, 1860-03-20


ENG tie past Three years. that tie P;csidenc
tiwas within his grasp, but for the fatal di$eas
s s. Which had its grasp as securely On him. III
ff8tf.eads have received repeated ASSURANCES thu
E&3ho could command the undivided support {
t3 New Easlaad, New Jersey and Pcnnsylvapi
f8n Tie forthcoming Natioual Convention, If Iii
|E55Ahcal;h and strength might be relied upon. II
E8seta:vl endowed with strength before tn
4fpeei.c which nothing could impair, nor any
,S2sthlng successfully oppose. The disease whicl
.atll'cted him during the later years Of his Lii
ssE"ns chronic diarrhoea, resulting in paralysi
54or the lower liubs. lie believed that tho lat
e1ter dilitu}ty was much aggravated, if not in
= 8a'ediatelg occasioncd, by an injury received i,
Hj1nping from a railroad train. During til,
Apast two years ho has been unable to wall
,l"7!hout Icing supported on either side by at
33te2dants. Tie disease which terminated hi.
saf1!e on Su2Iay last was inflammation Of tht
f3}htnss. lie would have been forty-aine years
god If he lad lived till the 25th Of April next
Il Cor. Rissell was twice married. Hissecond
3wifa is daughter Of the late Elias 4. Kane
aU. S. Senator from 1925 to 1887. Mrs B;sscl]
zis member Of tho Roman Catholic Church.
9and tho funeral obsequies arc to ho conducted
lin the form peculiar to the religion which she
sprotessas. We believe Gov. B:secll leaves two
Sch:ldrc.l, daughters Of his former wife.
In both private and publis life Governor
blssc1 Was man Of marx. Possessed Of q
commanding presence and q fine address.
ssun'ting great tirmness Of character with an1
! SSextraordiaary suavity Of manner, gifted with!
ian intellect Of surpassing power .sa:cl he had)
scnrlcl.ed by study and culture, wherever duty,
Ainclieatioa Or tls voluntary suffrage. Of an al
SniIring constituency called lin, l,o was att
sonce recognized as the peer Of the most gifted
Sand the noblsst In the practice Of bis prof.
..fession, in the legislative councils Of thc!!
nation, on the hustings belvre tho people onf
tho field Of battle amid the onset and tue carn.
tago Of contending hosts Everywhere heE
proved himself equal to the position and toii
Tho occasion everywhere l,e won the adnira-f
;tian, the confidence and the love Of his fel|ow3
men.
In his priTatc life Gov. Bisse}l was aboycss
;reproach. Simple and correct in lis tastcs,E
iunostentallous in manner, and temperate int
jail things, he contracted none Of those yicesf
which characterize 60 many meu in public lie, {
and which so often sully repown ollerwiseE
q crown Of uadying honor 10 its possessor.k
Ks citizen he was loyal and public-spiri.cd f
as friend, stcadfast and true; us neighbor,
obligias and generous; at home, in the bosomtE;
Of his family, his afectionate nature expaudedf
IN fullest flower aud yielded richest fragrance
Nature had stamped upon his outward form
the impresa Of true nobility, and tue inwardf :
life corfcspondc1 aul harmor;z:d well with its j
external symbol and promise. {;
The termination Of the career Of such man.
at time Of Life when maturity Of years anjN
lons experience in The public service have Z
best fitted him for responsible station, il aN
calamity alike to the individual citizen, f
10 the State, aud to the Nation. Thought
an invalid for years, no man in pnblic life III! !!
Lhe Slate would be moro missed than Gov. &
Gisscll. When others would tayo succumbed 8
70 physical pain and tho wasting process Of I,
liscasc, with tho heroism Of lofty nature, e
With naost indo1altablo will, and with cour.E
go That ncyer lnailed, lie continued to eire
Its mind to public duties to the last, and final.
= yielded up his lifo with all his asmos on. 81
Bn: it would be impossible in tho bricf COM 5:
PASS ofa newspaper article, 70 do justice to tle
ln:trious dead. Il is hoped that -ome ono oiEss
lis distinguished friends, WHO has kuow7,E b
hin long and intimately: Mt some suitable timeff
and place, will fifty corsmt morate his priva!eEs
virtues aud his public services. Is