Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-09
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL slNEWS.
HE LATE ID AVID 3 UNsrEN. The. mortal
remains of this most excellent man have been
aconsigned tothe tomb but his rnemol will long
I've III the heartsoff all who knew him. Sci
. dom shasthe public here exhibitedsdeeperifeel-
ings Of sorrow than when the sanno unae;nient Of
/ Mssdeath was made IA life, though compare
ti7ely short, SO marked as his was, by the traits
of gentleness, truth ffuness,s honor, integrity,
virtue, and ruegpiety, won for him the love
land esteem Of the whole community 3sa ,aI
"a Heiwass borniin Clarke county, Va; where,
upon his entrance into manhood, he commenced
successfully the1practice ofthe legal profession
! His worth and merits soon secured him the ap-
| probation Of his neighbors, and he was elected
fa5Delegate from that county, to, the General
Assembly. A few ears. afterwards he removed
| toiAlexandria, and has resided here ever since
with the exception Of the four years Of the late
war. What his brethren of the bar thought of
him, they have expressed, not in words Of mere
form, in their resolutions which we have already
published, and the tribute they paid is respond
ed to universally! by his fellow citizens. =
I q. he was warm and decided in all his political
opinions, and never hesitated to express them
With freedom and independence. But he was
at the same time so courteous and urbane, thatno
personal feeling Of hostility was ever engepder-
ed in the breasts Of those who were opposed to
him. They respected him none tie less for
differing from them. ,.sraz-si aEa ...-.E
Upon the breaking out Of the war, he es-
poused that which he honestly believed to. be
the right cause, and joined the Southern army.
He was soon appointed a Lieut.. Col. of the
11th Virginia Regiment, and in active service
in war, was as distinguished for. his gallantry
as. he was for, his frmness in the peaceful pur-
suits of life. He was severely wounded at the
battle OF the Seven Pines, and never fully re-
covered from the effects Of that wound
Whilst in the. army, he was elected to the late
Confederate Congress, as the Representative
from the Seventh District, and served in that
capacity with credit and honor to himself uutii
the close of the war. @&
g When the contest ended, he, with shattered
fortune and health, looked around for a place,
from which again to start in the career of civil
life Inducements were offered to him, from
1other cities, but his heart yearncd towards old
Alexandra, the home Of his adoption and he
did not hesitate. He came back to us, quietly,
contentedy, modcstly; and commenced anew his
business, accepting with fortitude and resigna
ton what had befallen him, and. hoping; for
better days In the future. But disease had
fastened upon his system. His health had
suffered by what he had gone through, and it
soon became apparent hat his earthly course
was shortly to close. Severe sickness prostra-
ted him. and onthe 9th inst, he died, calmly
and peacefully, at his residence near this place,
surrounded by his family and relations,-as
calmly and as peacefully as an infant falls to
sleep. . rr~2lr ,lfly. <I2i,
Its1as as a husband, father friend that
the writer Of this brief and imperfect notice.
knew him best and loved him most. 1t was at
the family hearth, with the cola familiar faces"
around him, that he. was most attractive to
him who pens these lines. His eloquence as a
public speaker, his zeal and learning as a law
YER his public spirit as citizen, were all fully
acknowledged and approximations they were
The merits and qualifications Of a public man.
Home, was the scene of his grcatesttriumph
those Of copjugal affection, of paternal love and
Of friendship without alloy. No wonder that
in his family he was enshyincd in the hearts of all
-iorythere shone forth those traits of character
which most please, subdue and .endear. Who
can tell the loss the loved ones at home must
experience, deprived Of his counsel care, and
affection! May God support and console the
widow and thechidreni! .s2slq aa.- 20 94t.e ~
We must not omit to record that David Fun
stem was, and had been for years, sincere and
humble IChristian s There was no ostentation
in his faith Or his works. Ifever the spirit Of
true religion dwelt in the heart, and regulated
the actions Of a believer, it did in his It is
this, at last, which consoles in cafaction, and
which makes US know that, however, We may
sorrow, his has been the glory and the triumph
A glory not ending here on this earth; a tri-
umph yet to. be consumated in brighter and
better world. From his death bed hehad bright
glmpses of that new home to which, he was
Fastening, and while he exhorted others to fol
low him there, when their time should come, a
light as from heaven itself seemed to irradiate
his, countenance, apd to give assurance to his
words. .tsi II b. nasz..i ee1fil ir.z1 III
The remains of David Funsten, Lieutenant
Colonel Of the eleventh Virginia Infantry, and
representative in the Confederate + Congress
from this dietrict, We're escorted from'St Paul's
Church-Were solemn and imposing ceremonies
were conducted on Saturday evening last BY the
Rev,G. 1T. Norton1rto their final resting place