Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-14


NJ. De TocQrKvILLE-Yis Remarkable Person
acl-His Range or Intellect, and has Moral
EJ.7ounaents.-We published some days ago
sketch of the last hours of N. De Tocqucvie,
the great French Democrat, born of the old
French nobility. There appears in one Of the
exchanges upon our table elaborate tribute
to him from the pen of some gentleman in
Baltimore, who was one of his most intimate
friends. Those Of our readers who know De
Tocqueyille by either his great works, ''Democ-
racy in America" or his ''Ancicn Regime,
will be delish ed with this extract from the
-trihute to him:
notwithstanding NJ De Tocqucville was no
longer voung, it was only within few years
that the thick, glossy, wavy black hair which
adorned Il magnificent forehead. became Hinged
and that rather by the finger Of sickness than
OF time. Full, dark eyes, het"kening honcSty
and frInErss vet almost ovcrtiowiug with he
nevolencc approaching womans Tenderness
reminded one of the courage OF Louis ANl. :
gallant defender, Maleshe: hes, whose hearts
hood lived by inheritance in his heart, and OF
nm affection which only one human Being ever
rl}t lor man, and that Being more than mortal
\ hcau,Gully-forrncd nose, moUth with well
carved lips, full and resolute, cIquistey
perfect teeth, and = round, strong chin
completed q face anal expression rcp!rtc
with the beauty Of intellect aud feature
|; was wonderful and faithful exponent OF
wonderfully faithful ana weh-FroporiIOneI
combination Ci heart and head. From long
continued i'll health, (iOr five or six years ago
his life was sorey threatened by the malGdy
which has since proved fltal,) or from sonc
other cHuSc, my friend had contracted he habu
of slightly STOPPING, which n very culinary stat
are could i'll afford. But in spirit he never
stopped. To him, on The contrary, 50 lar rs
u a
mast exalted parsonage III thc}aud stoop 10 gain
him 10 his views and purposes, but FILLED ia the
attempt. When, as attendant on the famous
cgu9 Tctut of Dec. }, 1851, crowd OF Repre-
>cntativus-the nobcSt by birth, The hTavcSt IN
arms the most renowned IL letters, whose
glory was the boast Of Fiance--werc paradcd
for miles on foot, through inuf aId 'airc be.
meath Il ,lriZZliu@ wIutrY Sky, to be thrust pel-
NEIL into public receptacle for indicators, 1t
WAS to the house OF NJ. de Tocquegilic alone,
50 far a. ever came to my knowledge, Cand
| was upon the Spot.) that the author ut tnat
untoward TN which, | am persuaded,
his underlings, exceeding their authority,
grossly erred sent accredited agent OF nigh
est dguty to apologize for the outrage ps"pe-
tratcd against him individually. OF tbs apology
no ackno led cement was ever made; ami, ai
later day, when in o!ti,ia! cgpa ,ity, lac was
compelled formally t. address the Emperor at
the crrcmomiouS opening Of "a neS railway, and
was greeted with these gracious words: ~ nw,
NonsicHr Lc .H"srE, that railways have done 80
much to approximate places why shoa!.i not
individuals, all, Eltnegtn e~tranG,l, be drawn
nearer. to each ether the SI!e return WaS one
in perfect accordance with disposition inrA?.
bic d; useless insulting aggression, aud iSen-
sibc alike 10 urueiN ors force. Without "ie
uttered word, simple bOw, indicative o! proper
respect for the Chief magistrate of lis country,
but also OF mogrn.ul despair Of a time T. c''as
for that country freedom, tod the uisapH.j1j-
Ell sovereign that bctwccn the b1iy'S drirnre
and the spirits ihlah!0m there is nS lie himself
from painful experiences mi-l.t nave known. =
worldwide d,ii,rc.i...-i that t.i.v9nu the 65
stroycr of people; liberties a"d H. defender
OF their Ii-ntS there Is i gull impossible.
Ia manner. II. d. TorQucyilr was cul:n, Sui-
Gcicnt.y animated but never daca,aatory. lie
iudu'-Ns in no gesrieuation, no cXsray"G1"cy o..
language. extreme or speculative opinions
III, words flowed copiously, yet moderately aud
,.niutewuptcdIy, ike crystal waters from s!.-
vc" fountain. His Observation-Disclosures =
ken ia its largest senag--w..S complete. have
seen him under trying circumstances, when in
slant action was necessary, w"cH mistake
might have been fatal, when nervousness might
upgc excused n hundvr. and never did his in .
meut fulter fail. Li.,e Columns ,"ca..Psa
hCnSiH,r riuut in mathematics, like Mor!.iy=
( unparalleled genius iG c.a-., he arrived, rs III
were by intuition, at Il conclusion when -y"er
proved wrong. Wisdom, the !es IL. D.. CAI.li-
cncc and reflection had become III him almost
the gift e prophecy. Who that over head or
read ca forget those sceT-iI,:e w"r.S -; .h~,
made ever memorable by the catastrophe which
followed, when, alone tpre>etinE Tie storm
50 cliu.uHtiy evoked by Louis tniIpuc, lac erred
aloud amid most Of JriOui Ai,e,iuss, ut woyt-
less, tiu.c-yeyyimg "iacrcuts OF tAat bcSoltcd
king-"s!rS, do you not see the black c."g!
approaching: DO you not h..r 1lr innttcGius
OF the ncat thunder: Lot the holt i even nov
suspended over your heads. Wi,lia year
. n ul.ntil--yyhat do saw within a week 90 =.