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mi,ht have accomplished had he been spared t"
overt his full-bown faculties, in treadins the paths
of usefulness and honor is left to conjecture alone.
rnr;ous death has cut him down, before the har-
v.et Of hi. mind wns ripe for the sickle. Before
h. hol reached the meridian of life-nay, just as
bc bad fnirly cutered upon his bright career,
n1rmcd as be was, in gallant array, whilst bis gay
rich trainings reflected brilliantly the sunlight OF
,,o,, ths malignant shaft struck his noble form,
and prostrated it in the track. Like the high
mot,Ied charger, sraining eagerly for victory, he
literally fell III harness, covered with oil the pride
and panoply of the Olympic course He has thus
bosn cheated of half his fame, and his devoted
notrons and admirirg friends hnve been ruthless
~ rubbed of the Fluctuations Of triumph al
most within their grasp.
But am not to pronounce panegyrlc, and
surely not to speak in strain of undeserved
,rJ ;ndistriminate praise. Mark the truthful
history of the man, and it will plead in stronger
occonts Aun the tongue of the speaker, and incul-
.o,o n I,s,on more beneficial and pleasing to pos
t.rity than any reflections of his:-
mOI why has worth so short 4 date!
While williams rpen grey with time
Must thou, the noble, gen'rous, great
Fall in bold manhood's hardy p:imc"
GEORGE W. LASpnrM was the son OF REUBEN
mud f,,,pIsA L.AypRuM, both Of Edgcfeld Dis
,r;., wbprc he was born on the 3rd day Of Novem-
her. A. D. ISIS. Though his family was an old,
,nrre and rel pretablc one, yet his father died when
his SON was lutte lad, leaving his mother, and
,;m.olr pudScrerul other children to contend, as
host tbey cdtJ, with the frowns Of fortune. They
rcro surrounded, but not oppressed, with poverty,
fo- they baj.be independence, and the erect sriri,
IN bro.st thi shocks of adversely. They werc not
ashamed ofIoil, md they, euch and every one,
,,bored diisntly and successfully to perform his
or her pnrt the great battle 0s lie.
Jonz MoSiAs LASpRuN, an older ofo1neF' mas
heen the uihitrct of his own fortune, and ID now
one Of tho host honorcd citizens Of Louisiana, as
wei, as on tof its distinguished Representatives, in
tbs Cougrts of the United States. Many OF US
rsmombrrhis first entrance into our profession
here. his Itive modcsty and geutercss of man
ncr; andwe can also recollect the disappoint-
ments aplpctty aunoyances, which, perhaps, in
duced hill TO seek home, n reputation, and a
civic CROW in land of strangers.
But GpRcE himself, had his early trials and
disasters, When first had the pleasure Of bis
ucouaintoce, be was STUDENT in the South Caro-
lima Collce working his own way to the temple
,tcin 1I n q ~
Of duty, and by the most scdulous attention to the
exercisc;of the institution, be took high posi-
,ion am ug his fellows, and received nothing but
comm frem his professors, and from every
lover oIlesrning who witnessed his perfect recl'
ta,ions. FROM the College, he came to the study
uud prasice of the law, with nausht to sustain
him, butthe propriety of hia behavior, the istes
ri,y of hs heart, and his hopeful, dauntless tenn
ner and resolution. He commenced his profession
nj career in Columbia, where he failed. only he
cause Lo -wus vp,poDy to live in So sNpsnslys @
city, but wt-5.1e mhTIis' S:s--sIiR5 ald crave
hearted wom> 4, who cung to him the closer Will
he wus lashsl by the storm, chcered and anima
ted him in the darker hours of his fate, and who
when the threatening elements had cleared away
ministcring angel still, sat iastby his side to ell
courage and restrain, and guard the man she loved
The struggles of his late years are familiar
Won all. Even when he hud returned to Edgeiielu
court after court found him with scarcely b'lel
or single case to represent his name On The dock
ct. But to his office he came, day l'y dag, as reg
rl,rIy ~ the hands moved un the dial Of his time
piece and let whumsoever that might, rot mt
mud frolic and dissipnte his time i'll forbidden
pleasures, GEORGE ". LASnRuN was to be seen
every day Of the six, at his otlicetabc and books
and every Sunday, at the Church Of Christ
Who could bc astouished then, Mt his subsequen
distinction and success? What wonder then, thu
few short years should have brought him busl
ness, competency aud "troOps Of friendsF III
deserts were even sreater than the recompense h
received IND though he was elected to the Legls
laturc of the Stute, and universally trusted III tn
affairs of men, yet there were higher rewards s'il
in store for him, but for the "untimcly fross
death. Had he lived he might have attained evel
10 judicial dignity, und to almost uny pinnacle o
elevation, the people could hsve bestowed.
Nv friends, trust you will pardon the earnest
ness, not to say, partialiy, with which dwcll up
on the character and qualifications Of the subjec
Of these remarks. There were accidental point
NJ sympathy between u. We had both begun lit
under the wing and in the shadow Of Il cloud, AM
he often revealed to me- the incidents Of his sever
IL. .l Ivlt
had entered the green fields Of prosperity. 1hi
VAS done, neither in bonstiug nor triumph, but 10
the encouragement Of one who was his junior, an
having been less consistent, and less mcritOrloui
was con.cuuently les ltr:una,e than he.
Atone periol viii destitute of business and deE
titute of means. with an increasing family an1
iously leaning on him for support, he WAS almos
driven to di,pair. lie told me this shortly befur
he died. In his own village, his poverty was ;
we'll known md so generally at,ested, that be va
ashamed to ask for assistance,-hc could only plea
for indulgence But in his extremity. an Auge
fr IN abuvr, whispered into his ear, name thu
is known through nll this country, for the notlcs
nets of benevolence and chnrity-a name, that ha
scattered Lounties and blessings every where, tv
the relief of struggling gcniu<-a name, that tn
children Of my lost friend, and their untold gen
eratious shall "embalm, in the inuerInost sLrin
of their hcar;s,"-nnda name, thnt Is daily waite
to Heaven, on the sweet incense of the widow
and the orphans prayer, for having dried up th
fountain of their bttcrness-I mean the name q
1ouy BrLruS O'NIALL. Before this incVmpnra
bic man, who has only appreciated the advantage
Of wealth and station, they have afforded hir
opportunities of doing good, and whose bengn'I
cuwutenance, lkr the blessed sun, not only shine
upon nnd cherishes all, but inrites all, with ii
byuplcous beams, he laid his ease, ard disclose