The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-16

Campbell and others also many years
in Congress, Secretary of the Navy,
Attorney General of the United States,
Judge both, we believe, in the State and
United States Court, died while in
France az Minister Plenipotentiary
from the United States. He was one
Of the most courteous and elegant gen.
tlemen that we ever knew. All OF
these gentlemen we know to be dead.
PROBABLY DEAD.
And we are also under the impression
that we have heard of the deaths of the
annexed gentlemen, but are not certain
enough in our recollection to report
them, and shall be more than happy to
find ourselves mistaken, to-wit: Joseph
Fuqua, of Buckingham; Lewis c. Ar.
thur, of Bedford; Thomas Bland, Of
Lewis; Daniel II. Hoge, Of Montgom-
cry; Benjamin F. Wysor. of Pulaski;
A. S. II. Burgess, Of Southampton.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Within the territory, now State of
West Virginia, there were in that Con-
vehtion thirty-three members, Gays the
writer, of whom but nine have died, as
far as we have learned, showing most
remarkable longevity and the healthful-
ness OF the climate Of our State-(West
Virginia). This last remark shows (the
parenthesis is our oxn) the writer to be
West Virginian. He then gives a list
of the survivors Of West Virginia
men], to. wit; Hon. C. J. Faulkner,
Hon. VIM. Lucas, DR.. Denis Murphy,
Andrew Hunter, Jefferson T. Martin,
John Knote, ex-Gov. Joseph johnson.
Judge Gideon D. Camden, Hon. Peter
G. Van Wrinkle, Hon. VIM. G. Brown,
E. J. Armstrong, Hon. Waitman T.
Wiley, James Neeson, Hon. S. S.
Hays, Joseph Smith, Hon. John S.
Garlic. E. w. McComas, H. j.
Fisher, Judge James H. Ferguson,
Governor Samuel Price, Benjamin H.
Smith, Gen. A. A. Chapman and Hon.
Allan Taylor Caporton Tin all twenty
three, making ten (instead Of nine
according to the western writer) OF the
western members deceased. These Of
course Git he were correc) would be-
Charles Blue, Thomas Sloan OF
Hampshire, Zachariah Jacob, Thomas
NJ Gally of Ohio, A. NJ. Newman OF
Pendleton, Vim. Seymour OF Hardy,
VIM. Smith of Greenhrier, John +.
SnoIgrass of Wood, George W. Sum-
mers OF Kanawha, James I. S'"w;t,
(the present writer) OF Mo an Nov
we know the annexed list, cxccpt as to
Dr. A. NJ. Newman, who now resides in
IIarrisonburg, and looks like ne might
have another lease Of twent, years OF
active life, and ourselves who live at
Laury, Page county, and, thank God,
in good sound health OF mind and body.
We should be pleased to hear that
some member Of the Convention, in
imitation of Hon. Hugh Blair Grigsby
of the Convention OF lS29-3O, had kept
a chronicle Of the Convention, their
career, time Of death Of each &c, and
would publish it at some time in the
future. The imperfect sketch which
we have here given is entirely from the
loose leaves Of memory, that we have
picked up on the wayside at intervals,
a. we would meet with old friends, and
in glancing over the newspapers of the
dav. Our recollection OF the personnel
Of the Convention is as vivid as if we
had met with them last week, and were
we so disposed we might draw a tolera-
bly, fair pen and ink sketch of every
man in it, from its distinguished Presl-
dent down TO our humble self 1t was
an able, patriotic and distinguished body
of men, and its eminent President paid
it this handsome compliment in his
valedictory speech-(a simple extract
of which we make upon the adjourn
inent, after many mouths Of arduous,
anxious service. He said:
Our session has occupied many
months. thrust | will be excused for
availing myself OF the occasion to bear
my humble testimony to the untlrlng
industry and the selt-sacriticlng devo-
ton which you have brought to the
service. The subjects on which you
have acted are Of vast magnitude, and
time was necessary to the due perform
auce of your duties; and feel that
would fail to do an act OF justice II do
not 90 farther and declare the opinion,
sincerely entertained, that | have never
served with deliberative body COM
biniug more talent, character and pro-
priety Of department.
The Convention Of 1929 bore on its
rolls those sons of Virginia, however
advanced in life, who had earned public
confidence 10y serving their country IN
her places Of highest trust. 1t was an
august assemblage.
"You are generally young men; you
cannot point to such long career OF
public service.
"But in talent, cultivation, enlight-
ened patriotism in those elements which
qualify for public usefulness, ! am
proud to say that this Convention shows
that the sons OF Virginia have not de-
generated. 1t is a pleasing reflection
that nv arduous duties have been re-
leved by your uniform support, and
their extreme delicacy forgotten In Your
generOue COuiiuepSe, '''''' ~
excitement of debate the courtesIes OF
life nave not been forgotten, and the
kindly feelings of our nature have
always predomnated,
II we have extended this sketch to
TOO great a length, we ask pardon; but
we have done 80 for the purpose OF eIic-
ting information from our Old col
leagues, which may prove to be an in
terestins leaf, some day or other, in the
history OF the once renowned Common,
wealth of Virginia-that blessed old
Commonwealth, whose sacred soil had
never then been pollutei by the carpet,
Dagger and scallawag, in search OF
plumber.
Despotism-aye, aye!-the vul gar des-