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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-26
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT


In Goochland County Court, 20h Ar. I
on The motion Of Archibald Bryce, Esq, j.
dered that The following proceedings OF a d
ing OF tic Bench aud Bar Of this Court, H.
riffs OF the county, and number ciiizcis
in the Court House this day, for he puly.
paying trihule OF respect 10 The m.nofy,. Y
Miller, decd, late Clerk Of this C,ur te>f
upon the minute look OF the Cour,iG acrGtf
with the request contained in one ol,Ae iesolu'
of the meeting:
Alta meeting Of the Bench and Bar or,
land County Court, the Sherilis 81 ne u.
and number OF citizens, convercdai her y,
House on the ooh day OF April, leb, Tor me I
pose of paying tribute OF respect . The n,h1
OF the late Mr.. William Miller, JaLes .. fsi
son, Esq, was called TO the chair, nd Co.b'
Anderson appointed secretary.
On motion.
Rtsolred, That Archibald Bryce John !:
ming, Peter Guerrani, Waller Il. Leat' I
Richard ]. Cooke be appointed acomr s
prepare resolutions expressive oil he srlLgt:
of this meeting.
The conn iltee having retired 70 i s1or
returned and made The following rer,r
was unanimously adopted
When society is deprived Of re q u y
esteemed members, the family OF hin ".
lost will receive il as grateful anC geseiyos
butte on The part Of his friends, wien 10y =.
gle the public with The private le;E ~ az.
last term Of the Court for this CONT, W.
Miller, Esq, the late Clerk, has deIarei 'L''
Having passed the ordinary limilsd MAJ =
ence, his death was naturally 10 be e1ft
yet lis sudden occurrence has deely efc''
sympathies OF his friends and comiy.u'en.
had been for fity-hve years the Ger"
County Court and likewise Clerk j ne =.
Court of this county ever since lis insllu',.'
during the whole Of this period rs uriat.
blel fidelity and integrity, his uniform tfV'
ty of temper, his oblising Attentions 81.
impaniality towards those having tu>"
him in his official capacity, have lc't
impression OF afleclionale Iespec' ioI ~
~; while, at the same time, his eSeh =
lion, his inotfensive department. his k'huhel
his hospitality, will be long rememoeIIo
neighbors and friends. Few who nsa !.
neral an intercourse with the public, na,e =
through life with less censure, or given ~
versaI satisfaction in his official capscn.
as memorial OF our high esieem afu 80
Rtsolr<l, That the County Ccnit
land be requested 10 enrol these ies'Ia'oni'
character among its records. ..re.
Rcsolred, That copy of these pfocs':...,. -.
handed 10 the widow and family Of tae 81.
as an assurance Of our sincere c0h1O'''
their affective bereavement. .,..,.
Re0ired, That similar copy oe I'm -.
The Editors OF The Richmond WING a.
rer for publication. cb.i,s.;
J. 3. FERGUSON, CnaH~
BENZ. ANDERSON, See'y.
A Copy-Tesie .,,ts
MAR. w, MILLER, Cis!ST
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follow YOU into hell and attack you there he
was with his comrades, then marched Prisohet
10 the city OF Mexico.
