Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-04-07

DEATH OF JoHN LANG. 1t is with un
affected sorrow that we record The death
OF our highly esteemed fellow citizen,
JOHN LANG. Esq editor Of the New York
Gazette, in the 6Sth year of his AEGEAN
event that took place early in the after
noon of yesterday. Mr.. Lang was the
father of the profession in this city and
state-and has left behind him but four
others, we believe, in the United States,
connected with the press, or who have
been connected with it, who were his Sc
mons either IN age or profession. These
are the venerable George Goodwin Of the
Connecticut Courant; Major BENJAMIN
Russell, late Of the Boston Centnel Col.
Samuel Green, Of the New London Ga
zette and Mir, Zachariah Poulson. of the
American Daily Advertiser, Philadelphia,
Mr. Lang was born in the town of
Peekskill. of Scottish parents, we believe
or at least of Scottish descent. His early
life was spent among the busting scenes
of American revolution. He was employ
ed in the commissary's department, and
was sent to Virginia with supplies while
CORVALLIS was at Yorktown and about
the time of bis surrender.
AT the close of the war, he was appren-
tced to the late Samuel Loudoun, then
printer of the New York Packet In 1899
he became associated with Mr. Archibald
Mclean in the publication of the New
York GaZette--on whose decease, in 1900
he assumed the entire ownership and
editorship Of that journal. Very soon at.
forwards he received Mr.. john Turner in.
to partnership-which connection was
continued upwards Of thirty years, until
MIR. Turner withdrew from the concern.
to enjoy in private life. that competency
Of this worlds goods which had been Sc
cured by his industry. MIR. Lang remain.
ed, and death alone has dissolved his con.
nexion with an establishment with which
all his pride was associated, and which, a
mid all the turmoils, changes, and storms
Of party, he has conducted with singular
prudence, industry and consistency.
Commencing life as it were with the es
Enlistment Of those great principles of CT
vii liberty upon which eur beautiful form
oil government was constructed, and upon
which it was the desire and the expecta-
ton of its trainers. it should be admins.
tered, he early imbibed those wholesome
principles, and maintained them TO the
last" without variation or shadow of
turning" In his paper, however, be was
never bitter partisan. He did not aspire
to the higher walks Of political discussion.
and seldom mingled in controversy-his
ambition to conduct sound and useful
commercial and business newspaper. In
this he succeeded with singular address
and such have been the LlameIessness Of
bis course, the kindness and urbanity Of
his manners, and his consistency of life &
conduct in all the private aud social rela.
tons of society, that he has not left an e.
nemy behind.
The illness Of which he died was indu.
ced by the great confagration in Decem
Der. The destruction Of his office and
buildings. and the difficulties encountered
in Immediately resuming business, depres-
sed his spirits, and brought upon him
nervous disease which has resulted in bis
death. Although his means were not on.
ly ample but abundant, the idea became