Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-21
DEATHS.

Died, yesterday, at "a o'clock, ~, Mrs AGNES RIr.
t,nees arc Invited attend her funeral At ociocs lila
seLnnsn rom ne house OF her msthcr Mrs lumsieu,
Death has been mist, and caused many heart. IN
bleed from tho blow that has sle forever the pS,iloos
OF QUE. ROBERT CANM, Esq OF Amherst county ". -
no more. Excepting cold OF some continuance
with occasional pains inthc chest, beswoko On weinc,
morning In his usual health; but ar complaining Of
slight uneisness IN tho breast, spasois eonvus ara OF
ne whole system with such violence rup
u'e n'ooi vessel when death ensued alnoSt nmediate
" Ills sudden demise has psodac has In thc circle
OF ma friends that can never e hlled
llIsinclleotuil cnowmcnts were OF a rare order. m.
wsS once mcmbcr OF his state Legislature anil for seys-
Msh mind peculiar for the elegance he structure 10
stny tue classic literature of his mother tongue MS
eutvaci mind. HIS writings are ~ the bclce lrr.s ,n
~ ea o,ier, anu ysi even Ia the latter sort where
classical elegance aud native dacacy Of his Inri That
ne ha moral faults cannot be denied Hut whatever may
have been the faults of his CARRIER aud youthful years
they we're always such to iniure nnna him self
while the last years Of hts life were cnnobIei Nv Al yir
tues thai most capvls tho heart create around thcit
possesor an Atmosphere which all delight To nhale How
much nc was beloved Is but TOO mounfily 10y
inc frantic giei Of hts ismlly. As tho only ION Of
widowed mother, he VAS duiiu and aneeonaie; as the
1oher oi orphaned sis ers he ~as TENDER and synpa.
thee asa parent; husband lac rr.f of an
a. nus servant eoud only regard him their
Kind protector Indeed, Robert Canin was the idol OF ali
hcafiS who knew him such as Ice really Alas he
was too much an idol, anil God has removed him.
vi hts RELIGIOUS eharae We speak definitely
as We could desire That he iutclec belle yer
Iha no WA. NOR, Ih.n an iu w. can bpi nope
last twelve months and more hJ feelings had been unu-
su'ly Interested. shall forget his appearanrc
uutlug the whole OF that tins ia the house Cod FROM
tue iic to messenger Of God began speaking until lie
chic lis eye never wandered and tho changes Of hs
eounenanee plainly showed the intense workings of his
mind nor these feelings allowed TO die away when
Tao SPEAK voice ceased sounding IA his earf fie euI
tNiied them at honc The Bible, only IN liz history
but especially IN spiritual devotional patia
was has delight aud study hich lac led with
delight, ami there those still alive who will ever re-
member the tenderness aud fcivor with which hc would
often elite its precious proniseS 10 order aoothe aud
as one who hal been taught Of God especially as 10
those truths which have reference religion soul
ino them nc discovered insight when, IL oss seem
can pc conferred only by the Divine spirit. Nor did he
Stop al these things bat for long tue before his death
prayer was as constant wi h,n the return OF day
Nor were his deNotioas the prompngs OF fear. Death
had lost It's terrors 10 hts mind For only few evenings
beioIe he died aud while Ia nearly his usual health he
sai 10 beloved mother. TO whom he unbosomed
himself fully, that he had fear of death; that he
Thought he could meethe last enemy without the eas,
shrinking of fear" This conposurc of who had
thought long and seriously the Interests be lost
secured by exchange OF worlds could hardly been
and therefore true character OF Robert CAn latter
part OF his life, dcc aud rcfned 20 have been
other than the growth Of divine grace heart.
when the last words he uttered words OF prayer,
lIngu sc TO which his lips had been daily used,
and vial hope that all well with him lie
has passed at the early OF thirty eight years,
return NJ tnorc-passcd when Instant before health
and hope and promise gliding the with bright
est haos OF happiness aud usefulness. But moment
before he turned him his bed 10 die, he sporting
with his nfanan only Truly Ia the midst Of life
are Ia death. ResieT-DrePGre 10 meet thy Col BE
ready Tor ia such hour think the Of Man
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