The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-01

adopted a citizen of Virginia i'm the
course of this week" His long mar
ried life proved a most happy one, and
his wife's death, just before his own.
was said TO have FASTENED his This IL
most pathetically described by Judge
Watson Of Virginia. who says: Il
shall never forget the touching grief
manifested by the old man on the
morning after Mrs. Monroe's death,
when he sent for me- 10 go to his room.
and with trembling frame and stream
ing eyes. spoke of the long years they
had spent SO happily together. and eX-
pressed in strong terms the conviction
that he would soon follow"
Surely when death alone sewers
long life Of hopefulness spent like this
we feel as if heavenly bcncdiction
must attend it. and. i'm this aGn when
marriage is entered into 50 lightly and
broken still more lightly through the
easy access Of the divorce courts i'm so
many states. corrupting as IL does So
ciety and striking at the very roots Of
domestic happiness. we feel purcr and
better for examples like these. There
were two children by this marriage,
both daughterS- Eliza. who married
Judge Hay of Virginia. and Maria,
who married Samuel l.. Gouverneur of
New York. William Writ, in his Let
tiers of a British Spy gives dcscrip-
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was governor Of Virginia, at the age of
Al In his stature ne was about the
middle height Of men, rather firmly
set with nothing further remarkable
i'm his person except his muscular COM
pactness and apparent ability 10 en-
dure fatigue. His cuuntenauce when
grave has rather the expression Of
sternness and irasCability; a smile.
however. taud a smile Is not unusual
with him in a social circlo) lights il up
To very high advantage and give il
most impressive and engaging air of
suavity and honeVolencp. His dress
and personal appearance are those Of
a plain and modest gentleman. He is
a man Of soft. polite and even aSsidu
Gus attentions, but these. although
they are always well-timcd. judicious
and evidently the offspring Of an oh
liging and philanthropic temper. are
never performed with the striking and
captivating grace of a MARLBOROUGH or
a Bollngbroke. To be plain, there is
often in his manner an inartlhcial and
even awkward simplicity which. while
II provokes The smile of a more polish
ed person. forces him 10 the opinion
that Mr.. Monroe is man of most sin
cere and artless SOUL
Another one Of Mouroe's bioCraphers
said Of him: That love Of country
and devotion To duty appeared 10 me
To be the explanation of his success in
life and the powers bestowed upon
him" There are many estimates of
Monroe to be found in letters Of
friends and cotemporaries. jefferson
said of him: He is a man whose soul
might be turned wrong side out with
out disclosing a blemish 10 the world"
John Quincy Adams delivers this Gu
logy: "Of a mind anxious and I'M
wearied in the pursuit of truth and
right. patient OF inquiry. patient of
contradiction. courteous even in the
collision Of sentiment. sound in its ul-
innate judgments and firm in is final
conclusions" John Mclean pays him
this compliment in regard 10 his eN-
ecutive appointments while president:
Personal motives. either as they re-
garded the president himself or the
person appointed. were lost in higher
considersl tions Of duty" This was
practically Illustrated. FOR during Mon
roe's administration no relative or
connection received an appointment
from him. Thus he avoided ia his high
trusts even the appearance OF evil
Professor Gilman, in his life Of Mon