The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-23
Death or the Hon. Philip Tr.pl.t,.

Death or the Hon. Philip TripIott.
The Hon. PHILIP TRiPLErr, Of Kentucky,
died at his residence, in Owensboro', in that
State, on Tuesday morning, the Both of March,
1852, in the fifty third year Of his age. We
ind the following notice of his death in one of
the papers Of that State
"The deceased came from Virginia TO Kentucky
about the year 1879 then but youth but having
received q liberal education, and studied the pro-
iession OF the law before lac came to Kentucky, he
was admitted to the bar attorney and coun-
sellor at law before he had attained the age OF
twenty one years He devoted his time and talents
most assiduouslY to the study and practice OF his
profession from the time he was admitted to the
bar until "A very few days before his death; and
lew men in the State his equals, and none his
suPerio 70. in his profession. In addition to his
mere law knowledge, which was extensive and
pre- found. he ready and eloquent debater,
a Id of the most effective and powerful advo-
Gates in the State.
"In few years after he came to Kentucky, and
while he was yet very young man, he was elected
to scat in the Legislature of his adopted State, in
which capacity he served his constituents with
zeal and ability which at once established him
young of great worth and promise. At the
cose Of his Legislative term, he returned with
newed energy to his profession, at which he
manned until the year 1896, when the Wing State
Convention placed his name before the people as
one of the electors for the State at large for the
offices of President and Vice President of the Uni
ted States, the duties of which Office he performed
with great energy and ability. Again he re-
turned to his profession, and continued to prac-
tice law until the year 1899, when he was elect
cd to seat in the Congress Of the United
States. To this office he was re elected in
lS4l; and he thus continued in Congress for four
ycare, serving his constituents and the country at
large with his characteristic zeal and ability, and
Identifying himself both by his speeches and votes,
with the leading and prominent members of the
Wing party. At the close of his second term in
Congress he determined to retire from politics and
devote himself again to his cherished profession
and the duties and Offices of private and domestic
life. 1t 30 turned out, however, that he not
destined to remain in this situation long; for in
ls44, when Mr.. Clay was nominated for the Presi-
dency, in casting about in every part Of the State
for the ablest well the most popular champions
to defend their cause, the Wing State Convention
selected Mr.. Tripctt again, without his knowledge
or consent. the elector for the second Congress.
sional district. In this canvass he exerted his en-
ergy and talents to the utmost, and none re-
GREETED than he the defeat Of the great patriot and
statesman, MIR. Clay.
"From this time he continued to practice law
until the year lS49, when the people Of Kentucky
having determined to form new constitution, his
friends of the county of Davies. in which he re-
sided, selected him their delegate to aid in form
ing a new constitution; and in that convention.
constituted as it was, in many instances, of the
best talents of Kentucky, Mr.. Triplett shonc con-
spicuously statesman whose talents, patriot
ism, and highly conservative contributed
much towards the formation of the present consti.
tuition of Kentucky.
.Tbe convention which formed this constitution
adjourned in June, 1850, when Mr.. Trpstt again
returned to the law, and heard to say, often
that nothing could ever tempt him to leave his
home, his family. and his profession, to engage
again in politics. For little more than short
year comfort and Joy beamcd around his bright
home; but the great Disposer of all events, by a
decree inscrutabe to finite creatures, allowed the
messenger ofdeath to enter his cheerful home, and
on the Oath January 1852, bear away his cherished
wife, leaving a void that none but God could fill
Soon thereafter lovely daughter, amiabe, tai
cnted, and beautiful, called from earth &c
Heaven, and in less than short week the bus
band and father, the subject of this notice, also
summoned away from earth to join his loved ones
in Heaven.
'His education and talents, admitted as they
were by all, constituted but a small part of the
man, for there about MIR. Trpett bcnevo
lencc, humanity, living and ever present desire
minister to the comfort of the needy and at
hictcd, which, after faith in God, which he had
constitute tho brightes, jewel in the Christian'i
crown"