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in the colony. The inhabited parts were laid off into parishes, in cach of which was a minister, who had a fixed salary in tobacco, together with a glebe and a parsonage house. There was a general assessment on all the inhabitants, to meet the expenses. Mr. Jefferson thus explains the success of rival sects :-
" In process of time, however, other sectarisme were introduced, chiefly of the Pres- byterian family ; and the established clergy, secure for life in their glebes and salaries, adding to these generally the emoluments of a classical school, found employment enough in their farmos and school rooms for the rest of the week, and devoted Sunday only for the edification of their flock, by service and a sermon, at their parish church. Their other pastoral functions were little attended to. Against this inactivity, the zeal and industry of sectarian preachers had an open and undisputed field ; and by the time of the Revolution, a majority* of the inhabitants had become dissenters from the estab- lished church, but were still obliged to pay contributions to support the pastors of the minority. This unrighteous compulsion, to maintain teachers of what they deemed religious errors, was grievously felt during the regal government and without a hope of relief."
The successive steps by which an institution, which was deeply rooted in the affec- tions of many of the principal citizens, was deprived of its power and property, without disturbing the public tranquillity, may be not unworthy of notice.
In the bill of rights which was drawn by George Mason, June 12, 1776, the principle of religious freedom is distinctly asserted in the last article, which declares, " that reli- gion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can only be directed by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of con- science." But the constitution itself, passed June 29th, is silent on the subject of reli- gion, except that it renders " all ministers of the Gospel" incapable of being members of either House of Assembly, or of the Executive Council.
At the first session of the legislature, in the same year, under the new constitution, numerous petitions were received for abolishing the general assessment for the estab- lished church; and at this session, Mr. Jefferson drafted and supported a law for the relief of the dissenters, which, he says, brought on the severest contests in which he was ever engaged. Here, too, he encountered the formidable opposition of Mr. Pendle- ton and Mr. R. C. Nicholas, both zealous churchmen. The bill finally passed, but modified by its opponents. It declared all acts of Parliament, which proscribe or punish the maintenance of any opinions in matters of religion, the forbearing to repair to church, or the exercising any mode of worship whatsoever, to be of no validity within the commonwealth ; it exempts dissenters from all contributions for the support of the established church ; and, as this exemption might in some places make the support of the clergy too burdensome on the members of the church, it suspends, until the end of the succeeding session, all acts which provide salaries for the clergy, (except as to ar- rears then due,) and leaves them to voluntary contributions. But, at the same time, it reserves to the established church its glebe lands and other property, and it defers " to the discussion and final determination of a future Assembly," the question, whether every one should not be subjected by law to a general assessment for the support of the pastor of his choice ; or, " every religious society should be left to voluntary contribu- tions." The church party had previously succeeded so far as to obtain a declaration in committee, " that religious assemblies ought to be regulated, and that provision ought to be made for continuing the succession of the clergy, and superintending their conduct."
In the following years, the question of providing for the ministers of religion by law, or leaving it to individual contributions, was renewed ; but the advocates of the latter plan were only able to obtain, at each session, a suspension of those laws which pro- vided salaries for the clergy-the natural progress in favor of liberal sentiments being counterbalanced by the fact, that some of the dissenting sects, with the exception of the Baptists, satisfied with having been relieved from a tax which they felt to be both uuijust and degrading, had no objection to a general assessment ; and, on this question, voted with the friends of the church. But the advocates of religious freedom finally prevailed, and after five suspending acts, the laws for the support of the clergy were, at the second session of 1779, unconditionally repealed .. And although Mr. Jefferson was not then a member of the legislature, it is probable that his influence, as governor of the commonwealth, was sufficiently exerted towards its repeal. But to protect the rights of conscience, it was not deemed enough to remove past injustice, it was thought also prudent to prevent its recurrence. Among the bills, therefore, reported by the re-
* This probably greatly overrates their number.
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visers, was the celebrated act of religious freedom, drawn by Mr. Jefferson ; which not merely reasserts the principles of religious liberty contained in the bill of rights, but aims to give them permanence, by an argument equally clear, simple, and conclusive.
