The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-07-29
Death CT Gen. Quitman.

The telegraph brings the intelligence of
the death, at his residence, near Natchez,
Miss, of Gen. John Anthony Quitman.-
His disease, it is stated, was contracted at
the National Hotel, in Wasbinton, some
sixteen months ago, causing general debili.
ty which buffled the best medical skill.
Gen. @. was born about 60 years ago, in
Dut chess county, N. Y, where his father
was puttcr of Dutch Reformed Church.
81 avery existed in that Stale throughout his
childhood and youth, and was one of the
"peculiar institutions" Of his paternal home
so that we have heard Gen. @. remark that
he never lived in any other than Slave
State. He migrated in early manhood to
the South, and became Mississippi planter.
He joined in the general support of Gen.
Jackson for President, but abandoned him
with Mr.. Calhoun, and was for years known
as estate Rights WhiG." AS such, he
supported Gen. Harrison for President in
1910, and we think was once Wing candi.
date for Congress, or Governor, or BOTH
. When Mr.. Calhoun returned to the Democ.
racy, he was accompanied or soon followed
by Gen. Quitman. The latter shrupk, how.
ever, from following his party into the gull
OF Reputation, and was once run for high
post on the Bond paying Democratic ticket
which had few supporters. But, though
thus repeatedly defeated as q candidate for
office, Mr.. Quitman was steadily growing in
the esteem and confidence of his fellow.
citizens.
In 1867 he volunteered for the Mexicar
war, and was appointed BY President Polk q
Major. General. In this capacity he was
prominently engaged in most or all of the
songuinary actions which Immediately pre-.
ceded the capture of the Mexican capitol, Of
which, by its surrender, he was made Gov.
ernor. Though widely differing in their po.
litical views, he loved and honored his su-
perior General Scott, by whom his conf
dence was fully reciprocated., i, In the ranks
of the political Generals who intrigued to
deprive General Scott of his command and
to tarnsh his proud laurels, Gen. Quitman
Twas not found.
Returning to Mississippi, Gen. Quitman
devoted his time to his family, his plantation
and the construction OF Railroad, until
nominated for Congress in 1855, when, after
spirited canvass, he was elected by about
two thousand majority-a full vote and
something more. Repairing duly to Wash
ington, he, though new member and one
Of the most ultra Nebraska men, was des-
ignated by Speaker Banks, whose election
he had opposed to the last, for the important
post of Chairman of the Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs, a post of which he discharged
the duties with eminent ability. He wal
reelected last fall without opposition, and
of course, continued by Speaker Orr in the
post assigned him by political antagonist
His death will Of course vacate seat in thu
House, and the Craftsmanship of the Com
mite. Gen. Quitman was but moderate ly
fluent as debator, but always spoke terselJ
and to the point. He was the foremost maj
in Congress of the 'Fire.eaters,' or 'Chvalry
lone who did not need to fight duels +
establish his reputation for couruge-quit
and unassuming in manner, universally es
teemcd by those who knew him, and the fiji
test man of his school for the Presidency
Unlike majority OF declaimers for SLAYER
III Congress, he really believed in it, an
hence did not find it necessary to make ha
so much noise about it as some others. Iii
: death leaves a void that will not soon b
6lled.-Battimore Sun.