Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-17

IMMENSE tract Of land, situate on the banks Of thcl
ohio. Ii was proposed TO sell part oil these lands
% Foreigners, X TO divide the among the mem
Ders OF the company. Mr.. BARLOW wss requested 3,
TO assist in the execution Of this project, aud to
proceed for that purpose To Europe. lie consent
cd to it the.inore Willingly, the voyage was in
perfect consonance with the lberahly of his taste
aud The desire which lie had long cherished Of see
lag and Studying the celebrated countries of the old
continent, whose genius had brought all the arts
perfection. Soon after his arrival in Englaud, hc
went to France, where he attended with success to
the interest oil his employers. The establishment,
oil which he became Que OF the first propiietors,
was begun IN l1SS, aud increased rapidly thro'
the aiiaence OF the American colonsts that in 1915
1t contained population of 2S0,TG0 souls. The
state OF Ohio, aditted among the members Of the
federal union, now forms the seventeenth province
| oil tue American republic.
During the first years ofthc French revolution
Mr. Is resided in London, where lie published diff.
fercnt works, remarkable for the depth his views
and the merit oil their style, which procured for
their author the applause OF statesmen and of men
of taste. Mr.. Fox himself gave testimony TO the
| talents oil Mr.. Barlow, and pronounced his eulo..
| uin IN the House of Commons.
| special mission to the French government ear
ried MIR. Barlow back To Paris ia 1902 il was AT
that time lac had the honorof being made French
citizen, together with his countrymcn Washine-
ton and Hamilton. Political aud commercial Nj
iaiIs caused his presence for time in the north
| OIL Europe, anu he soon after received from tue a.
L
the coast oil Africa. After suslnountne many ola,
stAoies, lac succeeded in concluding advantageous
| treaties with The states OF Algiers, OF Tuns, and
ifpo!' ana IN delivering his fellow citizens who
had long sroaned in captivity. This was one the
periods OF his life, the recollection Of which was NJ
ways most agreeable to linn
| , These negotiations being ended, lac returned to
France, where he resided from 1877 until 1905 !;
he then Quilted France and went 10 England where
| he embarked for the u. States On his return 10
ms native country, he occupied m projects of
public utility, and published the last edition of the
Coiumbiad, the most magnificent specimen of typo
graphy which has ever issued from the Am.ryc,,
press.
! Mr. Barlow tined 10 revisit Europe and
| there Ia finish his honorable career. In 1911 the
present President of the u. States, Mr.. Ma,lson
appointed iiiin Minister Pienpotcntisry near the
French government. Motives OF the highest i'm
portance carried him to wilma last Oetober He
was on his return from tina, town. when an iuAamma-
ton OF the lungs carried him OFF suddenly at Ear
| now, Craeow. Ills loss will be severely felt
BY his fellow citizens, aud Jy all those who are ca
pabe OF reciating the union OF genius and vir-
| tue.
As a statesman, Mr.. Barlow has rendered essen
ual services to his country man of genius and
friend to humanity, he does honor 10 his aye rs
| a man OF deep research, he has left WORKS which
will always be sought after by true philosophers ::
as poet, he has sl,nalizcd by great work the ri
sing literature of his country his glory will exist
as long as the language which served TO illustrate
In private life he possessed all the essential quail
tiles which could contribute TO his own happiness
and that of the persons b, when he was surround
cd Having attained by his merit the exercise Of
high Offices, he free from the ridiculous weak
ness OF some men, who affect to despise literary
success, without which they would still have re-
| MANNED in impenetrable obscurity. He spoke of
his works without pride and without false mode sy
The strokes OF his wit flowed frequently from
sprighty disposition. His judgement was always
correct and just. Under a grave and perhaps aus
tere exterior, he concealed ardent and feeling
mind His openaess invited confidence. Unsha-
ken in his attachments. sincerely beloved by all those
whom he admitted TO his society, he has left univer-
sal regrets, aud it would be utterly impossible to
describe the grief of his wife and family She has
lost the object in which all her affections conferred
There arc losses for which earthly consolation
exists IL any thing could assuage such piercing
sorrow, II would be the thought, that the memory
OF Mr.. Barlow is dear to all good men, and that
The remembrance Of his virtues and talents viii
yer nerish