Al Saiado, with the lamented Capt Cameron
and Or Bremen he led The attack upon Inc
guards. overpowered them, and marched Tor lex,
as when, after eating up all their horses and
mnles and living for days upon their own urine,
surrendered 10 the Mexican Generals, MERCER
and Ortsgo. He was again marched TO Saiado,
where with his comrades, ne was made 10 draw
in The celebrated black bean lottery, aud every
tenth man was shot. Those that rema ned Of
the Texans were marched TO The Castle oil re-
ro,e and the city Of Mexico. Here, while work
iag on the streets in that city, he was struck by
a Mexican corporal for not working iasier, When
with his spade he knocked down the CORPORAL
which caused the guards 10 beat him nearly to
death. His life was long time despared of
and upon his recovery he with Two companions
scaled the walls of his prison after nishtal, and
made his way TO Texas, over distance Of more
than a thousand miles. Before, however, they
got out of the country, they were twice more i'm
prisoned, and each time effected their escape
When he had reached Texas again, ne Joined
Capt. Hays, who, with fifteen others, armed with
Colts repeating pistols, fought SO Comanches,
and defeated them, leaving 80 killed upon the
ground. Here Walker was run through Inc DO
dy with a Comanche spear, and his lie again
despaired of. We now hear oil MN, WIN ~
Texans, attacking 1900 Mexicans, and all perish
ing in battle but himself and SIX Others ana men,
TO crown his wonderful lie OF daring, he cut ms
way. single handed, into Gen. Taylor camp from
Point Isabel Ne1c York Globc.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT

AT meeting of The officers of the CoUF
members OF The Bar, and respectable porn
the citizens of Northumberland county, IL H..
vile, on the 9th day Of April, 1876
The Honorable John Tayloe Lomay VA.
ed 10 The Chair, and Mr.. j. r. Stiih apron
Secretary.
Judge Lomax, on taking the Char, N
feeling remarks announced the death 9.
WILLIAM BAsYE, late member OF The b
this Court, and dwell, with peculiar beauly
many qualities which adorned The deceasei
gentleman and a lawyer.
Mr.. r. A. Claybrook esponded 70 The pms
OF the Chair, and offered the following prcar
and resolutions, which were unanimously a.
ed
The death OF Col. William Basye which
just been announced, has filed with griell be
GERS OF this Court, The members oi lis Bar
the citizens of Northumberland county str.
~, Tor all and each OF US respected him =
eminen,ly learned as lawyer, and loved bif
a flieLd-a gentleman OF the puresi AMI I
elevated sentiments With mind clear Al
gorous had he prosecuted his profession a.
bar for ,hirty-eighl years, and with hear
from guile, was he, through the course CT d
liIc, ever IouHu foremost IN what nc aeeHr
country's beneficent in every ac' q
rity-generous 10 the needy-upright AM u
al Therefore,
Resoired That We deeply derlore the tea
Col. William Bayse, late citizen OF this
y and member Of This bar, and that We II
rcspec, for his memory, wear The usual tacs
mourning tor thirty days.
Resoired, That We sincerely sympalhas 7
his bereaved and afflicted family, TO whom
of these proceedings will DO sent, as a test
al of that sympathy, and of The regard Al.
teen in which we held the deceased.
Resoircd, That the Editors OF newspaIe'
the city Of Richmond be requested 10 re.
these proceedings.
JOHN TAYLOE LOMAX, Pc
J. r. STlTU. Secretary.
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II The first meeting Of the SOUTHERN
BAPTIST CONVENTION will be held in
Richmond, Va, on Wednesday succeeding the
frs. Lord's-Day in June, 1916. The Introductory
sermon will be preached by Rev. B. Manly, D.
D., OF the Alabama University; Rev. Z. Fuller,
D. D., of S. c., being his alternate. Arrange
ments have been made 10 secure TO the persons
attending the Convention free return on the Pc
lersburg and Weldon Railroad; and an appica-
lion has been made, which il is hoped will be
successful, 10 The Presidents of The Wilmington,
and Charleston and Hamburg Railroads, for a
similar privilege. Delegates 10 the Convention
are requested 10 report themselves al the Lecture
Room Of the lst Baptist Church.
y. Southern papers will please copy.
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TRIBCTE or RESPECT

Al meeting Of the officers ari pnysrs
company belonging 10 The l>t Regimen. h
their regular muster on Sa,aftag ne l-.h I
Col Spencer A. Mann was appointed Caa...
ard Samuel r. Seay, Secretary.
