Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-22
$s ~. ,,,sss Z ~, & &, Z:


!, DEATH OF VICE PRESIDENT KING.
s Though fully expected and Tor wih: the pun
Emnd had become prepared, The announcement received
telegraph Of the death ul the Hon. WM X. kSc vice re
Ssidcn of the United States hs residence in Dallas c"u
Sty, Alabama, Monday, 18Th inst, will everywhere aw"S
eEen an expression Of and general regret MI Mn
reached his on Sunday morning, just in time 70 =
nEonce the sunny slopes ni his beloved alaoam'
swhose green bosom he had come lay s weary bos-S
Hold in his countrys He died in
oBhonors of years Few men, public lie hnve cnJ"y'
Hsuch universal the departed patriot and stars'o
oEo Alabama and he goes down his gave amid The regret
Eand ympathcs of his counIrymen throughout the w'lo
Gland.
"a Mr. King was n ma live OF North Carolina nnd was bar
c Hn 1856 He was consequently about 67 years Of II
encred public life before he had attained his 2ls renr se
chosen by the people oI Samson county I" re?e
ksent them The Legislature OF his native State III IL
of "a 1870 he elected by the people Of The ds
-Hct Of his residence Twelfth Congress which he'll! II
3irst session In the of ISL 1t thHt Congres
(Which declared with Great Brain and Tor mat mca
suro of the Democratic republican party Mr. King voted
~ well as for various for carrying The war VII!
vignr o was Congress in 1913 and ISIS re
naming member until year after peace restored Il
HSl6 he resigned his Congress consequence OF re
Hcciyn5 the appontmcnt Of Secretary of Legation 10 r
lHHilam PinckncY Minister OF both Naples and 81 Peters
Mhnrg. During his Two yeare residence In Europe, MIR
King became well acquainted with The affairs at The CONT
nrnal governments and the condition and character oi III
Hpeople.
"a Returning from Europe, Mr.. King after remove ed
rom North Carolina The territory Of Alabama In 1918
md The framing OF the same previous 10 lis ah
Emission into the Union State He chusen by Iho
HLeeislaure ii the fret from Alabama John
EW Walker being his coeague aud took his IN the U.
- GU IIo nIInucd at k0rr
or over twenty four consecutive years having been elect
He'd in 1923 ls29 1885, and In l54l He resigned his
Hle spring OF 4 in consequence being offered the mis-
Ssion Of France ty President Tyler, which appointment lie
Elccepted mainly with view Of preventing The Joint protest
Not France and England against the then pending anneSi
Eun Texas. He the early and decided friend ol that
greal stroke OF policy which secured 10 the people OF thit
:ountry control all the good lands not lying
whn The old boundaries OF The confederation OF The rn
Echase OF Louisiana
On accepting tho mission Mr. King departed iIth"ih 10
aulf il Louis Philippe discussed the suhIec with ar
lnp aud hccanr satisfied that projected proles would
;not avert annexation The French king inaIIy trI,cd
ha "Ie would do nothing hostile United States o..
hch could give 10 her isI 81 oirnre" by tho
means OF Mr. kng- mission England isolated. and
abandoned Ia Nyyraoer, 1915, hr kl"e having obsine
Epernssiun resign Office Of Ann saor returned tu
he United States Ia !Sl7 he again appointed United
Estates Senator from Alabama, In place 0 Arthu baghy
To Russia and ls4y he rGcGed By lh Legislature
8 Elur the iuIl team ot y years.
In 1851 ar Fillmore The Vice resident having
td The Presidency " the death Gen Taylor VI King
was by Senate their President pro ,er plccl
Shr had held in former ,csrs from 1896 10 lSi II IL
Scessay the articulas ol Mr. King nomination
shy The Democratic Convention In June last, and his ri
~
The country benefit health he resigned
his in the Senhrcd the late .rssion h King errreE
spocaI life follower oil Mr. Jefferson and has nlrnr
He was considered oz champions Of Southern Sta
R.ht, IN the various which have :I.cn IN ton
eress on The tariff slavery and internal Improvements
MIR King was ne.rr married; but Throughout HE
with last gle with death he enI"ret tho alice
onale regard and Kind minslta"ns I" ne "ost Aache"
friends relatives. he Of nature TO win c warm
est regard his personal friends and 10 command ne la-
sspecl ALL OF sound judgment mapnanlmnn- heart IN
Grrpd courage, aud The ncos o honor he was me!
very model of gentleman Just in all his relations with.
: tho world, and conciatory in his manners
generous in his mpuscs he lived a life oi unusual.
alengh and responsibility without lncurtlng The bcn
Sish solitary rproach his honor. This country
Has produced character bcter bra: ihc
sevees scrutiny Asa statesman his qualities were ra'.
Ger sale and solid splendid and dazzling Soundncss
5of judgment. iefny Of resource penetrating sasaci
", nheyite ftslty principle, prudence and eau
tion, gave him ila' weight in counsel aud that c"n'r"
of others WHICH , brilliant but cse useful intellect
Ican never command Ills public life uninterrupted
series OF successes No man enjoyed larger the
sconfdence of those were capable OF appecatng his
Eworh is attesed by HE repeated election 10 The prcs
dcncy tenn OF the Senate and by the high esteem o
cvcry eminent statesman Of every party in the con"'ry
H5tl.
Rworh and sf such great influence with the country las
the discharge OF the high function Of Vice President the
gnaon may we'll mourn It's oss or genius, capacity and
xperence in the public service the country may feel no
want; but where shall we find another in whom are united
much of integrity honor magnanmity discretion, saga
Getty courtesy, and sound ability as were blended In The
AcIaracier und illustrated in tho career oi WILLIAM RUFUS
The cvarous gentcnlan and the spoIlcsa palfio'
As il is with Of Conjecture rs 10 The sue
Eccssiou qurnce o The death Of the Vice President
1--WE remark that no PROVISION IL made none is necessary
such The duties Of The Vice President lmi-
n !rd TO presiding The deliberations OF the Senate In
Ehs Absence upon DEATH President pro OF that
Hbny, who is elected by the Senators, akes his place
Mf Atchison of Missouri is President pro tem bul
Edoes title of the Vice President In case OF
Rthc death both the President Vice President of the
AUued States. the President OF the Senate would become
President OF the United States until election could be
Hhed according 10 the provisions Of The act oi Congress n
,HMarch l. 1892.
III --sse--
THE great rise Of iour five hundred per centhm IN e
pce OF iron Is rather startling when reflect that The ra
Eways in the of construction in Europe ana
America will require for their completion no less than two
Hmions and four hundred thousand of iron TO make
this quantity will occupy all the rolling mills in The woT'e
which engaged In the manufacture OF railway iron
east six years-iose Of Great Britain furnishing lhree
ourhs and the United States France and Belgium The re-
naming fourth The best authorities do not estimate th
quantity ut railway iron in any year even a