Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-12

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Departed this life on Saturday, Ne Isl OF june,
1911. Capt GABRIEL GRAY, OF the county OF Cus-
peper. in The olst year OF his age. To Tie hume
rot> friends of the deceased, the simple announc-
ment Of his death would be sufficient to call up
the recollection of the many virtue and excel
lences which so much distinguished his charac
ter; ana which in their memories L least. must
ever he identified with his name M,ny have de-
scended 10 The grave, ''unwept and nhoRored"
save br the few who knew and lovci them bt;
Who in all that sheds lu>Ire upon humanity ana
entities il TO Immortality, were far greGtcrthan
manv q name emhlaZoned upon t!2 page al
history. and familiar as household Co.'s. -
Such NAV be the fate OF the venerateG subject OF
the present notice. Ills memory, even, may'hot
be preserved, except by those who have known
him long and well-and who, therefore, !ofed and
honorei him Consult the history oil OH coiin-
Ivy, and tie name OF Gabriel Gray will not lie
found upon a solitary page save an he Tti HEX
of TIE MI ~ContiHcaid Ltm:' and vet it is b him,
and such q he, that We are indebted Tor al the
glorious fruits OF the Revolutionary S,Feale.-
The name Of Nathaniel Greene will i've and
swell in the hearts OF his countrynen. 80 longsS
the spirit that animated The fathers Of the Revolt
ton Shall ike in the bo>oms OF their sons and
why? Because Of his brilliant Southern cam
paign in ST. and chiefly because OF The >plendd
battles Of .Guiltord" and "Eutaw Springs sid
yc. tc was indebted 10 Capt. Gray, anc-hl> noble
compeers Of the glorious old 'Coniinentals'. Tor
al the cclat Of that celebrated campaign. Capt.
G. was wounded at the baule Of Eutaw'Splins>
the marks of which he carried with him-io the
grave-ard was also at the battle ofyGmliort
Court House In short, he belonged 10 the Ole
Continental Line ana OF neutrality-suspicious.
much OF the hardship and achieved much>ot the
glory Of the war Thanks 10 d merct9sProvI-
Gencc he lyed long TO enjoy he well-earledfrults
OF his gallant struggle for freedom sndto illus,
raic Il his declining years, The principles ne hao
fought fer in his Younger. He stood among Us,
one oil the few living memorials OF the time mat
tried mems -oulsH-cne OF the last Of the living
na> that bind the present TO the glorious past
Those memorial, are rapidly fading from amongst
us-;hoSe links are constantly breaking beneath
tie remorsccS> pressure OF time but they ale not,
ther must not be forgotten and not one of them
: all more deserve 10 he held in remembrance Than
Cant c. Nurured in the school ofthe Revolution,
I Cap c. lived and dieda Republican The cortem-
porarvol Jefferson he preserved 10 the last MS deVo
( lion To- the principles which distinguished the ac-
miuiStration o, that eminent statesman. For for
! Is wears hc WAS 4 subscriber to the Richmond
+ Enquirer" and was never known TO wavcr IN his
! support ot sound Democratic Republican liberty.
/ The domestic and social virtues o! Capt. Gray
7 were Iu>t such as ale calculated 10 make Us
/ proud Of our 6ind and which would. ii generally
/ emula,ed. convert the Earring and disccrtant Ba-
/ bel-.he wore!-into an Eden of peace and hap
I pnesS In all the relations Of life he was perfect
! IL uneycepionablc. He lived 10 a green old age
/ and. after an active and busy life, during which
/ he was brought into contac; with great numbers
Of persons. died without leaving a solitary enemy.
! Many knew. and not one that knew does DOT
mourn him. The father Of 4 numerous family,
he lived to see his descendants Of the fourth sene-
ration. who. having e,incet their sense OF his
value while living. by the most dutiiul and atec-
tionate attentions 10 tie last, now testify their
sense of their irreparable los by the most poig-
! uaut and hearted; sorrow Yet. they sorrow not
/ as those without hope" Though not member
/ Of anr Church Cant Gravs whole life was 4
! PRACTICAL illustration OF the sublime truths 81 The
I Christian system and his death another evidence
| OF the reality Of that system He frequently,
during his last illness declared his confidence IN
the merits OF Crucified Redeemer-and, MOI
/ long before his death expressed his anxiety 10
depart and BE- with Christ Having lived th'.
/ lie OF the righteous. his afflicted family res; IN
well-crounGed hope that his death was but the
transition from this to brighter anu more JOYOUS
existence. such was the liie--such the Death ct
4 this good man. Let the living emulate his viz
tues If they would reap his reward l..
- The Religious Herald will please copy.