Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-03-02
Death OF MT. Biddte.

Death OF A1r. Biddio.
Nicholas Biddle, ESQ.,, formerly and for ma
ny years President of the United States Bank,
died, at four O'Clock yesterday morning, at his
residence at AndaIusia, in Bucks county. He
had been suffering from an attack of dropsy for
several months, but until within short time
prior to his DEATH he had been able to visit the
city. The report Of his deceuse caused consi-
derobe sensation, as it was not looked for by
any but few of his relatives and personal
friends, and naturally excited much comment.
The life ofone who occupied SO conspicuous a
position in the political and financial struggle of
the country during the past twenty years as
Mr.. Bidde did, could not fail to occasion much
remark at his death. His public career was G.
ventful in the extreme, and covered period
characterized by the most violent conflict Of par
tics, and It'll by no means surprising that, after
being defeated as the. leader of party and
the champion ofs particular interest, he should
lave fallen under the bann and censure of his
iotmer partisans. Such is the fate Of every am.
aitous man who tals TO achieve what his hopes
lead him to promise. Success, or death in the
midst Of struggle, are the only received pass
ports to enduring popularity.
Mr. Biddle was Born in Philadelphia on the
sth of January, l7S6, and was consequently bat
tiity-eight years of age at his DEATH His ar
cestors came with William Penn TO this coun-
try, and were distinguished in the early history
of the State. His father, Charles Biddle, took
an active and Jealous part in the Revolution,
and was associated with franklin in the admi-
ulstratcn Of this State, then just emerging from
it. colonial conditions. Mr.. Nicholas Biddle
commenced his education at the University in
this city and finished il at Princeton, New Jer-
sey, where he was the subject Of much favora-
BILE notice for his literary attainments. At the
age of nineteen he was appointed Secretary to
General Armstrong, in his mission to France,
and travelled with the Minister over consider.
able portions of Europe. He remained abroad
three years, and was a portion of that time
attached TO the embassy of Mr.. Monroe, at the
Court of St. james. On his return to Phila.
delphia, Mr.. Biddle devoted himself TO tho
practice of the law, and the pursuit of letters
AS writer he was much esteemed, md be-
came popular contributor to some of the lea.
ding periodicals Of the day His ability in
this department of science improved with time
and his essays have always been admired for
their ingenuity and polish, even when their Oh
ject was condemned.
Mr.. Biddle was elected by the Democratic
party Of this city to the State Legislature in
1910, and again to the Senate in lSl4. In both
situations, he occupied prominent position as
the friend ofgeneral education, and an advocate
OF National bank. In 1919, he was appointed
government director Of the United States
Bank by President Monroe, and, four years af-
terwards, succ eedcd Langdon Cheves in the
presidency of that institution. lie remained
IN that situation until the expiration of the
charter of the old bank, and the creation ofthe
new one by this State, and assumed the presi-
dency Of the latter for the first year OF two Of
its existence. The rest Of his public career is
known to most Of our readers, and has, in turns,
won for him the warmcst praises and the Bit
terest reproaches, according to the disposition
or bias Of the revewer.-PhI L,ag, FEB 2S.