The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-10-08
Letter rem cnglanA.
FF'N' 'HIN ~, TN'I3'
ruH Hionr uoNos,rts sutsip,>

Richard Brlnsley sheridan WAS the son
oi Mr.. Thomas Sheridan, nul,o, Of 9TH.
LII. OF swift, aud WAS born in Dnhin. IN
the year l:5l. Ile was educated u; liar
row School, which h.. l-N NJ the AZ" ol
eighteen, TO becomc u Student OF the Nid-
die Trmpl- hut he abandoned tn. stud, ol
the law. tor pursuits more congenial with
his habits and disposition. At the age OF
tuen,, he married Miss Linlry, u bnau'i'nl
AID accomplished young badly. The mar
rage was "a private one, aud was the occa
son al hi, being twice engaged IN du-ls, IN
the first ot which he MAS the ncknow edged
vciot, but some dispute afterwards nr.iu.
ns to the issue of that contest. the parties
agiin met. When sheridan received n wound
wa ch Tor -oln. time threatened has safety
In 1856 he tifs, took his seat IN Parliament
as ;h. representative OF stafford ne soon
became one OF the most formidable oppo
ueuts to ministers. and took m active purt
~ the successive debates at a pernd. in ~.
Importance, unparalleled in the history al
the county Aite' the dce q OF Mr PIT.
he held, ior n shoot time. the office o' Treas
urer al the Navy. H. l19jhe had the mis-
fortune To lose his wife. which event affect
ed him deeply. \ sincere lautunl attach
nrut appca,s 10 have sahslsted between
them. aud Ia have remained undlminishcd
Ia the last uc afterwards married Miss
ogle, daughter OF the Dean of Winchester
IT., health. which had been Tor some time
declining. at length totally failed him. aud
he died IN ~avlle Row, on the 1th OF in
~, 1916.
\, the time OF his decrease, he appears to
have been IN state o. utter drstitutlon. W.
the Life which has bee" published by Nr
Moore. is inserted note received from him
., Mr. Rogers, a da, or two previous Ia
nat event It, concluding paragraph
,tr"n.l, exhibits the agon'hrd state of ms
feelings.
The, are going To put the carpets out
of the window. ami break into Mts : &,
rom, and take mt. tpf Gods sake let me
see yuu
Mr Moore tells The sheriff officer
arrested the d, ug man ia his bed. aud was
about 10 car, hun uH ~ h,, blanket to a
spnnging house. when DE-. BAN nteriered.
and threatening the officer viii, the RESPONSE
Il at, he aust lncuf, IT, NJ was hu' too pre-
babe. has prisoner should expire on til"
ua,. arrested thus outrage
such were the lsst muRicnls al Sheridan :
lis constitution, naturally remarkable
Tor its tigor, had been undetermined bs hc.
sueiit AID .Ncrs,sr prtalinu-. AID - hab
uuai had tsls vice hrcauue ~ hs late wears,
,hal tn" warnings aud entIcatir, OF his IA r-
dira ad. '-efs were " no avail. On one
prra,iu ~ hls ph, stefan, wiiile demonstrating
against the course be- was pur.u,ng. told
Ira NV, II he PERSISTED ia It the cents of his
ste=,geL xosId be DESTROYED, and rendered
inca valic oi prt'oto'rs the luurtlnu- nr''es
.,,, 60 digestion; upon which bee /. si,d
tn ha.c rei.lnj. with mclanrh"iv iIuu"r.
lhrs ut, ,lnmach must digest ~ its
runs 'ceci toc cannot t'jpI'
iiuuor was IA han an ju,,,uci O." ci,rnm
.i,uce could suppfess to pr,.setce restrain
II It's shake we're rV,r ready. aud never
tell .hou at their mark IT,. writings,
whl.ls s,e c'i,il, dramatic bear the impress
81 renin,. aud abound IA wit aud mciaphur
a., character WAS wh,wafi and vr-uug.
aud it., grand defect, the ahsrncc at "a ruling
aud nu,dtn. principle. not ouly caused h,m
To be- Involved IA difficulties tisnugh the
whole period ot his lie, Inst, as We have
seen, was the ocraslon cot SEA much misery
at its close, and u has robbed hia ueni"sv
OF that clAi0 to nor respect utrch o'hrt-
wise 4, vosli possess We admire him ~
Az ssthor, az su ntator. hat ch1 never re'
.p,ct hini as = man, lor hi. negligence Wuh
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