Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-12-27
The Great si,. NE. of the world :.
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UpoLrno wotrE. now the largest MANI.
fsetutef Of din IN the World. 10 by birth q
Vifginisn. lie was born IN Kiohmond. ~
lie IL the seventh son of Msiot penjsmin
Wolfe. deceased. who was an uincsf Of the
American Revolution,
of these a"na only three are living joel |.
alluded to hereafter, and Nat Wolfe. the
great criminal lawyer Of Kentucky for the
last twenty years. Originally taken 10
Kentucky by Henry Clay. Nat Wolfe re-
tsiHed the friendship IF the great states
man TO the lsst hour Of his life. udolpho
Wolfe removed 10 the city If New York In
1890, and entered tho counting house II
h,p elder brother Joel Wolfe. " ho was then
largely engaged In the importation Of
Brandy aud din from France and Holland.
Young wolfe's business qualification aud
energetic perseverance, coon gave him q
prominent position In the house Of HE
brother. aud whom he reached the age 81
" he became y patnet.
In iBgy that brother established the fist
distillety In Schedsm (IIollsnd) ever I'M
dertahen by an American. anil ~ yet con
tinuea. and 10 tho place whore the famous
Wofe's Sehfedan aromatic SohaapPs" n
now manufactured.
In isIS the senior partner Of tho house
retired from active business. having accu
mulated n large fortune. In that same
year udolpho Wolfe made the fortunate
discoveries that led 20 tho manufacture
Of his now wor dwide-f famed "sohiedsm
Schuapps"
udolpho Wolfe, although n merchant,
has ever taken prominent interest In the
political questions OF tho day, especially
IN stern. though disiutersstod. opposition
To each and every political party or leader
who aimed 10 dlaturb tho sacred institu-
tions Of tho Scath where he was born.
In any matter tina, affected Virginia or
her leading men, whether o: tho present or
81 tho glorious past, Mr.. Wolfe has taken
n deep aud patriotic interest. When tho
removal Of tho remains Of the lamented
Monroe, who had been warm personal
friend Of Mr.. Wolfe's father, ~ we'll NJ Of
himself. was resolved upon, no man took
moro active part than Mr.. Wolfe.
when tho Seventh Regiment returned
b. New York. Mr.. Wolfe compiled and
published book. with full narration Of
everything connected with tho obnequiss
Of tho late or. President, at an expen,e OF
three or four thousand dollars. This book
also contained a full description Of the
famed Seventh Regiment, and also bio
graphical sketches Of the principal ot'icers.
IL contained 94S pages. II has become q
Book OF History.
Mr.. W, presented the Seventh Regi-
ment with 200 pics, and also presented
through Governor Wise and tho Mayor Of
Norfolk copies OF the book 10 all III prin-
ciral civil and military officers, and, In nd-
dition. he placed a copy in every public u
brRry in the different States. Not only
southern himself, he married q lady Of
Mobile, Alabama.
In closing this article. we merely desire
TO say that the history Of his eminent en-
ergetic merchant gives the lie TO tho or
repeated charge that tho South produces
no commercial men OF distinction. Mr..
Wolfe il the most extensive merchant In
his branch Of commercial manufacture
that has ever lived in this Union Hash.
iagfon Constellation.