The object OF the meeting lls as bsel
planned, the following resolutions we're a.
and unanimously adopted
/. Resolved, That We have heard OF lhs
of our lale worthy and esteemed Cap,aia
Fl. Leath, with feelings OF unteigned regr'
heartfelt sorrow.
Q. Resoired, That in this dispensaIion Of n
Providence, we have lost an able ant III
commander, his family kind ami aiier1
husband and father, and the community :,
a good and useful citizen.
3. RcsHtred, That We do most sincerely =
thize with Inc bereaved widow, children 4.
Ialions OF the deceased, and We do hereby {.
them those consultations which can he ioun
in the Wo,d Of God; confidently beIlevinett
"who tempers the wind 10 the shorn lamb.
soolhe and alleviate the pangs OF griet IN
their severesi affection.
4. Rs@lrcd That as token Of respec; .
deceased, We will appear at The Resimeuial
ter with Grape on our left arms.
5. Resoired, That these proceedings he 81
BY the Chairman and Secretary, and lhatlk
crelary cause a copy thereof 10 be sent 10 Ii,
low OF the deceased, and that he transmit IN,
copy TO the Editors OF the Richmond Enc
and Wing, with the request that they pub.l>
same. SPENCER A. MANN, Charms
SAML X. SEiY, Secretary.
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GENERAL TAYLOR IN HIS TENT.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
writing from The Brazos dc Santiago says:
"On the 26lh. a friend OF mine visited General
TAYLOR in the camp of Poiut Isabel, where he
had established his depot for stores IN the army
ON landing the scene presented was qulle Wild
one and reminded one OF The accounts We have
received OF an Arab Encampmen There were
three or four hundred dragons in The camp, with
their horses pickeled about; besides an mmensr
number Of wagons, mules and oxen. On At~p-
ming ashore, an officer conducted my hi.nc y
Inc Generals tent. He wa, Introduced - sc-
rv naiu shabby dressed old gentleman. u :s'h
or small stature abou, sky years u aasi and
who looked by his hardy APPEARANCE. as u ne
had been camping out all his ne
"This was the mmandef.in chirl u The ar
nv of occupation lie has been SO ycafn IN ser
vice on the frontiers OF our country. One OF his
officers remarked that "od as he is, he bears the
tatisues and pr,vations oil the campaign better
than any one under him" lie was aftable dig
niieI, and 10 excellent spirits. bis tent was no
larger and no better than those oil The other OH.
GERS and his table was his camp chest, in which
he carried his cooking utensils, &c His plates
were lin pans, and his cups (no sauccrs oil course)
Tin pannikns A small supply OF brown sugar
was kent in lin canister, aud not piece OF
crockery was 10 be seen. A party of six was
seemed to enjoy il abundantly
CAPT. SAMUEL II. WALkER.-Ihls
officer is one of those rare spirits which sate OF
war will bring out from our citizen soldiers
His late uneoualled conflict with The Mexicans
in which he lost nearly every man under his
command, and his daring heroism in cutting ms
way 10 Gen. Taylor's camp, have excited IN Inc
public mind a strong desire TO know more OF MN
He is the same gentleman so frequently ara no.
morally spoken OF in Gen. Green's journal OF Tue
Mer expedition He is a ratire Of Washington
City, from whence he went into the Florida war
where in several campaigns he distinguished
himself by his intrepid bravery. In 1879, ne wen
to Texas, and during the invasion ofthat Repuo
lie, by Gen. VOL, he was marked for his bold
and daring conduct. After the Mexican Genera
had reiterated from San Antonio, and when ne lay
upon the Rio Hondo, Walker and Capt. McCul.
