Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-23


That in spring time the yellow leaf
Had fallen my hours;
And that ailhopo must be vain,
OF finding on my path again
lis former vanished foweis.'
Some time III 1926, the Professors of the
Univeralty of Maryland, entertaining a high
opinion of his literary attainmeuts appointed
INN Professor ofRhetoric and Bellies Lcttess.
MS ProleSsorshp, however, yielded him no
cmolument whatever
In December 1927, he was unanimously
chosen the Editor Of the Maryiander. In
that capacity, he who proved himself among
the chief of poets, and possessed qualifca-
tons fitting him fer first rate lawyer, mani
tested IN no slight degree the talents of the
politician, and the genius Of the statesman
How he presided as the editor of this press,
let the subscribers OF the Marylander testi-
iy-thay were witnesses 10 the dignificd and
independent manner III which he proclaimed
the truth, the skill with which he detected
error, and the boldness with which he expo
scd wtul ialsehood. lie contiuued i'm the
active exercise Of the duties Of his new sta
ton, until a few weeks before his death An
affection OF the liver-!hc disorga,iization of
Ill! his digestive powers, acting for Il long
time upon most sensitive and irritubie
frame, wore down at last his nervous sys-
tenn and threw hifn upon the bed of death.
lie had Tor years been dying Dv degrees,
ANA ut last verified in him5eifhis own descrp-
ton.
owe perish slowIy-,o~s al hccarh
Only completes our piece meal dcnth'
lie bore with tortitude the violence cfhis dis
"rder. lie died with more than coura ore.
with more than. rcsignation-hc died with
acqule5cencc in the will of heaven. The
light OF his mind was uncioudcd us If sunni,
in ;hc night Of death-indced il seemed to
burn brighter as it dcscendcd-hc looked
Gron the king OF ferrors with u clean and
steady eye-bcgged his weeping relatives
not to mourn his loss, for his death was :,
blessing. and then without Il SIGH or :,
struggle, paid the great debt of nature.
1h'IS died EDWARD CoorE PINKvEY. at
the earl, age Of twenty-five years and siN
months.
10 describe his person as it was before
disease had made lis rayaoes upon it
wien he stood erect in the youthful pride
o. manhood, would require IL genius like
ms oWil-a poet who could make his pen
SuoseTye the purposes both of pen and pen
en- We nave never seen man y beauty cx-
hibfed Ill such Just proportions. or with so
much effect. His torn rose gracefully few
"cSreo+ above the common height Of men
every feature every limb seemed the mas
teF-pIcce OF naturc The ample forehead
hle mild yet piercing cyc-tI,e happy blend
lhsS 81 colour III his countcnunce-its placid
yet melancholy and intelligent expression,
Eeniteiea MN al object of interest to everc
b2holdar
Never did mortal possess in . higher de-
gree, the qualities Which constitute true he
rolsln. Scrupufously nice where his own
h"Hof was concerned, feeling a stain like
= wound he was te.l,tor, in tltc hirhcst de-
gree, ~ the reputation OF others. Terrible
in the ylnd!c&tion nt his honor. as the rcy,is-
cd up hungry Lion: he was mild and gentle
Is the dove, when ;hat honor was saf;, from
impeachment. Ills courage was the desrc.
ration OF the nladm;iil, with the co0lncss of
tHc stoIc, and the H:I!ncss OF the veteran,
warrior lie seemed 20 have been born after
Iis time-to belong 30 the age OF cf,irairy-
Tor never did any Ole moro completely fiji ~,
tie chiyalrous character.
W oudto God! that some of the customs
OF cElIvalry which remain, had passed awa,.
with The age in which they ORIGINATED. or that
insult might be punished with public ignou1j-
ny--that deadly hostility might be reserved
i"r our NATIONAL enemies, and that cur C0rra-
@couS youth, lnstc"d of cOntCStino the DoiDt
"t h9iior Ill private warfare, would contend
sac by Si;!c, for The prize OF glory in their
-'"i"9 service. But society has ordained
1t "thefWiSe. Mr.. PInkncy, in more than
one instance, felt hrn self compelled 10 bow
TO the ordinance: this has led his enemies 70
accuse him Of 1t fondncss for quarrel. Of
SHching unnecessarily causes Of contest
Mas that he should have been so msundcr-
stood We, challenge his enemies to pro-
1'co single instance of contest, in which
ne was 1T The wrong, is to the cause of dis
pute; or in which the insult giyen him was NOT
such as gentleman known 10 have been
educated IN II" school Of honor, was not
competed either to redress, or forfeit altope-
thor the respect Of society.
nc trth IS, while Mr.. Pirknov was most
> 2nSiIiveiy Jealous OF his own honor. and
you'd not suffer the slightest shade Of sns.
Picion to be thrown upon it,-or any thing
N the shape Of an insult to go undrcsscd;2
he was most careful not 10 give offence TO
cthcrS; and whom by accident he seemed TO
hare offended, he was most prompt and CO,
1,fsgf II Cl~,rr- T.,