Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-07
from the Petersburg Sorh.>ido Democrat.

gun" 10 his gravcul ui ycur, a! hnnors und lcavin.
large circle ot tyicnG- aud relatives t" mourn hi
loss.
from the Pc;crshur: Sorrh.<l" pc,uucrnr.l
Il is with III" deepest rrgrr, tuat We unmnurcr tl
morning. III" death ut the venerable. and brnv 80
| Ih"mTs R!tchIc He departed thi- .i. vc,tcr.!nv al
noon. il! Washington, anil the nnx.ctir, and ;cnr>
alcvnt"l !nuilY. and scarcely les, devoted iricrl--
II lie, Distinguished i"r length and Lrancy o
public service ami purity and "X"mlarim"-S IT vg
yG:c relations cnr c"nl, th" @"d-!kc boon al iimur
tGliiy on hc nanc "t man. that co:"" crown nwait-
the rrvcrcd patriot lately called from midst
Born in the first wears "t our revolution, Mr.. Rrcii,
entered the arena "f political life III the exciting unj
0I"rnus position of editor, rs early IT, ;hc ~, o
Alay 1884, n!!l for Ii.,v wears he Devoted ilc rlrr
-ias Of Il mind q! the tir, order, To- the Srrvic" &" thc
party whu,r principles met The approval and conf
UIandcd tc rrctaurr al the youth "t less than p
wears. E,tnbIi-"d duriac the administration nnd
Uudrr the of Mr.. ,Iciiersom the Eng IUircr rapidly
| ntiailcl the position al the or"an and Orac" ui
| SuuhcIM and Western Democracy, and witdcd n!
! Influence which never has been cNcrllcd, il cvcl
rqunllr!, hv any political paper mnmy country.
Nor ti'ia :i.urmc" due {" any :ivrntiiioTs cir
crrn-tancrs il urnsc from the manly able and CON
,is.r: devotion principle, which characterised i;'
talented .tlitOr and which challenge! the admiration
II! il IN" confidence q" III" party w"-" 50 j.
ard bearer nc wdS. During the administration "i Mr
pulk Mr. Il. wa, selected ~ ,hn, pa!"i" and Stale
mau 10 rondnrl the national organ at H." parry, :
ask Ia which he devoted himself with zeal and Mae
! ri:v lim; the SHOW "i three srur" wears viii
,Ilil. IN, head al,l ri,',tiug hi tall. IIH"stir frame"
nud iI, o. LU,iu"s~ w"!" !"n nac. or HI over
raskr,i BRAIN For H., pus lew wears l." has divided
i- time between Washington and brandon. "a james
river wachin. @tiil with pniri";'s eye and pntri-
NJ, sncifudr tn. l,>iinic- "t hi beloved country.
I"ic" before have the pra.!ng anthems ol "mr nation
/ al anniversary been minded with ih" requiem and
r!n "f the ..nt,Inuu and patriot, hut never over a
hrav"r. n"bl'r purcr soul than lh"m''N Ritchi"s.
r;.~,,,, ,r,. N.,,. ~. Il.r,'I
Thomas Rchic Esd. lon: known Throughout, the
United States. aS editor I'll tie Richmond Eny"irr,
and .nv - it.w E..;gS. editor and proprietor ui tn"
| Washington in,aH. die" AZ noon "n M"mday, July ).
| after lingering Hines.
! Mr.. Rrrhi- WAS about s,.vrnty-six wears nt agc,
ayin. h-", born. icli,,r, III the wear lbs. lie
w;l> NATIVE, al The State nt NlrgluI: lnd for NOR"
i!an fifty years acted prominent part IN III" politics
III Ill" STATE and nation He devoted his early wears
~ the instruction al youth, but h&v!I, taste "r "-
;ics AMI being devoted To the cautr al the OBJ re-
nibIirau part, ulr"r tie auspices q! Mr.. Jefferson,
| liz established the Richmond Enqr,rr in lS0i. The
paper which MAS hong ranng"d by i'Im as editor nni
proprietor. always rrg;,rl" the "rac!r -; III"
Virginia politicians q: III" republican ar democratic
| party and lis influence he enabled 10 ever
!>,. II controlling influence IN the politics ~! the nj
Ice, Siat- The best political writers u! Ir-!mn were
Cn!sinnt contributors 10 the c"uaiS Ui the E"YH5r,
aIl lha paper was io hc found in general circulation
throughout ih" southern STATES among those who de-
sired o bc instructed in In" Virginia school o demo
/ crHcy.
! In 1915, Mr. Kitchi" selected by President
! Polk Ia GCr ~ editor Of the Washington iH'OR, and
! that paper under his management, was regarded hs
! ih. Ig",n al Mr. p"ik'- administration. After the
election al General Taylor, III ISIS Mr. RtciIic was
/ but li;c known in political life. The Richmond nm
gu,rr has for several years been managed By his
and il Is understood tIa: illc veteran editor has
! been enabled ;n siv" bat slual comp, ilSati"n tor
his ihn:- in editorial tc aM@ ~ pHhir printer undcr
J II D,rnurrafc Administrations.
