The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-26
Death Of Mrs. General Ewcli.

Mrs. LiZiuka G. Ewcll, wife of Gen.
r. 5. TwCll, died at the residence near
Spring Hill, i'll this county, on last Mon
day morning. The disease with which
she and General Eweil, her daughter
in-law, and her grand child, were at the
same time afflicted, and of which she
died. was typhOid-pneumonia. She WAS
buried at Nashville on Wednesday in
the family vault.
Mrs. Eweil was a woman of strong
intellect, and during her life of nearly
tifty-two years, ii was constantly Guilt
waited and stored with valuable intor-
nation. Though possessed OF vast
wealth, instead of sguandering il, by
excellent management, she added to it's
value, not tor the sake OF gain, but
through Il sense Of duty, and for the
sake of using it in all good work Of
charity and humanity. Even when the
youthful and courted aud tlattered
daughter of distinguished politician
and minister 10 foreign court, General
Campbell, she was plain in her dress
and manners, and appeared 10 care moth
ing whatever tor the giddy fashionable
life which is generally SO fascinating to
hersex. In bestowing charities, she strict
ly ODE yed tho divine mandate not let
her left hand know what the right hand
dOeth. Whenever hel 10 was really need
ed, whether in her own immediate
neighb Jrhood or not, il was forthcom-
ing, and so quietly and secretly that
if possible no one knew it. Her death
is a serious loss to our county.
We cannot do better than to quote
from the Onion aud dn.GrtcdH tia fol-
lowing admirable tribute 10 the worth
of Mrs. Ewell, which was evidently
written by a distinguished citizen of
Columbia, and an ultimate friend of the
| deceased:
"Some two weeks since her husband
Gen. II. 5. Eweil, and her dsughter-in-
law, Mrs. Brown, were Violently at
tackled with pneumonia, and the former
still lives in a critical condition, with
the chances of recovery against him.
His devoted wife, i'll her anxious and
ceaseless attentions, contracted the same
disease, and has thus preceded him to
the grave,
We mourn deeply at this loss, regard
ing it us calamity that afliicts not only
the immediate family and friends, but
society at large; for it may he truly said,
that with fine mental vanity and large
material resources, she led a life singu-
larly free from everything like variety,
and earnestly devoted to tho welfare of
her iellownan. Though born i'm court
ly ease, educated i'll fashionable society,
and inheriting large fortune, she has
been in nothing more remarkable than
in her entire freedom from everything
like personal vanity or ambition, in the
p.opsr sense of the term. We have
met with but few characters in life so
decidedly original-So entirely puie-sO
earnestly and heroically devoted to con-
,.f.I .,fx-
might take. 1.-THE occasion were APP
propriate, wo could detail facts i'm the
life of this lady that would exhibit n
character, than which Ill sincere, con-
siderate and self-sacriilcing devotion to
principle and duty, no Spartan mother
ever surpassed.
Her mental and moral organization
was of that character that rendered
her remarkably free from tho influence
OF the opinions of others or theJudgment
of society. She was patient and RES
pectful listener, hut always had a judy
meHt of her own; giving expression Ia
il, however, i'll Il manner that harmon
i.cd with the gcntlcness and simplicity
ps her chrrGctnr. iier convict IONS OF
duty, in the varied rotations IF life, she
adhered 10 with an catucStHesS Thai
CyiuCCd the highest order OF moral
courage. iltE hllitN was CGnSldt NV &C.
cupied with practical considerations o.
he good of SOCIETY. end her enlarged
phiiant' ropy wss exercised in such
way rs to at act The least attention to
herself, and to be entirely free from all
personal considerations Oily those
who knew Mrs. Ewen intimately fully
understood the character and extent of
her benevolence. Her love for the
church, in o truly catholic sense; her
interest in the promotion Of education,
and her desire to advance the moral and
social condition Of the less fortunate
classes in society, were OF positive
nature and ever active. Pursuit Of
honest convictions and devotion to pin
ciple, were the main.pripgs Of all her
actions.
We have not spoken thus in the spirit
OF commonplace eulogism. This esti-
mable lady was insepsible 10 fiattery
when living; we would not so offend
tho native dignity of her character as 10
ipislge In idle paltaytie now that shs