Mr. HISE. Mr. Speaker, I have the sad duty to perform of announcing the death of another member of this House, and the melan choly satisfaction which the occasion Presents of paying a just tribute to the memory of the departed, Hon. HENRY GRIDER, rePresenting at the time the 3rd congressional district of Kentucky in this House, who departed this life on the 7th day of September last. He died at his home, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, after a somewhat lingering illness, in the midst of his family and friends, at the age of 70 years. I learn that during his service in the 1st session of the 39th Congress, toward its close, he appeared to be dePressed in spirits and enfeebled in body and mind, occasioned apparently not so much by impaired health or any distinctive physical illness as by sad and despondent feelings, arising perhaps from disheartening Presentiments of the fearful consequences to the country foreshadowed by the loomy Present and the omine us future. He oved his country; he was an unswerving advocate an.d friend of our free institutions of of the Union of the States, of the iberty of the people, civil and religious, as reg ulated by law and insured by the maintenance of governments free in substance and republican in form; and from his earliest youth until his death he was an active, zealous, and efficient co worker with others of his own political faith to maintain his principles and secure the ascendency of his party in the councils of the Federal and State governments, and exercised a very considerable, if not a commanding in fluence in his county, district, and State in creating public opinion and in giving solidity and strength to the party to which he was attached. When quite a youth he entered in the military service of his country during the war of 1812, and performed his duty faithfully and gallantly as a soldier in the field. After the war terminated, and his scholastic education had been completed, he very rapidly qualified himself for the legal profession, soon entered upon the practice of the law, and con: tinued it reputably and successfully for a period of near 40 years. During this time I have often had occasion to witness and encounter his great power as an advocate and his profound learning as a jurist. And during his whole professional career, protracted as it was in? unusually brilliant, I do not believe that any complaint was ever heard from any client of his of any deficiency in learning, skill, or fidelity in the management of his cause. He was a learned, skillful, and able lawyer, an eloquent and powerful advocate, and always true and faithful to his client. I have practiced law with him in the same courts for many years, and I, speaking from personal knowl edge, can say so much with truth. e was engaged in the civil service of the country in various public stations. He was a leading and useful member of the Kentucky Legislature, both in the Senate and lower House, and those high moral and intellectual qualities by which he was so eminently distinguished as a jurist and advocate gave him prominence, character, and influence as a law giver and statesman. He has served his district in the 28 h, 2 9th, 30 7th, and 38 h, and 1st session of the 39th Congress; and that he Fos.sessed the qualities and attributes which I ascribed to him was doubtless made mani fest to many of the members of this House with whom he served by his course pursued here under their own observation. e Was a man of mental endowments far above mediocrity, endowments highly improved and cultivated, a sound lawyer, able and eloquent speaker, discreet statesman, and of unsullied reputation for integrity of conduct and purity of motive. He was always in his private, professional, and political action and conduct actuated by honest and patriotic motives, and he was especially remarkable for the zeal, earnestness, and sin cerity with which he supported a cause which he believed to be just, and labored to attain an object or purpose which commended itself to his judgment as right in itself and as useful to the public. A lofty integrity marked and distinguished his whole course of life, both public and private. In his private life he pursued the even tenor of his way without reproach, having at all times the esteem and confidence of the community in which he lived and of the society in which he moved. He was ex. upright, and true in all the relations of human life. He was a good citizen, just and honest in all his dealings and transactions, a devoted and exemplary professor of the Christian religion, a humane master, an affectionate husband, a tender and provident parent, a kind relation, and a true and generous friend. His death to his family and the community is an irreparable loss, and will be regretted and lamented by all who knew him well. Mr. Speaker, it seems that deaths of members of the 2 Houses of Congress, when we consider the limited number of the representatives in both, are of very frequent occurrence. Perhaps they exceed the usual aver age. We, the survivors, are thus warned of our own impending and inevitable doom, and admonished most imPressively of the dread and solemn responsibility incurred and to be met by us all before an eternal and infallible tribunal for all our intentions and deeds, both private and official a tribunal where the rec ord is fully made up, the proofs complete, and the jo. unerring, which takes cognizance as of coirmruinpatl, quancetsxeccoumtemdittiendtenatniodnsvisiatss commensurate punishment upon both. How deep the " and important the duty, then, that we diligently examine ourselves and so discipline and regulate our minds as that we may be always actuated by motives that are pure and by purposes benevolent and patriotic, so that what we shall do and the meas. ures we may devise shall be just, wise, lawful, and effectual for the promotion of the welfare and happiness of the whole country and for the maintenance of the rights and liberties of the inhabitants of all sections thereof. The deceased member, whose whole life furnished a bright example of a devotion ardent and disinterested to the best interests of his country, and his whole country, has by his death spoken to us from his sepulcher, and."us to imitate his virtues and to be impelled in our public conduct by the same elevated motives i. which his was ever inspired, so that our end and our reward may be like his: unsul lied fame on garth, and eternal rest in heaven. I now offer the following resolutions: Resolved, That by the death of HENRY GRIDER, late RePresentativein Congressfrom the 3rd district. in the State of Kentucky, this House has lost a wor yoniuseful member, the country a citizen, mostestimabie ciates, and his family, relations, and intimate asso a steadfastand valued friend. Resolved, That to give exPression to their due appreciation of the talents, attainments, and patriot; ism of the deceased, and to indicate their regret and sorrow for his lamented death, the membersof this House will assume and wear the usual badge of mourning for the period of 30 days. esolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the journal of the HoRep, and that a copy thereof besent by its Clerk to the family of the deceased. Resolved.That in respect to the memory of deceased, the this House do now adjourn.