Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-13

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Tie Srnn:. ,iiI not -; today.
Itui'Si. 10 "I.I'ht:Si.NrhTIIE Is.
Tia onE4krE la,i he;or" Ia" i!"nsr r,!nlmun'''-
| tim from c Superintendent al fuhic Printing. snh.
mil:ius estimates ol 'icj'uc,c- ll the public print
im.s: whic! WIS referred /" the Committee %! Ways
and Means and ordered t" i'rprini,'!
Also. II accommodation :;niu ih' Secretary 81 STAT"
"t New Mexico. iraIiam'!!:iH= III pr'i;n'. oi in".
w" c">,ir. ni the law, j,ns-, hy the Legislative As-
s"miiy ri that Territory il lat s'.: "I'; which Wa
referred /" il. C"mi.,I!cc "n Territories
| DEATH uF ME. >N"bGHts>.
| Mr.. FtrLK>i.g then rrs, and addressed Ia. ii"'l~'
| IL .li"ys:
Mr. Speaker. nj Tie request a. some a. my c"!-
leagues, and will the concurrence nI nil nj lhcln.
ris,' discharge Ihr n, !"!"y 'iic :" ih"iii"'Iig
10 this l!"!l-,. tirr death "a: ili. "Ti' tRiAfr SN"b-
GRASS. late = Representative in Congress from the
eleventh 'lsirir! ." virginia. Ibis pi:iin! n'i u'-
expected ,ytnl "rcurrr. IN Hr.rT-bui!:. "u Monday.
il 9TH day q" the present lant. il i, -nid Will" ell
gagcd in the trial t important cause III r"hrt.-
The deceased /, Ills cit; the evening ol ic 'Wil
ut Mar in paw; brief visit 10 lis family nI" /" nj
tr,! ,"Inr ii; the cnliri- "i Lis district ii" hi.c is
! :lir,l un ,n. .iav. IL al! human eyes. certainly I"
,uic III ;c;;cr condition uf bodily health than he
has, III any ir cinycd since hr iIst n>rim'd /" DIS
cl;r.., las ,lulirs in hi. hail. bir subject "l
r,.uar!. and r.,lIgri;Gnii"ii hoiiI hy himself AN!
.ric,ls 81, ;iia day. And yr:. in the brlc! space nj
one weak wc wc:,. s!.m....r hr iu Intelligence ii":
ln "a" a,! contributed another r"piy The rcn"1S
| it, trlIu,,llS ni the grave.
This Nj S,,r,.hrr, j. TIE liltii decision since the
commencement; nt the pr >,.ni session :" Congress
i!, s.aur surviving racimhcr "i tins body has b, ell
called upon ~ I,rrorn a: duty which hay" risen
Ia discharge my i"para,; friend hin!:, AticF!rl'
Calupcii Muhl"nb"l ar, Snri=:ii~. HAVE all III 'ii
iri, u,rl Z" !rw months pissed from liir iTr"
,ccii,, oi rul,lir lie. l'uvjm. n"iac h'hid mem
ban the Inrmorv al ;irr viTtHnns drr'-. lie Norm
.! The SI:l. the East aud ti!c H.s;' h"N' 'th ~
iliI ;urlI hr"': r;.lir: 1r"m ~ ""nin" F,'ill =
., ,,,,.t .i Il IN tiIl~ ~iyi ii.,,i
r:e, III lin. fall -! i"!:T c"iiinn iiu grncc'
Iii. l.!ic Z" representative ii'''I"m. Sir W." have
III nj ;r' much I" m!in"n-H ~ "i IN" N''nuE 'l'
rr:;li,-, al all human !i"n"r- ami -! 81! Cr;': rs
pir;,tin- ,ci hr. wiil impressive tore" l" ON
! minis "yl,. -:.!d""r wc arc an what shadows We
p.,..:t,. and ~ ,n,l,.l i.!"nsI!> i"r III@r'
!.,..r, nd NOR" icrInt:'r; inheritance hr'G'oS p'
| ;"!i,i the .,r7.N,
Mr. Sn,:,e-.- was :; native al tho c"uy a i'rk"-
lew and S;a. at Virginia. born within ~" miles nj
.lic l;tcu o. IN. own :;:i AMI pr r2m 'Si'"n' lie
va. al extensive family resting III hi i"E-
TIN -" Elr@:'.ia :miiv whose anrN". were. ;'ni"lS
ii rHr!v settler, al that picturesque" lrd productive
'a!r". and Soy!!r o w,,-,, ,ar"u.i:'n'@ -' I'''
iiirr m! "n.- rlga;,ri IN ia" ilIr; ai "l1'
i,iu pursuits ot agricultural LIE. he waa born @"
!!n Il! n; al Narc lSiil and was thus III the Iitv-
!r.l Yen: n his ngr ~ tn period "f HI ,'cnth.
