Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-02-10

hNsaid oi he Idly of tfashhg in riches ior appi.
ness fess's s'd o laianc anda pruicssion wtsah p,
one perod Ah'd an income o tea Thousand dollars. lac
ois'riou'ed ms charities with an nnsIaring hand and
thus prevented thu aernsdst,omnt unWieldy estate.
aud spread JOY and cnbt, hab,ations Of the poor
aud the afflicted. lie couiorled hin,s, in his old aye
WIN me pleasing reflection, ida he had not. IN the
course o his oug and useful e sued any individual Tor
Just debt. nor IN any way olssssed debtor. From
The calculation he made. he supIpssd that he gave
away. in the paymen, oil dep,s ivr, which he WAS
security. and in charitable Donations. Of moacy
not less than thrte hundred thousand dollars, and yet the
payment oi 50 large sum never causs m 10 lose his
characteristic chccrnlneS. nor 10 indulge IN harsh cen
snres upon The irales of haman nature Nv angiit
us happiness III God aud always filled with graft
nde Tor the success with whch all his 'nerprlaAs- Mere
crowned lie was the chief agent in obta'ng the pas
sage o The law, Tor paving oil the claims Of our nsoa
nl'onary soldiers, he having drawn up and presented a
memorial 10 the Virginia Legislature. urging that body
10 iS'ftthe representatives u the State 10 hring The sub
lec' b lore Tie Congress OF the niled States And h'
some lawyers aud professional made large iortue $
by acting as ilcagents oil claimants, and nlssnu upon
Their ignorance, MAJOR Duval uniformly charged the
small compensation o from five len per cent Tor his
services IN such aenees The honesty and hcnoy uncc
oil thus gmd mln sprung from the vital principle Of
fmt M CHRIST Tins VITA scrip,ur,l and energrtlc.-
AppoPrlang the proptaiigp OF Christ 10 his individual
raso he threw himself with s,andcss confidence the
mercy Of God and though ,sa,.nrthy sinner. he felt
IN his heart that hris To HIM wisdom, righteous
ness sanettieatlon aud recmp,ion.' Under the nilu
encc Of Christian faith. his mind was perfectly freed
iron tear ol poverty aIllicon and death He became
ZANZIBAR Will death; and was assured of Misrepresentation
i eternity that he has ir years spoken Of his departure.
WIN uihrohen conpsnrc, 81 ing. Il am read, for my
Journey al any time Ills will VAS submissive. that
he was nol known 10 epnc any dspcns,iiun OF Prov
h,enNo. y hep hsse %. children To HON hr was de
Noicy at,aeh d, he said devontl, 'thr lord gave and
the Lord hath taken away; BLESSED be the of the
Lord With thus spirit OF iallh and resignation, he
opened iotnaln oi hapilnyss in his lhud. which. in
It's c.se's nd even lpw, could not 10 stayed by the
bodily and domestic .lcilun which he WAS called 10
endure. Ills concern ior ihc weare otl,s tamily
manifested IN lnslneng and praying with t,em daily t.
W hen confined 10 MS bed bv ,csa, S. and anahy Ia
knce he would have his family called arud him, aud
oler pray ior there preservation. lie has left widow
aud five c..rcn, large number OF servants. and a vast
circle Of ifIenus. VI o, from long and familiar acualn
anrc, esteemed him man N uncompromislne Integrity.
and christian of the soundcs, principles. lie died In
the communion of the Methodist f.. Church, like the
patriarch Abraham-. fiji efEE,' and with 4 lively
hope OF a bsstul immortality.
----, nj the residence Of her husband. IN the 2ol,
year oihrr age. MIS- EIIz, W. lecK consort Of Geo
7. Luck, Of Bedford County. Va.
81 The lliu,ssie Advocate all Democrat, are re
l.rs'd To copy.