The Arkansas advocate., 1832-12-19

revolutionary stfuSgies aniie IL iui Atsh- cd his youth and manhood with every rational pleasure, enjoy ment, and ae- complshlnent, coniolnable 10 his Cir frightened and liberal taste, made his old age Ole of case aid atfluemee, oi gene rous hospitality ai.d liberal benesolence. X numerous and honorable family grew up around him, sweetehihg the eseH!nsu oi his life with the purest ot earthly enjoyments, the communion oi the do- nestle hearth. And at the close oi career-W hich extended twenty years beyond the allotment of the PsalHist- blessed in all personal relations, he sa" himself the. object of reyeretee to twelve millions of lreemef-a mighty nation which had grown up to power and wealth, and glory, beneath his eye, and confessed him as one of the efnei authors and architects ot its greatness! Such was lis career, ard when has the world ever seen another so perfect ii it's fullness of blessings ard Eonor lnllie and in death?
 1 We have collected, as fully as the brief lime allowed us for this day $ pa per would permit, rem such popular sources as are within our reach,a sketch of the prominent incidents in the life ef CARROLL. He was born on the 2Oth of September, i537, at Annapolis, in this State, and consequently was, al the time If his death, in ahe ninetysiah year of bis age. He descended rem d highly respectable Irish family, W ho had enigrated 10 tbis country in the reign of William ard Mary. At seiy car 1 ly age lie was sent 10 Si. 0mers, to be educate d thenee, altet a short time, lie was removed to Rheims. 10 the college of Louis Le Grand; and tieree 10 one of the hest institutions in France for the study of civil law. After becoming well veIsed in tlis science, lie passed over to London, and commenced bis term at tie Temple for the study Of common law. Afier finishing lis studies anu his travels, be returned 10 his na- tive land al the ripe age Of taenty-se. ven. At this period tlte discussions be- i tween the motiicr country and the colo ldes commenced, and were soon after carried on wilh great warmih. Mf. Carroll did rot hesitate, but took side with the lovers of liberty.
 ''lie wicked ready pen, and was soon known as one of the most power ful political writers in Maryland He iolcsaw early that an appeal to arms
 must be made, aid bolJly recommended preparations.
 s'isarb s.l77(;, lie was sent as ono ol q commission 10 Canada, 10 induce ihe people of that province to join us in op posing the mother county. fine dis asters which bad previously beiallen our arms in that quarter reUdered tic mission intellectual. He returned in June, TIC, and instantly repaired io the convention of Mary land, of which he was member; and there, urging them to withdraw the instructions they tad given their delegates in Congress, not to vote for independence, at length succeeded. He wasappointed a delegate 10 Congress. On the eighteenth of Ju- iy, be presented his credentials to the continental congress at Philadelphia, and on the second day of August fellow iisg subscribed his name 10 the immor- tai instrument. He was considered at the time, as ore of the most fearless men of the age; for he had more to risk, i'll point of property, than any other man in the whole community, Iaft oek not excepted. On the first day he en- tered congress he was appointed 10 the board of war, of which he was an eff cicnt member. During the whole of the war he bore his part with unabated ardour, often being at the same time a member of the convention of his native State and member of congress; double dnty, which required great en- erey and industry 10 perform; but, so ably did he discharge his duties, that both bodies were satisfied win his atten- ton 10 each. In ITS, he left Congress. and devoted himself 10 the councils of his native State. When the consttu- ton of tl.e United States went into operation, MT. Carroll was elected d senator from Mary land, and look his seat ill the city of New York, at tie organization oi the government, on tle thlrtieth of April, l79S. He nas elect ed second time to this situation.
 1ln the year 1901, he quilted public lie at the age of sirtyJQur-an and for narty yeors and upwards, has passed a lie oi serenity, tranquility, happiness, and praeparify i'll ;,, sL.. f.Ii. 4.