Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-12-30
THE LATE wHITMEI, srALLINGs


The Hon. Whitmel S;allings, Of Gates died at his
residence the LIST December, in the 59th year of
his age.
g The announcement of this sad intelligence will
fall as pail upon the feelings Of large circle Of
friends and acquaintances of the deceased lit can no
where be SO sensibly and mournfuy realized as here
among US who by daily intercourse best able to
appreciate his many virtues. His immediate neigh
bors well knew him-his qualities of head and heart
they knew his weakness and his strength, the good
and the bad Ito witness the deep impression, vis
bic from the countenance Of every one made by this
bereavement furnishes the best testimony of the
great worth of character which the deceased pos
sessed.
He had in early life few advantages, having but
slender property; his education very limited,
nothing comparatively it may be said, but what he
had obtained by his own exertions, yet he had &C.
quired information equaed BY few in the State in
respect to those objects Of enquiry to which his taste
inclined. He was well posted in matters appertan.
tanning to the State and the United States. Pos
sessing . powerfully retentivc memory and sound
discriminating judgment he had stored away much
valuable information that rendered him eminenty
useful. Being man of warm feelings the attach
ment of friends was equally warm-upon the affec-
tonate regard of the citizens of this his native
ty he had an abiding hold.
He represented this county in the House of Com
mons during the years 1881, 80, 35. &c. 3S, and 40
and this district in the Senate during the years 1872
- anu 4O ne sat as delegate from this county
in the Convention which revised the constitute of
the State, and was member of the Council of
State during one term of Office of the Hon. Da-
vd S. Reid. The public service he thus rendered is
mesgre compared with the connection he has had
with the administration Of affairs in this County.
During the greater part of his life he has performed
with unrelaxed energy all the duties incumbent on
him as Justice of the Peace. In every department
of life he has fat hfuy and fealessly discharged his
duties. In every position and place where his pres
ence wont to be felt, his absence and loss will
be deeply and sensiby realized-the time is much
in the future when he will cease to be wanted and
his death to be mournfully deplored.
But If with the public it be loss. with how much
greater severity does this bereavement fall upon his
immediate family. Never was there stronger and
more lasting friend-a more affectionate father and
devoted husband With these the cup of grief is full
to OVERLOOKING these will forever continue the
never-to be-effaced remembrance Of him in whose
death they lose husband and friend, and to them
may be added those who upon him mainly depended
for subsstence-their loss will be great indeed His
charities were liberal and were moreover bestowed
after the scrptural methodthe left hand not know.
ing what the right hand doeth.
The deceased for more than twenty years was
consistent member Of the Baptist Church and died
in the full profession Of that hope which strips death
of its terrors--to dear friend who leaned him,
saying as the power of utterance had near left him,
-"I would not give the hope have for all the
world beside" Thus, at peace with his God, he ex
PRED firmly looking forward with the assurance that
he was about to pass from death unto life eternal
and blessed beyond the grave.-Democratic
Pioneer.