Tough crawled through his camp one night AND
spied out his position, and the next day with The
sallan, Hays led the attack upon his rear-guard
He then Joined the celebrated expedition asains
Mier. and on the morning ofthal sanguinary bat
lie he with three others-being the advanced
scopt Of the Texans-was taken prisoner, anc
carried with his hands tied behind him the heae
anarlers of Gen. Ampudia. The Mexican Gen
eral questioned him as 10 the Texan forces, anl
when Walker informed him that the Texans
had only three hundred men, Ampudia pomPous
" replied aDoes that audacious handful OF mer
presume 10 follow me into this strong place anf
altack mel" eyes" says Walker, "mase you,
self conlen. upon that subject, General; 'ney VII
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AT meeting Of the Jefferson Lierary :,
oil The University OF Virginia, held On fe nc ,e :
May, 1916, the following preamble an ~. ~
lions were unanimously adopted: 's'
Having received intelligence OF lba
Albert P. Whitehead, Esq, Of Alabam, IN
eemed Alumnus OF the University an -
since, jealous and highly valued ,,. ~. :
this Society, we feel it to be due 10 ii. ,''r''e'
the deceased, and TO the claims Of ii, s a..s'
friends upon our sympa,hies, to recon- e
tribute TO his memory, and 10 ,es,Y -. +.
felt regret at the premature close Of his 49,. y
ry career. 'Di
During the four years OF his connect,
the University, his uniaiering diligence !.
raised him 10 a distinguished r'ace a., :" e
li,etary companions, and atthc ,ermira ~ (.
academic course, crowned him wi,b III
honors the University can bestow. Al d.a
time, his gentleness and modeslv a; 4a a.. =
and the generous warmth and manly d. N',..1.
his character, secured 10 him the love -.
dence Of his iellow-siuden,s, Of he Fa cT' s.
of the community around. Soon a,ler :,
pletion Of his academic course. The a,4s..
for knowledge, which, while he was hs,s s''.
his ruling incentive 10 studious lsbcr ~ ' ~
seek still higher improvement ann, g,' =. ~
OF science and letters in GERMANY and F..
and it was, while prosecuting his .,l. -
Paris, that he contracted The disease d..
progress scarcely allowed him line h ,..as.
breathe his last amid he y:,c,e 81 j..
stricken relatives aniiricGd>. ~
| Thus warmed b. the pnfes, asn;-,,.,,.
knowledge, and earnestly preparing hin>r',..
career OF active usefulness. csr ;sl,oyns.
might we'll have looked forward tolbe linn.
he should ealn he honors that are asr",'.
purposes 50 high, and 50 patiently and 9,;.
pursued. But an All-wise Providence ba, :.
wise decreed, and We are thus today call-ii,.
form The mournful duty OF mineIipy our .
with those ofthe relatives and irientS nom =.
he has been torn, in The opening Hover !,
manhood, when tho prospects future p,-,,,
were Frightening and expanding 1pon bis -.
Therefore
Re@ipsd, That we have heard with un.e.,.
sorrow Of The death OF our fellow ren.se.
lale Albert Z. Whitehead, ana that We ~
tender 10 his mourning relatives cur h..
sympathy and coincidence.
Reo'rcd, That although the deceased W,
our college contemporary and associate. 4.
puiation OF his amiable and manly viru-.
al ms successful perseverance IN stGdy. Ia, 4.
faithfully transmitted 10 Us, and vii heac.
be cherished in The scene o. his AGA oinir
and triumph, as The mos. honorable memsr
his worth.
Resolred, That the Secretary be requcy,
send copy OF these proceedings 10 the
OF the deceased, and 10 obtain their in>e,.. i
the public prints. R. J. MORRISON
President # tho fst;arS,n
w. r. SMART, Secretary.
- Richmond Wing, Times ari Gin,
and Petersburg lntelliscncer will Please
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yNANTED.-An elderly man, whose occupation has
w been teaching School, wants situation In the
country, House Of Worship. line addressed 10
J. c., through the medium Of the Poet Office, Rich.
mond, will b attended to. May l-c2nwts
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In the list OF members OF the next Legislature
Of Virginia, We incorrectly published The name
of the Delegate elect from Pendleton county as
"Newham." 1t should have been Anderson NJ.
