The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-03
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Mr.. Daniel paida most eloquent tribute
to the memory of the deceased. He al
luded more especially to his experience Of
the man in that most trying ordeal of an
ardent contest for public honors. He had
been opposed by the deceased in very
close contest, and when he was victorious
he was approached by him in his Pc
culiar, placid,f and genial manner,
and congratulated. In concluding, said he:
(" All that is left us now is to 90 to our
brothers. grave and throw into It the flowers
of affection and sorrow-the inamortelles Of
fond memory--to chant there, in thought at
least, the sad and mournful dirge in Gym
beline: r. ;;
Each iotiety scene shall thee restore,
For thee, the tear be duly shed, qua G'
Be lovedtin life can CHARM no more, +.
4. q ndmourned TIL pity's self be dead"
Colonel Johnson then spoke as follows :,
Mr.. Chairman,-In late years death has
been so frequent Tisitant at the fresides
of us an that we have become almost insen-
sibly familiar with the busy work Of the
Great Reaper.
Our own beloved Virginia, in her recent
history, either Of peace or war, has been a
history of one disaster rapidly following
another. . In the period of a little while
she has been q battfe-feld-a graveyard
q whole nations sepulchre." .'32.a.n
Thus are we so painfuily reminded of all
our woes that it is difficult fol-. us to realize
an adequate appreciation of any single
stroke of social bereavement. Still, when
the brightest flower in the garden of our
fraternity dies-when the brightest star in
the constellation Of our intellectual wealth
goes QUIT is natural and right, as the
child marks the spot of it's dead favoritc
with twig or tear, that we should honor
the memory of our. lost brother with the
observance of all the. consideration which
is due to virtue and genius. 3.
Mr.. Chairman, it has been now nearly
sixteen years since Thomas p. August stood
by my side ut the nuptial altar, when he
aided in delivering to my charge the trca-
sure of my life. From that time to the
hour of his death the closest intimacy and
most affectionate confidence has subsisted
between us. Upon his dying bedside l was
frequent visitor. l tried to wipe away
the death-damp from his brow and to bind
up his ''broken wound" Close as were the
ties that bound us, and free as were the
communications between us, can sincerely
say never heard him utter sentiment
which was not worthy of gentleman.
Surrounded as l am by this brilliant
array of his own brothers and friends, it
is needless for me to undertake descrip-
ton of his noble nature. We all know,
whenever in the heat of strife, feelings
were excited between us calculated to es-
TRANCE; that when in the earnestness of
controversy we permitted our angry pas
sions to rise, and used expressions calcu-
lated to wound and ALLEVIATE those who had
been, and should be, friends, he was always
among the first, in spirit of mediation
mutually honorable, to bring together IN
peace and harmony the members of pro-
fession of which he was so distinguished
an ornament. .
Of his courage in war it would be super
fuous to speak. That is O matter of his
tory. In peace the loveliness and the man
illness of his character is known to US all.
| need not, therefote, say more, except, MIR
Chairman, that knowing him as | have
known him, loving him as have loved him.
mourning his memory as / do mourn it,
that would feel had neglected the per-
formance of sacred duty if [ had not
added one single leaf to the chaplet which
his brothers are now encircling around his
brow. Indeed Mr.. Chairman, | feel that
in honoring the memory of our lost brother
I am but kneeling at the shrine and wor-
shining at the altar around which cluster
SOME of the dearest of my affections.
The great psalmist, in describing citi-
zen of Zion, exclaimed, Lord, who shall
abide in Thy Tabernacle Who shall dwell
in Thy Holy Hill?" One of the answers is,
g He that backbiteth not with his tongue
nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh
up q reproach against his neighbor." Il
this be the lamp which is to guide us from
this world to the next-if in the coast OF
our salvation we are permitted to adopt this
sacred sentiment as the Lighthouse by which
the human soul is to be conducted from time
to eternity, it is the comfort and the conso-
lation of us all to believe that he has been
transported to 90 home not made with
hands" .
.Whcre the anthems of rapture increasingly roll,
And the smile OF the Lord Is feast to the soul.'
Colonel Johnson was followed by Messrs
Maury, Spalding, Evans, Kelly, Howison
and Colonel Walter Harrison. We wish we
could give space for the remarks OF these
gentlemen, but we have only room to say
that we have never heard so many appro-
pirate and well-timed eulogies upon any
occasion. Each speaker seemed to have
some new tribute to offer to the memory
of the deceased, and there was great
lack of sameness remarkable throughout.
On motion of MIR. Howison, the resolu-
tions were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Kelley it was resolved
| that the bar should meet in the Supreme
Court room at Al o'clock, and then proceed
to the rooms of the deceased prior to the
| funeral. -..- ...
The meeting then adjourned.
The following tribute to the memory OF
Colonel August was sent from the White
Sulphur Springs by James Lyons, Esq, te
John Howard, Esq, of this city, to be reac
at the meeting of the bar, but was received
too late for that purpose:
white SULPHUR, August I, 1869.
81 have heard with great pain of thu
death of poor August, though not with sur
prise. l knew him, perhaps, better thar
any one else did, and l never knew {
sweeter nature or more pure-minded anc
upright man. He was full of the milk O.
human kindness, with all the courage of
man gentle as woman. He was the enem.
of no one, and if he had any enemy in tn
world it was the fault Of that enemy, no
his. He was very sincere Christian, ant
often told me, know l err, but it is IN.
weakness, not my fault; for no man pray
more earnestly than l do to God to give m
the strength to do right His mind, we al
! know, was bright. / know, better thal
any other person, that it was capable o
profound and severe thought. / loved hir
as brother, and my whole family wer
warmly attached to him.
ALE was O devoted son and brother, an
q faithful friend. JAMES LYONS"