Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-12-03

IaSt Is2I.
lrd to see an account Of the shoot
inS ah Nashville by which an able,
ami9 he most excellent Democrat,
Mr.. N ind1 :, editor of the Union and
American, his life. Allen \. Hall,
the murderer, editor Of the News, came
to Nashville from Yankee land during
the time Of John Quincy Adams, and
with John Bell raised the first opposi-
ton to Gen. jackson. He is of course
a parasite of John Bell, and the expo
nent Of the schemes of that arch dema-
gosuc. 1t was in relation 10 those Abo-
lition schemes, by which Bell hoped to
get the Black Republican nomination
for the Presidency, that the difficulty
arose.
On Friday last, I was one Of Coro-
ner's jury upon the body of man who
died suddenly the day before. | had
known the deceased for quarter of a
century, and was the only one present
who had any acquaintance with him.
Lis death was caused by disease of the
heart or stomach. He had come down
from Baton Rouge, his residence, on
Wednesday, and after running about
the city, went to the Cont Street Tc-
randall, where he asked for good room
and bed, complaining Of fatignc, and de-
string to be awaked early, to attend to
some business, that he might return the
next day. Next morning, about five
O'Clock, he was heard to call out, and
immediately thereafter heavy fall was
heard. The boardcrs in the adjoining
rooms ran to the door, which was locked
on the inside, and when forced open, he
was found dead. The deputy Coroner,
MI. Neissham, perfect gentleman,
gave him the best funeral he could, at
the expense of the corporation, and | at
tended the corpse to the Cypress Grove
Cemetery as " SOLITARY mourner." AsI
passed along through the crowded city
and III the silent avenues of the dead, I
could not refrain from rejecting upon
the vanity Of the proud, ambitious aspi-
ratlons Of poor sublunary mortals Here
was one who always prided himself up
2n his high family connections; who
was descended from Revolutionary sres
Of the Old Dominion ON the one side,
and from q royal aristocratic line on the
other. His father, Fulwar SkipwitIl,
was at the siege Of York Town, aud was
by Gen. Washington to the
place Of Consul General at Paris, which
appointment he held under John Adams
and Jefferson. While in France he mar
led Belgian lady, who survived him
many years; she died at Baton Rouge
1896, at very advanced age. Before
hc close of Jetferson's Administration,
CONSUL skipwith returned home, but for
some reason, settled in West Florida,
where he purchased plantation above
he Capital and at the mouth Of Monte
ana creek, which passed through his
'lace, and laid out the plan of beauti-
ul city, which was to supersede the
present town of Baton Rouge. He most
thoroughly detested Bonaparte, and
when the news Of the invasion Of the
mother country by the French took place,
le was among the first to advise the ex-
)ulsion Of all Frenchmcn from the ,juris-
LECTION Of Baton Rouge, which comnre-
lended all West Florida. He also pro-
,osed measures Of safety and means to
AIRY on the Government, and was ap-
,arently devoted to Ferdinand VII. of
spain and his trustworthy Governor,
;harles Deshaults Delasns. He took no
'art in the proceedings Of the conven-
ion at St. Johns Plains, nor was he at e
he storming Of the Fort OF Baton Rouge;
ut when the Lone Star State of Flori-
a was formed, and had hoistcd its flag
With blue field and solitary star in
he center, Tulwar Skipwith was elected
Governor by the Legislature, and held
he Office Of Governor Of the Stale Of
florida during six weeks; at the end Of
which time, Gov. W. C. c. Claiborne,