Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1827-12-01
BifsER ApsAECAy.
Mr.. EhiMEr

The melancholy death OF this cxccllc,, man
anu distinguished advocate has been annouucca
I'd the community and excited sympathy n.
'.''pHaDe To Its poSscssors, as it was Justly mo
rue" oy the eminent virtues OF him whose snd-
oen aAd Appalling demise, all hearts ,leplorc IS
Nheh al IN h'iiuai III ordinary iic Whatever
may Dc the parity of his character ana the r,,s.
"a! elevation OF his views is snatched AWAY f,o,,
Us, tie loss penetratcS the hearts of frends an 4
perhaps destroys forever all the bland and snob-
m5 JOYS, all the alcc,ionate cndearmcn;s of ,ha
social circle in which he moved: but society feel.
nos thc event that has occurred, and the GREAT
"'oi,ac r.''s on with the regularity OF undis-
"foed ant noiscicss progression. But when
MAJ Ike Thomas Adds Ennet, whose name ia
cnyraven on the ie,peris,able tablets of histo,v
WHOSE genius aud whose ciHqucncc has received
the un3ought tribute of bit, hc,nisphcres-
whose pIblic AMI private Course, whether as
patriot or father, was combination of unspottci
honour. Of tho gcntlest aid llndeyt affection and
tie warGcst clarty--tha simple beauty Of whose
lie was commentary Oh what may be in this
trons,tory world; when such a man is struck tow,N
into the rcmorscicss grave, the blood rushes back
ID the fountains of the heart and we are lost in
wonder ~ We contemplate tho strange and ,,nac-
coulta5lc providence we il has hurried him 50
suddenly aWiy.S Em;net passed from before our
eyes like Il btight vison-hc stood but now i'm tho
glorious pluopi y OF talent AMI eloIucnce i'm tao
very hall of judgment. pursuing the noble career
he had embraced with ardour and devotion
rarely witncsscA at any time, but almost never at
his period Of life We heard his last effort. which
Ike the increasing spicndour of the ~ it sinks
10 rest seemed ID grow yet radiant with feel
ing aud energy, and all the attributes Of genius
anl in another moment the heart that was ever
filled with the mobiles; sentiments. and the colos-
cal mind which could patiently examine the aIcana
~! practice-unraycl the knotted combinations of
talschood or comprehend within its grasp the pro-
ioundest questions Of government and politics
were >ilsel by the cold hand OF relentless death
1t is a consolation to those who loved him that he
died in the full possession of his unrvailed fa,-
hes and rich in the affections OF all those vino
ever approached him.
TO this community which he has SD long serv-
Cd, his loss is serious one-but to yis lrothrop
of the Bar, perhaps his loss is ire. arablc TIE
a'nenity ~ his manners, and Inc urbanitv of his
department, the excellence on his heart, and
his Kindness 10 the Younger members OF the
profession, ali rendered him n: model for imi-
tatIon ana are iorcrcr en5raven on the hearts OF
those with whom ne was associated. o. that Bar
he might we'll be called the father ct ,ecus ct
tutamcn' --2cThaps we may say without offence
10 those who survive him, that whether VIC regard
she virtues Of the heart the high sense OF honour
which cntracterizcl every action of his life, OF
She displays OF forensic talent, he has not left hi.
superior bcnind him.
Mr.. Enmot was born al Cork April 24th
l'oi-dis father was physician Of great prac-
tee ana reputation and resided q, Dublin
Mt Emmett after receiving a most liberal
education devoted ni:ascli to the study of No.,
'"ina ,--es,-- Some time at Edinburgh,
!c yisii2d tho schools OF the Continent, and
turned to Dublin, having made all the acqriisi-
lions, Tiich u1rcGaittca labour and vigourous
mind could achieve at that period oflic. We be-
licye how ,vo:, tla.M Emmett practised but little;
tic death OF elder brother who even in this tai
cntcd family was prc-cTin2nt, changed his deter
and gave lection to his future Cor
tunes all i@l the foundation his future farac
Dr.. Enn:nct wished him to embrace tie profession
OF his deceased brother, and IL Immediately en-
tered into his studies with an ar,lonr proportional
e. his future success. Called to the bar he was
Immediately distinguished among his cotcmpora-
RIGS, mud might have looked to the highest hon
ours % his profession, had he squared his politics
with his interest.
Becoming the associate and friend OF Curran,
O'Conncr, aud Grattan and Kaogh, he cspouscd
the cause OF lrclan1--o which at last
brought his bcot,inr to the scaitold and he was
one Of the executive committee OF united Irish
men in the mem )raba rising of l79S-and ac-
lively engaged in the organization of tIat society
AMI lis plans for rcvolutionzinI Ireland Such
was his reputation al the Bar that he invited
90 the important Office Of defending Archibald
Hamilton Rowan; which he declined from the
best motives and yielded the task 10 the firmncss
and fearless devotion of Curr1n. lie soon
called u experience the fate of his client-and
with Nj ,N2vcn an ~rany others he was i'nprison-
Cd ia the Jail of Dublin on charge of high trca-
son Alter remaining here for some months with
out any overt act charged against him, overtures
were made by the government to him and the other
prisoners TO detail the plan OF the intended
linton ana tie names of those implicated i'll it, as
the pr.3n Of their release The proposition was
rejected with indignation az reflection on their
honour Dr. Uneven and Mr. Emmett were the
committee who received the offer. The prison.
crs we're then removed to Fort George in Scot
land, and thus the bonds which bound Mr.. En-
MT 10 a fther, gallant brother and an affection
a,r s,s:>r were severed forever. After two more
years Of lingering captivity, Mr.. Emmett was re-
leased, and passing TO France, he sought in her
yGnay skies oblivion Of past sulerlngs and the
restoration Of shattered constitution.
IN 1904 hc found resting place in New-Y FORK,
an. soon won his way to- popular favour aud pro-
ic,.ional reputation, and helped by his matchless
c,ruonce to add another triumph to the unlvor-
% s,iiiv OF Irish talent. lie first distinguished him
self mere III defending some fugitive slaves, and