Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-07-28

DEATH OF GrN JoHN A.QulrxAN.-A telegram
announces the death Of Gen. John Anthony Quit
man, at Natchcz Miss, on Saturday.
Gen. Qnitman was by birth New Yorker; by
education long habit and political affinity, South
erner. He was born at Rhinebeck, Duchess Conn
father the Rev. friedrich H. Quitman, pastor of two
Evangelical Churches in Duchess County, was a
Prussian by birth. His mother was daughter of
the Governor of the Dutch Island of Curacao The
General was the fifth of seven children. His father
intended him for the pulpit, and gavethm thorough
education. In his twentieth year, young Quitman
was appointed to Professorship in Mount Airy
College, near Philadelphia and held the position for
some Is months. His leisure hours, up to this pc.
rod had been devoted to the study of the law, and
by his fathers consent on relinqush'ng his Profess
sorship, he removed Westward, pursued his journey
on foot to Chilcothe Ohio, admitted to the bar
in that town and rracticed year. lie then re-
moved to Natchez where he formed a law partner
ship with Mr.. Griffith. In 1912 he married. Miss
Eliza Turner, niece of the Chancellor OF Mississippi;
in the summer of 1927 was elected State Represen-
tative on the Democratic ticket from Adams Coun-
ty: distinguished himself as member of the Judi
ciary Committee in that branch of the Legislature;
and in 1928 was appointed by the Governor to the
officer of Chancellor, to which he was subsequently
reelected by the Legislature. He was third time
chosen Chancellor, after the Office became elective
under the new Constitution of the State. In 1881,
while member of the Constitutional Convention,
he introduced proposition to prohibit the Leglsa-
ture from borrowing money or pedging the cedit OF
the State for Banking purposes; measure which
did not prevail, though earnestly urged by the mo-
ver who to have entertained apprehensions of
the evils of reputation. In 1885 Mr.. Qutman was
elected State Senator and in the following year was
elected President Of the Senate to perform the du-
ties of Governor the Gubernatorial Office having be-
come vacant His first message to the Legislature,
delivered in 1885, is still ranked among the abest of
State Rights documents. In the same year, pub
lie meeting OF the citizens Of Natchez selected him
for the command of body of volunteers who went
to the aid of the people of Texas against the out
RACES of the Mexicans and Indians This was the
Generals first taste of war;
In 1889, the General visited Europe as agent of
the Mississippi Railroad Company, and on his re.
turn was appointed Judge of the High Court of
Errors and Appeals of Mississippi, but saw tit to
decline the offer, and returned TO the practice OF the
law. In the Spring of 1874, meeting was called
at his instance in the City of jackson, with view
of promoting the annexation of Texas the United
States Soon after came the Mexican war, in the
course of which General Quitman won his laurels
as brave and successful soldier. He was appoint
ed one of the SIX Brigadier Generals to command
the Volunteer force and at the opening of the cam
paign Joined Gen. Taylor at Camargo.
General Quitmans first demonstration against the
enemy was the sorming of Fort Tanneria, strong
work at the lower part of the town of Monterey,
which he attacked at the head of the Tennessee
of September, 1876, and captured on the 23d. On
the death of General Harmer, and the retirement OF
General Butler, the command of the entire VOlun-
teer force fell to General Quitman. He intrust-
ed by General Taylor with the command of the
expedition against Victoria, the capital of Tamauli-
pas; assaulted that place with regiments, and
took possession Dec. 2s, is47. His forces after
wards Joined to the army under General Scott. In
the meantime, General Quitman had received from
the President his commission of Major-General in
the regular service, bearing date April IA, 1S47.-
The General was present in all the hard fought
tons from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, and
after the capture of the capital, received the ap
pointment of civil and military Governor of the
city. He ordered home at the end of the year
1917, and peace afther declared.
Since that period, Gen. Quitmans life has been
chiefly political. At the Baltimore Democratic Con-
vcnton, in 1S4S his name prominent among
the candidates for the Vice Presidency; in the
Prcsidentia.campaigno of 1S49 he Democratic
State Elector for Mississippi, and in the year
elected Governor of the State. In 1855 he was
elected to Congress, Representative for the Fifth
District of Mississippi, and was reelected in 1857
without opposition. At the commencement of the
Thrty-fifth Congress, he was appointed by Speaker
Orr TO the Craftsmanship of the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs-a position in which his military expe-
rence and sound judgment have been alike display
cd His death leaves the Craftsmanship of that
Committee, we'll as seat in Congress, vacant.
Gen. Quitman was in person tall and of COM
mandng air his temperament was active, his style
of composition vigorous, and his powers debater
above mediocrity In private life, the General had
enviabe reputation. His death is reputed to
have been occasioned by the effects of disease
tracted at the National Hotel in Washington, dur
ing the prevalence of the remarkable epidemic which
occurred at that house Winter before last.