The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-07

Iously entitle him to the unstinted gratitude
OF Ills fellow-citizens of his native state ",
/ Nay. more, they lay under Obligation 7. Ile
i whole world of letters. I'm that restless
4 eagerness Of spirit which unyary1ngly Guar.
| acterizes the earnest student, he was ever
willing to sacrifice personal indulgence ano
private interest in the sacred cause OF truth,
1t is related of him by the loving members o.
his own Immediate family that nearly every
! moment Of respite from his daily Ton "as
spent amid his books chose sIient ir III D.
which benefcently offer commune VIII Tue
choice spirits OF all ages ana all cLiIesl
in culling chaste flowers from Classic neius
in Frightening some dull page or clearlns
some obscure point OF history ana IN gatn
ering, cleaning, and treasurlnS precious
facts, relics. and memorials. bis Venela 81,
mother records ''that he was never lule;
awas teaching, reading, or wrlting. Ane
his daughter states chat he loVea 10 Mii's
with his cherished ones surrounding hlin-
their artless prattle or earnest alscouise
never discomposing him IN the ieast. be I
himself connected with the Carter and Other
prominent families, the representatives OF
the proud rsqinae which graced our boun-
teous colonial era, he loved to linger in the
footsteps of his ancestors. Many OF his va
cations were spent in visiting the historic
seats-the old gravc-yards and the land
marks scattered along the lower James. lie
was thus enabled to gather and preserve
wonderful mass OF genealogic data, tradl-
ton, and graphic pictures OF
ua COLONIAL LIFE.
revolutionary incident and monumental
inception, which, in the eradication OF our
| - 4 ;+,,k;o thp 0f nllr Tor
tunes. and the consequently changed cur
rent of our lives and customs, and in new
| trials attendant upon changed theories Oh
government, and undreamed-of require
ments and infections, would have been
overwhelmed and stifled; or the ruthless
touch OF the dissolving finger OF time .woulo
have passed entirely from existence, ana
from memory even, and thus have been
irrecoverably lost. He was pleased to make
the newspaper and periodical press the re-
positorv of his Invaluable gleaninSS. 1t
would be difficult ut this late period to mea-
sure accurately the extent OF his bcnefac-
lions in these precious fields, but the
"soUTIIERN LITERARY MESSENGER
which was founded by Thomas Ward
White, and the first No. OF which ap-
| pearcd in August, 1884, and which was
ably continued for quite thirty years, OF
until June, 1864, inclusive, under the edl.
torial management first OF its founder and
DroDrietor with the assistance OF several
gentlemen OF literary ability, and then sue
cessiyely under that Of James T.. Heath,
the cratic Edgar Allen Poe. i. u. Minor,
John r. Thompson, DR.. George W. Bagby,
and Frank H. Alfricnd, was enriched with
frequent contributions from his pen OF
ANTIQUARIAN and historic value and interest
from the time OF its commencement to that
of it's termination. It is but just that
should here record similar services ut the
hands OF two other Jealous antiquaries and
historical students-the late Rev. John Col
Inns McCabe, D. D., and Nathaniel Francis
Cabell, Esq, OF Nelson county. Mr.. Camp
bell was All early member of the old His.
torical and Philosophical Society OF Eir,
ginia, and the pages Of its organ, the YER
qinia Historical Register, arc also enriched
with cheerful offerings from his pen.
HIS WORKS
published in book form are as follows:
|. The Bland Papers. Edited, with notes
and an Introduction, by Charles Campbell
, vols, Svo. Press Of Edmund Il Julian
Rufin, Petersburg, Va, 1S40-1S43.
In the Introduction" to the above Mr.
Campbell thus narrates the circumstances III.
stisating the publication of the ''Bland
Papers'': I" In 1888 / CHANGED to hear Qron
the landlord and a gentlemen OF the neigh
borhood chatting together in tavern porch
Mt City Point mention made of the existence
of certain old manuscripts OF Colonel Bland
Learning, on inquiry, that Cawson's. the
former seat OF Colonel Bland, where these
papers were said to be, was distant only s
moderate walk from the Point, and being
directed the way, soon struck foot-patt
winding along the verge OF that elevated
plateau which oyerlooks the fine, wide sheet
of water where the pheasant river Of
Apamatuck' empties into the James,
and in a few minutes reached the house.
The lady there with whom had not then
the pleasure of an acquaintance, on coming
to the door and learning the antiquarian
purport Of my visit, very oblisingly reach
cd down bundle of letters OF divers reyo-
lutionary worthless from the interstices oil
the caves of the house, where they were
nicely pigeon-holed. The shortness OF time
allowed me merely to glance ut this parcel,
when Il little mulatto boy with key in his
hand conducted me to small, new-built
clubhouse in one corner OF the yard, where
in, ON opening the door, was found capa-
cious wooden chest full to the brim OF manu-
scripts lying topsy-turvy, 'r,tdiS indiges.
taque moleS.'" Mr. Campbell having entered
into an engagement requiring his presence
| in the South was necesStied to leave this pre-
cious hoard for the time undisturbed; but
upon his suggestion a request for its Gus.
| tody was preferred by and granted to Mr.
Edmund Ruffin, who carefully preserved
them until the return to the State Of Mr..
Campbell in 1887.
| :. Introduction to the History OF the
Colony and Ancient Dominion OF Virginia
Svo. j. w. Randolph, Richmond, 1917
This had previously appeared as Il serial ir
the Southern Literary Messenger.
3. \ brief introduction to reprint OF
Beverley's History OF Virginia edition o.
1722). Svo. J. W. Randolph, Richmond
Va, 1856.
1. History of the Colony and Ancient
Dominion Of Virginia-from its first settle
ment to the peace Of 1883. Svo. Lippin
colt IL Co., Philadelphia, 1860.
This is an invaluable treasury Of history
and Virginia genealogy and antiquities
being the result Of long years OF insatiatt
cleaning. The statements advanced are al
duly weighed, and are almost invariably &c
curateIy sustained. The style is pleasing
and highly graphic, though not entirely uni
form, which is due to the fact that the WORK
as at first prepared by the author proved tx
be roo voluminous for the prescribed limits
of the publisher, who insisted upon reduc
ton OF bulk. This was accordingly ATTAINED
| through hasty revision and condensation
of portions of the manuscript, ana at
sacrifice in great measure OF the moving
case and grace Of the narrative. But VIII
all claimed defects as to style and hating
measure it is assuredly the most complete
| ;efa ~ nt.