This bill, with many others, was not acted upon by the legislature for several years ; but in the mean this, the friends of the Episcopal church prepared to make one more effort to recover a portion of its ancient privileges, by a general assessment. Their first object was to get an act of incorporation for the church, to enable it the better to retain and defend the large property it held, as well as to facilitate further acquisitions, A re- solution having passed by a large majority, in favor of incorporating " all societies of the Christian religion" which desired it, leave was immediately given to bring in a bill " to incorporate the Protestant Episcopal Church." by which the minister and vestry in cach parish were made a baly corporate, for holding and acquiring property, and re- gulating the concerns of the church, and which finally passed into a law, The plan of a general assessment met with more difficulty. The petitions which had been got up among the people gave it the show of popularity, and it received the powerful aid of Patrick Henry's elo quence. Thus supported, it seemed likely to obtain a majority, when those who were opposed to the measure on principle, for the purpose of gaining tine, proposed to refer the matter to the people before the legislature acted upon it, and they succeeded in postponing it. George Mason, George Nicholas, and others of this party, then proposed to Mr. Madison to prepare a remonstrance to the next legislature against the assessment, to be circulated through the state for signatures. ' This was done, and the paper which he prepared exhibited the same candid, dispassionate, and forcible rea- soning, which had ever characterized the productions of his pen, convincing those who before doubted, so that there was a general disapprobation of the measure among all sects and parties ; and, at the next session, the table could scarcely hold the petitions and remonstrances against the proposed assessment. Such a manifestation of the pub- Be will was not to be resisted. The measure was abandoned, and Mr. Jefferson's bill, with some slight alterations, was then passed without difficulty.
To conclude this history of religious establishments in Virginia : the law could not fairly claim the praise of impartiality, so long as a single church had the benefits of in. corporation ; and the injustice was the greater, if, as the other sects maintained. most of the large proper y it held it owed to the public bounty. In two years afterwards the act allowing religious incorporations was repealed, but with a saving to all religious so- cieties of the property they possessed, with the right of appointing trustees for its man. agement. In 1799, all these laws, as well as those made for the benefit of the dis- senters and the church, were repealed, as inconsistent with the bill of rights and the principles of religious freedom ; and lastly, in 1801, the overseers of the poor in each county were authorized to sell all its glebe lands, as soon as they shall become vacant by the death or the removal of the incumbent for the time ; but reserving the rights of all private donations before 1777. By the execution of this act, the last vestige of legal privilege which this church had over other sects, was completely eradicated.
LISTS OF VIRGINIANS WHO HAVE, HELD HIGH PUBLIC STATIONS.
List of Governors of the State of Virginia.
June 29, 1776. ... Patrick Henry.
" 12, 1781 .... Thomas Nelson. Nov. 30, 1781 ... . Benj. Harrison. Dec., 1784 ... . Patrick Henry. 1726 ... . Edmund Randolph. 1788 ... . Beverley Randolph.
1, 1779. .. . Thomas Jefferson. 1819. .. . Thomas M. Randolph. 12 .... James Pleasants. 1825 ... . John Tyler. (late Pres. of U. S.) March, 1:27 .... Wm. B. Giles. .. 1830 ... . John Floyd.
1834 .... Littleton W. Tazewell ; resigned 1791 ... . Henry Lee. 1794 .... Robert Brooke. 1799 .... James Wood. 30th April. 1:36. April, 1836 .... Wyndham Robertson, Lient .- Gov- ernor-athing Governor. .4 1799. .. . James Monroe.
1802 ... John Page. 1305 ... . W.m. H. CatelL. 128. .. . John Tyler. Tan. 4. 1211 . .. . James Monroe. Dec. 5, 1811. .. . Geo. W. Smith, burnt in the thea tre. Dee. 26.
Jan. 3. 1812. .. . James B rbour. Dec., 1814 ... . Wilson Carey Nicholas
Dec., 1816 ... . James P. Preston.
March, 1837
.. . David Campbell.
..
