Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-05-22
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DEATH OF RICHARD II. TOIFR.

DEATH OF RICHARD II. TOIER
Oar paper goes forth In day clad in the sable rarh 81
morning iet one who has, during the space oi mwe thai
two Yeas, directed Its with consumnaIc addros
aud INSPIRED It's columns With interest only iniulia
Ia The skill with which lis pcnoal ann has been prr .r
kved-Rlt II NsD II lOl Err is 10 more after a III,
peh aInekt from hoshuad IN tn arluous profession
an editor that profession important IL the puhc-s
ull o trials lgh, esteemed by tie magnify ii MAJ
kind. he expired Yesterday morning at seven ncor n
his lodgnss at the Pow haan House the ioh yrnt
his age We have scarcely svef known deeper gloon
10 be "'t over tn, community by an, event than ha,
no" fallen upn II from the death th- ammhia nat
le>cellcnt man. To The Wing party especially hi, los.
EVIL he nearl, nrcpaablc. hrre will TIN, find N,
same ability the sne perseverance, tie ,anr slclIinr>,
sol purpose the same choriunrss IN defeat. the Same
smodrratlunln victory
MI IalfI Vas a man more widely and generally he
loved. even 10y political adseas than almost nm, prr
son Ne ever hneN. When The many d,speflic poitoal
conflicts Ia Nhrh he had been cnutpci and the C,rl
that ir WIS nreefn the habit Of eouceanu his opinions
fgaod II bad, ofany political man al taken into cos,a
non Tins has always appeared Ia singular tn las
5d'gfer nof are ~ able roW 10 account fir the
Acl, which we hrcve nevertheless To hr i,et that az
'icr his long political editor he should At las
.h've gone 10 his grave without leaving half dozen en-
lemlcs hrhod hun. llsto BIZ accounted fr we presume
lonIv from the tie, thai lac knaWu 10 nl-ifc ls aud
foes his and Democrats be one Of he hcsl and
most anita le Of men and thai what would give Ia ting
offence from other. from hm only ccacd temporary
pain HIS nature was exceedingly open and rcn,r ,us
and when he VAS compelled, tIum usen,c Il duty t.
I" l'"' " "'s'''feu '''n al 'oS' III auth as hts we
nm.
IVA ,oe, hoa' l'' many years been menhcr ! the
'''''"H' r'I"9cl" 'Huieh anu u spt'ltNod lhtl no
man srovc harder odcpol himself according lothe pre-
cepts oi his Divine Master He hlrr his painful lines,
with The fc,l2nation my, cherlnnes Of CHRISTIAN ltd
was l"''''n' aware oil inc approach Oh death but dul
not appear Ia dftad 1t III The least. On the contrary
' expressed 10 those around hum perfect resignation Ia
que o'e'ef ~ 'ta'ldehcr. lie has LII hthlnd him a.
woo" to d'fl"eh S ttterarahIr iss, aud TWO young
churen one we b II " an n ant
WI i"'' "'sa na'lV' "l Hanover county. buisnehii
IN" 'a'ff Ntats "' MS l'ie IN this city About thcl
""' 90 u III r."oNrd Ia iYnehhnl2, aud pulrha
sr" potion "l the iynchhnrg Nn2lnao, at that tue
1'rf me eul'olaI na,a2eneni Of lhc late John
''salS W "5' WI ! Al me commencement al ihr'
>''' &C. remove" l" ths CIV MI herane sole odl
' VI '"' '"I'' "n'h he continued Ia De llr twenty
Nv" y'a'S' P'oh'"g ms dnllrS Win much ability, aud
''' MS Jounll among The foremost o hr State. Yeti
u WAS NOT as "fl'i, atone thai he cNce'd. lie!
wa one o' ,he hs cehacrs o' The day and The kno"
e'?' III ne Possessed nus laItn N very rare degree
nuo'eo ms '''9" cizen' OF Campbell 10 send HIM Il
que '"e'S'an' 'o' many wears. as long indeed as hcl
remained IN The county. Thee who served IN the,
House ol Delegates with him can TESTIFY 10 his readl
ness ana efficiency III d. hate ms well AS To his nllrGg
nuustN IA committee In the great political campagu
|al iolo' MI iolfr won new anTrs IN a new field
he events OF that remarkable year can never be Tor
'eo''o' ne whole country presented the appearance
l one 'aN d'a'lhR sorley-lps HAT had never before
''h opened save '"uiier the dules common place. be-
came suddenly elolneni-men, who never dreamed be
lore 'a' 'ey could speak, suddenly discovered HAT they
were "fatofs-every body seemed 10 think III nothing
Else h9t pubic speaking Never had the public mind
been stimulated 10 such an intense degrees and the con
sequence was that an nncomnony large number Of ex
ceen speakers Con both sides o the question made then
apP'afahe MI Ioer stood among The foremost Of those
who fought IN the Wing rank Ills zeal, ms energy \
ana ms 'lufnfnre on HE many occasions wherein bel
was called upon 10 defend the principles OF his party
ened hun 10 the admiration and gratitude of hl. dis
net; ana they manifested 1t by putting him IN nomna
non i"r congress, IN opposition 10 tul. Hubbard att
that tImc HE occupant Of the seat This occurred nI