The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-03-16
From tho Washington Union, 9Th inst
Death of AaFOu v. Brown.

died yesterday morning, in this city, at twenty
minutes before ten o'clock! This event has
cast deep gloom over the whole country. i
has fallen upon his beloved family with crush.
Ing weight. Their loss is, indeed irreparable
In all the relations Of life the deceased states
man bore the character of an able and upright
man. Beloved BY his Eunily and his countr
rnen, his home was the scene ofunalfected kind
ness; and his sudden and untimely death will
be universally lamented.
As an officer OF the governm mt, he was gui-
ded by enlarged and phili<ophic views Of the
present and future OF his great country, which
he loved and cherished with all the Rrdor and
patriotism Ofh;S generous nature IliS poiiti-
cal vision Was K .ener than that Of most men
lie saw more of the expanding future, more Of
that greatness and power cf the American u
niOn which is sure to he developed in time.
ilis hopes were large and his confidence in the
patriotism Of his cauntrymcn unboundcd. lie
had been educated in the Schopl practical Il life.
! He: had been = pioneer 10 the great West the
resources Of which he aAd contributed to un
/ D!d. He had been ;he artificar Of his own Ter
tunes. lie was great in the line Of true great
ness; he had risen to the foremost ranks Of life,
always an active, earnest, and faithful guide
and excmplar TO his country men. He brought
10 the cabinet CT Mr.. Buchanan, not only apt
experience, but comprehensive viawS, beral
enlarged, and ststesmanIike. His devotion to
the public service knew no relaxation. 1t was
equalied only BY his anxiety to conduct the com
plicated affairs of his great Department so as to
meet the appreciation and subserve the interest
of his countrynen.
| Death has at length oyertallep him. lie has
been stricken down in the hour of his greatest
! devotion to his country. lie has been taken
away in the full vigor of manhood. His loss,
though grevous blow to his beloved and ex
celent tamily--for whom We have noapt words
Of coincidence in this hour ofthe,r deep bereave
ment--is national Ecalamity. Distinguished bS
ability and cultivated intellect, experienced, en-
ergetic, and upright in the public service, to
which a large portion Of his life had been devo-
ted, his loss !aIls with peculiar f1rce and dam
aging effect upon the country.
The administration of President Buchansn has
lost one Ofthe ablest and best men. The Pres
ident, and the colleagues Of the deceased in the
Cabinet, are borne down by heavy grief: for
wise and good man has been taken from their
councils friend and brother who commanded
their confidence and affection has heen cut off
in the midst Of his Jealous labors in maintain
ing the integrity and efficiency Of the govern
ment ain the midst Of life we are in death"
Life and Public Services OF Cover
nor Brown.
Aaron V. Brown late Postmaster General,
was born on the 18th OF August, 1873, in the
county of Brunswick, Virginia, His athe, the
Rev. Aaron Brown, enlisted when not yet Of
lawful age for thee years in the revolutionary
army. He was in the battle Of Trenton, and
participated in that ever memorable march
through the Jerseys, where the course Of the
American army was known to the enemy by
the blood of its bare footed sOldiery. lie was
also one of the sufferers in the encampment at
Valley Forge dnrinr the severe winter OF l'I,-
8, where disease and famine and nakednesS so
often drew tears from the ilustriOus Washing
ton. At the close ofhis torn ofSeIvce, he re-
turned to the county Of Brunswick. where he
continued res d. for nearly forty years in The
midst Of those whohad witnessed his early ami
patriotic career, respected and beloved by all as
a faithful and useful minister ofthe Gospel Of
the Methodist persuasion an upright civil
magistrate, staunch republican Of the old JEFF
lerson school, and an honest man. The subject
of this memoir was the issue OF his second mar
riage with Elizabeth Melton CORRUPTED from
Milton OF Northampton county, in the State
of North Carolina.
Except in the simplest elements Gov. Brown
was educated in the last mentioned State. lie
was sent when very young 10 Westrayville A
cademy, in the county OF NaSh IN order to be
placed under the care of Mr.. John Bobbitt, one
of the best scholars and teachers ofthe time.
ter continuing here for two years, he was
| trans !erred, in the year 1872, to the University
of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. lie gradua-
I'd in this institution in 1914 IN large class Of
which Senator Mangum and ex. Gov Manly, Of
North Carolina, were also members. The duty
was assigned to him by the faculty. and confir
med by the trustees, ofdelivermg the valedicto-
rv oraton on commencement day, and the ser
vices was performed in manner which produ-
ced the most striking impress on on the large
|
career of bnt few young men is marked by in
cments of sufficient importance to be rectcd in
II notice like this. Industry in preparing for
and punctualrty in attending at, the hour OF
| recitation as we'll as the most cheerful confor-
nifty to the rules Of the institution, were the
most striking characteristics ofhis educational
c0uree.
Having finished his educational course, Gov
I n 4 a..
vous year had removed to the county of Giles,
in the State of Tennessee. About the begin
ming OF The year 1915 he commenced the study
OF the law in the office of the late Judge Trim
ble in the town Of Nashville. With this gen
tleman he continued to read for two years, and
now ften re 'ers TO him as one Of the most sys.
tematic, able and upright men he ever knew
Having obtained license, he opened an office
in Nashville and commenced practice in that
city with the most hattering prospects of sue,
cess. About this time, however, fired Fl.
Harris, who was engaged in very extensive
practice in nearly all the southern counties OF
Middle Tennes zee, accepted place on tie bench
and solicited Gov Brown to remove TO the
county Of Giles, and close up his extensive bu.
slness Tor him. The opportunity was inviting
and that being the residence of his now aged
parents he determined to settle in that county.
Taking charge at once OF au extensive practice,
both civil and criminal including The land hi
eation, then an important and almost distinctive
branch of the profession, Cav. Brown found
all the resources ofhs mind brought into iIu-
mediate requisition No time was to he o,i
in idleness-- none to be devoted To pleasure
We remember that one Of his lnaxims about
this period was, Always to be first a court,
and never to leave it until the adjourning order
was made" Under such habits il was no mat
ter OF surprise to tbose who Observed min
that there was but few causes Of Importance in
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