Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-02

EEE5sF-sze0 80z1ia -. Eisysis
From the Ilichn1ona Dspitch.
The painfzl news Of the death Of this aialin-
.uisaed 0fiaer ard statesnsH was sHnoancsd
ia this paper. yesterday. He 6iisd o. 8 A 81 o.
"Wednesday, tee 26,h inst, ths aTnissrs1ry sf
bezbaEtle Of Gross Lanes. in Nicholas eouatYr
.ths 6rEt Ct bis Western Yirgilia caalpaiEur ia
7shieh he sHsny Was s0mpless'Y rsutsa. Hs
vas born in Montgomery ceHnfy, Gin thas Bsrt
Which is nav Puisski co3nfy,( ia 1905, ard
wss. therefore, ia .his 6ltv-eig8sh yesr He
grNduaisa st CoUHbia co.ege Sout1 C'ro'ias,
la ls26 sad was admitted 70 the bar ia 33S
After sHsft residences at Hslena, ARR, BE rs-
iuraed % VFgisia sud settled 10 AbiH Hg5oa-
WsThingt1R c0untY, whsre ne died lIa was
elected te Sc House Of Dslegatss ia 1917. sad
againin 1919 in which year he vas elacssd ~
the Lsgislsturs G3vsFHor of VrEi1ia Tor ias
term exBiriBg JaHasEY I, 1853 II lsJ5 70 was
sEain elscss3 70 the Lssislaturs. Ia I556 he
was presidential sieeE6r snd voted ter james
Baehansa, By whom ha Was apPsiBsad seerezz-
~ Of tt# Of ths United sla,es, and
which ote wil b ramsHzbere1 Be
-ss5gled IA JauaRry, 1851, upon a dis
Y ssmant WIth tho F5sideas rplshve %
measures t0uehing Fort Saaisr Hs susas-
qazu. career is fsnilisr to every ozs his sp-
9n'n n at Sc Brisadisr. General ia ths Caaisd
'ls-s army-his active camp psign IN Wesnre
-
biz su7peusion hsn command BY tss P~asidsn5
fs- tie circumstances Of the Surrender O. thal
karS--his appointment BY ths lagsiasgTa of
firEi i8ia 30 be MaJ5r-tSengral Of Stste f8rces
-asei 60 uretset tbs South western Virginia
f=9atieg and ths salt Wurh5--the trzHsicTTinsr IF
5hat fsres last spring TO the Confsdsre. to tfeF-
sTHmsut ala the rstrsmast Of 7sBe-Al F.0y3 e
W=ssIugioR caantY with ais health msca in
Ea'Iod BY exposure IN csap. The Serious sx-
5snt st his constitutional Injuries was sooa de-
vs.aPed, aud has strength steadily failed under
therz basil be died.
Gan, FI9y1 was a Ran OF powerful mind
F5r viS9- OF Intellect hs hsd ns sB3'Tilr IN ts8
'Hsatsr Of his political hts. Hs did nst use 10
his true ezinea e until sftsr his EI5arusEcTiai
term Il his term IN ths hesss-of delegates
eftar that he asiivaTed several Of he ablsst
speeches ever beard in thst ball, whoss walls
1aTs echoed the voices OF the grestsss me1 that
haTs lived in this country. Fraud and oF7o-
nsn5 alike seeoTd 10 hia ths fame Of the moss
poEerfIl dselainasr Of DIS day. Hs belonged 60
the Southsr7-Calhouu school of politicians. sf
shea he vas sHs Of the NEST iaIthfal aaa Goa
SIsteHs zambsr5. "a entsEsa pTsfsssignal life
amidst the exciting scenes Of the poliacsl epoch
Of -, when Ais distinguished father was Gov
ernor Of VlrgiAis. That venerable nan st3sd
irnIy By sautk Carolina aud thaugh personal
" going a listle farther Than Yirgias was viii
ing 10 20 in support Of Soulh Carolina nuiEn-
cation, be was sustained nesvtilY bY this great
Sla'e ID bis Determination no. only rot is zilsT
g Eeiersl soidieF % crQHs Ger SOL % attack
S1uth Carolins bat zsver 20 allow southe-n
S,sts to be By force Of srRs reduced TO subms>
sion 70 Federal suihsrty.
These events bad their effect upon the mind
aad character Of elsHers, Fiey1, and the better
urepsred hin for the inportsus part hs plaTe1
IN tho greas drama na1 bang ensctsl in this
cgaDtrY. We may Rsl amsas thai il Wss not
ali0t Ell 5a him e. canhnUe sn ac5Or Ia aths great
Struggle cl 5hs South to its conclusions for IN
BIZ 4-atb re l3ss one Of our ablsst, m-s1 far
se-ir 2 and fai-h n pub lie men
VLlle SecrearY Of Wsr be cav h ecmlHg
event of separation ard war, sud, as az IS he
could prepared the SOu.h for IL by sUca dist-i
buFsa Of T-ns as she wa8 eGE.lsd 10 F5rsais
all ka'w AoH he brought d0HA uPcn hi-7szlf the
meledie60us Of the Eerthern people, The hs-
t-ed Y entertained fer him bore testimony 90
his l1yaisv sad services ts the Suti N0-
were lhay- -0vsF-es'in8at,d # was =ha sentinel
a8ou the watcb-tswer. sCd when ths enemy was
a. t5e door he buckled on his ar1lor and proved
his c9HT-ze and energy ss he bad done hiBfsalty
50 his people and his country
Gen. Z Dyed was distinguished for bis i1ro-
caste. de was tie 6fst 70 warn as 81 h9pe
nothing ir0n recognitjon7 10 f5retel. as eEaosly
waaL Eagisud WOs.d d; 10 COM ire "a % rely
on nothing bat cur own courage and c0nslaDcy,
and to hape for nothing saTe that We could
achieve by ba,j 6ghti q IL toe field be vas
ecergstie, and sh1red the fsiesf the solder
never shrinking from exposure to weather or
54fgls. Ha was brave, geaereGs, Rnd ioyal-
HIS Efsnitic strength Of character, while 4 dt-
'ad HIM for great lsA9rI, rendered him capable
Of sustaiain= mlutUIiy great revezses, and, in
he laHEIsg5 Of a cCssfnp porarT, communicated
is f3gttEie aud noble humor 30 every soUtl-
mant and recollection cauReetsd wits him