The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-28
GENERAL ROGER A PRYOR.


mond-He Finds that Most Of the Friends
of His Early Manhood Have Crossed
Over the River.
General Roger A. Pryor, Of New YORK
arrived in Richmond yesterterday, ana IS
registered at Fords Hotel. A ZINES
re6orter met General Pryor and CON
versed with him. but did not ask him
when he had reached the city. lie was
told that he had not been here since the
war. At all events, it has been some years
since he walked the streets OF TINS Guy,
where he was once commanding inquire
in more ways than one.
Roger A. Pryor was born in or near
Petersburg, and is the son OF the venera,
BILE Theodrick Pryor, the distinguished
PRESBYTERIAN divine. His first record was
made as the brilliant young editor OF the
Southstde Democrat. After that ne was
engaged as editor Of the celebrated Rich
mond ErQlirer In 1857 he started the
Richmond South. This paper as Its name
implied took extreme Southern ground.
II was not a success financially, and Mr..
PRYOR went to Washington and took
charge of The Union, the national Demo
cratic organ. Hon. VIM. o. Goode, repre-
sentative of the Petersburg district IN
Congress, died about this time, and Mr..
PRYOR was chosen to succeed him. lie
was a member of Congress when the war
broke out. He was at the firing of the
first gun on Fort Sumter. lie en-
tered the army as colonel or the
Ninth Virginia regiment, and was
afterward made brigadier-general. since
the war he has resided in New York. lie
is one of the few men who is ready
writer and an eloquent speaker, an able
editor and famous lawyer.
THEY WILL ANSWER NO MORE.
II is no wonder that General Pryor
on his visit to Richmond has felt
like one "who treads some ban
ouet hall. deserted" His editorial con
ferrees from 1853 to 1859 were William f..
Richie. James A. Cowardin, Robert
Ridgeway, Charles Irving, John NJ.
Daniel. William Old, Thomas Richie, Jr.,
Alex. Moseley, Bennett NJ. Dewitt, ID.
Jennings Wise, and others.
Where are they now? All gone to
Join the silent majority.
Where are the wheel-hOrses OF the
Democracy, the undying Spartan Band
who could die but never surrender
He meets no more with Robert c..
Scott, Thomas p. August, James Lyons,
Daniel II. LandOn, Ambrose Carlton,
John Wamble, William NJ. Harrison,
William Irvine Scott, William \. Patter-
son, James Dove, George W. Randolph,
George f. Sadler, Richard c. Haskins,
John O. Steger, Larkin W. GlaZebrook,
Charles b. Hill, William c. Allen, John
Robertson, Samuel d. DenOon, Roscoe IS.
Heath. John 5. Caskie, and a hundred
Others whom want of space and time for
bids mention.
Who are left? Joseph r. Anderson,
William w. Timberlake, Mark Downey,
John ]. Wilson, Beverly X. Wexford,
Robert G. Scott, Jr., William W. Parker,
n. B. Hill, and probably corporal guard
not remembered.
And his chiyalrOus opponents? Mar
maduke johnson, William II. MacFar-
land. A. Judson Crane, John Minor Bolts,
Edwin Robinson, LittletOn Tazewell,
Raleigh 7. Daniel, and Joseph Mayo.
These, too, have met the inevitable fate,
and long since found that glory's paths
lead but to the grave OF the leading
old silver-gray Wings of that day Henry
X. Ellyson, Caspar Wendlinger, Thomas
w. McCance, and James Peasants
served as fit representatives of men, who
though often defeated were never dis
mayed.
A NOTED CANVASS
With an almost national reputation as a
brilliant editor, it was not until 1859,
when the gubernatorial canvass opened,
that Mr.. Pryor proved himself the
ablest of advocates. Honest" John
Letcher, of almost sacred memory, was
the leading Democratic candidate Tor