Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-20

was in his words. For thirty years he had stood by the people of his state. He VI 10
 them a brother, defender, preserver, a
 deliverer.
 Mir. Blackburn spoke of Mir. Vance as
 the great war governor oi the south,
 ranking side by side with the great Curtin
 of Pennsylvania, who represented tue
 loyalty of the union at that dark hour.
 tIhis man s character, ' Mr. Black burn
 continued, lis best illustrated by SD inci dent with which 1 became acquainted
 within the last week. General s5chofield told me less than weak ago that when the war ended te was left in command of the district of North Carolina. He re- ceived d peremptory order fro.n the war department nere to arrest Gov ernor Vance, to capture all of his papers and correspondence and to send them to Washington. Tn. general said he knew very well that Vauce was not seeking to flee the country or to avoid arrest, but that he sent an officer up to his mountain home with instructions to capture every paper
 that belonged to his ofici al or his personal correspondence. General Schofieid sent Governor Vance with these pa p=r5 a nd these
 records to the secretary Of war-Pennsyl-
 vana's great war officer, Stanton. The people thought him not kiud, even savage, but in my judgment he was, in point of
 efficiency and ability, the great est War minister that the world
 has known since the days Of the elder Car not ia France. The papers were sent here, the records and books and every particle of
 correspondence that MT. Vance had ever had with the president of the dead Confed-
 eracy. Stanton examined it ali and when he did, and saw whatihis man had done, how persistent his efforts had been to | ameliorate the condition of the federal
 prisoners and to assuage the horrors of war,
 this great secretary said to him: 'On your
 record you stand acquitted. You are al liberty to go where you will. ''
 Brief but elOOueut eulOples were pro.
 nouuced by Messrs. Morrill,, Sherman,
 Bate, Gray George, Call, Dubois and Chandler.
 The l,st speaker was MT. Vance's suc-
 cessor in the senate-Mr. Jarvis. He said that he had regarded MT. Vance more as Il brother than friend, and he told character istic anecdotes of him. He had been re-
 turning from Washington, where he had been vainly seeking for the removal of his poll tical disabilities and for his being sworn in as senator. In the railroad car he had been amused and interested In a theo- logical argument between two other gentle men on the doctrine of "election.' Fi- ually they appealed to him for his opin ion. My experience, ' said he, "is that eec- ton is not worth much if your isabilities are not removed. ''
 Mir. Vance was, MT. Jarvis said, an in.
 telectua giant, and could probably have
 reached the foremost rank in any depart ment of life. He gave his life to the pub lie service aud to the people. His sue cesses were their successes, his glory their | glory. They shared in all his trials and in all his triumphs. No man in public life eyer stood so steadf4stly blythe people, and | for the people, Mir. Jarvis described the
 mountain tops of North Carolina, proml-
 nent among them for it's ma ynificsncs and | sublimily being Mount Mitchell, and he
 said: "NCrth Carolina has had many great | men, but 1t is no oisparagement to them 10 | say that Isbulon B. Vance was the Mount | Mitchell of all our great men, and that in
 the affection and love Of the people he tow | cred a bove them all. .''
 Mir. Ransom stated that it had been the l purpose und desire Of Mir. Hawley and Mir.
 Daniel to speak in affectionate remem- | brance of Senator Vance, but that their absence today was unavoidable.
 "As further mark of respect to the
 memory of Senator Vance, ' said MT. Har- | ris, ''I move that the senate do now ad- | journ.''
 The motion was agreed to, and the senate
 at 5 p. m adjourned until Monday.