Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-29
From tke Besfon Journal IF Tassdsy.
DEATH or HUGH 5. LEGARE.

DNit5 WIN 49, s s-f's -
Tie flags were waving. and the people
were expressing then joy and gratitude il
The celebration Of an act to eommemoratt
one OF the nobltst de-, ds fecol dcd in iht
historic annaIs--ai.iIe the Pf. 81 'eni 0
tie United Stpl,s and distngu shed mel
from ali parts oi tae country were Oh
gu, sts-aud ,ysiy ceunt, ,ena seem, {
rtdani with smiles, denptug forgetluInes
of care, aud ndul Ience IN 10, full antclpa
tions--ihe ANGEL on DEATH came among
as land has gwen US mournful and i'm
pressiye Illustration Of the sublime irutl
that I'm The midst Of hte tce are in death.
HUeH S. LEGARE, Of South Carolina, the
the eminent scholar, the poet, the orator
the accomplished statesman. IS no more
Mr.. Legare died this morning, at hal
pas, FIVE O'Clock, at the mars on Of Geo.
Ticknor in Park street. He had com
ri med OF indisposition soon after his ar
rival in the city, aud was in consequence
unable TO participate in the celebration oi
the Seventeenth of June. The immcdi-
ate cause o his death is said [, have been
Inflammation OF the bowels. He was at
tendeds by DIR. Bigolow, aud it is unnec-
essary to add every thing which care, al.
tention, kiudaess aud ne zeal SIX Il could
accomplish, was daue 10 alleviate lis sui.
fer.ngs and preserve his life.
Mr.. Legare held the high office Of At.
torncy G, neral OF the Ua.tsd States ;
and, since Mr.. Webster's retirement from
the Cabinet, has als1 exercised the du.
ties If SECRETARY Of Site. He has been
taken away IN the very prime Of life, IN
the midst Of career already signaliy bril-
liant, and pr, missing to be in the hlg1est
dogrte honorable to himself, and serylcea-
BILE to his country aud mankind HIS
death will BE- universally regarded as "A
national calamity, and must lie every
where regretted; Tor he enieycd in re-
markabn degree the respect and esteem
# all bis fellow cit zens, without regard
To section o. rariy, in every portion OF the
Union.
From he Baitimore Patriot
From his earliest years Mr.. Logare
manifested DECIDED prediction for elias
cal pursu is, and after enjoying The aJ-
want geS Of educate at one Of the best
institutions IN tbIs county, he repair tp
Ednburg, v hgre he dev ted himself with
characteristic zeal AM assidultv 10 the
study Of G,cek ani Roman Literature
ana Of the Civil Law, und The lc Iued
Professors of that celt brated University.
There he laid the ground work of those
Ugh, various, and ,xeasive taiamcnts
which Justly entitled HIN 10 rank am ~
the first holars OF the age. Ii had IN
deed a gcaiuS for scholarship. l. canning
was his nj ,trts3-w whom he loved for her
own slie-and not, as Campbell has 81 /
of some t her ,oiaries, tor The hopes OF
wea ii an worldly honor by h-r dowry,
nor for The vanity Of showing hrr In pib
lie, nor fer the Ir.dc Of beng allied 10 her
family. lis was disintcrcst3d teyoion
To hen sa"re6 S II.
Tn the rein i asd iut l'ectua soc ctY
Of the Sc t'i<h " tr' pol s-oa the minds
Of Jeffrey, Wilson. Oh lmers and other j.
lustrous met h left an impression ven
IN his youth which YET endues, strength
= =
4 bonors in his ontive land ana h I'll
,,n,bs 10 ,n, ,o,Io ua,ks OF Literature,
-, i law
A. RI, torician he was IN The opin-
uof 6 49,, e.en; indaesthc most pol shed
nd cIns. e ,l.,h 5 country has ever pro
du, cd. WI h genus more ardent a ~
t1g, r us than that Of Edward Ever It, c
had s'Si" equa y correct, and y'tmof'
h'Fm"h'o' IS ana hSh'y hn'sh.,'' an" ~
'nt' y "ore nc sea YIN inc o''S "'
ancient 'n' nod IN irai'i'g' an" m w,
fespIrndeni with tho 81 r'fS 81 a p Ct ~
'masInatio1. hiIe he cohdu' 'e' Il
southern i'@v'e"' C'luclsm was "al'
more use "a ard N ~ f'.tVf INA"
iaI cvero ca m m Landa OF any NtnF'l'
can WiEc' q - It's G'p f''
"a" sc 81 en-, 'c'I. na,'c M "s.Ioo' alb"
his glowing enthusiasm were perhaps
never rXc'li.d 'Accpt by Jgnf'y IN '"'
a my days oi me Ed'noofg i'e'''".
lis spoke style was emluen''y uSUn
5uIshed by me qua'lt'es Wh'cn give Su'H
charm to ms eomPosl'ion8' NO. less
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