Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-12

| That mad fant.c Owen Love- y, NJ. G.. recently
went to his long account, and thevipg Yankees in all
parts of their country considers his loss iTreparabe
His fureral cortege Of the most briaeD KIDD -
What manner OF man he will &c seen in ,he fo.
lowing from the New To'k Ne9s:
be stingulshed leader Of the Abolition party,
died at the residence OF Mr. Eli, in south Brook n,
Friday night batwesn Ii aud u O'Clock HI Love
j)y born in the town Of Aibicn, in he State Of
Maine, n 1911 and consequently YVES, TT tine Of
his death, more than fifty two years OF age. Ii Hs tas
q clergyman, end, like most New FDeisu6 cl T.
gvmen, also Conducted small farm. Ga this srm
ven worked uuti' La Is years CT age, l.oug to
school during the WiGttr months. Being boy Of ccn-
sioeIab!e ability and 2rca energy, he sovI. ranaed
mong The best sch9 ns IN tie school. At the age OF
l8, be lett bis fathers farm AID went-o wdoin Col
iege in Tie double capacity Of teacter ard scholar and
by his application to s'u3y and business soor achieved
fir reputation for ability ard in lew years f1adua,
ted at the C&tge with h}ror,
After having coll &c until 1885 7Ile nothing was
tead Of him, tut III ;bat year he e1ngrated 70 ,ne
West and sttled at Alton, Ilrois, where lis brother
f. +. Logejoy, edited religious paper, devoted per
haps, more TO The cause OF Abollitionsm Ihan to the
Cause OF the gosNl OF Toe bic. Two years afIi has
removal to Ill noa, of those unfortunate ard ulnes
essay things which has often brsu ht dis.
grace Oh the AGericsn people 1t toe obbine
and murder OF bis brother by az armed aud OF ruf
fans bee f his Abolition procivtes Ais event
wrouyh heavix on the miI OF ven Love JOY, and from
that Cay to tie day OF ts death, be crate
foe Of slavery and siaveho!deIs Sue ,ccnrreuces as
these cannot be app owed by just minds. 1t
not wbat the proVocation may Be it will not Si1s,iy
nlan Ia numbering an uIarmtd man, and burning de-
enceess tfce. Such events will always produce their
ELECTS, and perhaps 1t was tbs QUE tha kndl thr fire
OF Aoblilti nsm 10 the breast Of owen L3y y, which
after gears burned witn saeh nterse glow aud
him to look upon every ssyeholder personal
my AID blttetsl Toe.
Alter writing liLe t. his mother, Mr.. Love y re-
to Princeton aud bt cam pastor OF one of the
churches OF that city, where be continually preachad his
peculiar religious doctrines haz oi the sin slavery.
During his rniuls!ry he was tr auenty arrested oz stir
riug stre and intention. % his trials he always
deended himself, &ud its conclusion annoucced the
tine and p 'ce OF his next speaking La 1854 tie was
elected to the State Legislature. AMI 70 I'd tor Aora.
HIM Lincoln bis first choice tor the Uuited states
St ors0ip. In 1856 be eiec.ed by thousand
ority to reprteeu, his district in the Federal CoUgr
two years after wards he reecttd by twelve thou
sand orty, aid >OnnuoI 20 be Ie1ected at ever:
subSt qae nt eltcGicn
Mir. L0vsjOy's career in Congress is we'll knogn 10
The cnuutry- He never known tU favO: cou'ptO
u,ise of any klrd. HIS voice never beard p, a6
ing Tor his distracted Country His tIue waa 1--we
kto@n TO be used IN SECURING any aslge toag WCud
cave the Union, unleas by tie aboi!ton ot slavery.
Ills county was not ia I've, but AbolItioai n was
He Was fanatic ard such may God ivfglve MN, for
nls counirymen never viii. HIS countrSmen acc2sed
bic CT belug AoollitiUnis To this chsrg ie pel
Guilty" they accused him OF assisting in IunulEs
of Slaves. To this he pied "'4uEy." They accused
hmot oppos Gg tie enforcement OF the fugitive s. veaw.
10 this be pied "Gollty. 1t Was HI. noast th heD
the laws and Constitution came batHeen him i'd h.
execution OF lis pot2al teachings, h. cared o ;or the
Constitution and the laws They hum. but his
seuuuents were divine, and must be obeyed. Ha Was
firm believer IN the doctrines of the higher law.
Mr. Loveoys personal appearance was not altogether
prepossesssng He tall and powerfully bnilf, ard
was quite Fl shey 50 much tpat lie known in the
last Congresses as the Fat Congreesmau and bis
famous retreat from the battle f>ld OF Bull Run, will
long remembered prom event OF his ite and
tho cI1lSn Nf
artist.
AS an orator, Mr.. I.ovejoy bad but few equals and
will long be remembered us one of themOst fiery speuk
his tlme.