White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-23
Desth Of Laupdon Cheyes.

Langdoh Cheves, one Of the most dis
tinguishsd citizens Of the United States,
while he remained in public life. died last
Wednesday afternoon. st Columbia. S.
C. He was born in September, 1776. on
q branch of Calhouh1s creek, AbbeviIle
District, s. c., and at his death was in
the S1st year of his age. he received
only an ordinary education, but, entering
the law Office of VIM. Marshall, he stud
led for that profession and soon became
eminent in it. He was, in due time. elect
ed to the Legislature, then to be Attorney
General, and in 1911 was transferred to
Congress. He served in that body from
1911 to 1916. Here his services were Of
g most important character. At the very
outset Of his career, ne found himself on
the floor, and the equal, in all the sterling
qualities of great man, of Clay, Cal
houn, Lowndes, and host Of other pat
riots, and soon became distinguished.
1--WE were on the eve of a war with
England, Isays the Charleston News,
and Mr.. Cheves, as chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs, assisted by
Messrs. Lowndes and Calhoun, advocated
the creation Of navy, to which the House
and the public were opposed, under the
encouragement presented by the presumed
impossible rivslship with the large naval
force Of England. Mr.. Cheves' counsels
prevailed and the event justified his con-
illusions on the subject.
al He was twice reelected to Congress,
and INSIDE speaker for two successive years,
making his term of service memorable by
his advocacy of two measures of equal
public Importance. He gave the casting
vote in the negative, as Speaker of the
House, on the question of re-chartering
the old United States Bank. This vote
evinced his independence, as his subsc-
quent conduct did his moral courage on
the subject of the merchants bonds,
against popular opinion and feeling
These bonds were given for goods impor-
ted during the war, the order for which
had been sent out during the restrictive
measures, and which had become forfeit
ed to the United States nominally. Mr..
Cheves' speech produced profound i'm
preston, inducing the government to re-
NIT the duties.
"Mr. Cheves returned to South Caro-
lima after his term of Congressional SER
vice had expired, and resumed the prac-
tice of the law in Charleston. He was
elected Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in 1916. in which post he continued
until 1919. He gave great satisfaction
throughout his judicial career.
while inthe exercise of judicial fune-
tons, he was invited to the Presidency of
the United States Bank, the administra-
ton of whose affairs had given such dis
satisfaction. 1t is admitted, we believe,
on all hands, that Mr.. Cheves' Presidency
of that institution furnished signal proof
of his sound Judgment and eminent fiscal
ability. He voluntarily resigned this po-
sition, and in 1920 removed to Philadel-
phia, where he resumed the practice of the
law. He soon returned to Carolina, how
ever, and withdrew from all active psrtic-
ipation in public affairs, occasionally she'd
ding the light of his luminous understan-
ding on public questions, in which he took
interest. As a planter, SO highly practi-
cal was Mr.. Chsves' mind, he was highly