New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-23


Our readers will learn with regret of the
sudden death of L-ieutsuant Governor
Oscar J. Dunn. He died yesterday morn
ing about six o'clock, after a brief sick.
ness, at his residence in this city. He
was taken i'll on Sunday last and his fam
lily physician sent for Immediately. The
Lieutenant Governor had been afflicted
with a cold for some time previously, but
did not feel any serious sickness from the
effects of it until Sunday, when his physi-
clan was called in, and pronounced his
disease pneumonia. All that medical aid
could then do was done for the distin-
guished patient, but it failed to give re-
lief. On Monday the symptoms were of a
still more serious character, and the
family and friends of Mr.. Dunn became
alarmed for his safety. Other medical aid
was called in and every attention given
to the sick man, but he continued to fail
under the very best of medical treatment.
On Tuesday numbers of our city and
State dignitaries, and among them Gov
ernor Warmoth, visited the Lieutenant
Governor to pay their respects and in
quire personally as to his condition.
Many of them became painfully convinced
of the very serious illness that affected
their friend, while others saw unmistaka-
BILE evidence of death stealing over the
features of one, who, but a few days be-
fore, was in the vigor of useful manhood.
There was a continual sinking in his con-
dition from the time when Mr.. Dunn was
forced to call in medical aid, until his
mortal career was finally ended. He died
surrounded by a mourning family and
many friends who had carefully watched
over him in his last illness, and until he
was called to a better and more lasting
abode.
In the death of Oscar J.. Dunn, how
sensibly our people are reminded that Gin
the midst of life We are in DEATH" But a
few days ago he was among us, taking an
active part in the scenes of this life. He /
was surrounded by friends in public life
who wished to share his political fortunes,
and was blessed with the true friendship |
OF loving wife and children, who never
to make home happy when he
sought relief in it from the troubles of the
world. As a colored man, MI. Dunn was
a remarkable type of his race. He had
never been a slave, yet he fully appre-
ciated the noble conduct of those who Sc
cured the emancipation of slaves in the
United States. His intelligence taught
him the full value of freedom to his race.
and when left to pursue the dictates of
his own good judgment he was a valuable
instructor Of the colored people. He had
some of the benefits of a ommon
school education, and was blessed with
considerable Of common sense. When
he Republicans of Louisiana were pre-
oaring for the first State election under
he present constitution, Oscar J. Dunn
not known in the politics of the
State. In the Republican Convention
hat met to nominate candidates for Gov
rnor, Lieutenant Governor and other
officers, Mr.. Dunn was not thought
I until MIR. Dumas had declined to ac-
ept the nomination of Lieutenant Gov
rnor, and then the friends of Governor
brought forward Mr.. Dunn for
nat position. He was regarded by them
5 a fair representative of his race, and
as elected on the ticket with Governor (
'armoth by a very large majority over q
II. Talliaferro and Mr.. Dumas, Y
no were run as the opposition candi- I
ates for Governor and Lieutenant Gov 1
nor. As presiding officer of the Senate :
was 10 discovered that Lieutenant l.
overnor Dunn possessed in a rare de- u
zee qualities that we'll suited him for that {
lportant position. His we'll balanced y
enabled him to act, under the most u
circumstances, with calm de- =
and good judgment, and his U
receptive faculties were conducive to i"
ompt decisions that favored speed in the
- Va AC61oAdIIOu. 11c Was at all tunes -.
u%rteous, kind, self-possessed and dig :,
lied in his intercourse with the Senate. ~
d did not fail to command even the re- -
ect of members of that body who were -
litically opposed to him. If Mr.. Dunn a
mmitted errors, we are inclined to at ..
butte them to the head and not to the -.
art. Like most men, he had his weak =.
ints, and they were liable to be taken ~
of by the more ambitious and ~
bad men who are ever on the '
1T to promote their own interest at the w.
bic expense. He was a good man, =,
1 therefore his death is to be sincerely I
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THE ONE-MAN POWER. tn
The American people, in their collec- es,
e form, have ever maintained a Jealous pc