The North-Carolina standard., 1847-09-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
.....ts From the Tarborough Press.
Death of Col. Wilson.


Death of Col. Wilson.
Every Edgecombe heart will be deeply panied
bv the intelligence brought by the recent arrival
fnm Mexico. Louis d. Watson IS dead
The news of this sad event reached US on Sat
utday last and the intelligence spread a gloom
r,er our village The Cour, being in session, the
County Attorney feclingly announced his death,
and after adopting resolutions of respect to his
memory, immediately adjourned
Scarcely two mouths have elapsed since Coi.
Wilson was in our midst-in full and vigorous
health. We never saw hun look belter-never
better spirits He reached home about the first
1 iJuly on his way TO Washington, having ac-
Sued the Colonelcy OF lhe I2th Regiment OF In
latry, and stopped TO spend few days with his
n friends. From Washington he was ordered TO
yera Cruz to take Charge of that portion of his
Regiment which had rrndrZvoused there, and
was TO have commando d the detachment which
If for Gen SCOTS camp on The 9th, but was seiz-
ed with ''the fever the day before, which ter
minated his existence on the 18th
Well do we recoiect our last interview, and
N The energy. and moral 6rmness he displayed.-
II Twas on the eve of his departure for Vera Cruz
and we ventuted TO express our fears that the eli
nate would prove fatal to his constitution to which
\ be firmly replied, "the chances are greatly
,sains: me, but have duty to. perform-duty
\ to nv country, and I stop not to calculate the
AT an early period-as early as 1916, Colonel
Wilson entered the public service in this County.
10 that year he was returned member to the
\ House Of Commons Il was an era pregnant
With great events The country had just emerged
rom a war with foreign power, and factIous fed
ualism at home sought las now TO cripple the
energies of the government, by misrepresenting
scredn and resources, and otherwise giving aid
ID comfort TO the enemy" A democrat both in
rscipIe and feeling, he ranged himself ON the
| ne of his country and the war, and upon the
rsolution of thanks offered we believe at that
essIonl to Mr. Madison, for the vigor and ability
win " which he had prosecuted the war, Col VIII
on's name may be found 10 the attlr rmatIve From
hat time 10 this, with an occasional interruption
lie has continued 10 represent the people Of Edge
ombe either in The upper lower house of As
,mbIy. In 1885 he member OF the State
Convention which altered the Constitution, in SO
on he Van Buren EIrctoriaI Ticket, and at the
pss ion of '42 and g, (br only time his P1rIy has
had the asccndency since the Constitution was
,mrnded J he was elevated over the heads Of some
Of The most distinguished members of his own
party to the high and distinguished position of
speaker of The Senate and by virtue OF his office
Lieutenant Governor of the State ar
With what fidelity and integrity he has dis
urged every trust, his long and uninterrupted
! Sricc sufficiently nttPsts.
No man of his day has exercised larger or
more extended influence in the county of Edge
sombe than Louis D. WiIson-none has shared
largely in the popular confidence and regard,
and drsrrvedIy. His whole heart, and every
corner of it, wrs filled with the deepest devotion
IN this people He loved her with affection
nuIp parental, and his only wish was tor her hon
or and true glory. Possessed of ample means,
hp diffuscd his bounlirs with muDi6cent hand
He was in truth the father Of the fatheriess, and
he friend of the orphan In his death the county
has sustained a loss which cannot be repaired.
Who indeed can fill the post of usefulness he oc-
cupied ? Alas we know no one. +" But we
tome TO bury Caesar, not TO praise him."
DEATH OF COL. LOUIS d. WILSON.
Our County Court was held las, wrek On
Saturday, Of the term, William No:feet, Esq,
member of the bar rosa and announced to the
Court that intelligence of the death Of Col Louis
D. Wilson had Just arrived-wheTenpon the
Court appointed the following gentlemen. mem
bis of the bar, viz Wm NoTfrrt. B F. Moore,
H. Lewis w. F. DIncy and R. r. Bridgers,
Esq'rs, Committee to prepare resolutions suit
ibIe to the occasion, who reported the following:
ResoEred, That as members Of the Court, as Ju-
rOrs, his fellow countymen, and as his fellow
citizens Of the United States, we have much
very much cause to deplore our loss.
Resol1ed. Fhai in token of the great regard and
high estimation 10 which he has ever been held by
his Court In the discharge Of his duties as its
Chairman, we do now adjourn. = ia e-....f'
Resolved That these resolutions be spread on
he minutes Of the Court. f .. ,.-.., ~
Which having been adopted, the Court there
Upon adjourned, sine die.
PUBLIC MEErING-TRIBUrE OF RESPECT.
Pursuant to previous notice, meeting Of the
snzcns of Edgecombe was held at the Court
House in Tarborough, on Tuesday slst uI., for
The purpose of adopting some suitable method Of
ieafying their regret for the death Of Col. Louis
D Wilson, when, upon motion, John F. Speight,
Esq was called to the Chair, and w. T. Dlncy,
Esq appointed Secretary -. r.. ~
i Upon taking the Chair, Mr.. Speight paid
SsautifuI and eloquent tribute to the memory of
COl Wilson, characterizing him as the greatest
public benefactor the County had ever known.
Upon motion of James Meheean a Comnittee
Of ten was appointed by the Chair, to adopt reso-
uIons expressive of the sense Of the meeting.