Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-12
Death OF COY. Wise.

RICHMOND, Sept. l2.-EX Gov. Henry A.
Wise died here this alteruuuu. The following
biographical rn.icc is takcu from the Richmond
OF the Petersburg Index
He was born al DrunmondIown, Accomac
county, Va, December 3, 1906. His father
was Speaker OF the House OF Delegates Of Vlr-
giua aud died in 1872. The following year
the mother Of the future Governor died, lcav
ing iim Az orphan at the are Of seven years.
He was carefully educated, however, ~ his
relatives and guardians, and being sent to Wash
ington College, Pennsylvania, 10 1922, he
e aduated from that institution 10 1925. While
there he developed great capacity as dehater
and orator, apd gave lull promise of the great
qualities which subs,q ucntly carried him to
afterwards removed TO Nashville, Tcnu., where
be married and settled into the practice of his
profession. In 1880 ne returned to Aecoma &C
and 5000 bacaue i,tnlulncnt bo.h AS IA politician
auo cri olaai lawyc:. he "snouscd the caus"
t Audrew Jackson, aud il 1888 was elected 10
CONGRESS by Tour undrnd majority over Richard
Coke, The Candidate Of the opposition party.
After the election NJ: Coke challenged him to
fight, aud 10 'h. du i whieh eusucd the chal
leuger had his right arm shattered by a bal!
from Mr.. Wlse's pistol Mr. Wise was re-
elected to Congress IL 1885 and again in 1887.
While IL Congress ne opposed Jacksou's re-
moval OI the deposits from the United States
Back, his pct bank system, aud the sub
treasury, and in the Modification troubles is
sued az address to the people ct I rk District,
South Carolina. 10 which he q1alIy condemned
Il course of South C.rJiua aud the action OF
President Jacksou. He strongly advocated the
annexation 0! Texas a. means OF preserving
the balance OF power between the North and
South, defend d the rights OF the South 10 the
territories aut published az aJle treatise 90 the
government of territories aud their admission
as States IN the Union.
In 1881 be Was second of Mr. Graves, OF
Kentucky, 10 his duel with Mr.. Clicy, ot
Maine which resulted III the death of the lat
Ter. ALTHOUGH Mr.. WISE was mu:l blamed at
tie time, it being charged that tie irmcntcd
The quarrel aad directed it to It's disastrous
termination, subsequently It was shown that lie
Xcrted himself 10 compromise the dlthcul'y
aud to avoid the resort 10 the field. He Was
prominent in putting John Tyler as Vie" Presl:
! deut on the ticket with General Harrison, aud
when Mr. Tyler bcca mc President 90 the death
! Of llaTrisou Mr.. Wise became Il potent adviser
of the administration. President lyle! NOM
uated him Minister to Spain, but Iht Senac
! refused to confirm the nomination. Afterwards
he was made Minister to Brazil. and i'll tina
| Capacity resi- laG at Rio Janc!ro from May, 1874
to October, 1917. IL lS4S and 1852, hc sup
! ported the dcmccratic tickets Tor President
He was member o! several of the Plesden
| tial conventions, aud also OF The State conslltu
tional convention
Ia 1855. as the democrarlc candidate iol
! Governor, he made hi, memorable campagr
against the Know Nolhiug>" being elected
by over 10000 majority. In thar canvass,
| thougl, in lccb.c heath he travcrs'd the State
10 all directions. Travelled over 3 900 miles, and
made fifty s!irrGg and effective speeches. 10.
ward the close OF his term occurred the seizure
Of Harpcr's Ferry 10y John Brown and his Ia.
Daic followers, and one Of The las ac's Of his
! administration was the * cuuon Of Brown at
| Charleston. December y. 1859.
| LII 1861 he was mcm'''r Of the State Con
! ion, 10 which. a ln"mrcr # the Com
mittre on Federal Relai u, he made au indie
! per d mt report aimed At compromise gnd A
peaceful a ijuStIneut wl;h the then sec"d
States Alter the passage Of the ordinance, oI
secession. however, he thr himself heartily
| into the movement aud Was Appointed u Brig
| adler. General 10 ,nr Confederate army. he
served in the kanawha Valley. and also h d
command afterwards OF Roanoke Island, n
| G., in the taking OF which by the FedcraiS his
son, Captain D. Jennings Wise, was killed.
Gen. Wise was not "A military success, but 10
justice TO him ii must be said that he was not
properly supported in the kanawha Valley
ard at the tiwc Of the taking OF Roanoke Is
| land he was sick at Nays Head, Oh the main
| land
Since the war the Ex-Governor r sided il
al, md bo lnra
of Chief justice Marshall E-ch wing politics,
in accord with neither the republicans nor
democrats, he diligently devoted himself to
the practice of his proteSsir TO- Previous &c
the passage Of the present nc, for the rdjust.
mcnt of the harmony between Virginia aud
Maryland, he was one of the Virginia Commis
sioncrs to settle that controversy.
He had been i'll for weeks, but h" bore his
sutferings with Christian tortiude, AID to the
last his intellect rcmaIned clear and strong.
THE STATE FAIR 1oURNAMENT.-'Ihe tour,
nament to come IF at lie Far Grounds during
the State Fair promises to be one OF the most
attractive features OF the exhibition. The gen
tiemep who have the arrangements in hard
are actively at work, and Mr.. S. S. CottreIi Il
ca. have agreed TO give so saddle, and MIR.
James H. Dickinson l. Brother so bride,
to be awarded to he succ s-tui knight. Knights
have already been entered from the eounties OF
Essex, Amelia, Notroway, New Kent, ami
Charles CITY, aud Richmond. One Of these
weighs $50 p und. and j. said to he On" of the
finest riders III Virginia -Richmond .Stute.
SHAMEFUL.-Stute Of North Carolina Jones
county: |. William W Fr>ncks, certify that
| Wa. register of deeds and clerk Of the Boar OF
County Commissioners OF Jones county from
September 1872 to September, 1874. That
during that time the paupers Of the county were
let out annually to the hi hest bidder, and that
colored persons on several occasions bid of
white paupers.
Given under my hand At Trenton this st day
of August, 1876. WILLIAM w. FRANCIS,
Iste Clerk Of the Board OF County C"mm'rs.
state OF North Carotina, Jones county,: /,
james Al. Pollock, certify that nave on sew
eral occasions been employed rs auctoneer by
the Board Of Ccuaty Commissioners Of Jones