Wilmington journal., 1871-05-19
Paaa1nR Away.

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brave soldier.
Passing Away. I,
Our sister city of Raleigh. or, rather. we
should say, the State of North Caroina
has within few months. sustained an al
r,,>st nnparalleled loss in the death If two
prominent and estimable cltizens. IN
suryeying, indeed, the neurology OF North
Carolina for the past three or four years.
Il ia mournful to recall the honored lives
that have "passed away" from our mldst'
leaving voids difficult TO be filled, Dot
leaving, at the same time, names ana
re c ords that our people will not Willingly
let die. During that brief interval, the
light OF North Carolina jurisprudence mas
been extinguished ia the death OF THOMAS
RurF1A-a great champion OF Internal I'm
movements in the loss of JOHN M. MORE
uKAD--the Annalist and Educator III the
demise of DAVID l.. SwAIN-and "nooie
old Roman" identified with the purer
DAYS of the Republic, in the death OF
BRDFoRD Brown! When We add to tins
partial list of those great men who have
gone to the silent city of the dead, tne
nsmes of GEORGE W. MoRDEcAI and
CHARLES MANLY, we make sad summary,
and pause to Rrieve that such illustrious
stars have been stricken from our zenith,
and that such eminent services are lost to
the State. -s..''-
It is not too late, We hope. to pay
passing tribute to the last two OF the dis
tinguished citizens. to whom We have al
luded above.
GEORGE W. MoRDEeAI was q man oil hne
legal and financial ability. OF (which ls,
perhsps, not generally known,) ripe lite
rary cultivation, and, above all, Of boun-
tifuI benevolence. He illustrated long
life by deeds of charity and benehcence,
to that extent that his muniicence wac
, proyerb. It is said, and doubtless truly,
that no just and proper appeal for aid was
, ever made to him in vain. Besides the
5ountiful probity and purity OF his lnnel
life, his career of public duty was most
4 exemplary, able aud useful. and, though
never called to fields of political service
t for which he had no taste or aspiration
, he filled many retponsible trusts. During
Q our late war he was an ardent and enthu
siastic patriot, giving largely OF his thei
D ample means and all the warmest sym
Q psthies of his heart to the cause OF South
a ern independence. Few men have beel
# 90 generally mourned-none will be moi
u universally missed.
: Aswe write, We recall the handsom
= face. polished address and genial manne
@ of CHARLES MANLY. Nature had don
10 much for him in all these respects. an
r early study and training had improved he
70 bountiful gifts. As Principal Clerk fo
ii many years of the old House of Common
h he was a model of clerical fidelity and eff
q. cheney, AS Treasurer of the Universit
y for more than two decades, he was an a
y most indispensable adjunct 10 that venel
as able Institution, whose cherished lmae
I'd rises before u.s. AS Governor of Mort
le Carolina, in the days when it was big
e, and exalted honor to be such. he was tt
y able, digni6ed Chief Magistrate. He 40
rn ed and looked like o Governor. And 8
filing we'll every official station, and ador
d. ing the walks of social and domestic Ii
K, by all the amenities of a cultured taste ar
rs the sffe ,tiOns of big heart, he, too, "
'n "passed away |"
no Peace to the memories OF all our goo
OF and great May their examples contin'
OF to shine for the public good