Mr. WENTWORTH. I am unwilling that the West should be unheard on this occasion; and I have no other apology to offer for my remarksnow except that I regret that some abler man from the West had not deemed that the privilege devolved upon him. I entered Co pass at. the same time with Judge Conuilun in 1843, and I had not long bonanooiatadwithdzim bofuroil marked him as a man of signal ability, and destined to take that high rank which has been so unanimously accorded him. I concur in all the noble traits of character which the gentlemen who have so eloquently preceded me have enlarged u on. But there are some points which they have overlooked that l deem too prominent to be omitted and do justice to so great a man. He distinguished himself for his kindness and fatherly care of the new States. While he seru pulousl canvassed all our measures and opposed those which be deemed extravagant, yet is may have been considered a very liberal man to us, and I couldmention many works of western improvement that stand out as monuments of his Justice and foresight. Judge Conmunn was an econominal man, and carefully investigated eve claim that was brought before Congress, an those of his fellow members who had not examined them never had any fears in followin him if he only assured them that he had carefully examined the matter. He looked as I don on economy, as one of the best safeguards o our Government, and as one of the essential requisites of a statesman. He thought thatno man should be more liberal of the public money than he was of his own. He viewed economy in public affairs as nothing morenor less than strict honesty. The same sterling economy which characterized him in the legislative Dept he practiced in the executive Dept. As PostMGenl he tolerated no extravagance, and when L have said this, I need not say his Dept was tainted with no corruption and if the history of the postoffice dept is ever written, his administration wdlbe noted as economical, cheap, and honest and he will stand equal to, if not ahead in th s res set, of the urest men who have ever adorned the national ost Office. As to his ability I have only to quote my own case to show what effect he was capable of producing upon minds that were even prejudiced against his views. I was here during e last inau ration ceremonies, and when I came here I ha not the views that I now have with reference to the reconstruction of the States. Ihad a conversation with one of the ablest men in this country upon that subject, and I might add, with a gentleman now occupying what I consider the highest position in this Republic. His views and mine at parting did not exactl coincide. His last words were, “I would liketo have you read the late speech of Senator Cox. Lulim, if you have not done so.” As I had not, he took particular pains to send to his own library and got for me the only copy he had, which he prized very highly, and trusted to his good fortune to get another . To that speech I owe the convictions which have dictated the votes which I have cast upon this floor. That speech convinced me, an I know no other way for a public man to vote than in accordance with his convictions, leaving the consequences, not to the dictation of selfish organizers of political parties, but to that Creator to whom a man is as much responsible for his official as for his private acts, The Gentfrom NewYork [Mr. RAYMOND] as told us that Judge Censuses was conservative. Until those words I had not made up my mind to address the Hearts on this occasion. I deemed it my duty then to define Judge Counmms conservatism. He was for preserving his Government, and he was for destroying everything that stood in the way. of commending that Government to the protection and blessing of divine Providence. He was a conservative of the right and a radical destructive of the wrong. The Gentfrom NewYork might have said of him that he was a radical conservative. He knew no expediency, he knew no oliey, as against the equality of all mankind cfore the law; and that is the sense in which an immense majority of this Housecan be called conservatives. The Gentfrom Kentucky [Mr. Guinea] spoke of Mr. Couamzn as a conscientiously religious man, and he might have added that his religion was of that kind which made him I believe and carryinto actuhl practice the belief. that men should be asequal before the bar of his country as they were cfore the bar of God. Judge Continua met the black man on earth as he knew he would meet him in heaven. The resolutions of Mr. MORRILL were then adopted and the House (at 4 oclock and ten minutes p. m.) adjourned until 12 moon Mon day next;