Npwmann
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II The Annual Address TO the Washington
and Franklin Societies of R. NJ. College, will be
delivered by VIM. Maxwell, LII. D., on Tues-
day, The 9th ofJune.
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FsIDAy, May 22d, 1916.
SENATE.


Mr. Dix from the Committee on Commerce,
10 whom had been referred the House bill making
appropriations for harbors and rivers reported
back the same with sundry amendments, which
were ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. Fairfield from the Naval COMMITTEE, re-
ported back HE Senate bill authorizing the con-
slruclion OF ten war steamers OF iron, WIN sun
dry amendments one OF which authorizes the
President 10 purchase ships instead of having
them built provided it can be done 10 advantage.
Mr.. Mangum having stated some objection 10
the above amendment, inquired on what day Mr..
Fairfield proposed 10 call up The consideration OF
the bill.
Mr.. Fairfield answered the objections 10 the
amendment and said he would call up the bill
on Monday next.
MIR. Woodbridge introduced resolution rela
live to The boundary between the U. S. and the
British provinces, as fixed by The Ashburton
On motion OF Mr. Allen, resolution was
adopted calling for copies of correspondence re-
laive 10 treaties between England and France
and Texas, when The latter was an independent
Slate.
Mr. Wescott then called up the report OF the
committee on Territories made Yesterday, ask
ing that The committee may be discharged from
The further consideration of the Oregon jursdic-
lion bill
MIR. Allen gave his views, and in the course of
his remarks asked if The committee intended 10
leave our citizens in Oregon unprotected and
without government, after The expiration OF The
years notice.
Mr.. Westcolt reminded him that the people Of
Oregon have already established a government OF
their own.
Mr.. Benton then took the floor and al great
length gave his views on the 81 40 question. The
subject was then laid over Till Monday
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
This was The day set apart for the considera-
ton Of report BY Mr.. Gordon, from the select
committee relative 10 the distribution OF the 10Th
volume ufihe laws Of the U. s.
On motion of Mr.. Hobson, its consideration
was for the present postponed
MIR. Holmes, from the Naval Committee, TO
whom had been referred the Senate bill 10 repeal
the proyso Of the naval appropriation bill which
limits the number of sailors to 1900 men, report
ed back the same with an amendment
| The bill, as amended, was then read third
time aud passed.
Mr.. McCelland, from the committee on CON-
merce, reported bill for the allowance Of draw
back on foreign merchandise, imported into GER
tain districts of The United States, from the Bri.
fish North American provinces, and exported
10 foreign countries II was twice read and a
motion made to refer il 10 committee OF the
whole, but no quorum voted.
| MIR. Dromgoole moved call OF the House.
Mr. Gentry moved an adjournment 10 Monday
next This was lost-yeas IS. nays %.
The bill reported b. Mr. McCelland was then
read a third time and passed.
The House then, al one O'clock adjourned.
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MAINE Geial-The official count oil me
votes cast for Governor 1.-THE late election SHOWS
the following result: Fl. J. Anderson, Democrat
BATH; F. II. Morse, Wing, 26,34l; S. Fessen'
den Abolliorist, 5,Gs7; scattering 1856. AndeF-
sons mai. 249S
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u The Rev. DR.. PLuMER, Of This city, will
address the Education Association of King Will
liam, at Sharon, on Thursday, the 2sth May.
May l4-cd
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lean Museum. The gallant proprietor oil IN, lhe
later also caused his splendid ediice TO be iilu
minated. The meeting adjourned about nine
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II Richmond Wing will please copy.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
By and iciM The adrice and consent Of The Sthatc.
Seth Barton, of Louisiana 10 be Solicitor OF
the Treasury, vice Charles B. Penrose, removed.
George w. Sneed, 10 be deputy postmaster al
Florence, Alabama, vice Joshua D. Coffee, re-
moved.
