Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-29

ED STATES. THE Senate of the
United States respectfully take leave.
FIR. to express 60 you their deep fcgret
for the loss their country has sustained
In the death ~ General George WASH
ington.- This event. 80 distressing to
all our fellow citizens must be peculi-
otly heavy to you who have long been
anociatud with him In deeds 81 pat
tiotlsm. Permit Us iir. TO mlnrle our
tears with yours. ON this occasion "
" manly 20 weep. To lose such man
at such crihs. Ia no common calamity
to the world our country mourns her
Father The Almighty dlspoaer OF
human events has taken from us OUT
greatest Hencfactor and ornament. II
becomes W 20 submit with reverence TO
him. who 'makcth darkness his Paw
iilon"
with patriotic pride we review the
life of our wnshington and compare
him with those ~ other countries who
have been prc-emlncnt In fame. An
cicnt and modern flames are dimin-
lahcd before him. Greatness and guilt
have too often been allied. but hts
fame IN whitor than u IL brilliant. The
destroyer u nations stood nhaahed NJ
the majesty ~ his virtue. II reprovcd
the temperance 81 their ambitions and
The scenes closed. and we arr no longer
anxious lest misfortune should sully
his glory. he has travelled on 20 the
'NM VI NV NNMNMNNa MNN NNNNNNW WIN
him an Increasing weight ~ honor he
has deposited u safely. where misfpf-
tune cannot tarnish it-whcfc malice
cannot blast 10. Favored ~ heaven. he
departed without exhibiting the weak
meas N humanity magnAnimouH m
death, the darkness ~ the grave could
not obscure hiH brightness.
such wns the man whom We dcpior-
Thanks u God. his glory y connun-
mated. Washington yet lives upon
earth IN biz suntlcsH cxamplc--his
spirit II In Heaven.
Let hir cuuhtrymon consccratc the
memory ~ the hcurlc General the pat
riotic stntramnn.and the virtuous Hago.
lct them teach their chlldrrn never 10
forget that the fruits N his iahofs. aud
his example arr their Inheritance
THE PRESIDENTS ANSWER.
Gentlemen NJ the senator receive
with the most respectful aud Affection
ate sentiments u this Impressive adj
drcff. the ohlirinE expressions ~ your
reErt, for the loss our country has
sustained IN the death ~ our most
esteemed. beloved md admired citizen.
In the multitude N my thoughts and
frcollectlonr on this melancholy event.
| you VIII permit me only to say, that
have seen him In tho days II advcrtty.
! IN some ~ the scenes OF the deepest
and most trying preulcxlticH ! have
nlnn attended him In the highest eic-
walton ana most prosperous felicity
| with uniform admiration u HIS Wis.
dom. moderation and cnnstancy
Among all our original nffpclntss. In
I tho memorable League ~ thu Continent
/ w i15t which frHt expressed the snver.
/ clrn viii ~ y Free Nation IN America.
h. was the only ono remaining IN the
/ General Government. Although with
Il constitution more onfrvblcd than hiA
nt nn axe when y" thought u necenary
| % prepare Tor retirement. feel myself
alone. hcfenvcd ~ my last hrnihc-. got
| 4 derive strong consolation from the
unanimous disposition which appears
In an ngcH AMI classes. 10 minTlc their
! HufruwH with milne. on this common
| calamity 60 the world.
THE life u our WASHINGTON cnn-
not nufier by comparison with those
~ other countries, who have been most
celebrated ana exalted by Fame The
attributes ana decorations NJ ITO, atty.
could only have served tp eclipse the
Majesty ~ those virtues Witch made
him, from being r. mudoN citizen a
more respondent iumlnnry Misfortune.
had be lived, could hereafter have uui.
He'd nj glory nniY with those superficial
mindr. who. believing that characters
aud actions are marked hy success
alone. furulY deserve 10 suiay II Malice
could never blast his honor and Envy
made him finrulnr exception 10 her
universal ruiT.-Tor himrflf he had
lived enough, 10 ne ana glory. For