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acquaintance can give me an opportunity to judge, I can tes- 

 tify to Lis amiability and worth. His deportment was distin- 

 guished by a studious regard to propriety and decorum, and in 

 his conversation and conduct, he respected the feelings and 

 sentiments of those with whom he was associated. His man- 

 ners and address were those of an accomplished gentleman. 

 There was no affected distance or reserve, or any manifest 

 consciousness of superior understanding. His politeness was 

 not merely external, but that of the heart. In his intercourse 

 w T ith men of every condition, his conduct was dictated by 

 benevolence and regulated by that great law of moral equity, 

 " To do unto others as you would wish them do unto you," and 

 in all that intercourse his intentions were just, kind, generous 

 and noble. In forming his opinions he was independent — in 

 maintaining them he was firm. " Decision of character was 

 • in-wrought in the very texture of his mind." He was afraid 

 of no man. When he had assumed a position, dictated by wis- 

 dom and "prudence, he maintained it unawed by any opposition 

 which might be brought against him. His temperament was 

 ardent, but under discipline ; of that kindness and principle 

 which led him to respect the feelings and prejudices of others, 

 it had been chastened, and subdued. In the performance of 

 any duty, he was remarkable for untiring diligence, and un- 

 ceasing perseverance. In a highly creditable knowledge of his 

 profession he added various collateral attainments and polite 

 accomplishments. His acquaintance with pure mathematics, as 

 applicable to astronomy, navigation, and surveying, was known 

 to you all. He was familiar with several of the modern lan- 

 guages of Europe ; and who has not seen the chaste, beautiful 

 and faithful productions of his pencil, with which his portfolio 

 was enriched 1 In regard to his intellectual character, he pos- 

 sessed a mind of the first order. His conceptions were clear, 



