Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-14

Daily Jir9iaiau.
Capt John IL Otey. Late Cashier of tho
Bank of Virginia, at Lynohburg.

SHpt tSiu III. OV6N, bdIc Su6nlor OI tu0
Bank Of Virginia, at Lynohburg.
In the dIse ,rrg o'er him was heard;
unememerri and IRE. did u. ai.drops descend
We forget ,hs, hour how the sta,esman had erred
Aud wept .or the husband, the ia,hor, aud freud"
The resolutions of the various bodies. Masonic
and Civic. Of which he WAS q member, and over
which he presided. and the gloom which over
spreads the whole community, have already given
mourntnl evidence that good man has passed
away. The pen OF friendship has paid n just and
worthy tr'hut" to his mony virtues, while that Of
affection, IN thoughts that burn aud words TINT
breathe, Las offered its need of sympathctie
coincidence with tho bereuved. Yet uerc are
those whose hearts arc still bowed with grief,
whose eyes stl glis,cn with tears Of sympathy,
and whose thoughts liDger around tho grave Of
the deceased with the deepest feelings Of love aud
gratitude. Ono whose earliest rccollcctions Of
boyhood associated with him would, in the
brief though imperfect sketch ol his life. mingle
his heartfelt sorrow with the many who. On tho
announcement of his death, rxcamed, Il have
lost II trur and tried friend
Capt o,ey was born in l7a2. ut Liberty, Bed
ford county. Virginia. aud WIS the second son Of
Maior Isaac otcy, II man OF great WORTH nnd dis
tinguisrl h, his fellow -citizans their rcprCsen
tativc in The House Of Burgcsses of Virginia ior
quarter of n century from 1871 to lS22. la lSOS.
with the lrmitcl education to be obtained at TINT
day. Ito use his own words. IA little reading wri
ting. and surveying Cnpt. O,ey wns placed by
his tnthrr in the Land Office nj Richmond, where
hc renamed II short time, md was then transfer
red to til" thancery Office. (thc same in which
IIenr, clay commenced his brilliant cNraer ui
usrtulncss1 Becoming dissatisfied nj The com.
mcncemeut of the war with Great Britain, in
1872, he determined to 20 to Canada. and enlisted
in the United States cavalry commanded by Capt.
S. ,lrA. This created considerable excitement
au my his fathers friends in the city, who thought
il heir duty to interfere and urge his discharge;
ato the sccuc which followed is hero rccordcd as
illu rating prominent point in his chnrnctcr.--
Gn, Bnrbr-- repaired to tho quarters of Capt.
Scd Il anl demanded his discharge. as he was
only seventeen years "i ngr. The Captain refused
ut first, Int at length yielded to tho rcmonstrances
rf the !, ,crnor; and when l.e spoke Of returning
the hcu !, &C.. the Captain replied: "lie has re-
fos, IL bounty and pay, and would sooner
d, ratge any six of the other recruits than part
with him"
S"r after tli. he came to Lynchhurg to reside,
aud when Richmond was threate ed by the Brit
ish he promptly obeycd the call of his country.
and enrolling himself under Captain Rad
frd's mounted rinemcn. went rs private to
the defence # that city. After the close oi the
war he was raised to the captaincy of the company
thus -snan. the title by which be wns ever after
wards addressed.
On the S,h Aug, l9l4.hc wns appointed discount
clerk Of the iumcls Bank II Va, then recently
chartered
In 1876 On tho establishment of Branch of
the Bank ui Virginia. ut Lynchburg hc was
appointed Teller i'll that institution, which office
he held uut l>ie when he was appointed Cashier
and from that time to his death he devoted himself
with nntirins energy and fidelity to the duties OF
his office.
1t isl high compliment, but deserved tribute
to his ncnory. that in all the vcissitudes Of pc
riod If forty six years he cnloved tho unlimited
confidence Of his ,ociGtes, and established cha
racler for financial ability aud integrity attained
by but few men. Ia the hours Of relaxation from
his duties he cultivated the powers Of u firm and
graspng ,nnl by judicious course of reading,
nnd ao1 i. ~ fund Of political, statistical and
historical knowledge which give him rank as one
of the best Informed mon oi the day. sound
Judgment. regular habits, and untiring labor cna-
bled him to ,rovidc, not only for tho wants and
education oi large family hut alsD to give with
nj, "ren hand and willing heart, to the purpose of
benrynrncc a'rd charity. Tho principle of truth
in all things rcrvadcd his whole character; and he
never did tha. Intentionally to his icow-mnn that
he would not abide by from themS under similar
crcu,n stances and it was mainly by Incorporation
of these principles on his heart that he to op-
n,cucc and n position of varied and extended in
Gucnce orcr TIE community in which he resided.
In thi. view We may. with pleasing though me-
lancholv consolation hold him up ns an example
to the young man of business, and say, "Go thou
and do likewise"
Capt otey omineuuy man Of action, not
of professions and it is thus TIM. we arc not able
to record his name professor Of religion But
ii was plainly manifest TO all who knew him well
that in the latter years of his life he was chang
ed man; and his habitunl devotion to tho Bible
and private devotion lead us to the brightest hopes
that the Heavenly Master. "who doeth all things
WELL" had perfected his good work before he gave
the sudden call from "labor to rcfreshment' in
the Lodge above! On this anchor Of hope we
may rest and join with the bcreaved and cherish
ed ones who survive in weeping for ",he husband,
the father, and friend" H.