Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-01

On September ia. q Spring Eli. the tssldssse 81 bee
husband. 0odrsy Csuthofn, Esq., In the county 81 Esssx
vs- M". Htslirrr. BrsoS cAuruoss at the age Of ~
yesD one month ssd twenty-five days. Il
In recording the death of this truly smsbe lady, The
writer feels no desire to ssrnsh her supuehrs With any
high wrought sulo but simply TO state for the interest
her distant relations and friends, that che died
Der Of the Baptist church, perfectly resigned the will OF
God sntcipstns blessed Immortality with the spirits Of
the just made perfect. She verify remarkable
many respscs. eli her Intelligent seqasntsnees
tesfy. Blessed With strong mind aud cultivated sste
her children aud Undue their mnds with incotrup
bic principles o honour, virtue and true wisdom Though
OF delicate physical Organisation and labourng under
peated assaults u complication OF masdies. from
Rod shortly after her marriage. a the age of n I'LL
her she able she
her talents q, the VI her children and all who
sought her instruction. and could the influence Of her ex
ample and her precepts upon her children aud upon
Others who snoined fashion themselves like her.
be generally known il would operate forebly aud
eHectusy than oraons OF essays IN opening the OF
the people upon the Importance Of female tdueaon and
the peculiar and hness VI the softer o
teach the young idea how shoot" This devotedy fond
psreut, faithful wife, Kind Mistress and acknowledged
philsnthropnt leaves the Spring Hill family bowed down
TO the earth At the affecting dsPensaion The vacuum thus
created IN their midst be filled. Religious 70
sgnaon daily invoked mitigate the keenness Of their
snsush-but Tune alone can accomplish that task.
The Charlottesville Advocate aud the Washington Ciy
papers will please copy.
To hs Edifsrs sfth RAix.
CoSooRpI., FAyErrx COUNTY, TEssssskS.
On Monday 25th August. ls4s. with sincere regret.
witnessed the death Of Mr. BENJAMIN BAsB about &c
Of age. Mr.. Bsbs YVES bora IN lse OF Wight county, Va.
but about Is months emigrs,ed this place where
he spent the greater part OF hrs time.
In the death Of Mr. Babb confess before God and
our fellow men that We painfully bereft OF Kind end,
valuable citizen, and important member OF society.
We unmindfu of the grief that will surely affect
his relations, but mutual bearers OF the mighty bur
then Of While confess sadness Of feeling
for the eIc.on o the deceased BY the iron scouge Of
DEATH express unbounded admiration for the manly
manner in which he bore his dlsease and died
He was patent yet ankful for every kindness done him
although he was tortured with tho most agoniling pain; he
calm and reasonable, and ai all times commanded q
degfee OF iorude unprecedented In the life OF Mr. Babb,
we recognize feo~beng possessing the Modest primer
Tie brave yet boisteTous: He
prompt but deliberate he Kind and sympathetic In feel
ing but philosopher in principle, and better Than all he
possessed strict honesy-the purest virtue In short he
maintained that highly honorable degree OF character
which seldom attained by persons OF his In his
lite and death beheld decisive evidence OF the fact that
the noblcs work OF God; that he endowed with
principles aud abilities far superior the other beings of
the handwork OF omnpoencc and that his originality is in
God. Finally To his bereaved relations that they
do not geye alone And may be assisted in sustain
ing the mighty loss ist has befalen Would God
that such men might abound.
The Enquirer will please copy.
At the residence OF her fahe the county OF Powha
tan, Sunday night the 2ls inst, GASOLINE NJ, eldest
daughter OF Jas NJ Harris. Esq. She fell sweety asleep
the OF her Saviour, leaving behind her for the
consolation o her bereaved parents and
mortality.
Sleep Caroline, thy pese, ful sleep
Thou art in mercy early called away,
While We, alas! thy friends lett to weep,
That in this weird Of trouble still must stay.
Aud shall we mourn that thou gone,
Thus early, To q state Of bliss y
No, no! We weep that we are lett, alone
To llnger in world Ut like this
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At his residence, Springfield this place, the
18th inst, about o'clock, p. NJ, Mr. CHARLks BKUcE
in the nth year OF his
lie had been confined his bed for about three weeks
before his death, during which time his bodily suerings
very great, bu which he bore with paeace and
signation, To the Divine will.
It's cause OF thank illness, the par, OF his family
and friends that his nna end calm and serene, without
4 struggle groan and apparently without any pain In
l. the relations Of life Mr. b. hed hrs place well the
most favored IN the community making all due allowance
for The iralles OF and christian,
father friend aud neishbor his loss be sup.
Piled, except by Him whose pleasure it take him
away.
He had been IN Iion with the Regular, old
der OF Baptss for many years. and lived and died in the
firm belief Of the doctrines of that Church.
"Hep, LordI Tor the cody pesseth."
blessed the dead which die in the Lordr
Precious in the sight Of the Lord The death Of his
Sants."-DAyIp.
Fred. Recorder.