Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-05-20
Our Lute Editor.

We do NOT propose to speak Of tho iusny ait'i-
rubls qualities Of this noble MAR. nur VI the man
u.r in which those qualities were invariably de-
voted and rendered snbseryient to the welfare OF
hff M tive, District. One, more able, has ulr"nsy
done this in his most eloquent, intellectual and
truthful style.
We deriisu simply 70 refer To the generous an q
gushing inpu!ses of ~hisss.blc he nrt. AT the mo-
meut of his dca,h, old ESgehold held within her
hounds no mna 10 whom sho was moru indebted
f.. nil that constitutes. the s,cial gentleman, the
honest politician, tho active AID generous cittsen,
tho zo.lous patriot, than 70 the Hon. ARTHUR
SIMkiSs.
And whether she mourn hor gallant dead fnllen
on every feld, or her proudest citizen at the high-
ost post, her note was mover more plnintivo. IN
resransn to that note, come tenrs FROM the lowly
hearth, from the proud hall, the holy pulpit, the
festive board sighs from the Savannah, from the
saluds, from the Rappahsnnock, from tho Mis-,
sistipp;, frnmEshc mountsius Of Tunnesaeo, !roa
tAs Islands of the Atlantic Sea hoard. from every
spot whore burns the lofty spirit of tbs EAgohold
soldier. b.
Whatever ,he,msy hato +. be.st of as n Dis
trict, whether Il !. Of her Warriors, her State
men or her Orators, tBds.dcld! m sufas no son. who
was SO .uniyss.Ry snaesred. TO her e%itikoHl 9.
sAnruuEs s aklkss
Sofar as the heart sas' consSrled no stood
sLaleaaaS alasf.s Observation-Disclosures
hi,n-the pride and admiration of her youth, The
rgard and esteem Of her mntroni, the love and
affection Of her gallant ~ssld;ery.
The genial manners of this high.t,neJ gontle
mnn wrrv but tho reflection Of HE goud and gen-
erous heart. lie seemed to bolons 10 ono Of tn 9
heroic nsoe, and whether ut Court or Ball, as
Minstrel or Bard, the language Of his heart, Or
the touch Of his fingers, woke over chivalric
echoes or Troubud"uric lays.
Ardent by %nuiurc, i,npussiuncd Ivy birth and
cline, accomplished by education, elegant and
Fond of youth Mud its n%musemcnts, Il dcvotce
of the gay circle and tho festive board, Ito WAS
nevertheless II loving and simple minded Chris
tian insomuch that over mids. his most mirthful
mood, bis gibcs, his gImhols, his flashes Of morri-
men, (fvr .uch Mt times wero inseparable from his
exuherant tpirits) there run a solemn, thoughtful,
revcreatial vein.
He ever appreciated tho tender beauty and
touching poesy of the Divine announcement f" In
my Fathers House arc many Mansions" aud VIC
who know him and loved him, rest slLiaed in the
faithful hupe tLut his gentle spirit now rOulizes
tho truth Of this oonsplins promise.
The ardent aod evangelical soldier of the CROSS
who performed over his IGNORED body, tho lat
sad rites, said very beautifully, and it cama from
the depth of his feeling nature, :" You will al Lay
upon this grave your greenest sarlands, but among
them, mono will be greener than mine" u do
We know that every heart in that largo concot. 30
ouhood back warmly, "Nons will be grsensr than
mine"
Arthur sINxIys is gone We shall see him here
no more. "Tke pitcher j. broken at tho fountain,
and the wheel ia broken at The %eistern."
And now for him and his, Ophclia's benson,
" OF all Christian souls, Gsl BIO vi yo.'