The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-06
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Usaah 81 Hen. Samuel ID. IDahaua.
Boa samuel d. Ioghsm, Formerly Secretary OF the
1sssuyy pDasr Gea- jacobson, disa ~ Trenton, N J,
yesssrssy, aged eighty one years.
he ancestors Of the deceased euigraasd 70 this country
81 early period Of provincial hhiory. Hn sress
grandfather Jonss gban, native OF England and one
q the SOCIETY Of Friends, arrived In Ne~ England sooas
Me year l1c6, where remained with HE family until
1850, when his permanent residence was axed 10 ihs
essny Bucks PsnnsyivaniA the spot nos occupied
b h cescsnosnt estate, during period Of one hun
sv~d years, bsvipg never departed from the family
Josss appear have belonged 70 that plain and simple
but bsscy and strong minded rscs, among the pioneers
q The sdsypsss example hes mparted, NO. only
n their immediate descendao, but 70 the community ~
ssee the which has honoFxby disl sushsu
Pennsylvania, The period Of hsr nrst settlement On
~ eesb JsDsbsa, he Only son, sucoeeded to the farm
sss fulDg mill a HE father, and became, hks hm,
prsc farmer and olsahisr He successful In each
yuysuM, and enabled 10 make extensive improve
Hrpta bs estate He disd The ofc~s Of justice aad
naes, end, member Of the Colonial Assembly, toox
- setys part Tie contests Of that dy with the pro-
Jsktariea
ma three sons Of Jopshan received the best education
Ne situation Of the country that period Afforded bas
u the same time, we're carefully insusctsi 10 their
Sasbsrs business Their intellectual activity manifested
NseH IN distinct paths John, the eldest, became re
ssus enthusiast and wrote largely speculative thsoo
q. Hs faahsr was - uAoompromis,ng ssctarian, and
contrary opinions and wishes Of brothers OF
Jesn, particular he youngest, the hsretcs doctrines
ssnuGased m his books considered the proofs Of
AsosasEsd mhe, made the prsext for his
soaensnens IN the hospital for lunaacs where be soon
asr Died JONES' the seoont discovered DECIDED In
0naoD towards the sciences He held that notnng
sasht b considered true, unless ana bent
svsry enbst 70 overcome the objections 70 this axiom in
Ne science Of physioosy. He cultivated natural poio'
opAy with sucoess, excellent Mathematician and
ne author Of many ussul invensons in mechanics
HI enthusiasm In the pursuit o. h favorite studies con-
husd unabassd 70 he period Of hs death, st the sd
vssosd sss of eshtytwo -
JosahaA tho fsber Of the subject Of this sketch, q
early ago. imb,bed sroeg presios,on for the study
q language. VITA but little assistanes Tom instrucaors,
10 hao suocssosd 10 enabling himself 70 READ the Greek
and Latin classics wben about the age Of nineteen,
. Shaesssmsns between hs iashsr and himself shrew
him upon TIE world, depenoeot alone on HE oWn re-
sssrcss Idlsnss In those days, held In mucn less
yspuss than honest labor, and fading nothing more
eligible nos long before he engaged - IN asss
mt on he iaxa Of DR.. Pascal, near Derby we'll
yasshhsd library open hi, and the hours of
relaxation nom labor found MIN infant on xsnophoa
Bonner. me attention Of the doctor naturally ~
6scaed BY unsxpecssd and iatsresinxs spectacle,
md IN consequent Inquiries resulted In the frank o6sr
ana graceful sccspuace Of ssusaens Student Of nedi
che n hisndshp, osnenssd bss~esn the pasron
md pupil, lasssd through life. Having oompsssd hia
nsticai studies, ana rsooaoIlissioa win ns flasher
being Effected, 10 thousbt through the good o1css Of
Ne worthy doctor, Jonathan wac mvissd home, sni
placed o. TIE head Of the ssAbshment brother
