New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-01
Obituary..
JOHN D. FLOYD.

Governor Of Virginia. and Secretary OF War to Presi-
dent Buchanan He died at Abingdon Virginia, on the
9th of August last. This man was born in Mont
goInery now PnlaskD Cou ty, Va, in 1905. He was
gradu ted at South Carolina College, and admitted to
the bar in 1925 In 49, he removed TO Helena, Ark
and there pracced law 10; two or three years. Re
turning to Virginia in 1892 he settled in Washington
County In s47 and again in ls49 he was chosen to the
Lower House of the Virginia Legislature His election
as Governor Of the State was for the term end
ing january. ,ls53. In l,f5, he was again
chosen to the Legislature IN 1856 he was on
the Buchanan ele i ticket Of Virginia, and
by James Buchanan appointed Secretary of War in
March 1851 The baser parts his in this office
familiar 70 the pu! by rtne Of his position be
became the most user. nmplicc in the conspiracy
against the Union. He s1aticred the army, removed
the greater part Of l. beyond reach disarmed the de-
fcnscs of the Repablic lm nted its forts, pundered
its arsenas destroyed s munitions N part and placed
immense quantities of arms whin the control Of his
(, ow COZ spirators t. used against the Government
when the Rebellion broke into war. II was OHM that
the daensces condition Of Fort Sumter was mainly ow
,ng and by him MAJ anderson. rs being kentuckan
AID presumably traitor was ordered 10 the command OF
tlat ,,st Oh, the 10Th of Dec l-6O Floyd called the
President to Wit draw the Union forces gether from
Char ton haTbor, and upon refusal Of his request
resigned Opehy cspomins the Rebel cause, be was
received with enthusiastic IesoentOn of his traitorous
services. 4 banquet in his Lonpr was given IN Rich
mond az which he denounced The country he had just be-
traycd and ranked himself among s enemcs-the mean
est Of them MI. Ills treason was rewarded with the
rank Of BIgadicrGcnerm in the Rebel army and he
undertook q campaign in Western Virginia Itbrought
him only defeat and disgrace His retreat from Gauley
covered his soldiers will shamc and was described in
yrgnn plpF the most dsryacciul roui OF the war
In cruelty to is prisoners how err he became eminent.
Iarly IA lei2 caine the siege a. Fort Dopeson where
Fv.yd was in commend again ui d brigade. The de
fn,c ~ the lori WIS 1rrsstod IN. spite Of his coun
se, and Floyd finally ran away at night, leaving his
cnruGe. 20 their flc. From the brand OF this coward
is,hc never recovered. He dospised and hated
,hrousou, the SOUTH nnd long after Abandoned hs
efforts 10 serve the rebellion in the field. transient
appearance in the field at subsequent time under State
a1torty resulted IL practical success ard he died
! IN retirement.
JOHN s. MosEBY.
J mn :. Mo~cby. the noted guerrilla chief,
whose ,c'i,,y and daring have long rendered him
fr1mil { oblec, among the Rebels operating in Viz
CHINA j. reported 10 have died at or near Drancsvilc on
/ Fri ~. wounds received IN u skirnish ut Rcctors
Cross oads ON the 9th OF last mouth lie was known
to the soldiers Of the Potomac army the most success
l perhaps II he class Of raid,r TO which he belonged
Many story is told by suffers whom he yiciimi1ed of
the manner In which he coatriyed inform himself OF
where a rich haul OF st1-os and provisions to be
made the snddcnness with which he pounccd upon his
victims and the mysterious way In which his little band.
their work done would scatter and disappear His cap
nre q Gen Stoagh,on n March last. Fairfax Cont
House vas characteristic Of the man. Certainly people
hardly knew whether 10 be- angry laugh most at The
cool audncliy OF tie exploit. H. died In his native
state. Virginia vas man q medium lxht and not
d.sagrceable app. ance. and - y'Nrs old. H.
possessed qualities which used in -ood cause might
have won for him honor and TO- asst is he was
simply Moseby the traitor guerrilla q he will soou Dee
forgotten.
HON. LUTnRB q.
The death of this dt-b -hcd citizen OF
/ New. York took pacc at NcwPo.. SuDlay Aug 30.
In the clehiic,h year of his e.. Bradish was born
I at Cummington. moupial ioui. Of Western Massa-
| cllsetts Sept -. E.J ridnaseu at Williams
College in lsN WIS admff She New York bar.
and soon after commencing fractct 4 his .roies.
sion sailed for tho West Iniics and South America.
proceeded to England ireland and Scotland. and on
his return to New.Yolk served a volunteer in the
war OF lsl2. In lsli he married daughter Of Mr..
George Gibbs of Newport, Who with his only child,
dief in lsl6 With view 10 obiiuing information for
the United States Government preparatory To the nego
tItion OF Il treaty with TrIkey be- embarked IN 1870
Tor the Mediterranean l.. Tie smpofwT Columbus,
commanded by Commodore Bainbrdgc. Amer Joining
the United States squadron at Draliar, he made the
circuit of the Mediterranean. touching AZ the principal
European and African forts Returning TO Gibraltar
he was by the 4spatch ship of the squadron 20
smyrna and thence proceeded 10 Constantnogle Here
he devoted himself for several months 10 the active
prosecution Of his mission and succeeded In deyising
plan for the conclusion o. a treaty which adopted
by the Government during the Presidency OF General
Jackson. After accomph hing the objects for which be
had visited Cons,antnople Mr.. Bradish sailed for
Egypt taking letters OF introduction TO che viceroy
Mohammcd Ali Pashl. by wnom he was received
with cordial hospitality. He then pursued his voyage
to the second cataract Of the Ne, entering upon tho
plain OF SEMINAR and returning 10 Cairo passed through
the desert 10 Syria On his re arm he again spent SOW
eral months at Constantinop". AID then made horse
back iSnrncy across the 9lns Of AdraRople and Bul
garia Hungary. proceeding b. the way OF Presburg
Vienna and Venice to Rome. After making tour of
Europe Which for IT. extent and horoughness ut
that time rare among American travellers Mr.. Brad
ish returned to New York after absence of six years
He was elected tho State Legislature from Franklin
County nom 1928 to $780, aud again from 1885 TO 1881
In Isas he was Speaker OF the Assembly. and IN the
same year WAS chosen cuenantGovernor OF the State
and again in lsiU In lsi. be- was the Wing candidate
for Governor bu, allied OF election During the ad-
ministration of President Fillmore Mr bradish re-
ceiyed the appointment OF United States Assistant
Treasurer for New York. From that time he took no
active part in political life but devoted his ample leisure
to literary and benevolent institutions In 1874 he was
elected first vice president OF the NewYork Historical
Socety and ON tho death OF Mr.. Galatin In leiy was
elected nrsident He chosen yccprcsldent OF the
American Bible Society In 1871 and succeeded to the
presdeucy of that institution the death of Mr. Frey
inVhmsrn in lsGl In 1899 Mr.. Bradish was married