Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Garrett Davis: (a Senator from Kentucky,) Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives ... December 18, 1872U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 - 47 էջ |
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abolitionist admiration adopted American amid ardent asso associate believed body bold Bourbon County Breckinridge career Chamber character colleague Commonwealth of Kentucky convention country has lost courage Crittenden DAVIS's death debate deceased Senator departed Senator devoted friend discharge earnest elected eloquence eminently escutcheon faithful fame fearless feeling fidelity Forty-second Congress friendship GARRETT DAVIS Government grave heart Henry Clay honest honor Horace Greeley House of Representatives illustrious indefatigable industry integrity intellectual intercourse Judge Collamer knew last session late a Senator Legislature of Kentucky lived manly Maryland MASSACHUSETTS memory Montgomery County moral Morehead mourning never occasion opinion opponents party patriotism period personal acquaintance political position PRESIDENT prominent public duty public service purity quail REMARKS resolutions Resolved secession Senator from Kentucky sentiment sincere slavery soon SPEAKER speech spirit statesman tion tribute Union vate virtues vote Whig Whig party whole country wrong zeal
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Էջ 45 - Th' applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes...
Էջ 47 - Why weep ye then for him, who, having won The bound of man's appointed years, at last, Life's blessings all enjoyed, life's labors done, Serenely to his final rest has past; While the soft memory of his virtues, yet, Lingers like twilight hues, when the bright sun is set.
Էջ 22 - A name to all succeeding ages curst: For close designs and crooked counsels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit; Restless, unfixed in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay...
Էջ 10 - Resolved, That, as a testimony of respect for the memory of the deceased, the members and officers of the House wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted by the Clerk to the family of the deceased.
Էջ 10 - Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect this House do now adjourn.
Էջ 20 - While abiding firmly in the truth as we saw it, there may be charity and consideration for those who did not see it as we saw it. ... Here let me be frank. Nothing could make any speech for slavery tolerable to me; but when I think how much opinions are determined by the influences about us, so that a change of birth and education might have made the Abolitionist a partisan of slavery, and the partisan of slavery an Abolitionist, I feel that while always unrelenting toward the wrong we cannot be...
Էջ 47 - Resolved, That as a testimony of respect for the memory of the deceased, the members and officers of this House will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That the proceedings of this House, in relation to the death of the Hon.
Էջ 19 - I should have felt his speeches less. Happily, that great controversy is ended ; nor do I say anything but the strict truth, when I add that now we bury him who spoke last for Slavery. Time is teacher and reconciler ; nor is it easy for any candid nature to preserve a constant austerity of judgment toward persons. As evening approaches, the meridian heats lose their intensity. While abiding firmly in the truth as we saw it, there may be charity and consideration for those who did not see it as we...
Էջ 12 - Clap their celestial wings in heavenly plaudits." " Honor is Virtue's allowed ascent; honor, that clasps All perfect justice in her arms, that craves No more respect than what she gives, that does Nothing but what she '11 suffer.
Էջ 10 - Resolved, That as a testimonial of our respect for the memory of the deceased senator, a committee of the Senate, to consist of five, be appointed to attend the funeral services. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect for the memory of the deceased, the Senate do now adjourn. And Messrs. Jacobs, Banks, Washburn, Verry and Dwelley were appointed the committee named in...