The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-07
DIED.,

On Sunday evening, the 5th April in this city,
after an illness of several weeks, General DANIEL
PARKER.
General P. was a native of Massachusetts,. He
came to this city before the commencement of the
last war; to h the responsible post of chief clerk OF
the War Department. From this arduous Office in
the times in which he filled it, and where his signal
services and extensive capacity for business were
Justly appreciated by the administration of the ex-
cellent Madison, General p was transferred to the
Office of Adjutant and Inspector General of the Ar
my, with the rank Of Brgadier General which he
in the chief clerkship Of the Department of War
In every public Office he was distinguished by ex-
emplary devotion to official duty. In his last and
painful illness he possessed all his faculties to the end
and met death with a fortitude and resignation to
which human nature, however sustained by courage
and piety, is rarely equal.
In this city, on the 9Th inst, of erysipelas in the
45th year of his age, EZEKIEL STARR, of the
Cherokee nation.
The deceased was a man Of extraordinary firm
ness, moral and physical courage, resignation and
patient endurance, through the many trials which, in
the course of eventful life he had to encounter
He always enjoyed deep place in the affections of
his family and numerous relatives, and he merited
and shared the full confidence of his countrymen.
In 1884, the deceased being among those who clear
ly foresaw that the Eastern Cherokees could not be
relieved from the thraldom which surro unded them
IN the States, removed with his family and Joined
the Western Cherokees in their new homes.
Amidst all the trying ordeals through which the un-
happy Cherokees have had to pass, the cool iudg-
ment of Ezekiel Starr was ever found useful and
valuable. In the winter of 1894, he came to
Washington one of the delegates to lead the
cause Of the treaty before the government of the
United States In the winter of l844-'5, he again
came as representative of this much-iniured party
Under the encouragement of the government, he re-
turned to his home last summer, and accompanied
an exploring party of his countrymen to northwest
crn Texas. Returning from long and fatiguing
journey in January last he found his large family
circle driven from their homes in the nation to the
State of Arkansas. His valuable brother, James
Starr, signer of the treaty of 1885, and an
infant son, had been ruthlessIy murdered, and
their murderers stalked abroad, protected by
the powerful, unpublished. Yet amidst all
these provocations, Ezekiel Starr was never heard
to make a spiteful or revengcful remark. BY the
unanimous appointment of his partisans, and at
The invitation of the President, Mr. Starr, although
afflicted repaired to Washington as one of the dele
cation to adjust with the United States the MANY
difficulties of his comrades. Arriving here four
weeks since, he was Immediately attacked with the
worst form Of erysipelas, which the most skilful
medical aid could not reslst--nothing but the
most powerful constitution could have endured 80
long. Mr.. Starr bore his affection with Christian
fortitude, and expired, surrounded by condoling
friends, who feel that their loss is irreparable.
The friends of Ezekiel Starr, deceased, are invi-
ted to attend his funeral, without farther notice,
from Mrs. Hamilton's, at 4 O'Clock, p. M, on the
9th inst