Jones' having, BY uDsancioasd nssrAes, seEioasly
snded hs faher Jonathan, - the sse Of twenty nve,
vsk,d of novo Ma and
We sssssd, WIN shs cid Of MI vnss posnoa, %
purchase ne family sssaAs h. IN shoss time, sscsos
prscsiossr Of oe'stsNy, aiding 70 ms pasy employ
nsnn manager Of . fsllns mill md farm, sss nasy
duties ana cares Incident exteasave professional
prscess. Aaidst eli IL. however, hs found uns 70
sxsssd In scquisensnAs n hs favors passsi. sna -
bscans good Iatln and Greek scholar, prodasst In
he German language, and soersby vsrssd M the He-
brsw, French and spsssh; among hs msnuscrpts are
sound rsnslassons Of macy o, The odss OF PsSar aad
Tpsscyisps and OF the books Of Fsnelou's reis
naohus turned INTO Englsh verse. the rsvouusn
having oonmssoed be entered deeply into the spirit OF
the American cause aud, whs hi brother Jonas took
Ne ash onoer Of velantssr corps, gave his pro-
fesosai services 10 the Amy whsnsver ths opp Srsus
occurred. Hb ssta1s wss TIE snoanpins srouAd OF
General wsshi,sson and hin troops GA their rstrsea
from Jersey, IN i7Is, asd he budinss occupied
a. hssyxab for The ~ snd wounded, whom be attended
- tsek IN srssvs pst O. The SIDE Of NE Republican
vhxs 80 wsss WIN foros and sn,es slnst vhss hs
oosesivsd 10 b. monaruhcal tsndsnciss certain pro
psssd pnsurss. He aso boldly denounced the scheme
& fun1ls shs war dehs for ne exclusive bepsns Of spe
euIaAsrs wbus The peos SOLDIER foe all his prvauoos,
susss ssd services 70 be contsut 10 rscsvs too
shnlngs ana sxpeboe In the pound Tor bin csrtiocs'e
10 many Of his nsghbors, The doctors politics any
thng but palatabs, but h ssssiian sasy nseced
~ The panst sssrs Of hin burlesqus psdarc the osy
node Of rsort Of which he deemed them worthy During
TIE prsvslssoe q ths yellow fever h f1Asdsipha, Ia
l7ps, NE doctor made WHIT W NJ cry ~ ~ Dsvpe~
Of sssayiss NJ ssw "a drsaAfsi - suarosly
rssuras4 ss.s. wha, hsuriag q 49, rsvsss,
snd q % axhs e nany q ~ pas -, he sxcaans1
,e,x,v ssn,,a ns ss.1ue& q 49, snsssasa - inha
M, ssd . Disgrace 70 Ne pFosesnSoa; inmsdhAsy ~
suyss4 hinssK 70 NE cry, and, wieh HI nssnh, d.
Hutchinson and Mr. eAmusl wsehsrsn, Jr, vistsd ID
vsssd md ni.ssrsd "a ths wants Of Ne dsse'sss SUI
ssvsss h Ne moss infected dbsyos scoa sftsr he had
aenh reached m hrn, - vs. ssissd win NE fatal
nalsAy, end ssrunsAsd hs valuable NE On shs IN q
oussssr, l7ss, N Ne afAesh ysar u IN -.
samuel o. fsshAn, N sutjsa e NJ present. nos'oss
vss born on ~ len a Esptsnbw. l77p m fAahss,
lnpsAssus 70 nans IN hguh@, u.1srsssk ~ tAsk q
sus6usssn hiassl, ssd bs1sss N - csuid ven rsad
E,suhh pnss1 n - rslueeans hnn1e ne61inann's Ian
Ouenns. n 1sssv. hswsvw. w. frssssaay shssat
On yrseunsunl bunns, ed ~ vsry nsfurAi prcpsuev
n upis&srsd and busyans youSh 70 psms rather In "
severe study, sssns< HtsH 70 reader The parental pa
more dieuls Of accomplishment Than his ssnsuins hcp
he'd Ia him 10 sxpsol A The 40 q zen years, having
nAes some progress Ovid, Samuel sens 70 school
q drsancs from home, and commenced the orcsk
.,snmar. ilis nssssr, would seem, dh not posssss
the faculty Of making learning attractive, and, Afser
three months passed IN abornG through many chapters
Of he Greek Testament The scholar returned hone V
xndsrsoa rigorous examination By hk anxious parent,
end 10 be exiied, when was psssed. 70 seminary 10
which The only language taught or spoken ws German
ne making rapid progress IN ths acquisition q shi-
iAreusse when, ~ M end q six wecr the school
closed and to The scholars pnafs rrsrsl biz father de-
Srmined on effort behalf q The chsacs
hin back 10 his Greek and Lain