The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1853-01-28
Blograpbital.
From the Raleigh Post.
THE POST. SCRIPT PAPERS.
BY THE VICAR OF WAKE.
PHILO HI E N ID E II g ON,
THE POET soUTHRoN.
&C Life is as tedious as twice told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of "a drowsy man."

The Poskepght before now nov t6 has'; go i
suoeef Of the PRESENT. paper; but no one else ~
| volunteered 10 prepare it, and such were our re-
laons 10 the gifted poet, that we never have teen
able to approach the grateful but unpleasant duty
with that perfect calmness and critical cooInessS
required TO do either Henderson or this trihlts
justice. We are not Stoic enough, even nov, TO
divest ourself OF the emotions of the friend or 20
smother with the mantle Of the critic. the fee;oas
hat crowd upon cur heart. IL his own beaut IL
language:
Away to The past where the halls Of time,
--oon grandiy up through wears long passed ~: -
AG@ the sots dreamy Eia2 o .a-rorvz cline
" ear the hues Of all L.G5au summer day.
wander alone on the wings oj tncyebr, 70, ne
scenes where g friendship wovc us r0Ya e n.a iea
bright" aud iiung over us; and ~. .inH n,tu-
giles 5 low memories with our critical peg
uons, that The remarks that follow mus. be se-
ceiVed with that charitable allowance, due 40 ro.
who writes both the critic and the friend
Mr. Henderson was born near Sugar C,tek
Church, in the county of heckIenburg, in lS23 .
His parents, still living at Davidson College, be-
long to the most respectable families of THAI sec-
ton. At very early age, Philo discovered .sigus
of much genus; and his parents. with an afl,,c.
tionate and epmmendabe appreciation Of its exist
ence, atofded him every opportunity and adF,,n-
tage;@ pTomotve of its greater Development and
expansion that the schools and coli eges OF tiea.
Stale afforded. aa
He went tor a while TO Davidson College, t.1d
from there TO the University. But like that of
many other gifted men, his collegiate course MAS
marked by a waywardness which was erratic~ BAT
not criminal, by a wldness which was not ~ all
conducive TO his prospects for graduating honors.
but whlchsat The same lime not by any means
distinguished by anything vulgar or dishonorabIe
He, however, went through his recilt:ions 9Th /
much more credit than mary staid, discreot va
@ss anu senosa. w. 2ssef missed :
aud tle Faculty. for tho best traits OF ti.e cut
and Adfnired for displays Of genius Winch Piy1s
ed 10 place blm in the front ranks OF any Prisa'-
sion he might select.
He chose the law, and received private insTsc-
ton from that distinguished ornament OF his rro-
fession, Judge Pearson-now an able aSsocIah nn
the Supreme Court bench, His progress in toe
stDdy which Coke mas adorned and my dUsz
Maasteid and Campbell have reflected the luIrt
OF the genius upon. very flatterlng; and "p-
on h. easily obtained iicence TO practice 10 he
county court lie sc,tIad in Charlotte, North Ia
rolina near his devoted parents; and about this
time we for the FIRST time him, and thoughs'he
was the handsomest man, except Robert Emmett
Robinson, we had ever seen. His cheeks were
the very picture Of heath,'' his eye bright, and
beaming with poetic fire his face round, and lel-
lures striking and very regular; from an expa r
sive forehead and we'll developed head, fell d0".a
to his shoulders, in rich prousion, Iuxurlaut cur's
of natures own training; and withal he had
commanding graceful figure, Of the full medium
height well rounded and every way we'll propGa~s
toned.