Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-06
SENATOR DANIEL PASSES AWAY.
Gallant Confederate and Virginiu's
FnvOritc Son.

Lynchburg, Va, June 29-John w.
Daniel, senior Senator from Virginia,
and for more than thirty years Vir-
ginia's "favorite son." died at the
Lynchburg Sanitarium at 1880
o'clock tonight, his death being due
TO recurrence Of paralysis. The
immediate cause Of his death was a
cerebral hemorrhagc, sustained at
noon to-day, in the right portion Of
his brain, involving the right side.
This was in addition to the paralysis
OF the left side, which was sustained
last winter while in Florida for his
health.
The statesman's illness began with
slight attack Of apopleXy In Phila-
delphia last October, which kept him
from being in his seat at the open
Ing Of Congress last December. Only
once since that had he appeared be-
fore an audience, and that was for
an informal talk in January.
The end was almost without
struggle. Dissolution was very rapid,
for when the final and complete fail
ure Of heart action began it progress
ed with great rapidity and in five
minutes the patient was dead
Sketch of Senator Daniels Life.
The death of Senator John War
wick Daniel removes the oldest Of
the Democratic Senators in point Of
INC, l;ct l,,>
only one who could be said to belong
to the old regime; and rs he was the
Oldest in service, he was one Of the
most conspicuous in popular favor.
For the past few years he had re-
manned much in the background His
health had not been good and his
growing years seemed TO tell on him.
lie was not heard often in the SEN
ate, and his recent efforts we're not
his best But previous to this pc
riod he spoke frequently and held
high reputation as an orator. In
those earlier days his speeches were
the signal for the gathering Of large
audiences and by many, as an ora
tor, he was ranked with Voorhees,.
ingalls,. Wolcott and Vest. A man Of
extensive reading, liberal education
and rctcntive memory, he command
ed a voluminous vocabulary. He
spoke nuently and with ease. and
seemed never al Il loss for something
pertinent to say. He was a strong
advocate Of free silver coinage and
took 4 prominent part in the debates
connected with the silver legislation
OF the niueticS.
Ills War Record.
Entering the Confederate army as
second lieutenant Of the "Stoncwall
Brigade in May, 1861, he was
wounded in the first battle Of Manas-
sas. soon thereafter he became sec
ond lieutenant Of Company A. 1lth
Virginia Infantry, and afterwards
was first lieutenant and then adju-
tant OF his regiment
After being wounded he was pro-
moted to major and chief Of staff Of
Gen. lubal a. EARLY, serving until
crippled in the Wilderness May 6,
1864. 1t was said by eyc-witnesses
that Major Daniel was wounded al
most Immediately after he had res
cucd Gen. II. +. Lee from a very per-
ilouS position.
He served in the Virginia House Of
Delegates from lS69-lS72, and the
State Senate from 1875 to 1881, be-
ing State Senator when he was
named for Governor in 1881 on the
Democratic ticket, to be defeated by
VIM. T.. Cameron.
In 1854 he was elected to the
House Of Representatives in the 49th
Congress, and before that term en-
pired was elected United States Sem
ator for the term beginning March 4 =,
1887, succeeding VIM. Malone He
was Reelected three times, twice
without opposition. In .auary last
he was reelected for the term eXpir-
ing 1917, but VIZ; physically unable
TO 90 TO Richmond, as was his GUS
tom, 20 express publicly his apprcria-
tion.
Wrote Suffrage Report.
He was Democratic elector at
large IN 1876 and represented the
state as delegate at large to six ma
tional Democratic conventions. lie
was a leader in the recent Virginia
Constitutional Convention, and wrote
the suffrage report which practically
settled the suffrage question in Vir-