1840 .... Thomas . W. Gilmer ; resigned,
March. 1211. 1841 ... . Joun Rutherford, Lieut .- Governor and acting Governor.
18 .. . John M. Gregory, Licut .- Governor and acung Governer. Jan., 1813 .... James McDowell.
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The following are lists of Virginians who have held high public stations under the general govern ment. They are complete only to the year 1842.
Presidents of the United States .- George Washington, elected 1789; died Dec. 14, 1799, aged 67. Thomas Jefrion. elected 1-01: Fed July 4. 198, aged 2. James Madison, elected 1209 ; died June 2-0, 1836, nged 84. James Monroe, elected 1817; died July 4, 1831, aged 72. William Henry Harrison, elected in 1841 : died April 4. 1241, aged 68. John Tyler. 1841.
Vice-Presidents of the United States, -- Thomas Jefferson, elected 1797. John Tyler, elected 1841. Stretaries of State .- Thomas Jefferson, 1780. Edmund Randolph, 1794 ; died Sept. 12, 1813. John Marshall. 1800: died July 6, 1835, aged 79. James Madison, 1801. James Monroe, 18il. Henry Clay, (born in Va.) 1:25. Abei P. UpsFur, 1843; died Feb. 22, 1:41. Joba Forsyth. (born in Van) 183; died Oct. 22, 1841, aged 61.
Secretaries of War .-- James Monroe. 1814. James Barbour. 1825 ; died June 8, 1849, aged 66.
Secretaries of the Navy .-- Abel P. Upshur, 1841. Thomas W. Gilmer, 1843; died Feb, 28, 1844. John V. Mason, 1-44.
Attorney-Generals .- Edmund Randolph, 1789. Charles Lee, 1795; died June 24, 1815, aged 58. William Wirt, (D. C.,) 1817; died Feb. 18, 1834, aged G1. Peter V. Daniel, appointed in 1833, but de clined.
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court .-- John Marshall, 1201 to 1835. ..
Associate do --- John Blir, 1789 to 1796; died Aug. 31, 1800, aged 68. Bushrod Washington. 1798 to 19: ded Jane 14, 1832, aged 73. Thomas Todd, 1807 to 1-26; died Feb. 1826. Philip P. Barbour, 1836 tu 1841 : died Feb. 25, 1841, aged 60. Peter V. Daniel, 1841.
Foreign Ministers .-- James Monroe, Minister Pienipotentiary to Great Britain in 1803, 1606, and 1809. James Barbour. do. to do. in 1828. Andrew Stevenson, do. to do. in 1836. William Short. Charge de Af- faires to France in 1790. James Monroe, Minister Plenipotentiary to do. in 1794. Patrick Henry, Min. Plen. to do. in 1799; did not accept. Wm. C. Rives, Min. Plen. and Envoy Extraordinary to do. in 1829. Wm. Short. Minister Resident in Spain, 1794, James Monroe, Min. Plen. to Spain, 1804. John Forsyth, (born in Va .. ) Min. Plen. 1819. Hugh Nelson. Min. Plen. and En. Ex. to Spain, 1823. Wm. Short, Min. Res. to Netherlands, 1799. John Graham, Min. Plen. to Brazil. 1819. Thomas L. L. Brent. Chargé de Affaires to do .. 1825. Henry Clay. (born in Va.,) to Prussia, 1823. John Randolph, about 1831, Min. Pien. to Russia. Richard C. Anderson, Min. Plen. to Colombia, 1823. Win. Boulware, Charge de Ataires Two S'eilick. 1841. Wm. Brent, Charge d'Affaires to Buenos Ayres, 1814. Henry A. Wise, Minister to Brazit in 1244. Win. M. Blackford, Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1842. Win. Crump, Charge d'Affrires to Chili, 1844.
