Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-07

| II is with sincere pain that we announce VIC
death, in The prime Of life, oil one ol Virginia
| pures, and best sons.
In our range OF acquaintance there IS not ono
whose lofty social bearing and justly balanced
mind was calculated more 10 exert good innu'
ence upon society than that Of Judge Gholson.
While his conduct as Judge won the acinita-
lion OF all who were acquainted with him. twas
the manly nobleness OF heart which caused every
community in which ne lived TO love me man.
The most humble as we'll as the most elevated
in society iel, an equal degree OF regard iof ohe
whose character was so rich iu all the clemens
which ennoble the human heart. below
will be ioupI an extended notice OF Judge u.
death from the eloquent pen OF our iIieuo Oh ''e
Petersburg Republican He does but justice 10
the talents and virtues of our departed friend.
From the Petersburg Republican, July 81
The aboye announcement tells US, TOO truly, that
| JAMES n GHOLSOS, ths gifted and the good. the
unrieh Judge and the accomplished scholar, thr eie
yant gentleman and the devoted friend, has passed
rom life unto death The community that once boast
ed Of this OF il abes and most excellent
and proudly pointed 10 hun as It's "brhi particular
s;ar' will this day exhibit the most melancholy 10
kens that its armament has been darkened aud rs vey
hfa
who once ondly and earnestly cherished thls 'irend
of the heart" and The most s0rey beeaved circle OF
loved whom only was the tue value ol the lost
ones pure aud unsefsh attractions fuy ana entirely
known-these will THIS day realize the loneliness al
upIenanted hearts and experience the almost unnlt
gated anguish of souls whose twin brother has uttered
a tony last JareuN Indeed. the sad tidincs OF The
departure oC our honoreh and brovcd townsman viii!
not reach hear, in the community Ia whom some grief
will not impaired, and whose bright horizon OF
joy sonr darants 81 sorir sorfowng DARKNESS WI NOT
49, ind. r.
binary man. No, we pay cheerful and parting lTi
butte 10 the memory Of ore upon whose bier humanity
and science philosophy mi CHI drop a comnnsled
tear and from b,iet hut braming history The Le
rsIaor and the Jurist, the citizen and the friend the
brother. fatlrr husband, might learn lesson of wis.
dom and nodrsiy loyalty AMI devo.ioh and Of aiiec-
,jop unclangng in life and unchiled in death
James II Gholsnu w,s hrru IN The county af Buns
WICK in The Stale of Virginia, On the 2fh day of
March, in tire year 1891 After having received an ee-
mentary education, he sent 10 the Col ego of
Princeton In The State Of New jersey, where, IN the
year 1879, he graduated with The highest hunors If Ills
class And those honors must have indeed been high
and distinguished when they were worn III 4 contest
with such Governor Crawford, Judge leerson
and Hugh McAster of Georgia and The lainented and
talented John rhomp-nn Brown of Virginia, whose
early death she'd such midnight gloom upon this com
munity, and struck from the gorgeous crown OF Virgil
MAS glory Of ITS brightest and mast valued gems.
In the year 1921, with just and towering aiHaition
SIN ussatisiipd he received ON the College the
degree Of Master OF Ans. Nor wa that ambition
doomed 10 disappointment IN his subsequent cireer-
his neiehbots and friends, whose confidence and en-
coutacenien early hetokened that his social and per
soma, endowmrnts were no less captivating anu attic
live than were his professional and mrnta acquire
ments varied and brilliant HIS at the Bar de
velnped that sterling integrity sound judgement cult
waited intellect, and chasie yet impassoned eloquence
which strongly commended him 10 his conntrymen
one emnently qualified &c represent them In hr public
councils. Hence, we fad him frat representing the
county of Brunswick IN the Legislature Of Virginia,
and then transferred. with signal honor, To the Halls Of
nm ri srCOuI Congress
sional District of Virginia In both of these important
and distinguished stations he served his constituents
with great fidelity, and more than ordinary aby-ex
hibit,ng every occasion grasp OF mind and pow
Of application equal To any emergency aud any sub
jecl aud an urbanily OF manner and chivalrc sense
of honor which converted every circle Of acQnanancrs
intn fast brotherhood o. friends Retiring from pub
Tic life be again repaired 10 the .a iieside Of his old
friends, which rejoiced NJ h> presence, and again
devoted himsefto The business Of his profession.
little more than eight years ago, the deceased re-
moved TO this town, and commenced the practice Of the
Law, In partnership with his brother, Mr.. Thomas >
Gholsnn His great moral worth and his unusual ac
compishments known 10 many of citizens,
and il was not lon he had surrounded himself here
with gordon OF friends true and devoted as those Of his
earlier wears. He was not destined, however, 10 re-
main many months at the Bar vacancy occurring
on the bench Of the General Court Of Virginia. all eyes
were directed to JAMES ii. GHoLsos AZ the man for the
place In accordance with the public wish, aud with
n wise regard for the public good the Legislature by
faerns majority, rejected the will and the Judgment
of the people, and elevated him that post of honor
md
The and delicate duties Of Judge with I'M
aayqinp fidelity with unwearyinc Industry and with
M common ability, few any will deny and that lie
every where commanded the unr-seryrd confidence
and The ,ncerest esteem II those who were
with him /. ONLY rare evidence of strenuous and
successful effort
..ro mako m. ,ouci, n,,b; ne human nature ar,nn
MANI vac 'o"s" t'''S - ''"'a ""'"' s's"'
and TO strew along TIE th"ry uack OF NE those choice
flowers OF the heari wiose iiafiahce IS bhrdeEed win
love and whose beauiy teens with joy.
But lhI; MeDichtc oil u sRiae'e' hshft nhi. reminds
us that we are turning over the t \! iea,si- # the
past whose tu,nt ls,ei unop-rrt. ahd II iso Informs
rs that psd from The DEAN ba:' al tie rcher
has struck the spirit iium lis Oiiy starin- Down
earth ana that sorrowine are now gathering
around this latest trophy the Grlve 10 wait II on lis
snitrt,and with PRAYERS rspfrG by inoia an yuisl
and eternal hone. Judge Gh0son had hren an ,r.d
for many mnn'hs with 4 pulmonary affection, winch
growing worse and worse affected his Whole
svs,.m ana doally uroGuc.d his death lis dsea-s
10. ,n.s 1is,.ss M ooe Iartassei NIGHT and day
=, lines su;-,lur mos, eusel-w.,b every attend.
=, ,cnms,,nr- nec.s sary IA DE- ess Ma .nlrs and
m .yc. h,s ,cGuer-yr, no nur;,,,r eSca;-, his i,ps
=, n.anl word broke in mon lh ~. nu,ljy ef his
M harsh iinranrHt IaaTreG IL. serenity of
conference IS in health So was he in lls d, esest
,f1,r,,oo-peHilc .,pd pnr 10 al, around hn,-
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