chief magistrate OF
the government, by the authorities of
the States, and by the unrestrained
affection of the people. In the Sem
ate, however, we may not be
silent, even though the cup OF honor to his
memory is full and oVerflowing. In this
exalted theatre of actiOn-here on this
brilliantly lighted stage-he fulfilled his
last official engagement and closed his
long and commanding public career"
Then in strong and graphic English Mr..
Voorhees, reviewed the life and public
services of Mr.. Hendricks.
PARTIsANsHIP DEFENDED.
In dealing with Mr. Hendricks political
views Mr.. Voorhees, said it had been and
especially late in his life charged as a re-
proach against him that he was parti-
san. II by that, the speaker said, was
meant that he sincerely believed in the
principles and purposes OF the party TO
which he belonged, and sought by all
honorable methods what he believed to be
the public good by placing its measures
= and its men in control of the government,
then the accuse tiOn was true. and the
term of reprOach became Just tribute TO
an honest man. 1t was the partisan Of
deep, honest convictions, dealing justly
with opposing views, who in all ages OF
tle world, in every field of human pro-
gress had led the way.
In conclusion, Mr.. Voorhees, said: GAS
long as American history treasures up
pure heroes and faithful public services,
as long as public and private virtue,
stainless and without blemish is reVered,
so long will the name of Thomas A. Hen
dricks be cherished by the American peO-
pie as an example worthy of emulation.
Monuments OF brass and marble
will lift their heads to heaven
in honor of his name, but
a monument more precious to his
memory and more valuable to the world
has already been found IN the hearts of
the people whom he served so long, so
faithfully, and with such signal ability.
In the busy harvest Of death of the year
1880 there was gathered into eternity no
nobler spirit, no higher intelligence, no
purer SOUL"
A SHINING MARK.
he said, ''laid It's inexorable hand on
Thomas A. Hendricks, Viee-President of
the United States, we had new and faith
full illustration of the truth of the old
adage that death loves q shining mark
MIR. Hendricks was best loved wherever
he was best known. Crowned with al
most every civic honor which a grateful
people could bestow, blest by domestic
happiness as perfect as it was beautiful,
he did indeed Saer a shining mark to the
Unsuitable archer. When one of the great
actors In the political arena fell all ami
mosities," Mr.. Hampton said, "were buried
with him. In the awful presence of death
friends and foes alike strOye to do
justice. Recognizing this fact, why could
we not believe that men might be honest
and conscientious IN their beliefs. even
when they differed with us? The scenes
around the death bed" Mr.. Hampton said,
''proved the brotherhood of mankind and
showed that one touch otnature made the
whole world kim"
GRANTS FUNERAL.
This thought had made deep impress
sion on the speakers mind, land that i'm
preston" continued Mr.. Hampton, ''was
indelibly fixed by the extraordinary spec
tacle beheld at the funeral Of Gen. Grant.
We all remember the touching and im-
posing ceremonies on that mOurnful Occa-
sion, and certainly no one who witnessed
lnem cOulu ever iOIRets BNb Iut lcd-
ture that struck me as tue most
significant and most impressive
was the fact that among those who bore
the body Of the great Captain OF the Union
armies TO the grave were Confederate sol
diers, VINO few brief years ago were his
mortal enemies, Democrats and Republi-
cans, men who wore the blue and the
men who wore the gray, met at his tomb
TO pay the last tribute OF respect 10 his
memory. Here to-day while honoring
ourselves by doing honor TO the memory Of
our late Vice President we see exhibited
the saihe kind and generous feeling which
marked the 0bsequies OF the dead eX-
President. II then our political and per-
sonal animosities ceased at the grave
should we not be tolerant and charitable
IN the judgments we pass on our contem-
poraries, even though they are our pOliti-
cal opponentsf All Of MS, sooner or
later, must claim from the living the ten
der recognition winch We now bestOw on
the dead, for our hearts Ike muiilrd
drums are beating funeral marches 10 the
grave"
Mr.. Hampton spoke warmly OF the
political and private virtues Of the dead
Wee President.
Sympathy or THE SOUTH.