Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-17
ID ED.

At H'rrisonburs, on the 2oth ut, in the Ale,
year oi his age, SAMUEL r. IurwiLrR. ESQ Pal.
master ~ tina. pace. Mr. L. was universally he.
loved and rcSpec eJ.
Death has again sinlked forth in our land, and
THOMAS SH"REs one OF the few remaining Snicisrs
of our S'orrUus RevO Ut on, h brrn summoned In
mnsir win his mother dust, and ION the sptrils al
the departed heroes Oi that eycn.fui struggle I'M.
successful ierm.nIton OF winch will ever form one
o Tue brch eS pages IN the hS;o,y OF our uauua 5
glory. Inc su'Jeci OF TINS trIUuIc ut respect VAS
Torn IN the county OF Hanover o. highly rr>r.cf,
Ole phrentagc, IN the year 1883; he received urh
an education rs would quality hun tor The station m
I'VE ne NEEDED to assume, whcn was thnt oi n
Farmer hi', win all un,urnsntd n ,me WAS pll
the inheritance he received from hi, unceStor,. ~,
tue 'i'ne he arrived AT the yo.rs OF manhood m,
81 lrm ol the Revolution hau ate ,dy besun ia ,n,rk
en- the dark clouds of war, winch mad been for
some time ea;heiing had ectuaiy hurst IN nIt Their
lury upun he Northern States. The South was
yet IN Gtpose. But tins cain WIS not destined 40
b" OF long durtuOn-al thro ~ ,Ee Co on,es I, d
Governurs acting IA concert, attempted, eiineT by
force OF tn'eIis DC ciandes' mrauS % leprtyc th
worthy I eomtnry OF Their arms the Imuortatuu
OF sunpowdor from the mother country hat been
prohioHedi and thus tie minlUns OF ue.pot.sm
thought to fisten the chains VI slavery sui mur.
securely around the cOlrnisls, anu Teuder them
forever after unable TO strike blow IN tnei. ~ n
defence. AT this iIue however, the boldest spiTI:
of he age, "he Oresth born Demos hcnes" appeafed
before the Ycomlnry ul his country pur.r,v,n., IN
the most vivid ca Ots the march vi BRUSH usurpa.
ton and OPPRESSION ami picI utIng with all his man
e'oquence the fields OF Concord anu Lexington vel
smoking with the blood OF macy OF their coun-
ryInen. tbs appeal was not ~ VAN they IN al
become fired with love Tor "Cunsti,utionaI Liner, y
and America" aud they determined to march with
their pitiouc leader, to William, burg and there Al
ne point OF the b'yonct, and II necessary al The
LANNON'S mouth, TO demand of Dunmofe, Tie Gov
OF the Colony the restoration OF the arms nd anInu-
milton which he mad taken from the Arsenal IL
Is well known how they succeeded. MIR Shores
was one OF this number. Often nave 1 hearL him
revert IN the most animated manner to this incident
IN his lie Being fond of adventure and dellghting
IN The pleasure oi the chase lac often Joined IN nun
ing excursions TO the counties of Fluyinna and Al
oemifIe. In one OF these expeditions he became
attached 10 young lady. TO whom he was ,fter.
wards married. Vie continued TO live for some time
IN the lower country, but still remembering the
beautiful scenery and rich soil of the upper counties
ne was induced To purchase Farm on James n.
yer, m the county oi Fluvanna, 10 which he soon
removed The temporary repoSe Of the MidJle
ana southern States was now disturbed and the
distant murmers OF war resounded through The c,un
try. The slime which tried the souls of men, had
arrived, and America needed the assistance Of ali
her sons 10 aVtnsc the InnumGrable insults W hicb
had been hetped upon her. MIR Shores tru, IN hrs
e"nhirys call tore himself from the endearments of
his iumiy, and, with heart burning with patriotir
zeal, FASTENED TO JON his c1untrymen who were
ready IN the held. lie served both unJer Wash
Ington and Lafayette, and was in actual service for
more than eighteen months, during which time he
e"uu'eu every hardShp TO which the soldiers Of our
aFm'es were exposed 10y the poverty of the rat,on
Full many IA time have seen the tear Of svnn,-
my start from the eye of some bcAidlsss Iov Ia
whom he was recOuntng the sorrows OF o her DAYS.
no" no was often compelled with bire feet To- march
over frozen ROADS, leaving traces of blood ~ ev,,
STEP, ana forced 10 seek repose with nothing be
meath HIM but the damp earth and with no,b,r,
ABOVE hut the blue vault Of Heaven When Tho
war was concluded, and the American EaoI. A,n.
pea ms wings m triumph "the land Of the free
a"u ,''o "phe OF me oaVe," and the proud Lion o
Ensllnd had skulked across the waters To his den
Mr. Shores retired to the bosom of his family To en-
JOY mat liberty Tor which he had toi!ed md for
winch he had suffered every privation.
ny perseverlng industry he soon became indcprn.
denti 10y his integrity and gentcmanly dcporrnoen,
he acquired the confidence of his co1nr,vmen ana
was chosen justice OF the peace which office he held
uurl"g his liie hliIng IN the meantime the place of
high sheriff The happiness of his home was nov
o'tnrOed-ihe wife of his youth was torn from him
oy the ruthless hand OF death, she who had been
the partner Of his Joys, and the shurer of his sor-
rows, was laid IN the darkness Of the grove but her
pure splnt no doubt was cirried on angels pininns
To the courts OF Heaven. Some years after this sad
bereavement, nc married second wife, who cortri-
6uted much Ivy her ut cipnntc tenderness To com
fort hrs declining years nnd smooth his rugged ma,
sage to the tomb. MIR. SHORES was for n,rv ve,ts
an acceptable member Of the Methodist Episcopal
chhrchi hrs was not that cold Phlrslcal religion
when consists IN the empty forms of outward show
ana cetemonyi but Il WIS that deep aud pure rei.
gIon which alone c'n give conhi, IN the hour Of
death. lie was loved aud respected by all The
needy never turned frUm his door with their want.
unsuppi cd, nor sid The sick snd an ctcd ever apfIv
u MN ~ vain, as numbers who have prof ted by +,
prescriptions o'u TESTIFY; he was KIND md m c.
u'nute husband, devoted parent and a warm
friend.
On Frd'y, the 18Th uf., exhausted nature gave
way, the cod nd Of death was l,iJ up,o him
and Thomas shores was no more his immort Il
sWni I've nave every reason tn bclicve,) took Us
llsht through worlds Of ether 70 he aabi ter count,
OF heiycn, there 10 JOIN the sninted companion #
his youth, who hud gone before TO tLo.e who
mourn his loss, there s nothing lett but to pracuce
his virtues, 20 that when the last loud trump shall
sound, and the graves give up tncr dead, they ma
be tna1Itd To enter wHh hun .uto the bright man
slOn5 Of eternal happiness
He W. WIS gentle ; anil the elements
rufniH'd iu hun, that Nature might stand m
AM siy 90 al tic world Ihis was q uanf
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