New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

Sees nose N t1e L9 u ne 0eJ 1s6'1
the D sue of NJ Hst,h nerioa.d- tae Minister vao-s
church he Atts:de6. On my re2.yiog a tls ns1snse,
ne observed, a. he tu-ned oye: as~e nc ebjecto,
| TO see Die, es q ki5o sad good nesho0 Ine a.
PIE sci rpoI nv END q. ne )mer. va, ta..
ia r., ,i0us opinions asv,rs tseL fjned lpSs is.-e
stucy .nd Isfsc-or. be ha1 L, dcuos = ,n 1s mice
ard therefore die hot dese ths attendance % Clergy
ESP; have never tinoe doubted :ne l0:.estn.ss o.
he preston then taken. Hs rsrtipg iE:eryisE sa
he 5if-rea: members Of nis family v..oScl ani CON-
pOsed ImpressDg admonri,n- up)n taein TIE cs-dias
points OF Which were 10 pusue vi-t1e, % tfre :ns
truthful Ny yourge-t brother, 40 ha eiSb'n yea,
ssenir2 net to comprehend tae acsne, ae TUNED - ms
| Nth d mile and ss6, George does no. uade.stand
xhs; 81 ttis n;esns." He would sRecu.ste uPon tie
persou who would srccesd bin A. Rector OF tho Uni
yersty OF NiisIIia, a11 cone.eed tast Nj. sdson
| would De appointed. Wih al tse deep psthos Of
exalted friendship be spoke Of ii, p1I.y hs vr.1es,
bis wisdom, bic lesrritg, and MS g-eat soies. f5s
fiieDGshIp {. these great ~ss OF sc sodiairy
chsrsctei-they hai been born, lived, ard died within
twenty-five niles OF each ot1er-.hey visited fre-
| qleL,ly through their wnoe hyes. a, tSen.y'three
| yesrt old, NJ jefferson bad been ooi.1ef on M.
| M.disop's course Of s:udy-he then ffteen. rhEs
CON mencsd fisrdshp remsfksos for lie duration
as il vas 70: the fidelity sud warmth Of i,s feelings.
The sdmiration Of each for the wisdom, abb les Sud
purity o: the othe. unlimited. Their hsbt OF
lance upon mutual counsel, equseO the sincerity OF
heir sfieotioo, ard the devotion OF tneir esteem.
In speaking Of the osuunies which his enemies hsd
uttered against his PUBLIC and private character, wi
such tigs-ec and an:irrg bitterness, he seo tna,
| he mad no considered them a. abusing hn; hey tsd
| never known him. They hsd created Al imaginary
beng clothed with odious attributes, % whom taey
had given his name and i vss sgarst tast cresslre
of n cir i'm sginaons they had leveed ther sns;te
mas.
On Mcrdsy, the Sd OF July, his surubers were evil
der ty thoae Of app-osch hing s'unon hs slept IN
III evening" when upon swskrg he seemed 70 insgne
| il was morning. ard keo, thst ne nsi slept al
night without oeing dsturbei This is the fourth o.
July" lie socn sunk again into sleep and on beng
aroused ss 9, TO take DIS medicine, he remarked IL
| olser voice M Doctor nothing mO-e.'
The omission OF the do.e of lsudsnunl administered
every night during his illness caused his sumoers 70
| be disturbed and Gresnyi ne sat Up IN MS s'eep
the Committee OF Safety saying oughsto be warned
Az l. o'clock a. Dight approached, We sn1!ousy
desire tia. mis- death shouo he hallowed b1 the An
niversary Of IDde pendeLce. AZ quarter before L.
