Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-23
Obituary.
The following, we take from the Craw.

The following, we take from the Csaw.
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DlED.--Im old Virginia. on Thursday, the
oath Of May last. Sam, alias Sambo. The
deceased was brought to this country by
his father, aud Angel Gabriel, some three
years since. Both were natives Of Great
Britain, and their object was to create dis
cord and kick up family quarrel among
the American people, for which purpose
they organized secret political societies in
every town and hamlet throughout The
country.-Under the cover Of night they
cn,iced the young aud unsuspecting into
ther dens Of wick sdness, where they swore
them to lie aud Practice deceit and nv pcc.
racy. AT the bid ing Of Sam. the meR,-
bers Of the Holy der, destroyed ballot.
boxes, ndhuDted down like wild beasts,
inoffrnsiye people. whose only crime wa,
that Of being born in foreign. lsnd.-
They invaded the Territory Of Kansas,
and drove from the polls her own legal vo-
teIs. They ransaeked the private school
Of the catholic citizens Of Massac husetts.
and grossly insnted the pupils. In the
name Of liberty they practised all manner
OF crime. The movements Of the deceas-
ed were marked with violence aud blood
shed. and aided by old tories Of the revo-
luton, he succeeded in few localities IN
triumpaingj over the American people. =
Happily for the country the deceased
was induced 10 enter the old Dominion,
where the avenging hand Of a just provi.
dence overlook him. The land Of NASH
ington was the last place we supposed the
bloody imissary would have venturrd, but
1t is true saying. that the gods first
make mad those whom they wish TO drs-
troy" So with Sam, he became intoxica.
I'd with .he few successes he achieved in
corporations elections, and rushed headlong
into the jaws Of the I'D line democracy Of
Virginia, where from the rough handling
he receised. he sickcned, and on the Gath,
as above stated, yielded up the GHOST
His incarnate spirit no doubt speeding to
the regions ofthe damned. His paramour
Mrs. Patterson, attended him in his last
illness and wept bitterly, when The dhys,-
clan, Joseph Hiss, pronounced his case
hopeless. A few minutes before he breath
ed his last he requested that Ned Buntline
should convey the intelligence of his death
W uss i"tuci, ue AHSei eSauIict, ai8O tu1t
he might DC buried with his brass knucks
on. His Colt or slung shot with which he
had broken the heads OF many 'Jurixers,"
he bequeathed to the heirs OF Bin POOL
His money, some fifty thousand dollars.
which he had realized in selling charters
to greenhorns TO start Know Nothing lodg-
es with, he gave TO Gen. Joseph Hiss for
the purpose Of founding house of as.
signation, where the Legislature st Mas
sachusetts might spend the peoples mon
ey. His funeral occurred precisely at
midnight, the corpse being followed by a
small number Of Thugs, who showed their
devotion to thrir chief and prophrr by
planting at the head OF his grave on Upas
Tree and sewing dog.fennel and gympson
weed upon the mound. The service clos.
ed by the Thugs groaning, tearing their
hair, aud beating their breasts, which con-
tinued until daylight began to dawn,
when they SUNK back to their hiding
places. $50 's-.ss