Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-09


Lord will then take me TO himself-but
what are all my sufferings compared to
those of my blessed Saviour, who died on
the accused tree for me-mine are no.
thing.n Not a murmur ever escaped him |
he spent much of his time during the
latter days of his life in secret prayer.
On the Thursday evening previous TO his
death, he referred 10 the blessed promises |
in the hymn, from which he repeated
When through the deep waters call thee to 90, |
The rivers Of wo shall not thee overflow.
He quoted many passages of scripture,
and conyersed feelingly upon the holy in
yitations. given by our Saviour for all to
come unto him.
About IL o'clock of the same night, his
daughter was at his bedside, and inquired
how he felt--he replied, "pretty comfort
able, but feel that cannot be long with
you alI--and my request is, when | de-
part hence, that you will send for my old
friends, Mai. Lewis and Judge Campbell,
(but fear, he said, that Judge Campbell
is too feeble 10 come,) to make arrange
ments with my son for my funeral. Iwish
to be buried in plain, unostentatious man.
ner, without display or pomp." lie then
rested for the night.
The next day he was taken with rather
an excessive didrrhGa, and said to his son
that if not checked it must soon take him
off, and yet, he said, it would be danger
Gus TO check it, as it was nature finally
giving way to the disease. During the
day, he conversed generally about his
/ 1 II roJ & n
of the certainty he felt as TO the anneXa-
ton Of Texas, of the letters he had just
received from our Minister to Texas, OF
the stand taken by his old, early friend
and companion in arms, Gen. Sam HOus-
ton, on the subject, all of which convinced
him that all is SAFE" He spoke also of
our Oregon difficulty, and doubted not that
the present administration would do It's du-
ty to the country, expressing the most abb
ding confidence in President Polk, but
hoping and praying that the difficulty would
be amicably arranged between the two
governments; but if not, said he, "let war
come-there will be patriots enough in the
land TO repel foreign aggression, come
from whence it may--to maintain sacredly
: our just rights and to perpetuate our glori-
> Gus Constitution and liberty, and 10 pre-
serve our happy Union.'
In the evening of the same day, his
mind was SO much engrossed with our TO-
reign affairs, that he determined TO unbo.
som himself in letter 10 his faithful friend
President Polk--he wrote TO him a long
letter in. relation to our foreign relations
: 1t was the last letter he ever wrote, and
!, breathed degree of affection for The Pre-.
u sident, and confidence in his wisdom which
will make il an invaluable memento. On
l. the next day he franked a letter to the
j Hon. Thomas f. Marshall, of Kentucky
9 which was the last time he signed his
name.
y During the early part of this day (Sa
9 turday) he felt comfortable until he wa
3 taken with cold, clammy perspiration-
l. he regarded this as another indication tina
! the hand of death was upon him, but HI
received the summons with resignation
and composure. He conversed less thai
he had done on the day preceding, bu
there was the same pious resignation run
" ming through his remarks that had charac
N terized all his conversation for many days
is Late in the evening DIR. Esselman arriv
IT, ed, and tried Intellectually to check tn
ID didrfh9d.
r, Early on The next morning Sunday
n DR.. Esselman was called into his room
We and in short time the General fainte
re away, and it was supposed at the momen
g that he was dead--but be revived imme
&c diately, and called all his little grand-chi
er dren, with the other members of his fami
IS ly, around him--he took his grand -childre
lis by the hand, blessed and kissed them ten
O. Derby, told them that they had good pa
Il rents, that they must be obedient children
On keep holy the Sabbath day, and read ;h
lie New Testament. His eye sight had b
se this time become dilnmed-his soon too
us him by the hand and said: I" Father, no
IN do you feel--do you know me?" He al
swered: Know you? Yes would kno
ng you all if | could see-bring me my spec
ed tacles." He put them on and said
10 /" Where is my daughter and Marian
lg' God will take care of you for mel a
mt my God's--I belong TO him--I go but
On short time before you, and want to me,
ne you all, white and black, in Heaven I
M then said: "What is the matter with n
Mt, dear children--have alarmed youG OF
ed do not cry--be good children, and we W
no all meet in Heaven" He then died ava
and expired calmly and quietly, at 6
IRE clock, P. NJ, on the 9Th of June, 1915.
me We have heretofore given an accou
Gu. of his burial--we have now only TO a
nd that the following will be the epitaph
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