New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-18
Death of John NJ. Hollcy-speech of Mr. Call
houn on the Ten Regiments Bili-Anti-Caih-
Ollie Meeting in Philadelphia.
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Correspondence OF The Tribune.
WASHINGTON March lG lsis.
Another star has fallen from the armament Of
time Another soul as gifted, noble, as lofty, as
ever animated an earthly tenement, has taken its
flight from the tolls and troubles OF this life to the
higher and boiler existence OF another and better
world JOHN Nj. HOLLY, Member Of Congress
from the Seneca and Wayne District in the State
of New-York, is no more. He died at Jacksonville
ia Florida on the S,h inst Of congestion Of the lungs
great man has fallen: it is meet thai nation
should mourn. Within one week the two most
distinguished citizens Of Wayne both residents
of Lyons AMBROSE SPENCER and JOIN NJ. HoLLEY
paid the debt OF Nature.
Perhaps l cannot more fully state the circuIn-
stances attending his death than by giving two let
tiers, one from himself the other from bis son.
Yesterday Hon. WILLIAM DUER received a letter
from Mr.. HoLLEr, the last one he ever wrote-the
only one but ne has written for many weeks.
Though Of course not intended for publication, bis
friends will be grat6ed by seeing the last sen
fences be ever penned. l have accordingly re-
quested Mr.. DuER to permit to send you the
following copy
JAeksosvLLE, March 7, 1877 1884,
nv DEAR Sir; Yours Of the Esd inst ut is duly
eeived You will Of be satisfied with very short
reply when assured that is the only have
written in many weeks but once and that my brother
The Truth H. utterly unfit attend any kind Of bu.
sness yet and prepare myself for writing short letter
which allow myself / am little better than when
teTe with the exception that have had two spit.
upss Of blood within three days-the first OF about
table spoontus and Tho second atte less My physician
Is not alarmed BY them but they undoubtedly critical
occurrences, and show shabby state Of the lungs.
But friends will be disappointed II they expect any
aid from a member Of the House and do prom
ise myself the pleasure OF social Intercourse with them
My hopes OF fare my risnd gone II they ever hsd
any iouodston strive 10 cultivate better hopes
which may be realized by the humb!est yotaries.
| have got copy Of your speech yet except In .
newspaper, must have : better ore But am using
prayers for your ana their welfare l arn yours
hon ". DuEK, Washington JOHN 81 HoLLEY.
This letter which give entire with the excep-
ton of short paragraph about the disposal of some
documents, is written 10 firm hand yet evidently
under great debility. He had looked it over to
correct it bat hurredly that two or three errors
bad escaped his attention which have corrected
in He had first dated il Feb. lsl7, but cor.
rected 1t TO March without altering the year
two three supefiaous words be had crossed out,
and had interined the word now" in the third
paragraph. He had omitted the last sy liable Of the
word critical bat adds il on the margin.
The letter you Will see was dated on the 7lh Of
March The next day the hand that wrote It was
cold ir death.
Mr.. DUR, as / have sta L. received this letter
yesterday. To-day be received ono from the son
Of the deceased. " X HoLLEY. dated Oh the oh
10 vi Oh he says
The letter ny f.thsI ~roi- yo5 Day before Yesterday
was The izst be ever wrote Last even
ING return Of his sPeP.cs Gheclsn tbs isf - con
sesnoa Of the lo1gs carried hm ID almost instasy sd
with scarce struggle lie ID bees - well
d.e hnAr In
took his dinner q. the public tsbs lie died sbouf half
past In the sVenng 81 The gt Of Narch
bis sst u viii be isv2usbls n roy rpOfb. and
b-Fs OF you fhs ss3f ~ snc1s" 81 o her Lyous
Il where We sh.l a. with bic r.nsiss spsssnJ e.
possible"
have made these eytrscta--I trust not interior.
Ing too much with private mstssrs--boossss they
tell 81 the death o. deceased friend With breviiy
and feeling. Mr.. HoLLEr's letter I have given