Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-12
The Late Phillip Barton Key.

i The Washington correspondent a tic New (
Express writes as follows concerning Ma Key
family:
The late Philip Barton Key, who fell by the
hands Of Daniel T.. Sicklcs, was a son OF the late
| Francis :. Key, for many years L. >. Attorney
for this District and one Of the most accomplish.
ed, eloquent and philanthropc men Of his time
The mother of Barton Key venerable and c-t-
mable lady. is n resident Of Baltimore. She Is
sister of the late Gov. Lloyd, Of Md. and neicc
ofthe late Gov. Jno. Tayoe, Of Va, the father Of
Mr.. Oge Tayloc of this city. Through tho lay
iloe's Mrs Key is descended from the Wormleys
the Corbins, the Carriers tho Be,crleys, and other
celebrated old Virginia families, and through the
Lloyds. from the famous beauty Henrietta Ncale
one Of the first maids of honor TO tho Queen OF
Charles the First Henrietta Ncale married Col
Phil. Lloyd. Of Wye House, Talbot Co. Md, who
died in 1880.
Charles II. Key, Of Baltimore, the only surviv
ing brother of the deceased married to Elizabeth
the eldest daughter of Col. Edward Lloyd. If Wye
House, the eldest Of the late 'iov. Lloyd Mrs
Pcndlcton the beautiful wife of Mr.. Pendlcon,
NJ. G. from Ohio is sister Of deceased, and now
IA resident of his house. Mrs Ellen Key Blunt.
widow Of an officer of the Navy, is another sister;
aud another married one of the Towards of talt
more.
Mr.. Barton Key had the misfortune to lose his
wife about three years since. by her he leaves
of his wife, who was cousin oi the Hon. Thomas
Swami Of Baltimore Mr. kev has led an irregular
life. Of late his health had become 40 much i'm
paired, that his death would have created no sur
prise at any time. His nervous system WINS com
lplctely shattered. aud although less ihan forty
years If ngc. he infrn ns most men Of six
~.
His friends do not believe The charges made
against HIM by Mr.. Sicklcs. and regard him as
the victim Of assassination, in cold blood, His
brother Mr. Charles Key, is one If the most tear
less and resolute Of men. md by him Mr. Slckl"s
If he escapes the runi-hmcn, Of the law, will be
held responsible for his brothers blood
Within the last few days two prominent public
men Of the country ha,e lrd-thc Hon. A,Ro>
" BRowN, Postmaster General md the Hon.
Henry 5. GKYER. ex-senator from the STATE Of
Missouri Mr.. Brown "A man oids,inc,,on in
Tennessee, having been Governor Of the State, aud
a Representative IN Congress for large number
of yaars. Without possessing extraordinary tai
ens he was yet II man Of considerable ability and
of high personal character There We're many Of
his friends who did not despair If his ono day fill
ing the highest Office Of the Rcpublie--but Icn,h
which levels its shafts nike nt the high aud the
low, has overtaken him in the midst of his Use
fulncss, and cut short nl the promises Of his Ia
ture.
MIR. GrYKR was the only Wing who Inns ever
presented Missouri in the Senate Of the nitcd
States. native of Mar land he cmgra,cd to
Missouri in earl, life, and soon took II di,tin-
gnshed position at the hnr. lie was much IN IRE
noted M II lawyer than rs politician =b"'nS, IN
fact, indebted for his election to the Senate to the
irreconcilcahc fcu'l which prevailed in Missouri,
several years ago between the ndhercn. and the
opponents of Col. Benton He made no rcint,-
ton in the Senate except IN the discus ,iau II lr
gal and Constitutional questions his time lrig
principally devoted to his very arte ,,rac'ire III
the Supreme Court. OF unbnmi,hcd rhnra ter n,o
most amabc disposition, he has died, we -plp,s,.
without IN enemy ntlc wtrhl.