The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-11-13
THE LATE HON. mrGH wADDgLL.

- ~s-e f~%~ w ottSftJ 8-thhtUHsu thC
death Of Tins once distinguished citizen Of
Orange County, which took place Ia VIII
mington IN The nlgnt 81 Friday the lst
day OF lbe present month. He was un-
kbowsSllers ~ the present generations,
Uit1is indsIil,iy Impressed upon the
menory VI those who had come 10 n,at,l-.
rity before the war, Ashort time previous.
10 which lie renspve,l elsewhere. NJ
For many yesrs, lie was one among the
foremost 1T il's great names who Ina
former dayshed such resplsn.lent Iustre
upon tliis county; and among tllose dis
tirguisl,ed mem, he always shonc as an
equal. Difierent and marked clarac~,
teristics there were amess them; but
while according ons degree of greatness
.ttWillis +. Atsn,y,pn. a,s,tilsr 10 William
A. Graham, or 10 Others of his compeers
none will say thai Hugh wsddeil inhis
own sphere was inlerier W either or amy
-of .iiens.1 He WAS man Of enthusiastic
imlsassruIesi feeling, Of
yelsepsent and ornate ulienHee, aud
might se~in 10 have been cnrned away by
the heal ani yigor of has Imagination. did
nm II stand out in fact niid In record that
his inrpetuous torreat of rioqueice was
freighted with the mo~ts0lid lrarning,
and ths fiigl.tssf his fancy restrained W
the most sober logic. Ia this he WAS
paradox; for while All inpalsive. and app
lareuily urged oH by tI,s heat Of the no- ]
n,ent. be brought 20 all his cases the
calnest consideration and the most
ihoioug. prepavation- And this wasthe
secret o. his great success rs an advocate.
He WAS soaght for because his rl"quence !
was known aud felt To sc 10 empty sound,
but ts,iy clothed with the solid w~sllh
" legal requirement He was mol merely
the advocate; De was the lawyer cumrisie
in III bis proportions; aud hence Il was
that while nc the bar here. aud i.Iaciieing
10 adjoining COUNTIES, he vas always
sought for with esgerness and retained in
full confi,lenc~ in his ability.
The srsior ~ his nature made the field
10 politics conwrsial srvas; snd even "
his swn inciinsiions Dad uinde him syerse
from such . career, his popularity with
the ,rsnple laid command upon him
winch lie coul,i not disregard As an old
whig, b. sas made On mere than one oc-
casion the standard beareraf his party,
aud the ciase and onietin'e- subsequently
cout~ste,i. conflicts between hin and Capt
Berry aad Col. Allison are anios,g The
mo-i in,piiins traditions of the old I1iiii.
e~i history afthe cnuniy. We can only
briefly ,efrr 10 ihrre incidents.
Mr. wa,Iiell was burn At Newdrl,is IN
Hladen County on The slsl of March l1ss.
aud was consequently near 80 yrar old a,
hi- death. He Was scl,olar of the cels.
Lraird teacher William Bingham, the
elder, y ho then taught II PitisipI.; aud
subsequently, ~eat ioChaiel Hill where
ne graduated In ISIS la tire ranir class
With President Palk, Bi-i1p Grren aud
other Distinguished mrn. He studied
mesleclne ka tao years .: Fayetteville
under Dr. Scolt, but sl,aaJanesl u far the
Law. and h. Was liceneel to prscticr in
1876. and r-iilrsl In HiIislnrn. He lad
rtrvi.u-iy married SuSan, daughter af 'l,r
Hon. Aifc-i M.ore. Win survives him.
He was elerird 10 the Henreof tama'oi's
in isss. and was fcr iairtesn sezrs sue
re--lrsIy in sie or other % tie iinu-s- "
the (;rnvsal Assembly. In 1889, bis first
ses.lan in the seHxie, lie Sss made SI~a.
ker ~ thai tasly.
lie ren,ave,l from HllIsiorn 20 chaprl
Hill A alsui Is5s went Ia wilmIngion and
Faunr.l law cnrarncrriilP with his snn
Hon. A. ~. wsdd.li. which waS Gnu.
ilnoed until ihs hrrzking out .f the war.
Aner the war he 80 inr snInr nn'nil'sa a
rr-ldrus ~ savannah. aid engaged there
| IN ih- praciiee az his pn,fr~siun. But
rrowiug age sad infiTmiiy, aud tue oh.
ascl~- 20 "a new cssi. of fpraciigr rouliseiir,i
q rrturn 10 wilmiaglon. where be sub
r~quenlly livrti. .-...
Rna~iag him hing and yell. we c"uld
II riacs permitted, add "ur tribute To llir
hopan- ~or,hIiy paid to his memory; but
i ~e Will hr contest }" riuse ~iih shat u -
appropriately -aIi l,y lie editor oftl'e
isalelgh ORsKRyss: u
TiWugi, hc ha- gene ,Iawn 70 ihe grave
lniI 10 yssr and sl~surding 10 sil ;he
qualities that make his n,en"ry ri''h ii'-
heritance :. his children aud TO his chill
dren's children to 10. farfhert grsesiior'
II is With full heart that We make The
annsuboen,ert ~ the death q sne IN
el,ase feerirnd canrany we have rasrr'i
~ many hourr With ~ n,usii pleasure aud
with >, m,ci, pioat Fall of infaru'aiion
of all -orts, uftlw literary iasie Hrdcu
iure. . KEN ol~srvrr &c men ans. things,
aud I-~srsslng weadsrfully reieniive
nrnnry. rrcr distinguished fnr the
rllvaIric enurir~s ef his a@nner, kiini,
scnrruss, Hlsmirli.,g IN hospitality. ex'
relling in conversational povrrs, esei
srru,,ul,ssiy c~,~isI-rate " ,allrrr rather
il,nn hims.if. ~ al iliinssaud u all iin'rs
. scrilra,.i,. Hosl, ws.hirlI was i''ir.d
man ~la@e mrnory thousands " Car"li-
plaas will ever s,l,rfirli in ti,eir heart Ol