U. S. Senators, from the adoption of the Constitution .- Wm. S. Archer, 1842 to 1847. James Barbour, 1813 to 1825. Richard Brent, 1809 to 1815. John W. Eppes, 1817 to 1819 ; died Sept. 1830, aged 50. Wm. B. Giles, 1804 to 1816; died Dee. 8. 1830. Witham Gray.on, 1789 to 1790 ; died March 12, 1700. Richard H. Lee, 1789 to 1792 ; died 19th June. 1794, aged 62. Benjamin Watkins Leigh, 1834 to 1838. A. T. Mason, 1815 to 1817 ; died 6th Feb. 1819, aged 33. James Monroe, 1790 to 1794. Andrew Moore. 1804 to 2:09. Wilson C. Nicholas. 1799 to 3-04 : died 10th Oct. 1-20. Jaines Pleasants, 1830 to 1822. John Ran- dolph, 1-25 to 1827 ; died 24th May, 1833, aged 60. William C. Rives, 1832 to 1824, 1836 to 1839. 1842 to 1845. John Taylor, about 1: 33. Henry Tazewell, 1791 to 1709. Littleton W. Tazewell, 1894 to 1583. John Tyler, 1827 to 1336. Abraham B. Venable, 1803 to 1504; perished in the Richmond Theatre, 26th Dec. 1911. John Walker, 1790.
Members of the Old Congress from 1774 to 1788, inclusive .- Thomas Adams, 1778 to 1780. John Banis- ter, 1728 to 1779. Richard Bland, 1774 to 1776; died in 1778. Theodoriek Bland. 1780 to 1793 : died in 1790, aged 48. Carter Braxton, 1776: died 1792, aged 61. Edward Carrington. 1785 to 1786; died 1810, aged 61. John Fitzhugh, 1779 to 1780; died in 1800, aged 83. Wm. Grayson, 1784 to 1787. Cyrus Grif- fin, 1:28 to 1781, 1787 to 1788 ; died in 1810. aged 62. Samuel Hardy. 1783 to 1785. John Harvie, 1778 to 1779. Benjamin Harrison, 1774 to 1748; died in 1791. James Henry, 1780 to 1781: died in 1805. Pat- rick Henry. 1774 to 1776. Thomas Jefferson, 1775 to 1777. 1:23 to 1985. Joseph Jones, 1777 to 1778. 1780 to 1783. Arthur Lee, 1781 to 1754; died 14th Dec. 1782, aged 42. Francis L. Lee. 1775 to 1:50: died 1797, aged 63. Henry Lee, 1785 to 1765 : died in 1818, aged 62. Richard H. Lee, 1774 to 1780. 17844 to 1787 ; died in 1794, nged 62. JJames Madison, jr., 1780 to 1783, 1786 to 1788 ; died in 1836. James Mercer, 170 to 1780, James Monroe, 17:3 to 17×6 ; died July 4. 1231. Thomas Nelson, 1775 to 1977. 1779 to 1780; diedJan. 4. 1729. aged 50. Mann Page, 1777. Edmund Pendleton, 1774 to 1775; died in 1923, aged 82. FAmund Randolph. 1779 to 1782; died in 1813. Peyton Randolph, 1774 to 1775; died 29/ Oct. 1775. aged 52. Meriwether Smith, 1778 to 1782. George Washington, 1714 10 1775. George Wythe, 1775 to 1777; died 6th June. 1806, aged 80.
Members of the Convention from Va. which formed the Constitution of the United States .- John Blair. James Madison, Jr., George Mason, Jaines M'Clure. Edmund Randoiph. George Washington, and George Wythe. Messrs. Mason, M'Clurg, Randolph, and Wythe, did not sign the constitution.
List of members from Virginia, of the U. S. House of Representatives, from the adoption of the Federal
Constitution to the 4th of March, 1845.
Alexander, Mark 1819-33 Bayley, T. H. 1-43 Chilton; Samuel
Allen, John J.
1833-35 Bayley. Thomas M. 1813-15 Claiborne, John 1-05-08 1925-37 5 1753-99
Allen, Robert 1827-33;Beale, J. M. H. 1833-37'Claiborne, Nathaniel H.
( 1-20-33 Beirne, Andrew 1837-415
Archer, Wm. S.
