Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-17

was such feeling Of gloom and distressing reminis
censes connected with the place that decided TO leave
there at once for Baltimore. Travelling through this
mountanous region, with the thermometer ranging
from 80 10 94 degrees, confined to stage night and
day, drinking limestone wafer one day and freestone
the next with very depressed spirits all combined has
gwen me most violent dysenlery, with its usual weak
ness and debility. | find myself compelled to remain
here until Tomorrow, hoping that will be well enough
10 prosecute my Journey. But am DEPRESSING. Pro.
badly II will be better for me TO rive kind Of preface
here of what occurred before he committed the depo.
Iable event: noted it down from the landlords own
lips.
"Mr Grayson arrived at Beans Station on the sih inst
from Knoxville; appeared restless and impatient he
asked two or three times Tor ROOM before he showed
one Came down TO dinner, but ale nothing; requested
cup OF tea to be sent 10 his In the evening he
came down and conversed with Mrs Mays and appeared
composed He had complained Of pain his eyes,
and MIR. Mays recommended him TO make use Of n sui.
phur spring in the neighborhood He appeared anxious
TO do at first, but finally declined, stating that he
would not be able 10 r,e early tie retired rest al tho
usual hour carrying short piece Of candle 10 his roo
anu let II burn out. The next morning. the boy went
into his room with towel, and wafer 10 wash with
He directed the servant TO clean his boots, which was
done and when the boy took them up, he told hin he
had no further for him. The boy imne daley leil
the and in eight ten minutes afterwards, the
report of pistol heard though IL was thought by
the inmates of the house below, to have been gun
fred off cut Of doors The hour for breakfast ar
rived, and the girl carried it up 10 his ROOM She found
him dead A phial of laudanum about half full was
found the table. II is supposed that he drank too
little Of it, which, with the excitement, &c failed TO
accomplish his object The boy said he found him wing
the top of the bed clothes and looked out Of his
as if he was very sleepy. There two beds in The
room, and II is thought that he was sitting the one
which he pied with his body inclined towards where
he shot himself the other directly opposite and he
was found half way under it. No blood found on
the bedding though piece Of the scu bone was found
lying there! The brain thrown about the room,
though very little blood The pistol must have been
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part Of that side Of his head was blown entirely off The
following lines addressed 10 the landlord, and left
on the table in such position that the eye would dis
cover them Immediately on entering the room:
'Mr. Nays pray you pardon the irighul scene
have made in your house.
"You WILL ere long, lealn that have not been wholly
unworthy man.
81 have TO request YOU 10 write TO Col James Love-
formerly resident Of Bar,onsvle, Ky, who, think,
is there at this time though intending 10 remove with
his family in the fall for Texas, informing him of what
has occurred here and Of my wish that he would be good
enough 10 this point and take charge OF bag
gage examine and do with what he will is proper
In the meanwhile hope the best will be taken of it.
You will find money in my pocket book 10 detray all
my necessary expenses.
IL beseech YOU again In pardon the trouble give you
(Signed) p. w. GRAYSON, of Texas.
The following is copy that he left for his friends
"To my fTiends- go 10 my grave, tor the quiet the
world can never give me.
"1he fend that pursued me for 4 long time previous
TO 1880 and then ls, me rest, Ctwas when went 10
Texas) has started on me again with redoubied Jury
To save myself from the horror, Of mad house, go
into my grave Farewell To you and The lew kindred
of my particular affections, yield the last pusaons Of
my heart. I. W. ".
have no doubt bu. the following lines the last he
ever wrote. They written w,ha pencil on page
and half OF blank paper contained in his will, folded
up with the above letter and other papers, and
dorsed important papers, &c | copied them myself
from the WILL although the letter dated Galveston
Island, 10Th June, ISIS, yet as pencil was found ly.
.aIo 10 had 1.Vnl ,kanN
employed, pretty certain they the las, lines he
ever wrote and contain the last troubled ideas Of the
closing give them to you rerJati'n, under
scored, &c, as he lett them.
at is necessary TO my poor shattered name for me now
to confess, ha, al least ten years of roy life have been
q partially deTanSed man.
IL have always kept this profound secret, from
ndescribabe horror have e, a, the idea of dvulg
ing it. Iueiul skep,icism at The bottom Of all
The period Of my suffering in this state from o2U 10
1880 In This mood, dIsqualifying and adverse TO
mental e1cr,lon any kind actually wrote sort Of Es
say upon the influence Of Law &c. Went to- and
published il of hand, without examining proof,
recns it in any way This did for excitement alone,
with view and hope of bringing my mind back to
something like sanity again BY strong, desperate effort
al mental energy.
''The printer, silly man, made blunders in the
type than had myself made in the MS, and worst Of
all put my name in the title page against my express
ders-awiu exposure of my weakness which have ever
hoped however confined 10 lew persons only, who
might by accident have picked up the strangely conrv
ed i'll written crazy production, which contains good
many thoughts that approve even yet
"This write in my last hours Of existence. | sim
cerely think rs sane living Whether shall
be in bedlam my grave soon, know not. am IN the
bands of malignant fate and the worse that can befal
me will, am T. W. G.
The las, trap catch my soul and send i, 10 very
He'll of Torture, the good feeling Of my friends,
urging and prevailing on me, 10 10 candidate Tor
the Presidency Of Texas!!-O God!!'
In reviewing all the facts connected with this distress
ing and lamen,abe occurrence | think may safely
say he has fallen victim to his morbid feelings pro-
duced by the slang and caumny Of those opposed him
in Texa. for the Presidency. His ardent friends pressed
this thing upon him contrary 10 his conviccns aud
he has fallen a sacrifice.