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greSS 1or the Denent OF MISSOURI, was the acqul-
sition of that superb territory known as the Platte
country the lamented Linn was the author of
| that measure True, he was supported by his
colleagues but they could not have carried it
| His colleague in the Senate, older than himself
and who addresses you, could not have carried it.


1t required not only sagacity, and tact and dis
creton, to carry that great and delicate measure,
but it required also the sweetness of temper which
wins hearts and which our deceased friend so
eminently possessed. AS an historical truth which
should be known now and forever to every Mis-
souran, this statement is made on this So
!emn occasion, 10 this large and respectable as
sembly, that the knowledge of it may be spread
as wide and last as long as the acquisition Of the
Platte has heen auspicious and glorious for the
State. Great applause followed the delivery Of
this statement


The old inhabitants of this country-those who
! viewed all the new emigrants with such kindness
on the change of government, and whose grants
of land from Spain and France had in so many
instances suffered from want of confrmation,-
these old inhabitants, and all claiming under them,
owe debt Of gratitude to the illustrious deceased;
for to him is owing the passage of the last act of
Congress which has done so much towards the


final and equitable acknowledgment of these long
delayed grants


This is not the time, said Mr. B., to enumerate
the services Of the deceased another occasion will
present itself for that act of justice. To mourn
the loss of a statesman, patriot, friend, good
man-to weep for him rather than to speak of
his public aets-is the feeling of every one


But how we omit the last great act, as yet un-
finished, in which his whole soul was engagedsa
the time of his death2 The Bill for the settle
men1 and occupation of OREGON was his; and he
carried it through the Senate when his colleague,
who now addresses you could not have done It.
This is another historical truth, fit to be made
known on this occasion, and which is now de-
Iclared to this large and respect BILE assenlbIage
under all the circumstances which impart soIeln-
nifty to the declaration. (Great applause) He
carried that bill through the Senate, and it was


the of a statesman. Just to the settler, 1t
was wise to the government. The settler has
right to have home in the country which


he reclams from the wilderness and the savage;
the government of the United States can only


save its domain on the Oregon by pl nting It's cl-
tzens there Land is the inducement, and the re-


ward to emigration, and that land was granted by
the bill-liberally granted to the wife and the chill
dren, to the young and the widow, as well as
to the husband and the father. That is the vindi-
cation and the assertion of the American title a.
gainst the during designs of England, and it was
, the only wav 10 save the country. Ii was carried
through the Senate at The last session, aud its au-
thor was preparing to carry it again. Called this
summer 10 the Atlantic States private business,
he avaed himself of all opportunities to collect





sure The last day that he spent in this town,


only three weeks ago, on his returnfrom the East,
he spoke of these maeruls-of the daring pre-
tensions of EngIand-and of his determination TO
, push the measure which was to save his country S
rights. with renewed vigor at the ensuing session.


Alas. that he should not have BEEN spared to put


the finishing hand to a measure which was to re-
ward the emgrant 10 protect his country, TO curb


England, and to connect his own name with the


foundation of an empire. But it is donel the un'


finished work will go onl it will be completed,


and the name of Linn will not be forgotten. That
name will live and be connected with Oregon
while its banks bear plant, or its waters roll
wave. :


"A great man of the early days of the French
! Revolution died while he had great measure de-


pending it was Mirabeau, who was surprised by
death while his bill for the division of estates was


still depending before the Legislative Assembly.
f The terrors of death could not stife his regard
for his bill. He made bequest of 1t to friend.
1 He wied the unfinished work to the celebrated
: .Talleyrand; and this Deputy read to the Assems
3 bly, the speech, prepared for the occasion by the
great orator. and carried the measure If mex
It orabe fate had allowed few minutes to our de-
parted friend, he. would doubtless have done the
. same. Death had no terrors for him, and mo-
a ment would have been snatched from the agonl-
: zing cares of friends and family, to have COM
e nended and committed the crownng measure oil
his life to the faithful hands of a successor. He
+ had not that time-not moment to think, nor to
speak!-and now the whole representation from
It Missouri-the whole delegation from the, CIR EAT
It WEsr-must constitute themselves his political
:, legatees4take his great measure to themselves
and carry it through.
# Mr. B. would still confine himselft to points moi


so generally, known and among these was the
S great development of mind which their lamented
J. friend undergoing at the time of his death O
= the nine years he had served in the Senate, the
l. last two or three fullest of improvement tc
+ himself and benefit his country His facultie:
e were maturing every day, and hisdeivery becom
d ing truly beautiful Bred to profession which
IS did not admit of public display, he required prac
h ticeo perfect and develope his powers and prac
o tice doing its part in perfecting genius. A
E. natural gift for speaking improved into elo
n quence; mind originally good was enriched witt
=. the Acquisitions of study and observation. Thu
E. improved, he spoke without effort and seemingly
IS without consciousness of the power and beaaty
h of his own discourse The Senate listenedto TO hin
10 with astonshment and admiration, and some hav
% been heard to exclainn, the as inspired. 4
ID few years more would have doubled his powers
y That such aman should have perished in the me
l. ridian Of his days and so suddenly and unex
Of pecedly, IS forever to be depored. laid dow
4 to sleep a few moments, and aWoke no more.


