Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-26

earthly erOwn. l am going to receive an i'm
eorruptabLe esoion. fEnwas doubtless so
with our brave and gallant Col. Thoburn.
was acquainted with him for mum
Der of years. He belongs. to an excellent
family. His father. was one Of The best
men ever knew, whole souied Chris
tian. The Methodist church in st. olairs-
willie felt when Matthew Thoburn died. that
that they had lost the principal pillar in
their church. Bro. Drummond aud myself
performed the funeral service, and now in
the providence of God, We are here to take
q part In the funeral service OF his illus.
trious son. The, Colonel was one Of the
most amiable OF men, Esodest, humble, asids.
Stunning. None but those most intimately
Iaequsinted With him knew his worth. His
all general subjects, but especially in his
Medical profession, He was skilful and
tender physician and paid particular atten.
ton to the pooTss His morRi
without q single stain, "a gentlemAn init.
mately acquainted with himtrOm his youth
up to his death, says he:never heard a sim
gle sentence fall from his lips that would
have given the least Offence TO the most
delicate female society.
No one acquainted With his military ca
reer can doubt either his patriotism, or his
heroHm on the field Of battle. "A bAdVer
heart never beat in o hug0n bosom. ooy
he had Eve or six horses shot under him
in the various battlsSIin which hO.WtS On.
gagged. He was at one time seyeFely
wounded 10 the arm which rendered him
for some time unfit for duty. u But as soon
as he recovered no hastened back TO- the
field, leaving behind him beloved wife
and three lovely children % whom he wac
most 6fdsntly attached. He had the con-
/ 6denee and love Of his soldiers n pre-.
eminentdegree, strikingly manifested in
deed In the young soldier who saw his re-
maine at, the Baltimore depot. who so66sd
and cried until he moved all who we're
present. JArECc
But better than I'LL he was q christian
soldier of the cross. Being trained in
his youth by pious parents, he was pious-
" inclined from his youth. Those most
intimately acquainted with him say he was
a man Of iRrHysE both il his taRily and the
spirit of prayer and piety. 'He'never en-
tered the field Of battle without prayer, al,
though he fell suddenly yet he was pre-.
pared to meet DEATH. n oS
! will now read the following letter sent
to his wife by the lady who like minis.
tering Angel was at his side a few minutes
after his death and kept the Rebel soldiers
from leaving him entirely naked.
MrDDLRFowA, FREpERcK CouxTY. q.
Dear FhieHd:--It l. with o heavy heart 1
now sit down to drop q few lines. It was
the request Of your dying husband. Twas
by his side in about ten minutes after he
fell. did all could for him. He asked
me to turn him over which did with the
assistance 6f o Confederate soldier, who
was very kind to him. When he was turn
ed over he told me TO take hold Of his hand.
he asked me TO write to you. told him
would, he told me that Alltisreeret was
TO leave his wife and children. o, he said
how would love to see them here. He
said he was prepared for death, prepared
to meet his God. He told me 10 give you
his dying fareWelli and for you all 70 meet
him in heaven where there would be no
more parting. s5Your husband did not die
for want OF care. he has paid the debt
we all have 70 pay and 10 now bright An
gel around the Throne of our heavenly
Father. Your friend. -'f'-
la. 81 t-it Mas. MARY 3. HoovRR.
To Captain Reed, who was with him
when he died, he said, "Tell my wife not
to be in trouble about me. Tell my chill
dreu 70 be good and true. 1 am not afraid
10 die" These were the last words;which
fell from the lips Of our departed hero.
And now whatean We'say to you my
afflicted and mourning friendsi We,would
not underyalue your loss. It Is q great,
an irrepaEable loss, not only, TO his family,
but 60 West Virginia. and the Nation
Bleeding Patriotism mourns the loss of
such brave men. We can lily spare them
in this the day of our Nations distress.
But, my dear afflicted friends, you mnst
view the baud of God in it. When Eli
received the news of the death Of his two
sons, "He said il is tho Lord. let him do
what seemeth good 10 his sight" When
the Sabians and Chaldeans and the ele-
,ments took from Job his property, his ser.
wants and his children, 'He said the Lord
gave and the Lord hath tekenswsy;. bles.
sed be the name Of the 1pFd.p Aud our
blessed Lord and Savior Said, 1.-THE cup
which my Heavenly father hath given me
to drink, shall not drink it." You are
parted but for short time; you will soon
meet in that Heavenly country, where war
unknown. We would gladly speak also of
Capt. Bier aud Sergeant jenkins, but we
were not acquainted with them, and can
only say that they were men of excellent
moral character, aud as brave soldiers as
any that have fallen in the war.
II And what influence should this dispen.
cation Of Code Providence not have upon
usalT3 Let II impress us with renewed Pa.
triotiSm and Loyalty TO the Government, and
move % 70 pray more earnestly to Almighty
God to bring this rebellion TO close, and
that the sweeping, desolating rAvages of
war may cease, aud the Star Spangled Ban
ner wave lin every State and territory,
over loyal, prosperous and, happy people.
After q few additional remarks by DR..
Dtumond the remains were conveyed 70 the
hearses, and the funeral cortege was form.
ed in the following order:
| Chief Marshal and Aids.
Music.
| Military Escort.
| zcITaI u CisFgyII5 - EIdEJE
Tho Rsmains In The following order;
Pau gearrs. u Is q I'm Bearsrs.
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