Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-02

tees taken Of him by some of the papers in
this state. 1t will be az gratifying TO biz
|triends AZ II Ia 10 he, to know that wherever
he was known, he was generally esteemed and
universally regretted:
From the Bee # the 81 ST.
|The death of poor lIueetnn has filled with grie'
The hoeons OF his friends, and they were nu
|~nerous and ardent. A man Of rlpo intellect
h phrewd and sensible writer: he conducted
'the Baton Rouge Gazette with an ability hith.
ser,o uneouallea by cur country press. He
was fali Of noble and sterling qualities. though
peradventure somewhat over.apt to act upon
tho hasty impulse Of the moment. His death
aahas created a vacuum IN the editorial profess
asion which il will be m easy matter to fill.
I To his young wife and family it will be an
satliction of such thrilling agony, that nothing
asave the divine influence OF piety and resig.
nation can temper.
His remains were conducted to the Levee
4 yesterday amid a large conconrse Of citizens
land placed on board the steamboat De Soto
TO be transported TO Baton Rouge.
From The Trepie Of the 9th.
FuNsRAL OF the bArE Mr., I%lessroH.--
4 We understand that The procession which
Afullowed the lemains OF the lamentcd Ilues
Rton 10 the grave, was the largest ever wit,
Nuesscd At Baton Rouge, on any similar oeca
Hsion. When the steamer DE Soto with hi,
4corps on board, touched at the landing
1.-The whole population, without regar,
Ito parties or classes, turned ont 10 nee
land paw the last cad tribute Of respect to on,
Awho SO lately moved amongst them, a brave
and noble-hearted gentleman. 4
Sgloom perraded the whele community, AM
leach man felt as though he had los, a brothei
. In truth there was
81 IA cloud upon each brow,
ri "A shadow on each heart
Jahn Huesion was no ordinary man-Go
q had given him a heart running over with kind
& ness and noble resolves: he was brave, gen
. erous and Just while bis mind was one OF tb
q hest il has ever been our fortune TO come i
d contact with Possessing so many endearin,
onalities--gifted with SO many eniobling at
tributes living NJ he did,, perpetual person.
q fca,ion at NIL that is pure and beautiful, brav
81 Honorable and good--it is not strange that h
3shauld be so regretted. He was a man {
3love while living, one to mourn when dea,
81 He was one of the few to whom Halleck
II lines upon the death of Drake, will truly ar
ply:
81 None knew thee bu, to love thee
81 Nor named thee but to praise"
81 To his friends, TO his stricken wife an
s. her young charge. We need not say ho,
&deep is our sympathy, how sincere our regre
M But regrets are useless, and repinings vair
81 The great dispenser Of human events, VIII
.holds in his hands the destinies of men an
xnations, can alone afford consolation to tn
xerashed spirit, and 10 him We commend then
& Frem the Lafayette Constitution
81 DlED-Saturday last at Ii o'clock at nigh,
u MIR. Hueston editor Of the Baton Rouge Ga
q sele. Mr. Hueston fell a victim to his deyo
3 tedness to the Wing cause he lost his lf
lin a duel with Mr., Alcee I.abranche, electe
s representative TO congress by the Democrat
s party. lie, us shed a few tears on his grave
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