The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1863-09-10

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General sJeHs sB. FLoyp .ws. -. - :
Montgomcry (now Jsulask j county. VirSiSx
"a. 10 1875. loAgradnas6d at South. xlsrxs
iina College in 1896, studied Ia. -, ~.
mitted to the bar in 1e28, md IN 1881, -.
moved ~ Helena, A Arkansas, wi,ero hc rr.s.
tlced his Professici, ftr ave n three 49,
10 1883 he rfesarncd to Virginia aiJ 5Sf.
t'cd IN Washington county. In 1917 hsb
Was elected to the lower branch Of thki
vIrgloia Legislstnre, aud re- eIcctea "a
lo4S. In DcccniSrrsof that year he wss
! chosen Governor Of tho Site ior The form
expiring January Ist, 1853. In 1855 ID
was again elected to the Legislature In
I 1906 he vas chosen q Presidential cl.,e.t,t
and vcted for JAMES isocaASAS. fof
xt0sc nor1ination, he had cxertod h;m.elf
at stne Democratic National Tory yent;on g
Cincinnati, and whose favor. du,i,, thn :
cohtcst preceding the election. he had n,ad.
many speeches In 1857, he .r.s punoint.
ed by Buchauan, the Frcs,d~nt nf thh.
United States, Secretary Of War. Ths
vaiuaoie services ct Gen. Floyd to the.
C"niederate States are too well known.
and too fresh IN the minds Of his country-
men to DC rccountcd by Us.
deceased t-T..
The Hon. John b. Floyd, M.ior Geo-
erai OF Virginia, and formerly Governor.
died yesterday of disease contracted ia thu
military service of his country. While
thoscor,nrandins officer of Confcderate and
State troops, he lived as private soldic.
lie was not one OF those Generals who
impress houses for headquarters During
the campaign of Western Virginia and
Icnnessee, ho neSar slept under a roof
The suffering of his men were great. but
Their CHIEF shared them all. SlIC was not
content to order, but aided and supervised
al that he ordered Prom the point az
day TO the point of the last of light. in 4,
weather, he could be seen wherever HIS
troops, or any part OF them we're on duty.
er IN movement. :. He supported fatisxs
aud hardship which killed MANY of the
nost robust young men of this generation.
not only without apparent injury but seem
ed to be rejuvenated by return to IN
hunter life OF his youth. But no sooner
were the powerful motives which upheld
kim withdraw, than did il become evident
that his constitution had been broken by
an exposure for which aga; aud the indoor
occupations of an official life, had unified
hiin immediately after his return hons
H. April, when tho S.utc Line .hae bse.Y
diseanded, he Yves seizc,l- With jaundico
and typLns Ia thcir worst for ns. Tho
vast phJ sica, and moral cncr-ies of ,he
araa preserved life much iougcr than the
physicians thought possible, and to the
last lnoment,> his intellect retained alb its
strength ard oleasscsss Lila tenpct its cheer.
friness, and bis rfections their n,apiiness..
Until w,thinsa very brief period preceding
dissolution, he could not beiseee lis dis
ease was mortal but when, that fact be-
came evident, nc made necessary arrange
nents with the composure of philosopher,
tue deceney Of agentleman. and the sia--
ccrl faith OF real Christian. To the
reverend person whoi had t1oSn his chap :
lain in the war, and who administered to
him the sacramentsi rite OF religion. hS
rerna,kcd that hewas "aboutto leave tho
world without 1auy regrets, and without
my fcaz." ~
.Gencral Floyd expired on the anniver-
saiy OF his first combat in Western Virginia.