The Arkansas banner., 1847-10-04
The fate silas Wrighs.

H is really gTzt:fyiIsg ia thsse tines of rltieal asaerity to see the press of eountry, 1isn ba; few exceptions, irrespective q paFty keaFssx iss- taapuy t0 the worth of this great aAd gsoa man We toe w0ald contribute 0gF mlte ef enfagy as a iust sEibats sa ena who Hever lezgpa his esassary, he party or hsmselL His eoaDsxioa wish party was bat means fss promoting eeEtaiB ebecip witch hs eoaid not hope t0 advance hy any othef What ever mag be fhe opinions relations of his oppo- nents. ail who knew. hin. eoaee4s thai he was patriot. He loved his eaanfry. and therefore k<
 Osed tae party thai he th0aght would best advance the true welfare q the Staie. bat devoted and self saeFi6ciaR as he was he neFes ail0wed deEofiaa to his gsasf ehsisbed cause and its supporters to ske hiaa forget his dignity as man nor kis eOurtesy as gehsiemaa-
 in oaF national coancis and When fhe fate of ssne great measure depended oa his individaal efforts, be rase ia kis Faaee with eoantenance beanaing uish henignity and beaevoience. seemingly nere 6esous 10 persuade and coasinee. thsa so aea0ance or assault. Ills opponeats even were his most si- seive iisteaers for they knew lhe sincerity of his coasicfioas. sDd anticipated the strength ard eom pactRess 0f the that he w0ad give Eo1 snch coayieiioas. He sParaed all the triekesy ot fhe dem4gogae. and hIS qaiver wzs ssorrd with Esr stronger, keener aSsd hohser aTaor than deeiaHaa- tory appeals 10 the rfsiadiees and passi0ss of iAe sosdsa and ssl6sh Trsly. oue Of OUT gFsaiesa aaes has leil asl Would th~Te were more ieft like hisn ihan tlsere are.--S. T.. Rough cad Ready.
 SC7apE--we Ieara from a Pensseosa letter, in the Masar Re;Eser, Ina, Judge Garnier, an old sm5 respectable rczisent of thz. place, committed saci.e ea inc I7th inst, by drownipg himself The ac- e0nns is curious:
 Oar old friesd, Jadgr Sarni~r, committed suici1e last night, Sept i6.J sy drowning himself h4ve always been under the impression that he wsssbout nf the happiest in this city; bat saeh was not the case. From letters he wrote to several of his friends, and which were da4ed some time hnck. t appears he had for some time paSt been making his arrangements fo commit the dend- Heassigns bis rcs>on ''poverty. that be had but $40, which wesin NIT Hyer's ehezt-aad that il would take all flat to pay his 9ebS and bary hi1n deceatIy. He wrote few lines, sf midnight. to Dr. Smith, which he gave 10 black boy, and told him to hand 1t tS Dr. smith early in the informing. which was in- form where bis body might be foaad. He had everything arranged. He directed notes to al 10 whom he indebted, to his washsrwoman- He laid his clothes, sa which he tD be buried, the bed, and directed where everything might be foaBd. He sewed two large bricks ia q towcl, and tied them to his back, and PinRsd towel over his breast and back and walked down ts the cad of the wharf with his cloak rouad him and czp on.-- When he got to tho place, he laid his cloak eovn, placed his cap 1t, pat brick in his csr. and sy iBg one end of rope 10 the end of the wharf, and the otheg end around his waist, threw himself ato the water, where he WIS found this morning.