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d TO OSTMASTERS.-The Posi- Office
al Burionsvie, Greene county, Va, has been re-
moved 10 Seville, Madison county, Va, which
lays on the route from Gordonsville, Orange Co.,
Va, 10 Stanardsvlle, Greene Co., Va.
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MR. MADISON'S VIEW OF a CASUS
BELLI.-To those who are troubled about the
propriely Of an act OF Congress recognizing war
with Mexico and preparing TO meet it, we offer
the following precedent, (says the Union.) We
suppose no man will deny that the case of Mexico
now is quite as bad as was the case OF Algiers in
1915:
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The Charlottesville Jefersonaa pays The iol-
lowing nigh compliment TO John w. Johnson,
Esq, Senator elect from the Wythe District, In
place Of James H. Piper resigned:
"He was student in the University of Viz
ginia for The session Of 1878. He is from
family, highly respected for their talents and
their worth. His grandfather, who was Judge
of the Supreme Court for the Abing-
don circuit was an officer in The Revolu-
tionary army, and fought al the battles OF Euaw
Springs and yorktown" Charles c. Johnson,
an uncle OF the Senator elect, v.s member OF
Congress from the Abingdon District.
"We congratulate our trend upon his election,
and wish him great success in his career as
public man, and shall be glad 20 see him occupy
stations OF higher trust aud honor in the councils
of The nation: as ne has The bloodo Patrick Hen
nv flowing in his veins. we trust that he may cx-
hbit zeal for the public interest OF similar cha
racter 10 that OF his ancestor whose fame is IN all
the world
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rHF, ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
s=..z,o. Morning. May 20, 1916.

W. obse,ve ,ba, the Wing and Petersburg
In,ellieepcer condemn Governor Smiths coi'uu.'
in the defence OF Perry, charged win MURDER ~
Fauouier county. We have made enquiry in'"
The facts of The case, and find them 10 DC as 'o'-
lows: Perry, last Fall as was alledseu' A,.''u
IA, nv The name of Kean. He was Immediately
arrested and Lad his trial before an examining
Court. Governor Smith, then private 'ha',
dual, was employed ior the defence, ana acco'o-
ngy appeared Tor the prisoner before 'ne Ioui'
of Ips,ices This retainer and defence OF me
prisoner prevented, as il appears 10 US la"h0Nsh
subsequently, elected Governor his actlhg upon
The case in his official character as Chiei Masis-
,rate and as The prisoner insisted upon holding
him 10 his retainer, and as bis refusal 10 close ms
defence before the jury could not restore MS ON
cial relation 10 the question, we do not regard II
as our contemporaries OF the Wing and lnteili-
sencer do, as improper for him 10 compete t"e
defence of the accused. These, as we are IN
formed are The facts Of the case. He appeared
for Perry last Fall, before he was elected Cover
nor. and thus effectually debarred himself OF any
action in his official capacity. II he had refused
10 appear for Perry before The Superior Court ana
he had been convicted, does any one say that he
should have acted upon his case as Governor OF
Virginia?
We have no hesitation in expressing The opin-
ion, that, had Gov. Smith undertaken the defence
Of this man after his election, We would have de-
nounced him as strongly as any one; but such
is no, the case in the present instance. lie has
completed that defence after his elect \, which
he had undertaken, and partly made, previous
thereto
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-11-21

his Bowie knife, and ended the contest
BY cutting the Mexican's throat.
son starting out from our camp, to
enter upon the attack, | saw an old
man, by the name of Curtis, carrying
t,oo, guns. asked him what reason he
had for carrying more than one gun.
He answ wered; "D-n the -Mexicans;
they killed my sonand son-in-law in the
Alamo, and | intend to killtwo Of them
for it, or be killed myself" l saw the
old man again during the fight, and he
told me he had killed his two men; and
if he could find Santa Anna himself he
would cut out a razor strap from his
back. g7i 4aT 'o-. '-'.@
Suchwss the day of vengeance.