Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-13
from the Washington union.l

THE DEATH OF AN ACCOMPLISHED MAN.
Mnv nj YOUR readers will learn with profound regret the
of DR. John Brockenbough OF Virginia. he oreatheo
III las, nj the Warm Springs that State, on Saturday
evening ust after an Illness OF iour Gays IN e sam yea
- his age correspondent writes us, that though he had
i the bower Of lncVmoon without assistance Tor nearly
wears before his DEATH his Intellect continued Genr anu
uncpu the moment OF MS iasi a.a a.'avn sne
and those letters aiiod Abundant evidence iha 'c
Tor of his fine intellect was wholly uninpafeu ~ ne
mi Disease which hud almost utterly prost!a nv P
Iowors The caskci indeed, had long been sha'tr'eu
hnhc nreclous Jewel contained shone on WIN
msre ill The "svet cord was ooseneu' 'il 'He 0o"'
bro en- al the fountain" r. ,- ,se,
r. q ,ras indeed an extraordinary &c never uss'
srs,acles His handwriting 10 Tie eighty yea,
bisIifr was remarkable for lis h!mness beauty anu
rh whole style Of his correspondence was iaus h
IN rnn.c couccplions tie happest quotations, and Inc
GIs classical illusions. He seldom wroic Tor 'ne P.es
III when his native modGsty oVticome oy me pressure
isom. great occasion tie opportunities OF MS cpu
IL was hard TO say whether there was more ofce of ere
ncc in his compositon II the solid bullion Of pro-
S and original mind II Jailed 10 command the deep
II attention. The arrow II sped from Ms nervous
Uni ur once TO its object, and up {" The Mead. p
He was native of the VILLAGE OF IappahannocH, on ha
rhaunock river in Essex county He was me esues' '
distinguished physician, aud on the motnef s,'
"a ~ ,h Roapr family being The FIRST cousin 10 Spencer
oane who R 90 Justly celebrated as lnrist ana POM
mn d.. Brockenbroush took his medical orsfess d. wv
University OF Edinburgh. He returned from Europe
"a manners highly polished, and his mind enTlchea anu m
he'd with all the e,uces OF literature But II was hpt s
Tier his return before his fortunes received ne" oes.'E'
hn
need 10 associate himself with tho hrt banH WHICH vas
oars,cd in the State. Ia 1904 ne was appointed lF
II of the Bank OF Virginia and upon .ie uea'n ~ @
,n,ed V.n,blc who fell victim TO inc leiilof-oe MT
hich DESTROYED the Richmond theatre on Inc -oth
lsll John Bockcnbrough was appointed MS succcs ;
president 10 the institution ne n he nnussed for
wears And when he left Richmond "here ne et 50
many beautiful specimens OIL architecture oeeinu i t
fired 10 Warm Springs in the county Oh Is u
Ee was The principal proprietor and OF when ne ooc'e
Eeocru supernl for many years win What grave
Sc administered the Inequalities Of that delightful spo''
what charm he infused into its society by MS winning a
hers and his enlightened conversations let me hundreas "o
have visited the Warm Springs attes!.
The Old Dominion in fact, could boast liner gentle
nan His house Richmond was distinguished io IL re-
ined and generous hospitality 1t was open to Inc
md the stranger And it may be Truly sntd vi ii '" u"
mans reputation higher than ms, as an acconled
ntlennn devoted friend The pride anu ornalt. Vi 'e
ce,v in which he lived He the intimate friend OF
bashaI of Nicholas of Wickham and OF Leigh Inc aoie
.uncior almost the oracle OF all ms associates anu t h
tam He had won the heart Of Randolph BY his own KIND
ts and genius, and into his own heart konooph was ~
habit of pouring all his feelings purposes ana op-
ina Could the correspondence between these gentlemen "
rrIshpd would yield In spirit and variety ~ INC let
"a, Of Horace Walpole and his best corrcspondencc :
ia hs tastes Dr. b. fine Bellies Letters schoar-h
hs views of men sagacions observer In ms "pn-
Ions of public measees exhibited the most soma Juag
mt Mr. Nicholas BiddIc, with whom he was intimately
acuain ted wont 10 pay him The compliment o
tin N hs nowerfu efforts the destruction o. the monster
bar; And when The question Oi independent treasury
as neubs,itue for The bank machinery, came up for rubc
dschon no man was holder in il support, was more Ire,
oueuly consulted by the administration or contributed
its success, within The line when ne DC
cupid than the then President OF the Bank oil virginia. ~
his DLitica he was saunch republican, and warm az
yoca OF the strict constructive StaeIghls school oil '
gina. ..., II
He BOX an active part in The Internal Improvements Of
Virginia He skeched plans tie freely gave MS ausiIe
He assisted in raising funds Alter lie hah retired 70 s
Warm springs elected director IN the James Ave
Company and contributed his most enlightened efforts !"
The of that scheme which IS des''nea 10 uh'e '
East and West.
The subject Of this memoir iadccd calculated for The
hrbcs, Objects He member CT Congress, hn
Of The Stale Legislature but he fitted 10 grace the high
es station He would have filled the office Of GovsTnTr 81
Senator of the United States, OF the Secretary Of he el
mrv His name was connected with all these, but his mo-
Leaf character left such Offices 10 ambitious men,
The merits OF such should not DC iorgoien nut
aver the loss and grief of his family let the veil be diawn
dis accomplished wife aud his amiabe family nave receeI
4 /. blow for which there is no remedy in this world
thread lightly his ashes ye men oil genus-l'r ne was
YOUR knsnan Weed his grave ccan ye men oil goodness
a. fu" no rns vnmr brothcr,n T. R.
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