The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-02-19

WHEREAS, During the late yellow fever epidemic
in jacksonville, Col l.. Fleming, Col. } j. Dan
tel and Hon. Henry A. L'Engle three of our nohlest,
most useful most renowned and most beloved fell
lOw-citiZens died the death of heroes, patriots and
Christian gentlemen while bravey stand ding at their
posts of duty, fighting courageousy the ottie oil hu-
mlnity;
And Whereas the purity of their well spent lives,
their eminent abilities, their distinguished services
to their country and the great admiration and es-
TEEN of their fellow citizens as we'll as the glorious
manner in which they met their deaths, demand
unlimited praise from all men, aud require the eX-
preston thereof from the peoples Representatives
and Senators in Legislature assembled; therefore,
be il
Reso7,yd by the Senate and House Of Representatives
of the legislature OF he state Of Florida: lst. That by
the deaths OF Col j. j. Daniel, l.. l. Fleming and
Hon. Henry A L'Engle State has lost three of
her most deserving and the best loved citizens. I'd.
That their names will ever call to mind all that Is
pure and noble in life and all that is heroic and glo
rious in death. 81 That this preamble and these
resolutions he spread the Journals of the Senate
and House of Representatives. IN. That the Coy
crnor is requested to send copies hereof under the
Great Seal of the State, to the lmlllcS OF the de-
ceased.
c, i PARKHI1L l. TuRNRrIL,
K r ROGERS w H. Mutton, JR,
J. NJ SCurMACHER p. @. KNIGHT,
Committee of 5 mate. Committee of House.
Mr. Turnhun mAaethe following marks
MIR. SPEAKER: rise to offer my humble tribute
to the rc,olui on inst adopted.
Another list al distinguish Il ojtiZ rs AlVc gonr
II swell the roll Of Flori MS hon nd dad
History, in every az an I 'nntrv. Wh '-h"r civil
lizei or u, tells u thl' monumen~ u N moi.
n, are kept in sacred memory - their @ea' \na
il seem, 10 M ti';ue th't the i 2re> 'tiy- ~
The Statc Of Florida 9houd nlU~c fp- q rs in tlcir
accN>tnm Il tu'j~S - chic riz nur ,a~ie lends,
and 10 l. VIE TIC iiTin@ crU Il" tA.i~ EXAMPLES.
Military roe, and = Il 'SncD arr crowned with n"
lUrel l,d AMI plan Its 81 victory w...r Wing, AID
II ouuuti!t> q: brass aud ma Nlc erect 4 =" their
,atm ~ WHOM dead yet. S'r ia nv hnnh'e ol nloo'
these rraad men who stood II ID posts an| ~ac-
riff e their YES in the interest ot common hun m
i'y were rs brave AMI rrlud set Of hc'oes aS lived
upon the fac of God, gtecu Garth Nor i this
mem prl) s'rvicr for the dead Only. hui the living
II We. the living actor> on the scene. and Our c'hi'
dren profit not by the study and cX1mplr OF such
lives jus, closed his service were worse than use
less. i my pleasure {" KIN wv these gentlemen.
More intimately Colonel Fleming. Nearly thirty
trs ago he was citizen of the county have the
honor now to represent Jefferson, and his name and
mempav to, DAY i near AID dear 10 many Of ear
citizens, fDr under him. a. teacher in HE beautiful
little vi lagc OF Waukecnah, they leaned the first
great PRINCIPLES whichTrcplrcl them for the bat
tie Of life Nj honor then. 10 these heroes who,
latter ft's III ul bail. sleep we'll
The people norm for in lfe- i-hf.~- bloom,
Those -if.cd - hl-l.'y II pa d LAX tor tomb,
Soon. ala, wa ther al. hu' II u died IA r post.
NJ. knight, ol LIE. ma3e The foll wing re.
marks
3R SPEAKER AND FEI,ow-NrNneRs am on
pressed ~ the r lio-iion that bring such frcHlc
abilities % hl~ in fhc discharge Of such m pmca-
tons du mine in hc'a'f of these ~ olu
tIon,. I-,l entirely uae4ual - We ocrtsi'n and
! Al0 only cocou-tge1 to proceed hy tie 'hoU-At
That j; i especial privilege acrpr1e1 m that
b permitted - speak upon re, solutions mourning
ne los 4 such no''e AVID ill~lrou, mon a, L"ui,
!. Fleming. Col. J Dluiel ana others ! was
never personally ac !aaiut"d Wiz these gut 'rulrn
htvi = seen them hUt once. hli 20 know th.m ana
Of u Ia, tuj If th"ir nl,nl jd qul'tie> fhrir emf
ncnt WORTH and their nobility, il was u7uccrs>arv
to have had personal introduct' on 10 them ~
members OF the }c-i lrpc--inn--a profession
Wnich reSa'd A. IN" -rani.-t and most hon