NHn"auiutmnr" with H. ,""ca-,, commenced nj
an early period -: my -i't.n.:.iairiI utter my "a
i,:i; :rniii coll, -. lie hal then ini-t" his course III
p.o:irRtoGs -f,.,y under !.r @ui lance nI Istrnc-
;ini ii Ciri Eoy aii r,,;nci';: successful r'cahcT
q" the virginia bar ;:i, c hni commenced iii'. rac-
| iic.. oi Lis profession lawyer. Tho "hr"!!nin"r-
au,I vivariiy -! Ia temper =: :iai period .! his ne
! l.,!, disease la! rccmu!urrly iirr"wc'i hi- cicck
and sa.oIc In expression t" his face, inGr him u
general ity"r.tr will nj. ir-t~ y! rn:-"'ls: Whilst The
u..nr :r, enthusiasm. w:n winch IL. dedicated !l!iiI-
.! I" the Iab"r- nj !:s profession, nscd by mn an:-
iuuS circle %. aiIca! friends. so"i gave ii'iIi u
commanding pGsi;in III ;hc pgc:irc al III" c";ift---
lie pursued his profession in l- native county some
five -x ycur- when. c"nIr!ry (" the advice ami
wishes -! h!S friends. IL" removed !" a'k"rshurg
rrnlm:n.- .nwu liz Western Niraimin. snr'rl M the
b!" river. her" - Cu;:r2ii" reside 1" III" period
Gt lii icail.
Il: HI, new location Il: Western virginia h" rapidly
acir"r,i inr hiis,i M h"n"rah" prof. ssl"nnl fame"
In "s. days. aid presume ii - lon grca extent 50
now the lie =" II circuit c"urt practitioner III that
portion ni virginia. w!G, in fall business. WAS one :"
',r,;i rtidu:airr and toll. His theatre "f practice
w:; nee, .1r, large is ia"e. Tor ral'!'i "' c"'n-
i.,.ial! :r:y"l existed and large proportion :" the
nlns imuuriant involved the complex ana re-
,nm.litr refinement. III the !nw nj real estate, render
r.l ,I"lhv Hml frhly obscure by the uciuhlng and
Inconsistent statutory onaciiurHts al "ur STATE !"r ,i"
las; seventy wears. is lci'! -! practice reared a
body al ari.r a:l subtle practitioners III The law "i
real actions TINT might have done credit I" the Court
n Common I'icas in England during the pnln!lc-i
dHvs al iIar@uvc ~ Frarur. .AGaI@r lliT i":nIda-
hc mrrav ni Intellect anil skill Mr. Sn"dg;ss deter
mined Ia enter tho contest lhr professional ciIhch'r
and cuollur.!i.. And ii Is mr'ln praise "a say ihh
h, manainc II high a:I cL,'ya",! position amongst
his riyn!r ~ tho bar, rising aii: IN ii'' rni'rr" hi
rst,niu nf hs i,".v-Iucn. a1I r"a!@in- by Ills ar'
"!s and uuwcarIci lah"f-, nr,"hr s';'i'rnmi !" re-
Invc hi. widow am, infant children from ell dcpr!-
Irrrc uuou liz. cold and nI..cii- Charities =" t!!'T
world.
Ilr. Snnirr1.ss ia un i"mdncss i"r III" n"lSy ana
exciting scenes ol political litc HIS l:''f" i~'!
:vrIv rrr,i,cd from i,s bitter and sci,s"S' hi'"si-
@ ,nI l looked with horror upon ~ ;rca'hcr"!sS
,IJ lrccI,iyc uil;ck-au'is. Eiun..'hy "Il"stic III
nil hi, tls; ;cS hc found ha rcacst "ol'rc III 'r s"'
~ ot hi, rIi family h. AMI III :!'Er niy cures ~
home education and instruction hy which parent
hos, iIIl;l- The obligations lnIp"S"H - n"!rc nIld "S
t:nI The law was his t:lvnritc ic! "i 'sci,In'-.
ouJ rmp,rvma. Mill ;!i rs E'mcr"us ana refined
,lis,;rtirr. lr li,i b"c"n, inmilar. la H. unnpas-
sr.d contests i! yaS has delight I" nlngic. !" cX-
,..nr. in :.n: rIE:tErrnt lac had disciplined Ili MS
Ia,ull.. had fashioned all his Iil'i:s "i Thought, nnh
nnrcp.rnn,l Ill the c,rrrr "i- iEim There lie "I!
himself M home and there liz found Il premature
c.rHy. And vet. -T. notwithstanding Ils strong aver
sion, T., public He ncca>inus Ii occur III WHICH, ii!l
tlr rnnicurc rcposcl III The -"uIldmSs q" hlS ndg-
mon and in tic iniicxihili:y u! his principles ana III
rn,.curanrn n! the srong appeals addressed L" Ills
.c,,s,. ni ,Iu:v ns Il citizen. he WAS constrained To
abandon ijr /, ti,:,. his av"ri:' pursuit ami a'p'
ui scryirc upon hi@her theatre "l a'''o'i.
The frs Of these occasions 10 wlch | ai'iic W'''
.br rnnyrution which assembled IN Eiclnroni ~ the
.',, - lS50 ,o franz. u new constitution nj govern
,nrp. ,r In, prn,ln of IirEimia. Ih" pubhc nIIi "i
tI,a: STATE hal "ii: rn",ld in suir'i discomfort "Trr
thr evils incident the then r*Isi!h" governments
r,,l n,lc- s;ior; n Il radical and fundamental change
in H., whole structure could salS!y me progressive hS-
r;r,Iinfs n Irci, who :t!t ;ha their energies were
hI in .rbIcr:inn hy Artificial restraints in""n@'s"i!
w;,r the true principles ot republican, ir''ec"l ana
,nunlr.r. Il was well known that great questions.
embracing NIL i!a organic primer "i popular gay
cr,u with nil the necessary safeguards i"r 'hc pro-
:nr.or M, ur,,ncriv involving s"riI"na transfer 'i
,,,,r. rn.v.r from l! east 10 III" wet, would en-
,;y,, l!.. deliberations "f that 'i"d an" i"d s"i''-