Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-13
To Hos. lIus. :. BoCoCy,
lFr"m III" P"t'r,bTi. EArY"s= :
DEATH OF 4 GOOD MAN

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Richmond correspondent at th. E.~p.,gr ,-yo'
our paper oi Monday last n,,uU:i ~ -',- ,.,ar.
death Of Gco:;c N.cosou Johnson @. .Iai CIV a..
conpGnel hy short trihntn 10 hi i;afUar-' tas Z.
cOun,n4 oi the EHqHHcr. When such urn +. .ts.a
away from among the living, !; once u !i. -.
and the duty Of The press 10 br"r wncs- f" - a,-
fold SSc"ll"ncrs OF his character !u""ri..y ic
others 10 initiate them, and 80 Civ" oppression :" ;le'
deep sense ri an IRE parable public los wiu. > av =
kcn'd N the mind. of all VII" knew him.
MIR. Johnson did not indeed. c!ipy a widely eS.
tended fame, fact which is I" hc attributed 'or.y 10
Hn innate mpdastv whHch forbade AIS >cc>v.. ito
positions which hr.ng one prominently before to
world P'rhai's thcrc Mrr" irw who crl-G '-,i
Tor It. And certainly the number i extremely !M:sl
OF thos" ".io more deserved il. A. the u: oHe 4.
the mos; eminent lawyers III the country. !!sc IvFu
tatI"n ut ms father "v,rSnduw.t hi Ts,. uj'iC-
yet IN the Court 81 Appeals. yShtT" hc ,orrr..
To appear Il; an early conduci ihs u'Arr i.
ness, III the decline ni s health urG siren, q, a."
abe-t ana wi>cet c"nns,i""s t"uu. him wr.aa....
ver.ed III III" sub"f;'s "t h.N profession. and ra'
of the highest efforts ~ rLunrutRO.i. II !!s Svrug,
of the Judges OF that court cnui lee rendered, sco
mcGn "i those before whom VI. Johnson ,I?.,a,
arguments were delivered. and who have .''ssa
away from their earthly Hb0r3--IU,S.:. N,uma;-
Cabel, Brooke, Bt.LwiG--ir would Gcc:@rc ian
worthy III p"lt ii legal aitainH.n'. a"H '.,":ac.i
and force "t reasoning power. t.! that siIc Nl.-a,
mantle he Wore not ungra .iUi!y.
Nj. Johnson never a~,""d - political .ouo:s, yet
by the call o! his ic!uwcIt.lene lac ed ..art
| time III the legislature 81 the Siaic. where H., lu..
cious cOunsrls end d'pth -! information ii. "ae -
him apart from the mass rs m"mb'r + likely :'~'!i.Y
the most valuable service Ia the ("inr'"nw cGi:. IN
| the virtue I'll industry hc Wa rNc,.l"l ~ GyEr e.
aides the duties ot lRrg" practice =, he Tar. e .
formed larg. amount III work ut winch '.H ,w...;
hears nothing. III the church ~ i;riTy institutions,
in f! brGcyvlnt societies, aud vi u-v'r .crr" ~
hau>ri or >lgHnk from auy imposition ~ .a'
which h- lh"ugt be- could faithfully H."hhs 60"
s"rkiu. 20 '',!n good by stealth ana always tlns.
ing to lind il fame. lii- death WI:l hc ,.g,y -.
by many cu.atnrrs in ID. religious aG. ....'",
asrnciaiInus viii 1t be pu!G H.. - aG,;,f 80
! ply HI, place.
Uf NJ p,r,"l character. -n rich in MI ~" cra""'
"i the gentleman, TEMPERED! viii. al! IT." uNr'irU-
sivr picty "l the sincere Christian, ir i 80 place
speak. The unaffected suviiy -! h. n"nut., - =
charm nj his conversation, the t'UjrrEss - s Lear.
all th"-c "reminiscences too dr'j,Er"i" Curu,c't
with Yc; un.ssuE.ri private nu. ass. ~ j." bTDuE-,
before thr public eye shuUl II l." ou:b - css;, )
tUr Il mulncn' that awful ana sacred vel whi,! t.I
hand OF mn all wise Providence has -ulr., 10 ~ P.
upon the hope, aud affections O. III" domestic c.YCs.
The death ui Mr. Johnson, occurring - -uOI ai.-r
the fearful disr7tcr o! tho Arctic. in which m f'r
ted and dir;in-;u brother went down ";I w.
II sudtcnncss 20 appalling IN hl- friends, ca- ce-
glnom sister eats oi Richmond. H. g'.a..-,
were followed I" ia" grave Sunda. Ia, - u .a:s
concvlsc uicIiA-ns from the MuuutncI!.i C!.!!.,
which he WAS vcs!ry.inaD.