New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-24
Deaths of Editora.

Three Of the ablest and most eminent OF the
American Editors OF the last half century have
died within few days-JoHS S. SKINNER at B al.
timore ISAAC HILL in Washington, and NoRDE-
CAL III. NOAH in this city. Mr. Hill has been for
some years in bad health, but Col Skinner is cut
of by deplorable casualty, while Maj Noahs
death was also sudden, caused by palsy. Each OF
them had been connected with the Press from
period antedsting our recollection; all were
of the Democratic school of Jefferson and
Madison but Col Skinner, from early life ar
dent devotee Of Agricultural Improvement, and an
advocate of Protection to Home Industry as con-
ducive to such improvement by creating ample
and diversified Home Mark cts, and as facilitating
the return to the Soil of those elements of pro-
duction which the export of its bulky products
tends inevitably to exhaust, has for many years
acted efficiently and voted with the Wing party
Maj Noah has also been Wing most Of the time
since 1884. He was for years the most popular
Editor in our State, and was once Sheriff Of this
City and County, as he had previously been L.
s. Consul in Barbary.
Mr.. Hill was a farmers son, who early learned
the trade of Printer and while yet quite young
established the frat Democratic paper at Concord,
Nh which had Just become, or was destined
soon to become, the capital OF the Granite State.
He had talent, tact and rare industry, and gradu'
ally acquired an unrivaled influence in his State,
which previously Of adverse or doubtful bias he
fastened firmly to the car of bis party, and thus
became the Warwick of the State. But in 1924,
he took ground ardently for the Caucus Candidate
for President, William H. Crawford, but could
carry no considerable party with him-the great
mass of both parties uniting in the support of
John Quincy Adams. Mr.. Adams was chosen,
and The Patriot became the leading Opposition
journal in New England, but did not succeed In
carrying New Hampshire for Jackson in 1873.
Next Spring, however-Jackson having been
elected-the State swung around and from that
time Mr. Hill was for years the most powerful
man in the State, elected and reelected Governor,
chosen to the L. 6 Senate, &c. At length his
star waned-perhaps from bis own fault, perhaps
because younger men grew tired of waiting-and
he was for some years under a cloud, having part
ed with his paper, lost his poticalinfuenco and lit
was said became poor. He never recovered his
former standing, but always adhered TO the
party; and, though industrious and frugal through
life, we think he died poor, or at all events not
rich He had for some years edited + armer OF
considerable merit. Mr. Hill has seemed to us to
infuse aneedless amount of ascerbity-we used to
consider it malignity-into Political contests, rem
derng them the occasion of personal feuds so that
it has seemed to US that there is more of raucor
and bitterness mingled with the politics OF New
Hampshire than with those of any other State,
and that he was the cause of it. But he is dead
and we trust our preposessions did him injustice
We never doubted that he loved and labored to
serve his couAtry.
Col. Skinner was a man who made personal
friends faster than Gov Hill-a generous, open
hearted, high spirited patriot. He started and
long conducted The American Farmer, the first
Agricultural paper published in America and per-
haps in the world. He was for years Postmaster
at Baltimore, and ought to have saved fortune
but saving was not his best point. He was after
ward for some years an Assistant Postmaster
General, until turned out by Polk. He then came
to New.York and for some years edited the
Farmers Magazine, which we published We
finally gave it up. and he removed ii to Phila del
phia, changed it's name to The Plow, Loom and
Anvil and we believe was gradually working it
up to paying circulation when Death so sudden
ly arrested bis labors. He leaves a widow and
several grown.up children.
Major Noahs life is glanced at below.
All three Of these veterans were between
sixty and seventy years of age, nearest to seven
ty 1t is not often that the Editorial profession is
called to mourn so heavy loss in the course OF
two or three days.