St. Mary's beacon., 1861-02-07
DEATH OF HON. JOHN n. 8 cAusrn

DEATH OF HON. JOHN n. 8 cAusiI
The Chicago papers brlnS sis .he s''o III
telligence Of the death Of nur gifted anr
distinguished coantyman. j. ". ). Fauein.
He died at Cairo. Illinois an tn: Both ult.
Of apoplcxy. At the time of his death. he
was on his way home I" Chicago from a
short visit to his relations in Little Rocs
Arkansas. The announcement of Mr..
Clusiu's death will be read with emotions
Of the keeucst regret in this county whore
his earlies: triunlphs were won and where
! his br;lliant name is a household word
Though long absent tron, US, ne ever con
tiauel to be the pride AMI boast Of our
people, who regarded his triunphs. no
matter where achieved as par: aud por-
ton Of their own glory He has fallen.
Let US hope that his spirit las pas. u
where hey ond Ib,se voices there is peace. :
From sketch of the lie of Mr. Causin,
(which is Inaccurate in a few rnimr"r'an'
respcc,s) publisb-i in the Chicago Post.
we extract the following:
MIR. Causin was a remarkable man ih
many things. and in early lie nuch WIS
expected all predicted Of him hy ,ho.''
who knew him. He was born in St
II .r,'s COUNTY. Nc whc;c Turing uiar.
years h. was ih' idol : his political friends,
and the object If respect and admiration,
Of every person, whit. and black, freeman
aud bonLman A. early as th,. year S::;3
LIE was elected TO rvpresen, his county,
then one Of the most Influential counties in
tie STATE, III The State Legislature. and
sCrxd 'hii nnd urIh hans one Or tmo ste
ceeling terms in that holy.
In lS44 the Hon J. u Pratt was the
wing canui.a.s iur IovrTnor, an! took the
firm, ssan.i, and avowe,i tn. straightforward
policy of taxing the people to ply the Sta:c
debt. The rcpur;iaors il his o"n party
united with the opposition against Pratt.
and the contest that insurd was on. of the.
forces, aud hotties, that Was ever known
in MARYLAND. Mr.. Cansin :hen in the
prime OF his youth, with I'll his vigorous
powers of mind and body, was in the
thickest of the fray. He stor.nei th,
rtrong-holds and penetrated the camps Of
the regulators and b"re the flag of his
party with a ra!lantry and ability thar
has never has been forgotten in Maryland
Some idea may be formed of the severe
work that had to be done. when it is re-
n.snbered that though Henry Clay was
then running fer President. and Maryland
vas fo- GA, by an overwhelming major
inv. ii"y p:a,, was elected 10y majority
Of less than 600! Nothing bn. the mosr
un,irihg efforts Oh he part Of his friend:
and Of The men who desired tie r, storutic,t
vi the State crrp,. prevented his dafeat,
and in the advanced guard of these men
battling for the honor Of the State was
Dir. Cau<in He served in Congress OH"
term, and declined recollection. During
that term be distinguished himself ty III
elaborate report on the case Of the dual
government in Rhode Island lie did
no. speak often. but when he did. never
failed to make marked sensation.
During his term in Congress be display.
ed an instance Of magnaninlity and. cour~
age that was a special attribute of the man.
4 very excited Southern gentleman was,
haranguing .hr House upon the abolition
ism Of the whig party. and cited MIR. Gid
oIngs to prove his argument. Mr. Gid
siings. with equal warmth. and with as lit
lie discretion, hurled back ali insulting r.
>poas,. Pistols were drawn and CAN >
hrandished. aud rush was made at to"
L. IL!
ed fro.n his seat and through the isle, aud
placing his vii made form i'll front OF Gid
.ng<. in short Int earnest tones warned
the assa;l. hts that before they struck Gid
,,.acs they would have 10 Kill him That
saved Gi,ldinss and in all probability pre-
vented general and bloody fight on the
foor OF the House.
Subsequently he served his State in the
Legislature. prcferring that post to se"t
in 'se national Congress. In 1852 liz
supported Scott. and when the whig party
in 1854 became lost iu the Know Nothing
organization, he retired from the field
Nis father died when Mr. csusin was
young. and sister having married with
u gentlemen residing in Little Rock. Ar
kansas. his mother anu her family all re-
moved to that place.
In the fall OF 1897 we met Mr.. Ca,,si,l
here. he having just arrived from Arkan-
sas. lie entered int" copar:nership with
Messrs Hooper l. Sesnnes. in the prac-
ti.c of the LAW; subs qnen,'y he formed
new partnership with Mr.. J. ". West.
cott in the same business. AS q lawyer
be waa learned. able and accomplished
never forgetting the gentleman in his pro.
hssional zeal. ana, never giving CAUSE Of
reprosch against himself or his rrofessio,
BY sny unworthy or undigniicd deed ..
speech. He was gentlemen in the fui;
lest srDse of the term never in his infer
course with others forgetting that high
sense of decorun, and dignity OF naHnc'
which always impressed thosr WIKI WHOM
he came in contact.
During the election canvass in 1860 h,
took an active part lie was thorougf
and unyielding advocate Of popular sover
eighty He left, here in December on
visit to his relatives in Arkansas, and wa