Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-09
The Lafs Thomas Richie.

Cr,,, ,ga nan If Erastos Brooks, Of New
I York nua nF fhe ms, stalwart cbampions OF
t,o W., nartr This sketch of MIR RirchiC
,.'as ,ni7, Ihet lsfore his death and VAS 60.
I'D ;n,, tho R;,b,nnnd Eoouirer with some
r,,,,;n,, comments DISTINGUISHED bV tina,
,ba.ra;99, sDrigbtIiness and GOOD nature 90
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eAceItoh oi joseph ""'es, VI w.
Pr h'''"'e ""s' Po'uHf VIC us ..
aOie man eFeT c0hheC'ed WIN Tue A'pe''''"
/ press. lie eAeFe1Seu more iuHnence uP'"
tne politics OF tue county thah any Other
ed't'T, ana - lot Tue poliucs oi fiFglniH' hc
he'a tAem III the mono" u Ills Manu. NV
witGStAndlhG MS admitted power anu ihnu-
ence, Mr.. R!.chIe, ike Mr' "aies, ahu o'Her
hrst rate men, was SlnSHiafly Tree from 'ao-
ny a"u arrogance It Is ouiy Tue teu'"-
raieEs, the intellectual d"ariS ana haniSihs'
mat wear DiSh hesleu ooo's, WALK ou e'''t''
perk their noses high IN tue air Us ho'n-
ihS but the atmosphere Vi neaIeu "eFe Il.
Tor thelr nostTIIs, ana MAKE up 10 strut auu
pretenslon what tney lack IN sUNuity anG
merit hr. h.tthie was ihEeeu' H'oIe,
editor ana with TIE exception Of our oIG
ir!enu Iies' ne mas Got Ie't MS IKE oen'"u
nim' NaL' '9 Tue i'S' u 'u' i'''n"u'
Nay HIS e"huoH never NC Ie's'
Ii Is no' Tue Ouly noI must .'npo, '''' wv
OF u ieadlhg poi'l c"i ed''or 'aat uc 9noutu
he an elegant writer. We never tuouguc
Mr.. II tchle remarkable IN this. oohe Vi
his Virginia contemporaries surpassed MIN
botA IN the strength ana graces VI comp
ton, though lie always e4presseu MS lucas
with facility and Perspiculty. but "nae ga
gaeity he ha1, wnat forecast What Senertl-
ship Always colLec'ed ana lar-seelng; YET
quick ana HreSlsuSie aS Tue 'uuuuetoo''
"hen Tue OCCASION caHsd tUF P'onp' "nG
eHe'Geuc administration no" ne 'o''o"Su
up the ieaagf7 Oh Tue oPPoS'''oh' 'uFe" Go'u
waite: Oh their himi"S rhetoric anu "uen
ne cou'1 not stilhe Ihtul GOWN WIN tue
gauoue,.d mana Of iOgic' stranSieu tueui
ehec;uaiIy 10 spider WEB OF special plead
lng. thomas Ii tchle was real captain
whilst he wore he!Iher uniform, epauietes'
nor cooked nat never h'urished MS sword
ana pad the utmost courtesy and consldcra-
TO" TO tie hunblest private IN the rankS'-
crate corps; PLAIN old man, surrounded by
brilliant staff, hiding under hs humble
exterior a soul born for command, and pIac-
lug more value upon the substance than the
insignia of greatness. In defeat and .disas-
ter, his courage rose with tho emergency, as
the -LylIan harp gives forth It's Ooldest
strains with the increase OF the gale. Alter
the magnificent and Overwhelming " hig vie
tory oil IofV. Mt. hltchie was tue only DEM
ocrIt IN The Lnited States who showed any
signs OF Wt4!ity' Ihey were all stretchel
out like the host OF the Assyrans Wnen the
angel OF death visited their camp 10 the
night watch They lay pallid and motion
less like the inhabitants of the earth when
the cleansing and ayeDgiug deluge swept
over polluted soil. Amongst the drift
wood, the floating carcgses, the binding
fl,shcs of lightning, aud the mingled roar of
rain and thunder, the voice Of Richie was
distinctly heard, excaiming, Skies bright
and brightering." There can be no doubt