Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-01

r. In MEMURlAM. - L lie LAIE DANlEL DRY-
AN.-W copy from the Charlestown Free Press
the following extracts from a tribute to The
memory of the late Daniel Bryan, so long q
citizen of this place. 80 ,. s93 ,.,.t ~
Newspaper eulogy has become SO common,
and often SO fulsome, as to offend good taste,
and cause judicious friends to abstain from even
just tribute to the memory of the worthy
dead. The life of the good man whose name
we now use deserves at our hands a commemo-
ration beyond the simple announcement of hi
exit December 22d, 1861 rnisua9d
Mr. Bryan was frs known to us as q mem
Der ofihe Senate OF Virginia from the counties
OF Rockingham and Shenandoah. TGough
s;nguiarly modest and unambitious, he at once
attained prominence and usefulness in that
body, and in 1921 delivered speech in favor
of the gradual emancipation OF slavery. -
In 1926, Mr.. Bryan was appointed Postmasf
ter of the city of Alexandria by President Ad!
ans, and this position (which withdrew him
from public observation as q statesman ne
filled for! twenty-five years with scrupulous
fidelity
Mr. Bryan had good cooquial powers and o
fine taste for literature, especially poetry, and
had himself wooed the muses. With some degree
otsuccesS. thong like mostmep whose Judgment
early Efforts His Mountain Muse the Ell
fusion of youthful enthusiasm in praise of his
native region, be considered faulty but the.
had no reason to be difident as to the merits
of his more mature productions. 'sIhe Lay of
Gratitude q poem commemorative Of the
virtues, rvalor and dlsintelestedness of General
Latayelte-the youthful cavalier who mad per-
itIed life and fortune in the cause of American
Independence -
Mr. Bryan had an especial sympathy for
poets lin times past proverbialty poor.) and
this generous feeling, made him the victim of
at least one unappreciative and ungrateful re-
cipient of his Kindness Guileless himself, be
never doubted the integrity of others. He had
fine capacity for epistolary writing, and was
cherished by friends as a most agreeable and
entertaining correspondent. Had he been as
ambitious as gifted, he could not have failed to
be distinguished in any chosen forum, but he
was content with the quiet routine of domestic
life, in the society of an interesting and deVo-I
ted family, and of friends of congenial tastes
and habits Having spent blameless lie,
and attained an age beyond the patriarcha
limit, he has descended to the tomb, respected
and esteemed wherever known.
THE "PRoposED CONSTITUTION The
DanVllle Register contains reports OF two meet
ings held in that town. One of white citizens,
which was addressed by Major W. T. Sutherlin
and George W. Read, in opposition to the Con
stitution, and the other Of colored Radicals,
with a few white co-operators, which was ad-.
dressed by two white, and several colored
speakers, all OF whom spoke 10 condemnation
Of the Constitution, and especially of the test,
oath qualification for Office; and the meeting
unanimously adopted q resolution requesting
the President Of the Convention to convene
that body anew for the purpose of striking out.
this obnoxious feature Of their bandiwork. -
The editor says, Our whole population, both.
white and colored, now unite in opposition to
this detestabie contrlvance.
We are of opinion that the test oath feature
of the Constitution will certainly be stricken
out by some agency or other before the people
will be permitted ovote upon it, yach6atrg
Naos. ~ 2Isa