Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-04-10
4 Good Wan Departed.

I, /. with L heart stricken with sorrow tia, We are
called on 10 announce that, last Thursday night,
the angels bore away the venerable SAMUEL GOC-
rERyECR OGDEN to thr bo.om OF his Heavenly
Father. After painful Illness Of twelve days, he
Lreathed his last earthly BREATH In the e!ghtJtrsi
year his age his residence Ia Astoria, L. l. festes
day-huowed Easter Suuday-hs body was committed to 4
quiet resting place in Greenwood Cemetery II was our
blessed privilege few days since 10 be by Ills bedside and
witness the Christian fortitue and resignation with
which he awaited the last call Of the Great Suinoner We
rryrr. and loved him. an shall urcr sacredy cherinh the
rnory Of Oh. whose f. was so complete rich In good
rreIs-whoss death hoy-who was one Of those SER
wants "tie Lord when he CAME, found caehimy"-
who In ul his great agonra asked that his children should
read the Words OF Life him, and found relief from his
suffering in listening ihe-who uttered the most tender
lsrs~s TO the devoted wife and idolzing children gather
ed around hi. deatbsd and constantly spoke Of his de-
parure the other world without the slightest desire 10
main Ia this after be had felt himself summoned twelve
days before Many Of citizens will remember his CON.
uandng presence noble bearing and manly beauty AZ he
walked through streets about year ago-bu Tor
his futy, ard troop. Of friends" to appre-
cs,e his elegant hospitality his generous charities his Sc.
niu wnrtn.hrarted nature his strong Intellect and stern
devotion honor and the right. Brought up In the Old
Whg school, he was ever true its princpss-but when
he suy hi, party CARRIED away Ey 2ntislavery anacs
he promptly severed himself from them and proclaimed his
sympathy with the Democratic party the OILY conseEya
tive organization that could the Union aud the Co''
tuition and project lhe r:hs'of thu South and OF every
section Ills life WIN. one OF energy ani :a! OF
and properly rrcounted, would furnish noble mo'ri
for imitation We trust that stall be excused Tor making
the following extract from Autobiography written by
daughter who rganty listere to her father nigh, and
ay for the last ten days that he remained with his family
NV father Samuel G. Ogden OF New YORK; WAS the son
Of All Episcopal clergyman. For number OF years my
fathers name prominent in the community as that OF
successful merchant e the capitalist In the ceiebri'
ted Miranda eapediiiUn, which was designed 10 hDefae
South America This expedition owed It's iaiure 10 ihe
Irrnchery and ambition OF Aaron Burr, who, hnolug MS
own views intrrfered with, betrayed his friend Colonel
Smith, and informed the Spanish minister al p'aueipha OF
,hs PURPOSES Of the expedition The minister sent 10 le
Spnish main Il baltimore clipper, which gave warning 10
r authorities Two Spanish bred.owar were hespatchc''
10 utrrcep the expedition An action took place between
ihes. brgs and the ship L=andcr belonging to my father
and two scioonrrs The schooners were captured por'
lion Of the men hung and the rest imprisoned Gen. hrn'
d., who was board OF the Leander beat on Tie Two
OF yar-weut Trinidad got re-enforceneuts and WIKI
fur took possession OF the town oi COro OH
the Sspsh coast lie remained there ten or twelve uaSs
and oy rrreated because he found the inhabitants not
areI to jun him. COlnuel Smith (the snnh'iaw o'
President adams and my father were prosecuted ior
fitted out an expedition against power III ahiy VII" 'e
United States. The trial highly Interesting one,
Thomas Adds Enuet, Cadwaader u. Golden, JOSIAH W
,er Hoffman, and Richard Harrison were thesr eouhSe
The defendant. were honorahy acquitted Although this
expedition faed the first blow struck lot loeiS'
and led TO The subsequent Independence oil south America
Roynr hns elf made this declaration, anu eHpFesse"
readiness TO compensate my father Tor bis heavy losses