Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-02
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F OBITUARY.
Died, Oh the 4th Of March, 1861. UxeLE
sAH, IN the s5lh year Of bis age.
la ehronlellag the demise Of Unels sam, we
Do 20 WITH nixsd emotion OF sorrow and iov.
His death was anticipated for some wears.
having fallen a victim to an ~irrenressible
eondictp disease, which eombatsd successfully
and rendered ibefsetusl the expert skiH CT the
most learned Sswsrdits and prominent pbysi-
eiSns Of the day and after long, protrscssd
suffering, lingsring in its progress with slow,
certain and unavoidable end, be departed this
life on he DAY and year named above, leaving
behind maLy to mourn this sad bereavement,
Blrius iTnsrieEeing eradication who de-
Memphis fairs. ~ -0e ooasiriating pains he
Hsshins. ne celebrated Letter a
tion Aaehtne, a. he very low price q .-,...s
Hsmmsr, Fucker and Fsils-, is tla prime faS '''1
folloEinr is specimen Of the letters We are recs
from planters and other heads of faniiies.
BOLIVAR, Tenn, March a. IS
iiis hR, EDWTE DEAS-Dssr sir: The Letter A
and the Hcsat Of yea for SEQ eires the hlrhsst s
which be struggled s1sFrrsi kinds, but fhhs is Z
characterized bus indomilso -visst aegro slu,
-zaa bravsry -, !,
Born % tHs-tth ef July, 1776. the last cen
tury was signalized b. lfis ssnprecedentea ad-
vent, and as the legitimate oispring u the in
dependence Of AmeSics, bis birth was bsiisd
oy freedom as wonderful epoch in the his
tory of the world. His terrestrial career sd-
vsncing, It became evidently important that a
gsneralisimo was required. and should be en-
pioyed to superintend and guard bis household
Affairs George, Of revolutionary fame, hav-
ing established a good character, and being
strongly recommended by letters Of an innu,
merebie number Of brave hearts, Was the cho-
sen one. Tradition says be made IN excellent
aiid very Trustworthy functionarv, gained the
admiration and confidence Of bis employer and
the respect Of an Of his obedient serrants
Ihen when Georges term expired, John,
Ioms James, Quincy, James the second, An
drew, Martin, william Henry, John the Sec
ond, James the third, Zlchsrish, MsIlard and
Frsnk, were employed successfully in rotation,
and are said to have given partial satisfaction
IN ruling moderately well over She servants.
and conducting The Affairs Of the White House
with discretion remarkable and peculiar to
the times and circumstances. During the lat
ter part Of these Administrations however,
Uncle sam, iaboring under The debihlating in
huences of tie s'irrepressible" eontagion prev
sisnis vas eonfnadlto his department, private,
and ssing unable, therefore, to give an undi-
Flded attentign 10 the things Of bis Govern
ment, advantages were taken, powers usurped,
and all matters sppsrtsluing 20 nationality ad-
lninisteTed By reckless selpioyes, with keen,
discriminating eye toward personsl sggran-
dizeuent
At this iuneture James, surnamed Buchanan,
was called in TO preside Powers sKtreofdi-
nary and plenipotsndsry were extended to
him, aud being an old horse in the harness, be
YerF soon wrought the same privileges enjoyed
BY bis immedisted predecessors, into advauta-
gee which led him and subordiastes to adopt
the grab game, and before bis term transpired,
maaaged to Gust from the treasury al Of its
contents, and created debt inconsistent with
legal expenditure, precedent and expectation,
consisting OF nearly one hundred millions to
Be liquidatsd bF Uncle Sans dilapidated dis.
integTated and monevless federalism.
Il is eoDjectnTed, and believed BY soms who
have not thought much upon tbe subject, and
have bad lees opportunities whereby 10 form
proper opinion, that this diss0luts, c0rrupt
and isalons disposition made manifest in the
admins ration Of governmental affairs wss
the Immediate cause Of Uncle Sans demise I;
but, an inEestig eating COMMITTEES Of thirty three
representing all parts o. the public domain
concerned, hsviug been appointed, and detailed
70 examine into and ferret out the true cir
CnmEtances surrounding this predicted event.
and report the ceuses which tended to produce
such tu unhappy result, net In Judgment and
pronouncei as follows: Whereas Uncle Sam
bad discovered that, during bis physical de-
rsngemeut and ismentabis sickness many OF
bis powers were misused, and immunities, never
granted c0nstituti0nally, were employed by
his employees to abuse and subvert the ends
of bis Government; and, whereas, bis union
Cf States was nov in a manner disrupted, il
tseame important and absolutely necessary 70
elect another presiding officer, more trustv0r-
thy and faithful In the discharge Of incumbent
dsties. enforcement and execution Of his laws.
r7-rE
throagh the eounseiing Of leading and infu-
entiai contemporaries, conventionaily, Stephen,
John, John G., and honest old Abe, To-
reiVsd the nominations, and went forth uIon
the campaign, c8nvassing for en- election 10
this nigh, distinguished and responsible Po-
siiioR-
Strong recommendations were voted each,
but ss greater number appeared, testifYing
20 the sobrietT, capacity, and integrity OF
@Honsst Old Abe" lis claims were stV0rsbiy
and duly considered. Uncle Sam, however,
bad never seen bin bat once, and then casual
iEEhile the other candidates were fsnilier
scousinta1ces, snd Knowing them well, was
eoEnizsnt Of their many faults. In Eie1 *
these facts, especially after learning that very
impressive, popular. and inviting handle 10
his name, through the taHtalizing importuni-
ties Of supposed friends, Uncle sam eoncluded
10 select Henest Old Abe. Therefore, a dis
patch vs. as forwarded TO Springfield, bis place
q abode, requiring bin TO repair Immediately
10 the White House at Washington. AcfoTa-
Eng to order, Honest Old Abe" after having
delivered himself Of the ignorant and insig-
uifcsnt phrase, indicative cf his unsound
ozlibre. as De is hurt" at the tine and
,a- sss1lsd, arrived 10 assume the new
Grties assigned. TIE moment Uncle sam be-
held hin, be was startled, aggravated, and
borrifsd at bis smsnciated, imbsciie, and abo-
litiouized couiitsnance, and was heard to ex-
claim: "He is not the right man, In the right
rlace, the handle 70 bis maze is ruse, am
deceived, mortified, ard ruined forever" Thus
a. Uncle Sans mental aud Physical ability
Vas already nearly destroyed BY the ''irrzprss-
bic conflict disease p Be could not Withstand
this suddsa deception, aad mortal shock, 90
failing PROSTATE, died
Let bis memory be rsvered az a monument
TO aslf-gOvsrnment, and the sfar-spangled ban
nsr rsmodelsd to comport with the exigeneies
Of the times, as . shibboleth Of his glory to en-
shrine "a the hearts Of al.
Il nav 5s interesting 70 state that there was
found among the archives Of Uncle Sans
Office, bis last will and tesla aueathing
All Of hia earthly sfer .Dnal and
real or mixed, 70 be e between
his two EurvfTing he's rhsrn and
So thsrn Co1federaeies
The viii is now being pro. 4 and the eT-
ecdtors will administer in due time. No ap-
prsbensions. therefore, need be had in regard
70 continued difficulties arising between the
Iegabses, as tie property involved must be dis
tribrted according to the law o. the will. SO
sid lsGAZN0G.