Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-04
OBITUARY

Died. On "Wednesday the 2uth d, " uf Fehna. AT his
residence on Pg River, IN The upper end Of Pilsylvani,
Cap. FRANCl SWANSON, in he eth year Of hi,
ave.
His iodi> p,sirion was painful. but Of short duration.
continuing nnly abont a week during most # which
'ime h" d"llfium If fever lGraplcita ed him for rational
conversation ard rendered him unrouscious of his slim
ton. lp has left, besides his wife and only daughter.
10 deplore his loss, nnme rnus relatives and friends. " hose
regrets he carries To- his grave. We mrght look in vain
/ T a more suitable subject of adnlaiinn than the exem-
plarv If' and The dlsllt gllshrl virnes Of The deceased
afford. Long will his munlfic-nce he remembered hy
The large circle OF friends, WIN frequen' ed his house and
shared his hospitality. Possessing that Kindness of
heart, and deicacy Of feeling. which made him study
the wants and anticipate ihe wishes of those about him.
he seemed Ambitious alone To do what contributed Ia their
pleasure and comfort. The SINE cordial reception, The
same all ,hIe and obliglng attention awaited all who be-
come the guests Of his hearth stone. A nan of the
s'ernest integrity aud The finest sens of hnnor n true
lover Of morality, in The nost exalted :, nifcatiun Of the
term. he readily discovered and steadily pursued the
paths If duty IN all The relations Of life. In his inter
course with man, his purify { pnrps shown conspi
cnnnSly. and his h Oh bparin generally. was well wnr
thy of imitation il may be truly SAID If him, that his
errors were The mistakes If the head. AM not uf lhe
heart. As husband, NJ a father a m1ster. aud as a
n"igh'"r his conduct as in The hi thnsr degree com
meudahle. Though charitable and indnlgeni 10 orhels.
and disposed Ia view their faults with a torpiyinu eve
he yet was ~regardul II his own dignity, and scfupulous-
Iy avoided anything ending to cnnpro Mise his 81 re
spect. lie possessed a heart tHaI kindled with lhlnk-
fitness at every ac' or sentiment Of p'rtlalily or favor.and
W S IN its philanlhr pic de,igus and henevolent ln,en-
tihns, capable If the must enlarged ex pansion. With him.
The tear of p~enitence washed away the stains of error.
for his love for mankind flowed in The purpst current,
and his sympatties with suffering humanity, in them
selves strong aud catching a glow from the intensity of
his feelings. exhibited in the exercise of benevolent acts;
a nature, elevated, dignifed aud refined. Snch is the
man who has been taken from our midst. Bot as
1t Is the DOM OF fIleG man 10 die, it behonves the lv-
lug MT tn repine at their lot, and becones their duty 10
bow with humble submission To the dtcrees If Heaven
In the c nlemplatipn Of death, abstracily Considered,
Their" is certainly nothing very revolving to the mind. It
is ~ hen we view it in The concrete, or in o her words, in
cnnnexion wnh lis inevitable cpus qierce of unendinp
bliss or woe, that we see 50 much To dread. There are
doubtless, many persons worn down by wasting disease,
or distressed by the embarrassed state Of their temporal
affairs. who would willingly be M more-nay, would
cnuri death itself. If divested of It's consequences as a re-
lief to their afn,'lnns and melanch ly. 1t is not The
agonles uf dealh that make the thought s., aw ful, So
solemn, 40 abborreni To he mind, and cause the divorce
of S Wl and body 10 BIZ s yled the X ing Of t.rrurs. 1t is
The couhi and uncertainty that envelopes The hereafter.
and the knoHl 70 that "ths mlrlal must put on i'm
mnr'altN, thtt lnrite Us 10 T iiv tho tenure by which
We hnld life against the attacks uC sickness nr accident.-
This il Is, that which makes MS t enble t., exchange
time for eternity -thi' il is, that makes The soul recolla at
the thought ere 1t 'wings its mystic fight to future
worlds" The obspqnit $ # h" decreased we're perfDrmpd
IN the presence OF his numerous friends; who came, not
The lncle'nency OF the day, to pay that re
specr to the dead which hs had 50 eminenlly enjoy ed
whilst living. Hsgrave is not as among strangers. for
he was inferred within a short dist ince Of the spot of his
nativity. No sod would lie so softly over him as that
beneath which he reposps mn anthem could be So APP
~propriare as the gentle Zephy signing through his own
fnr.st-1o music 81 sweet as the murmur of his own no.
bic branch Of Roanoke. The haIlowed spot will be wa
ter-d by the tears of an aiIrcli1nalp consort and fond
daughter, as his memory will be cherished by all who
value candor, honor, sincerity. OF admire integrity Of pur-
pnse.
The writer # his imperfect notice, offers it as a faint
memorial of the virtues Of the man. whose character, he
in common viii, those who knew him best, venerar ed.
Franklin Co.. Feb. % h.. X. d.