The Hillsborough recorder., 1853-04-27
EElnsn,ncvegs 80 o,
Wednesday, April ~.


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The s.5iaiellisrnrs has Al length isathed us
Of the death 4 lhss ioa. wIrrfsx R. Kiss.
yies P,<si5eni Of he Uniisa Stairs. He did
on iheslsih instant. Al bis residence II s<lmal
in Asshama. ~hieh be bad reskhed only he day
before. Mr. King lsss Cuba with she hape a
reaching home, thai he might die smsng his ~.
l.sions and friends; and il vas doublIeS . so<ree
Of consolation 10 him that this object was effect
ed. He hesihed bis I'D. says correspondent
Of the National InsslIseneer. in perfect eompo-
sure and in the possession Of his faculties
Mr.. King has 20 long and faithfuily sersed he
public. and such vas his character for prolaiy.
and heightened honors that the regret Of The
county for his los riIl Be ss deeply isIt, . Il
viii g. sincere. The Pssrrburs inisIligeneer. in
announcing his desA. makes The fIlowing sP-
prOpraie reflections; 30
This sad event, slihangh,it had hsen
lexpecied fos snme time past. will vet mol
the less fiIlihe public bosom with monrn.
fnl regrets. II is not hecause he was The
second officer of The GnyernmenI. or ihai
he had been Tor many years a distinguish.
ed member of The Nauanal Legislature
and a REPRESENTATIVE OF The Reppblie 10
Foreign coun. shai iiis death will be
drplored. These high and honorable
trusts. WINCH he discharged with greal
ability and fidelity. are. il is true. bright
memorials. of his public worth and servi-
res--hul there are other claims 10 The
honorable remembrance Of his co.n,ry-
men which. in our view. shonld MOI be
lost sight Of. He was an honest man
and pure patriot. In all his arts. pub
lie and private. he was governed by a
strict sense of duty. and conscientious
regard for truth and Justice. His whole
career was an exempli6caiion Of The prin-
riples which cnnsliinrue high-mind-
cd. yiriuous character. As a ciuzen and
a statesman he was alike the firm and
consistent advocate and exponent Of The
maxims Of morality. He was. in all his
relations, an observer Of the proprieiies
Of life. II is Cor these high Endorsements
thai his loss is 10 he chiefly regretted by
ihe'naiion and although we differed from
him in political opinions, weneverIheless
always had the highest respect for, and
confidence in him.
"How strange has been The fatality
which has marked the couniry's history
in the last three years. A President. a
Vice President, The wife Of onr President,
and the only son Of anoiher--ihe three
noblest statesmen OF The land, whnss
names were linked inseparsbly loeelhel
in the national an'eciion--ihe wives Of two
Senator'S and The wdow Of Gen. Taylor
all have sunk inlo the ion,b since The
frs, Of January 1850. DO not these me-
lancholy bereavemenIs show what sha-
dows we are. and what shadows we pur-
sue?"
"The following hriel paragraph, from
nne Of our exchanges, is mol unworthy q
be inserted IN connection with our re-.
marks upon The subject we are noticing
The death Of Vice President King add:
another 10 our conlemporary's obIluafs
list to render il still more striking
all is litile singular, says the Porl.
land Advertiser. that FIVE Of ,he Presidcn.
iial can,lidaies--one, Mr.. Webster, j.
dead; another. and The successful candi.
, date, losl his liiile hoy soon after hls elec
. lion. hy most distressing accident. and
:; his own and wife's lives were savedsal.
most miraculouslv; while The third. fourth
and fifth. viz: Fillmore, Cass and Doug.
las. have each had To mnurn The loss o
ihe,r wives since the canvass. Surely
death strikes in Ugh places"