II. private lii, Nlr. kitrl" was nu''Ii esteemed by
his ricn..- a. Lcumtnn 81; the old sciI"" and h"
mis; aiwys IL. regarded IN "iiranilal> n yctrrn OF
ihr D"Iuorrl!c Ig'->, t,HI politician wh" through
.i i"l- lie. :r! upurtHlt .mii..rncc the affairs
] Ia. republic.
From liz N,w York Express VIII.
Tl" tcc.rmp brings Intelligence Of The death Of
rH"N,, kIr, M, Esd, Tor forty year. the Editor oi
the Richmond Enquirer, sE, tor nearly my years con-
was g. ami G bore Il with AL tie vi"nc!;y, spirit and
elasticity of Il man in the meridian "i lie.
At the commencement OF NJ. Folks Admni:stra.
ton he was called to Washington 10 take charge ot
the Union ~ IL" o.!ica! urgan "t the then dominant
pariv and he lett tlir Richmond Enquirer with two OF
Iii. sons To nsSlmc duties ami rcs"m-! !bI!:iic7 m
! tl.r Of life VIXEN most men would have sIrunk from
such service. IIr WIS made, by Il vote ut the tw,
Houses rh" Public Printer al Congress, and discharged
his lutte, satisfactorily 10 those who elected linn.
Mr. Ritclic was man Of great vigur, spirit, and OF
high social Qualities, and vc!y warm trend. In h!@
hes, ,lav~ he cy,rrl extraordinary Influence up"
the politics "i Nir-inia, which hc understood, ""
iuk better than ilnv ohio predecessors rn>sociD -
Ii nuvIlv ever Unrr>iund ihrr"!iiic- "i the DHt Do
ui;li,m il was Father Rirchr, ,nY he ha -"undc the
cilIs ui all the Hbsracticns ni That "i Common
wealth from the Resolutions "f !7 I" III" Resolutions
nflSii when, II new era seemed to dawn upon the De-
| murricv of tir country.
Mr.. Ki;cli.. however. wa. warmly welded to the
-o-callcd "Dcmvrrutic party" He defended II with
ZEAL opInSci its enemies with power, and struck rs
many and as heavy blows HS any man "i his time
..srl',. sltI ali,
Clay Whi->, iir che;:aim "l which ~ know he most
! truly respected.
The loss of Il man 50 o,,g connected with the pub
lie press. and =" honorably i,icmcd with the art OF
printing. Is public Mr. KI:chic has left scvc
rnl lrru aud a!l u them married, we believe aiIC
in indrpc;Irmt circumstances. His tcah will caus,
.srrnt sorrow among hi. friend, i'll Nirgimia and i!
the city "' Washington, where he has lived tor the
last nine or ton years.
| Mr.. R;trbi. had s,!mc little warning "f his death
md late last week -,uninumcd i- nu-htcr- and son
from virginia, by whom hc was surrounded at tn
momcn, vi his dcccasc.
From the Baltimore sun
We learn that Mr. Thomas Ritchie, formerly e,lito
of the Rcluond Enquirer, and more recently OF th
Washington Union. died, Yesterday, nj his rcsid"iir
in Wn.Iin.tom j. G. NJ. Ritchic, during his event
fi,l carrrr hr- orcUp;cd prominent position before
the unbIir. For NEARLY ;ity years he WIS lriin.
editor South AMI West oi the Potomac lie VA" bnri
in virginia. and commence, hi+ ''it"ri"! lah"rS "l
itl
ring inc , , % nnr service in this caimci
80 IN 1850, Th,. influence wcldrd bv the Rrlmnn'
EnuI,ircr Lrrin the time Mr. l.. c"ntr"ii" IT. rd'"
r9i c",mi7' ,' l iSI E, Mr. r. - unJrr,t"" to lav,
"i r"nlt!?', ~ w., T. ~ p, r,,.,n"t , Wn.Iirr;or
,,'' ''i' ',I'' y" H.; ,J,r;.;rr.irn uud in ,ha
mon ~ '''' ''@''' W ~. :. -, |,,cs A. a ,nli
position WI '''!t! Fi '''',n ~ I,,t nd ,noI,,. =
,ciGn and a'iH"M ne Wv. w'I h. '. "s Ttircd nlt"%%,hc
ann H'i;t ~: no, Jn,h,.s nas.cs yay from
rom pN''' i,.' .'ii, y,,,.I H., haL attained th
,'r w., ,;" - s.'ycr,y,;vc or srvcntv.sx years.
age we 'h''"' III s'.'''''' nv -
:,
Tn" typc-scting m"ci'In" IN the Office "l IN" t"!
rclarlc-, NJ Cnponhnc"n, Is described follows:
-. :, Iii a., ,l, tr., ;u,-cpt;,u Of th