The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-31
FRIDAY MORNING ............ MARCH 81. 1865.

DEATH OF JOHN II. DANIEL. |
We regret to learn that JonN NJ.
DANIEL, Esq, tho widely-rcnowned edi-
tor Of the Richmond Examiner, expired |
at his residence, in this city, at ten
o'clock yesterday morning. His illness
haA been long and tedious, the COM
plant being typhoid pneumonia. His
loss, at this particular time especially.
may be regarded as public calamity.
Mr.. DANIEL was man of uncom-
monty fine genius, which appeared in
everything he ever wrote from the first
day he appeared before the public in
print. He was member of the old
and well-known Virginia family Of
Daniel who have been residents of Stat
ford county for probably the last hum
dred and fifty years, and who have been
noted for talent for several generations
past He came to this city from Stafford
when very young, probably not more
than eighteen years Of age. He first be-
came known as contributor to the
Southern Planter, an agricultural pa
per, owned by Mr.. Peter ID. Bernard
His articles, though upon subjects upon
which, it was to be presumed, he had
spent very little thought, were written
with SO much vigor and purity of style
that they attracted instant attention. and
a general call was made for the name of
the author. lie was at the time, and
for several years, Librarian Of the Rich
mond Library, where he devoted his
time to severe study, became good
classical scholar, and laid the foundation
of that general and extensive knowledge
which is one Of the characteristics of
his writings. When scarcely of age,
about the year 1647, he became joint
editor with the late Bennett NJ. Dewitt,
Of the Examiner, which was established
by the latter about that time. That pa
per Immediately became conspicuous by
the extraordinary ability with which it
was edited, not less than by the bold
ness of it's views and the freedom which
it exercised in criticising the opinions of
all classes of politicians. 1t was not
!; long before Mr.. DANIELS name was
; known not only to the whole State of
/, Virginia, but to the entire press of the
country, as one Of the ablest among
: the writer's of the day. At what time
: he became sole proprietor of the Esapoi
: ucr we do not recollect.
: In 1853, being then in the zenith Of
It his reputation, although not yet thirty
years old, Mr.. DANIEL was appointed
I Charge to the Court of Sardinia, through
;. the influence, it was thought. of the lat
I Governor Floyd, between whom ant
!, Mr.. DANIEL warm attachment, pcrso
nal and political, continued to exist un
:. til the death Of the former. He con
E tinued to reside at the Court of Turil
20 for eight years, when he was recalled b.
- the growing troubles of the country
D Upon his return, in 1861, he regaine
4 command of the Examiner, and cor
y t;nued to conduct it with consummat
- ability until the day Of his death.
y The style of Mr. DANIEL is SO we
Of Of known to the public that it hardly need
" comment. 1t was full, flowing full,
= fire and cloquence, often highly rhetor
ed ed cal, always vigorous and well sustaine'
he No man ever possessed, in superior q
) gree, the faculty of fierce and owe
D. whelming denunciation. or the pow
u u of turning into ridicule such persons
things as it suited his pleasure to tre
= in that manner. At the same time,
ms possessed one quality which is alwa
de- De, the mark of genius, and which me
The talent can never attain. He ma
y everything interesting that he "ro
md about, faculty which job nson att
:. butes to Goldsmith in those famo
of words, "nihiz tetigit q'od non orm
rn."
MI. DANIEL, we should have me
~ toned, served on the staff Of Govorn
aY Floyd in his Western campaign :
t.. afterwards as volunteer aid to Gene
! A. P. Hill at the battle Of Gaines's m
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