Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-31
The Late Gen WIN. +. Thornton.

From the Shelby Co. (1ll) Leader, 25i inst.
The death of our distinguished teIlOwcllzcn,
General W. L. Thornton, occurred on Tuesday
morning.
Soon after the meeting of the Circuit Court
on that day it was ANNOUNCED that that trlbu-
nal would not meet on Wednesday and that Il
meeting of the citizens would assemble at the
Court House on that day at 10 o clock Il. NJ. To
give vert to some expressiC Is regarding the
calmitv that has befallcn this community by
the death of the late Gen. Thronton. Accord
nrly. large portion Of the citizens Of this ely
and vicinity assembled at the appointed hour
at the Court House The meeting was organ-
lied By the election of b. ". Henry, esq, as
chairman, and W. A. Cochran, esq, as sccre-
tary. Hon. 5. w. Noulton then introduced,
with an eloquent address. the following resou-
tons as basis for the proceedings OF the meet
ing:
In the death of WIN. F. Thornton. the coun.
try feels the great loss. and humanity derlorcs
the inevitable law that calls from life TO death
and y; II feeble but carncss recognition by his
late ncighborS, friends and fellow-ctlZenS here
assembled, of the great worthy and cmlnlnent
character of Gen: VIM +. Thornton as Il FRIEND
ncighbJr and citiI IN, be 1t
RESOLVED, That in the death Of Gen. W III r.
Thornton, the Commonwealth has lost one OF It's
most eminent wise and patriotic cltlZens. and
the friends. neig&b RS and family of the deceased
have suffered MI irreparabe loss, for which time
can never compensate.
RESOLVED, That the deceased in prccminent
degree possessed those qualities OF head and
heart that endeared him 10 all. who had the
pleasure OF his ucq llAinlancc.
That he WAS upright in all his dealings and
SC rupulOus.y just 10 a.
1ha. his word and integrity were never
doubted.
That he was wise Intelligent ard patriotic
citizen.
That he was the highest ornament to the social
circle everywhere.
That III all the relations OF me- ne completely
and amply filled the high character of the great
and rood citizen and that above and more than
all h. WAS an honest man, the noblest work OF
God"
RESOLVED That We deeply symFathise with
his bertuvcd family and relations IN the great
los: they have sustained and that we tender to
tncm in their distress the heartfelt anguish and
CEN miserMtion of n whole people.
RESOLVED That copy Of tac<c resolution
be presented to the family Of the deceased and
be published in our county pap ars and forward
cd for publication to the leading papers in the
State.
After these resolutions were read some of the
most eloquent and truest eul0gles we ever list
encd to we're pronounced upon the Distinguish.
ed deceased by Hon. S. W. MouIton, Hon. II.
NJ. Nandeverc, ". r. Read, B. W. Henry,
jr., George D. Chatee, +. \. McGrew, W. W..
Hall and others. 1t was truly observed by one
of the speakers, that ''all admire the good even
if they, themselves, are not good. How be-
loved the General was, and how deeply the ad.
miration for him was seated III the hearts Of
the people was plainly manifested by the TACT,
that scarcely any one could repreSS his tears.
I "A, |, tb1,
tues and admirable qualities OF a man must be
such men as Uncle Joseph Oliver, Judge s.
j ohm Ward, b. w. Henry, ard hundreds Of
others whom we could name, and after all is it
not source Of great consolation and just pride
not only to the members of the family Of the
deceased but to this entire community, that
lie, whose death we all lament, is so greatly
honored and that we have the assurance that
his memory will forever be cherished, that his
sterling worth will live forever, that his pre-
ccpts will never cease to make their lasting
impressions, that his council which has shaped
the destiny of this State and iurthcrcd thc In
terests of the whole land, can never be erased,
and that his example has stirred the soul of
many, lending them strength in the trials for
life. Surely he, of whom all this can be said,
is-though dead-living in the hearts Of the
people
When the chairman put the motion for the
adoption Of the resolutions, every man in the
house arose to his feet, thus adopting the res
olutions unanimously y.
The funeral took place from his late resi-
dence on yesterday, at o clock p. III. HUI
dreds of people gathered to pay to the remains
of the distinguished deceased the last tribute
Of respect The ceremonies were conducted by
Rev. DR.. j. H. Phillips whose eloquent ser
mon upon that occasion was we'll calculated to
move the hearts Of the vast audience which
listened to his remarks.