The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10

a Lieutenant IN lN6 I'm the Ninth virginia
Regiment ION Continental Establish
ment' captain IN the same regiment IN
119. afterwards transferred TO the Fifth
Regiment Virginia Line. Captain Ieac-
kle was taken prisoner either at Brandy-
vine or Germantown. In which latter en-
gagement his regiment was conspicuous
for It's gallantry. losing nearly halt or
its number in killed and wounded: In a
memorandum appended by MT. W ANS
apparently en- 1898. 10 n copy Of the &c
nealoeicaf Record 1Ms) Of the Teackle
and Edmcndson Families in his posses
sion, he says: Il have net Analysed the
record so as TO notice whether tncre Wete
any intermarriages with the severn iani.
~. There was n young gentleman oi tnat
name. n lieutenant I'm the same regiment
with my grandfather" The records OF
tho Virginia Land Office snow n grant
Of land I'm Northampton county 10 yonn
Severn. On October s. 1914. and the intimt-
cy between the Severn family ana t.e ue-
scondants Of the Reverend lhomas teac-
kle appears from the frequency Oh lnv
use Of Severn as baptlsial na, r,'o lI' M,
the families OF the Ieackle conneCtlyn'
tho Upshurs, Eyres. Bowdoins, farkers'
and others. 49, .,..,,,,.
OF n large family consisting, as already
mentioned Of five sons ana llite u""9,,'.
ters. Mr. Wallis was for many years P.iel
10 his death the sole SURVIVOR. WIN tue
exception Of one brother VINO Us sun Nv.
ing Mr. John ;. Wallis, formerly ~ -"
Orleans but now a resident OF baleili'yi -
Mr. Wallis father died. as stated, IN -,
his mother I'm 1852. OF tho sens, ohly tiS
eldest, Philip, and the young JoHi -
ever married. The three dauehtgi' ul.n
unmarried. the eldest. Miss ElZaDeth
Custis Wallis. lived with her brother III
Baltimore for some years, and until her
death IN 1901 ,t-.,
Mr.. Wallis own life with the exception
Of several visits abroad, and the ptilou
Of his enforced absence while "A prisoner
during the civil war. was passed mann,
I'm the State Of Maryland and the clty q
Baltimore. There he received 1oth ms
academic and his professional tuucdllolt,
there he made his home and did his life
Mr.. Wallis attitude I'm political matters,
and his relation 70 party politics were az
ways somewhat peculiar. He was by ma
ture and temperament an ardent parti-
san. He espOuscd. with the same ltffoi
that bee did the cause or client the pom,
ical cause and principles which commend
"a themselves most strongly 10 the aD-
urOval of his intellect and his conscience.
He never surrendered, however, 10 any
claims Of partisanship. or, upon any pea
of party discipline or cXpediency ms own
personal independence and reserved right
Of individual freedom Of action. lis own
interests or ambition had nothing TO 90
with shaping his political convictions. lie
spoke and wrote and acted 100 politics, as
he personally thought and felt that truth
and justice required. Party success he
regarded simply as means 90 an end
that end being with him always the TIL
umph OF the right as he saw ~ ana be-
loved I'm a.. Consequently with all the
warmth and intensity OF his p1rtlsanshlp.
Mr. Wallis was never regarded as good
party man I'm the usual acccutdtlOn or
the term. He did not hesitate 10 with
draw from the support Of party organi-
zation with which he had previ-lsly CO.
operated. when he believed that the or
eanization itself had departed from the
principles. Whlch had originally won ms
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he r.eso,,. fhrough Tho citv followed Am
nrici- SUGGESTION on sunday Anrif g1st.
Nrr Wallis u-qs ono of a committee Of
.ifi-ena who with the Mayor had am in
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lnIt AIT, NuiH- h.ll5 plc on tH
tale- t.e,l.u. l. pom lue as puil5 on
me Letle stature NE was mace chairman
or the House committee ON fed.ral ke-
days AFTER the Legislature met. tne reuse
OF Delegates byt vote OF - 10 IT,. app
proved a report and resolutions from the
con mittce, drafted hy Mr. Wallis, dee
cllriug that the General Assembly or the
State of Maryland bad no power 10 pass
ana ordinance of secession. ON the "a day
If Nav. the Committee ON Federal Reia-
tous presented a further report and res-
olgfirns also drawn bv nlr. Wallis for
the aunOiutmcnt Of commissioners TO vfs-