Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-05
The Lare George ". Hopkins.

a paragraph In last TbGrSdnJ's Enquirer" PR
prrc4 tie re,,er fyr tho anarUnesurit "e laTe nov
to ,nukr, Of tie death .: TIL. gentleman. judge
'"pkns died in tina city OH FriIuy evening at i
...ock after sll ;iln=ss Of nix 9r seven :iays.
Inc su!j:c Of this announcement vas nutTe o
9 ocand county, Virginia, und one OF the ss7enteer
,c:,s oil Charles uopkins-!:i lis dag vel! known
r1yr.en oftils Protestant Episcopal Church. Atm:
oay age young Hopkins 'n"v-' to souih-wes'ern 'r
T:Iia, aliI engaged in the bnsness OF SCHOOL teach
ips, in which he continued for reveral years, de
vui;x portion Of his leialre tine 10 tsIs ss'','y
t:e i~ Wnv!: saTly thirty years o!Hge, he obuine<
licsuse TO Practice iu the Court, Gn locutsd In Rus
..l! COUNTY. lie SOON succeeded In obtaining libe
raj, ,luse Of tho business Of Enssvll and the n't 'n
ing counties, to whcl: ho paid professional visit"
ard succeeded III still greater degree In acquiring tie
p:aronal confidence o. the people among-t whora ht
h:.i cart his lo. This col.:eHce was illustrated in
the near approach 20 unauim,ty with which ho WI:
supported by his c,urtv-mcn as candidate for olbce
TX Wa. elected 10 The House o! Delegates FROM BUS
,= in lsg2 and re-elactcd in 1894 and his Legislative
-s'vicc endorsed and approved By his eonstisu
> Is with scare. ~ i dissenting voice
IN lie spring u 1895, Col. Hopkins announced
himself candidate for Congress in opposition Il
Jun II. Faltul, then lilr eunlbrat Of :he place
Mr. Faltnu was g"n!lv,uun of hnc trent'
md or deserved puImarity but his oPpo-
-iticn 10 somc OF the l.aiirg measures o.
JacE.ous Administration me: the decided dis
Ipp!Ural Of majo.!tY Of lis cons:itmauts.-
Another g-nt!v.lan n-o took the ieIL aa cnmpvli
TOR OF Mr. Fulton, bus Withdrew from it upon hnIine
the Jackson party in The Di.trc. mort ccIdcd in tht
expression ~ preference for Colourl llnpSns. The
.uI!vus, conducted in .e n!nIost good feeling DO
treen the contenii.s champions, M.ssr4. Ilorkins
aj Fuon, aud resulted in tue choice 3: he former
| b. large maj rriIy.
Col. liVlSiis wa ro-elcctcd 20 cac! succeeding
Congress till l547, iu the spring oi which Year liz
cc:rtci the mission to Portugal, rendered him By
President Pvk. This position he held till the rr-
r.val Of lis succe.sor Jslnes B. C!Gg, appointed by
Gruer-l Tuylor, in the sua.re. os ls.9. Col. Nop.
Rins fortunate TO receive from cecil admin
l.tTeEon under wLirl hy served satisfactory en-
,lor-eulent OF his character uud conduct Us dpo
mat.I. In the spring Of lsjo, Col. Hopkins va.
elected 10 the House OF Delegate, from Washington
10 which county iiu removes, from Russell during his
third Congressional term. lie was during the saline
yelr elected to Tie Contention cHllrd for revisng
| the State Constitution, aud took hs scat IN thai
hnII but r-i Sne,l X the meeting Of the Leyiss
tire 70 "c2crc tho Spcukcrship o: the House, 70
which lic "as umen;nl"li-ly called. Upon the tr-i
csl;iun OF iL;riul oiLlers under tie Constitution o
:ju-'Sl hu ~. el"c,rl judge u. the circuit in
sieh !u resided! w.ic oidee he led I'll! 1871
"iru lac RESIGNED Ter tho purpose OF uecel'l-
IIrI the nomination ni his pa IS for Congress -
lie wa> elected TO Cnngrrs. for the suvcutl
time c,ibrncing period %; f"ur."cu Years, c"riuH
on the 81 March, :s'a. Failing in mullnu.
Ion for election - the succeeding Cungrvsb-t!Il
onc ms; row closed Judge il"pkins accepted sea.
in u. l!or-c OF Dsegatr., tcdcrrt hin; hy his fl
I1wci;izel- o: WoNhrgtom c':rty. lie served t!rm'
~h!! lis characteristic 4 rli'y aud ctNcirnSy in tiul
".dy iii he received u cr!l from The "lart Slv>scI
scT." whose rtil!i'nrn. all Of us must obey.
The publ: c.rrcr OF Judge ll"psun may Dc Oh"
rsctl rzr II rsr;arkal,r our II he did nct Tells
s!h ,iiv uh!rr. in debate and III council. hs drse!Trd
the hi shret purr rrI"ng thusc viii" pntses+ Tie f.
c.ty-.lr Ino. ruru aid dc,!Iab!r in public uian -
y. nl.king inlicu;'. usr Of what mature ns 8 Gel,
them s..L whu; they have acquired by hooks and cX
y:rirnce by --:-it!c uHd liu.!y use OF his i.eu
ties, Judge ll"psil flied w,h credit Ill The
public -;aiiois TO wIl:ci !o wrs callc rd sou!c
-:l.. ".sn GIs iuri!,r. His personal bearing con
trbusd not ltti- TO his sl.rts politician, hct!
III Vi!S;nis Hp in tie City ot Washington. lie oh
.eyrcd the strict rules @: co"ric.y In droG:e ard
$us goo1 terms, soriul!r, with "ll. Ills atH..
oili:y vf nsnfsr ud his great familiarity with pa!
i:u,a-,!tnry rules made E.'i cxcclrat presiding
.!nscr.
Tia remains OF Jrteo lloi k!ns lett Ibis city on ,ic
Dsn.ils t.uin. saiu;Guy morning for ii.irriueu. /,
Washington county, III the midst .: u people ~lt
hare houorcd him f.! quarter ct eentu-! ol
luorr.
Judge Hopkins lrNves children. Ills wife 4
,iars OF The Ite Dr.. a. Gruup Of powhuta,l vi:
with INN Il; the closing sccnc