New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-17

in thee respects Bet be believed Ia, BY s.5EI :ss
70 "crucify tie Old nsn utterly % ye'd % resson 70
faith, and to subject nself anresSipgy 20 the d.
rec icp OF sd ,r'srnaI Dsies msster hs bad resriy
acc upi.bed his spiIiias dsstl uc IN sad hs eou-
dia.ed such seIvituce, her cefcfih forever.
lie. NE Iow briefly explain the can.e OF his sr'-
eide. have already said thu. ri. lsbo's we're iAc
too srts, for bis strength. rbpush simsls Ia he
tas,es and moderate IT his expenditure. II vas per-
peusl Struggle with HIM {, Keep ise from asSs TIE
especially a. Re had bis aged parents TO provide
for. He was slso far So bis means would per@i.,
2ererou. ard profuse even il bA charities lie fslt
that 10 ysin to Thick Of Jay log up comoeten.s
oy ms professional gains, 81 ssst provson 'os his
i.ctipg yesis must De obsinsd 10 some other say.
Of late ils a;tsl tOn had bssp turned 10 sfeerg an
ppCifsrt Improvement. II the sewing .mschae, vhi,n
bad taxed Biz sreIs.es to the Utmost The iEvsaboa
ppe'ed bur be bad gore TOO fer. The bruised
etu" wss oxen a; last. Fer seyeIa nigh.s before
bis desth he could get no sleep. HIS spiritual ssr-
me ntors returned 10 the charge With gee Alter pert,
racity than ever. His agony wss fsalfal. He felt
that be most give way soon, sud cried sOud, must,
"Iuust have help from some quarter. "a fdisy
ulotrg after tossirg upon bis bed for twsoty fOar
hour be rose hastily dressed rushed out sra soagst
pistol returned to his bouse, add The report o tbs
paiior formed bis household that Joseph r. Csrts
vas Al ssi face to face with his adyerss'l.s
What vas the moral character OF this sc. " Sal
eide ssys one msralist % is cowsrcce. Rsnk
selh.hnsss,' ADDS another Ny friends, as e.r.
dtpts Of words" When the physician Gresort vol
untarily devoted him self TO de.tn, by dssec,ng the
coIpse Of victim to the plague then raSipg at MAI
settles. the voice OF mankind with enc accord, pre-
pourc,d bin q hero, and justly. Yet he r,riRaliy
CON m,ttei suicide. And this "a ou. one OF thousant
cases Of similar deliberate .stirmeIatlcr.
joseph T. Curtis died " IL harness Tie know, srd
often had my heat bled to hear him say il, th.s no
wss wearing out that those who were dsps ueou
him were sss ing too much Of han. We were swAss
that in proportion 81 his strength failed be bsesne
eapc sed 70 the assaults Of the tends that do;get hs
path Yet he could NJ, brig himself to forsake those
who clurg TO him fer support, but struggled despe.
Iatey onward with his burden, until he stumbled snd
| iell-no coesrdy, selfish suicide, bu, mU!yT 70
| too profound ana conscientious devotion 70 duty
have little space let, in which 81 alade 70 hts msny
admirable qualities Of head aud heNt. HE sincerity
anu caLior such that no consideration OF sslh,h
prudence would keep him from expressing b, horest
convictions any where, regardless at the effect might
produce upon his iner,s,s Though be felt that Fate
bad denied bin that position physician besrs the
public 10 which he was jutly entitled, be rever az
uEessed ar petty lealousy or envy tovsId mos, sno
lad outstIipped him IN the race. WIKI thst bitter
| partisan split 80 common among the aivcesses 81
both Of the prominent systems OF physic he had NO
Sympathy. may add that be possessed dech "a me.
chahie al us AID oien remarked tha, bis lie should
| rave peen passed 10 the svocatpn Vt msch.nlst-
His love Of the Beautiful in Nature and Art ga, genu-
| inc, and marked by taste AMI discrimination. TO
! tn, Sc WHO fspced him cold erd uusympathsao,
would cav that bis manner result ed partly from nstu.a
sb,ness and partly from the depressing effect OF sd
many souows, which bad checked, though not de-
| stioyej, his natural enthusiasm. lie WAS slight sad
graceful IN bgure, ana no were tue uioss ehqa'sNy
spiritual ard refined expression upon his eoantenance
that have ever bsheld 10 any individual Of tn sterner
| sex was never in mixed society with him without
beog impressed by tse marked cont at which he prs-
| sented to those around him. II was like the moor
| among the lesser lights
| This imperfect sketch hiss been hastily pennsd BY
ore who regarded him the dearest friend he Ssd ON
| earth; who was strengthened and sustained by bis
wisdom, and stimuli to seltdsciplire by the con
| temptation of his life and character TO have been
enabled TO be the stay OF his old age would hsye bees
The erestet earthly bic sing that could have received.
| But it was not 10 be. 10 conclusion LET mo say,
| tstiop in The urivene trust, in common With his
| msny rorrow.stricken friends, that he has ct lsss
| emeiped from the funereal darkness Of his earthly
career into the realm VI unolouded and eternal Ign.