Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-01
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Evjn u sss1 wish interest By thoss who knew
n. AutScr-kis III haart his generous impulses,
his ssrose ifisadship his marked ability his no
BILE natnss. his many virtues. They will shed
tear Of sorrow ovsr his new.made grave. and
cherish in their hears his memory. But the letter.
SIaAlfs Dawson, Ga, December l6.
To p. IL CotauIrr, Editor Columbus Tmes:
an about 70 do thing which have had in
contemplation since 1648-viz: to rid the world
Of ma Snd 8 rid myself Of an existence useless 70
me and dsrogatory to others. And, Mr. Editor
hsw daes rod, OF any Of your readers say. 1t 10
weak. Or wrong, or unmanly to perform the act
| an about 10 perform Life is burden to me
: s-hAs bean Cor years. ! am driven on by dss-
tiny have no power to control. Don't say to mo
cit h your fAnit--you could act di6erenty." II
10 untrue. ] always wished TO act differently
have prayed 10 act diGerently-I have prayed God
to hslppe sct di6srsntly. He know my wish
and purpose was 10 Be- good man. This have
prayed for IRON boyhood; and yet have not been
q good man. '.Therss divinity that shapes our
ends" There 10 . power that drives Us on like
feather before the wind. aud We have rs little
power 10 direct our course as the feather in the
gale.
Now, with all my sins, follies and vices cling
ing 70 my skirts, am going unbidden. into the
presence Of my God. to ask him If have not been
an honest man; TO ask him If ever ! wrongcd q
man intsntionally; TO ask him why am not the
man always desired to be; to ask what punish
ment I'm 10 receive for knowing my duty desr-
ing to perform it, and yet not having the nervo to
do it. Don't say am drunk either, for it is not
70. Itsll you. Psyton Colquitt, that am doing
this thing upon reflection. lay all night think
ing Of il have looked At ali the reasons for
and againsa il. In some respects have been
successful man. Al certain as the world stands
would beat the race for Judge by more than tho
democratic majority. That is not the thing with
me- | would not live to be President Of the Uni
ted States, unless could he the man wish to be.
From,s boy wished to be great and good man
enoe on mankind. But as it is, ain shedding
.death-shads and mildew from tho high places in
the land.
would have waited till got homo, but know
it would not do. would then never have dis
charged the duty l owe TO myself and mankind
could not part with my wife and little once. Sc.
veral times in the lsstfew years have prepared
myself for this event at home, when my wife know
nothing oft But to look At the children and hear
them say Pa" or to look at q smiling. affection.
ate wife, that anticipated my wishes, that iorgave
thousand follies, that never spoke an nnkind
word to me, that never did ono unkind Act did
not have tho courage to proceed. But believing.
asI do, that my departure from this life will ben
EFT my family. ~ we'll Is others. am going to
die here to-day. have plenty of friends who
will be sorry for this but to one and all of them
say, John 4. Tucker never professed friendship
to any one that he deserted in the hour of trial
Ny wife and little ones l commend to your care.
TUCKER