The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-04
OLD BooK.-A friend has

INTERESTING OLD BooK.-A friend has
laid before us an old book of much local in
terest. 1t ~ "The Richmond Directory,
Register, and Almanac, for the year 18l9,"
published by john MADDOX. 1t gives the
names of all State officers, members of the
Legislature, and of the city officers, and
such names! Both the city and the State
had governments then (which any country
and any age might he proud.
JAMES P. PRESTON was Governor. What
was then called the privy council OF the
Governor consisted Of the following gentle
men PETER V. DANIEL (Lieutenant-Goy-
ernor), JAMES +. HEATH, WIN. F. PENDLE-
TON, JOHN NJ. MARTIN, JERAAN BAKER,
ROBERT G. SCOTT, and WIN. H. RoANE.
All dead. JERMAN BAKER afterwards be-
came Treasurer of the State, in which Of
lice he was led into n defalcation which
| drove him to suicide. JAMES E. HEATH,
| upon the reorganization of the Executive
offices of the basement story" induced
| by tue conduct Of BAKER, land with which
rearlangement MIR. HEATH bad much to
| do,) was appointed First Auditor Of the
| DlttlC, hu4Si OAlSC uC uClu VIII uUIlul W
himself for many Years.
john ROBERTSON was Acknowledgement.
This gentleman still lives, greatly venera-
ted, and ia indeed one Of the few represent
atiyes of the remarkable age Of which we
speak.
The judges Of the Court of Appeals were
WIN. FLEMING, SPENCER RoAEE, F. T..
BROOKE, ". II. CABELL, and j. CoALTER.
The Judges OF the superior courts d cbss1F:
Gerry and the general ant superior courts
. c16frsfvre1 Of men Of great dignity Of charac-
ter, and most Of them OF remarkable ability.
In looking over the list of members Of
the Legislature of that day we recognize
none as living nov Richmond was repre-
scented by ANDREW STEVENSON, who was
| Speaker Of the House OF Delegates, and who
was one Of the most admirable presiding
officers amongst all that gained distinction
in that position in the early days of the re-
public. he also presided over the lower
House of Congress for several years.
The city government had the same An
DREW STEVENSON at its head, and the other
members Of the Council were DR.. WIN. Fou-
SHE, THos. PULLING, }. G. BLAIR, PHILIP
\. NICHOLAS, JOHN BRoCKENBRoUGH, JOHN
RUTHERFORD, JAMES WHITLoCK, JOHN AD-
ANS, BARRET WICKER, JOHN E~NDERs, WIN.
MANN, and ABEL 7. UPsHUR (who wars Sec
rotary of the Navy under President TYLER,
and was killed on the steamer Princeton by
the explosion of the big gun "Peace-
maker.") NATHANIEL SHEPHERD was clerk
Of the Council, and was succeeded some
years afterwards by his son, WIN. p. SHEP.
HERD, who many of u citizens so we'll re.
member rs an excellent officer and most
worthy gentleman.
The city government was entrusted to
very rare men indeed. We shall not
look upon their like again. 1t would take
too much of our space to 60 into detail
about the personalities Of that interesting
period. Besides, the readers Of this day
would not appreciate it if we were to do so.
In turning to the directory we find names
Of men who were well known and living a
| few years since. But few now survive.
| One of them died on Saturday-viZ: RICH.
ARD RElSs, whose funeral took place yes
terday. DR.. JOHN DOVE was recorded as
practising physician in 1919. He still ap-
pears erect and cheerful on the streets, with
the bright flower ever displayed upon the
lapel Of his coat. The venerable THOMAS
DREW, who still moves amongst us. inter-
esting those with whom be converses with
his "reminiscences (Which prove the strength
of memory, was in the roll as o merchant.
JOSEPH JACKSON, the distinguished account
ant and pattern Of the old-time gentleman,
still has an important desk in the Auditors
Office, and maintains himself wonderfully
for q man OF his time of life.
We believe these and Mr.. JACOB B. KEE-
SEE are all Of the roll enlisted by Mr.. MAD.
Dox Ia 1919 that survive. The period was
interesting, and SO were the men who then
lived. The nation had just recovered from
Its second war with Great Britain, and had
received u great impulse towards growth
and power. All was life and energy !; but
yet the frugal domestic economy, the pub
Tic integrity, and the stern virtues of the
revolutionary age had not begun to wane,
ana the ruling men were models Of " public
servants" as they were then called, faithful !
and Meorguptibls,