The Arkansas banner., 1844-11-20
From tae H. L7lgfeace RepablicM. SIT.AS Wprf.s TT, A, rro44r

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 The eminent public services of this states man too well known and too fully and highly appreciated in this Sate to require extended remark from us. He is second to no one in talents and valuable requirements
 Tn usefulness, honor, and patriotism. He Is at the head of his party in the Union, and IS conceded 10 be one of the most useful. paeneal, common sense men in the nation,
 With all these things the reading public are familiar. But few, however, have had au opportunity of knowing him at home among his neighbors and familiar fire-side
 friends. Il IS in the everyday transactions
 ol soclal lIe-and in the unreserved inter- course among neighbors, that the real char acier of man is known-where the good or
 had qualities of the heart clearly manifest themseives-where unreserved and heartfelt acts take the place of words and professions, and where the common-sense criticisms of piaIn sensible citizens are spontaneously made.
 The following notice of MT. Wright was some lime since prepared for the information ot priva'e friend by one who has been in- innate with him for nearly five and twenty yeats:
 '' first saw Mr. Wright in the spring of lS20. He was then commencing the prac- tce of law in the village of Canton. where he now resides Irecollect this remark then made by shrewd farmer, that he was the first lawyer he ever saw whose law was all common sense, and that he always gave plain sensible reasons for all his opintons on all cnbIoctc oCt I,I I>ao :. of the village, where his dislike of injustice and dlscord were clearly and strkinglv il- lustra'ed. Instead of promoting aud encour- aging litigation, he uniformly discountenanc- ed It, and acted as pea ce-maker by inducing reconclllaHens in matters of conlenton.- Such was their confidence in his advice to his neighbors, tliat 1t seldom failed to recon- selle differences, and to induce them to live in peace.
 "Mr. Wrightslives in small wood house, Tn no wise dstinguishable from those of his nelghbors. think it cost him some eight hundred dollars. In all respects he lives in the same plain, simple, unostentatious style ol the farmers Of his town, any one of whom Is always met with the cheering smiles of welcome at his hospitable threshold In dress, he IS uniformly plain. At home, it is not distinguishable from that of good farmers. Except for brief period in the fall of 1894, MT. Wright has always enjoyed the most TO- bust health. On returning from Washing ton, he deyotes his time, as far as his numer- ous calls will permit, to the cultivation of his garden and small farm adjoining the village. When Fl the field he labors like any other farmer. in all the details of business. He Is above middiing size, and possesses a rema k ably robust constitution. His ag.iculiu al laborS, doubt hot, have essen iatiV caatri- buted to his continued good healh. Ddiag my long acquaintance with him. have nev r seen the least particle of irritation, or any manifestation of petllaace O. ill tem0e'.- The most violent assaults of political ene mics, never disturb him. He is at all times, and OH all occasions, the same calm. dignii- ed, respectful man, that he is in the Senate of the United States. An unkind wo,d never escapes him. He wounds the feelings of no one.
 "Whatever tended to promote the substan- tial interest of his town. was certain to re- ceive his attention. The construction of roads and bridges; the erection of churches and public ediiices, were objects that attract eI his ea-lv attention and were essentially promoted by the labor of his own hands.- Ultil public duty called him away, he often acted as path-master in his district, aad personally performed as mnch labor as any citizen. The competition between his and other districts. led to results still visible in his town. Whether in the affairs of his town; mhls own bnSlness, or ia the councils ot the nation, he seems, without hustle, display or confusion, to be always in the right place, doing exactly the right thing and ill the best and most suitable mat ner
 '' In case of sickness, he was always the first to offer his services have known him to walk miles Ill stormy weather, ovei mud dv roads. to. watch with lbe sick. No one performed this task more frequently or cheer fully. Nc one Is more devoid of all selfish ness, During my long acquaintance, never knew him to be laying plans for pecuniary gain or personal advancement No man has ever accused him of doing him personal wrong, or any injustice. He always iulils his engagements, of every description, with scrupulous fidelity. The example of Mir. Wright on this as on other subjects, has ex erted most saIutary influence upon the cti- zens of his town, often noticed and frequent ly mentioned by the people from other towns. There are but few among his neighbors, of either party, who do not feel heartily proud of him, and mani est an anxiety to act so as to meet his approval. His irankness and sincerity has made impressions upon his friends and associates, which 9 stranger will readily notice.
 '' Mr. Wright was married at Canton, in the fall of 1853, to the daughter of a gentle man in whose family he lad always boarded when there. A more attentive, kind and af- fectonate husband does not exist. \ cross word, or even an unkind look, has never passed between him and his wife. Mir Wright, we verify believe, has not a personal enemy in the world. He cannot be said to have any amusements, although when time permits he may sometimes be seen with a ishng-rod in his hand. His neighbors who chance tO differ with him in politics. esteem