Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-16
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MEMOIR OF WILLLaM %. GILES
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hareIy have we seen the sentime mt of The Roman
Sa'irist so fully exemp6ed as in HE csse If H. ~
,usTlous man whose death we now mourn. Few have
oeen The Instances in which talents go snIendid nri
vate virtues so uusulled, and long life of ,nbIc ssr
vices 80 eminent and dsinte rested as those If
"les' nave been made the subject Of misrepresen-
tauon, 30 pertnaoious and unsparing Yet A few b,s
days have elapsed since he has passed from
aud already the voice OF the s'anderer is hnsbed IN
"hppefs Oh ohloquy are no longer heard and one f.
ing oil deep and universa per vad.s IN. counrv
The fame Of William B Giles is the proner,v If 81 .
naton--lt is interviewer with history and can mo
more he separated from IT, than the its vysh
lie history we might, therefore leave the record ~
s actions and console the bitterness Of our grief with
the assurance that they shall live but il ia dns
70 me intense feeling, which his death n
match for while III. pencil from the bis,ori, n,n,s
and 10 accompany the announced mt of an event, so
dseply amen,ed, with, at least, hasiy sketch Of his if
and public services. v "'' ''''
Born Of highly respectable and discriminating Pa.
rents, William b Giles had the peculiar good ior,nna
10 be iavoured tom his boyhood with The frat advaD
tages which his country afforded he was placed Al a,
carry eye under the tuition OF the Rev. Dr. Smit then
Pfesdentol Hampton Sydney College, whose friend
snip and esteem he very soon cDnrated.-sod on n.
ransIs9n OF that learned and pious sasc To pnce
ton he accompanied him thitber, az member Of his
family He Rursued with zeal ibis collie gia,e sudies
klndliDg his ardoUr by a collision with band Of
youins who like himself, were destined TO be the ia
,nne gs's Of his country Among these may be
TONED the lamented Bsyird, aud the acconp'i he'd
Livingston. Roused by such associations into an ca =
" developement Of the CREST powers, with which he
was gifted by nature, ard embUed with the lessons of
Patriotism and wisdom which flowed from the Iips Of
the venerable Wiherspoon, not the less eloquent or
persuasive by reason Of the rich provincial sounds
accompanied their how. prof,ting besides by the hap.
Py clfcumsaDess OF the times In which his early man
hood was tbrown times which in many ins,ances gave
the maturity Of experience to the reflections Of youths
ne returned TO hsnaive state gladdening the hearts
Of his friends with the prospects Of his n,ure
ness. Anxious 10 lose not moment In fitting himself
Tor the stirring scenes Of sctve life, he entered
M Law Student, The venerable Alma Mater Of Viz
snia's great men, tbs College Of William and Mary
where he soon gave evidence Of that great legal =.
elimination which, Notwithstanding his constant avo-
ctous from its professional exercise, after dstin
guisbed him AZ soon az bis sgs permitted, hs com.
nencsd hs practice Of law; baviog located himself In
the town Of Petersburg paftaking in snd CONTRIBUTING
extend The hospitality Of, thatptoverbiy hosci,sb
borough, be contracted ties and cenented grjendsbus
hat terminated only In death Hs career Al the r.,
vas fsPid sod sDeeessfui beyond precedent Brief