We stood nofiDg the minute hand o. ho wetcu, hoplEg
iew minutes of prolonged life. AZ 3. IT, ne called
the servants n attendance, with strong ana clear
VI lee perfectly conscious oi bis wants. he dc mol
speak sgsn. About 10 be fixed hs eyes iateuty upon
me, indicating want, which most painfully,
could understand, until he attached servant, Bur
well observed that MS head Was Dot 80 much ele-
waited he usually desired 1t, for mis- nsol; wa to
lie with il very much elevated. Upon restoring 10
| its usus position, re see ned satisfied. Aoo9t IL,
| sgan fixing his eyes upon NE, anG moving MS Aps,
applied o wet sponge to his moItn which he sucked
and appeared to resh-tbis was the last evidence ne
gave OF corfcio 1sness. He ceased TO breathe, wtn-
out & struggle 20 minutes psst nneid al July = 1870
closed his eyes With my own hands. tie "as at sl
proschng eLd, his mind cesr, and st no monent
old he evince the less socUse sbout the result; ne
calm snd composed as when 10 heath. IL
died pure and good mar. l. 'o- Others 70 sos.k
of his gre stness He desired thst his ntsrment shoui
be private, without parade and our wish wss 20 con-
ply with his request aid no no.ce OF the hour ct u
| teiment, invitations were Issued. Ilis body was
borne privately from hle dwelling, by Dis fanny snd
servants but mis- neighhors and friends anxious psy
the last tribute of respect ard affection 10 waou
they had loved and bonored waited for II IN crowds a,
the grave.
The biography now completed by Mr.. Randall,
we trust will not be taken . model by subse-
quent writer's who may be tempted into siHlsr
field of literary labor. They may we'll Initiate his
enterprsiDg pursuit of iscts, his evden. pstencen
the collection Of materials, aud his sincerity and
ffankness in the expression of op non; bullet them
eschew bis mania for fine writing, nor be dazz'ed
by the splendor Of his periods INTO forgefuness OF
the simplicity which is the essential condition OF
force.
THE BATTLE ROLL: Az EscyLoPrDIa CONTAINING nr
sCRiPTIoSs THE MOST FAMOUS sND NENoEAHLT LAND
BATTLES AND srEGEs IN All AGrs B5 ELHEKr PESeI
9yo. PIP. 752- ,iA.on Brothers
To large class OF readers the narrative OF military
col icts is the most interesting portion of history A.
the same time, nothing is difficult 10 the historic.
writer than to give accurate description Of scere
consistent and satisfactory evidence, even within tner
OWE immeo late circle of Observation. The wel.knoS Sn
remark Of Wellr gton in regard to the difficulty OF co
tanning the exact deals Of bsttle field. by tnoss
engaged in its operations, applies with tenfoi force TO
all eubsequent inquirers. No one, accordingly should
rely with much conf ence on the traditional accounts
of the famous battles in the worlds history. Even the
renowned days of Lexington and Bunker Hill have
given rice legends which have vanished under the
torch Of historical criticism Before the recent volume
Of Bancroft the relative share Of Prescott and Prnsn
in the battle of June II obscure problem. IL
not long since the supreme oommsnd on tha: cccsSon
was s,renuously claimed for the latter. Ia recent
popular history of the United States it is asserted that
after the morning at Lexington the British soldiers
were subject TO galog frs on their way TO Concord
from the Massachusetts, militia men. With this inev-
table uncertainty as to the description Of ba.tes, the
present work must be read with due allow for the
paucfy of evidence and 10. judged too ngidly by tie
rules of demonstration. lie narratives ususy spr
tied, seldom running into prolxty, and for the most
pat lucid and selfconsistent They cannot fail TO fur
nsh ample entertainment TO those who delight in scenes
Of conflict and the din Of war, provided they are BE-
yond the smell Of gunpoxder and the whisting Of bu-
lets.
THE SCALPEL. July. Sherman Co
Tie editor OF ths Scaipel has some pungert COM
nerts on the meat markets Of this city, and recon-
ends the prohibition Of al slaughter houses within
the municipal limits In the following paragraph ne
handles the subject without gloves
The remedy all this state Of things one ths; we
fear is far dstapt-the total prohibition ot all hatcher
ing in cities, and the absolute enforcement OF ssLi'