2 1833-35: Biand, Theodore
1839-43 Clark, Christopher
Austin, Archibald 1817-19 Bouldin, J. W. 1-33-39
Bike :. John 181-13 Breckenridge, James 1-09-17: Clopton, John
Ball, Win. I. 1817-24!
Banks, Lion 1837-43: Brent, Richard
Barbour, John S. 1823-33: Browne, John
Barbour, Philip P.
1795-03.Colston. Edward 1-17-14
Barton, Richard W
Bassett, Burwell
1 1×14-25 Barwell, Wm. A. 1 1827-30 Cabel. Samuel J. 1841-43, Caperton. Hugh ( 1-05-13 Cary. George B. 1815-19 Chapman. A. A. ( 1821-31]Chinn, Joseph W
1813-15 Craig, Robert B. 1841-43 Craig. Robert 1843 Crump. John
1831-35' Davenport, Thomas
18020-35
1789-90. Claiborne, Thomas : 1401-95 1-114-06
Armstrong, Wm. 1-25-33 Botts John M.
Atkinson, A. 1843-45,Bouldin, Thomas T.
1-29-33 Clay. Matthew 1797-13
( 1:5-19 21-01-06
6 1795-99'Coke, Richard 2 1801-03 1789-92 Coles, Isaac 1-06-21 Coles, Walter 1-37 :3
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147
Dawson, John Doddridge, Philip Draper, Joseph
1797-14 Lee, Henry
1799-01| Randolph, Thomas M. 1803-07
1829-32 Lee, Richard Bland
1789-95 Rives, Francis E. 1837-41
( 1830-31 Letfler. Isaac
1827-29 Rives, William C. 1823-20
1821-225
Roane, John
{ J:35-37
1817-19|Roane, John J. 1231-33
1-02-15
Eppes, John W.
§ 1839-41| Robertson, John
1332-30
Estill, Benjamin
₹ 1843-45'Rutherford. Robert 1831-37 Samuel, Green B. 1797-99 Shetfey, Daniel
1-09-17
Fulton, John H.
1833-35 Madison, James
1489-97, Sinith, Arthur
1821-23
Garland. David S. 1809-11
$ 1837-39|Smuth, Ballard
1815-28
Garnett, Jatnes M.
1805-09 Marshall, John
1821-27
Garnet, Robert S.
1817-27. Mason, John Y.
1231-37| 1837-39|Sinyth, Alexander
1 1827-30
Ghelson, James H.
1833-33 Maxwell; Lewis
1827-33 Steenrod, Lewis J.
1839-45
Giles, Wm. B.
1801-02 McComas, Wm. 1841-43 M'Coy, Win.
1833-37 Stephenson, James 1211-33
1822-25
Goggin, Win. L.
1839 M'Kinley. Wm.
1810-11 Steuert, Archibald
1837-30
Goode, Samuel
1799-01 Mercer, Chas. Fenton
1817-39 Stuart, Alex. II. H.
1841-43
Goode, W. O.
1841-43
1203-12 Moore, Andrew
§ 1789-97;Stevenson. Audrew ¿ 1803-01 Stratton, John 1801-03
1821-33
Goodwin, Peterson
1829-35 Moore, Thomas L.
1/20-23 Strother, George F.
1817-20
Gray, Edwin
1799-13 Moore. S. McD.
1833-35 Stemmers, George W.
1841~45
Gray, John C.
1820-21 Morgan, Daniel
1797-99 Swearingin, Thomas V.
1819-22 1609-11
Hancock. George
1793-57 Nelson, High
1811-23 Taliaferro, John 1816-19|
1811-13 1821-31
Harris, Win. A.
1241-43 Nevel, Joseph
1.93-95'
1-35-43
Hawes, Ayleit
1811-17 New, Anthony
1793-05 Tate, Magnus
1/15-17
Hays, Sungel L.
1811-431
$ 1501-29"Taylor, Robert 1.225-27
1-33-35
Hill, John T.
1833-41 Newton, W.
Holleman. Joel
1839-41' Nicholas, Wilson Carey
1807-09 Tazewell, Littleton W. 1200-01
1793-01 Thompson, Philip R.
1201 07
-- Hopkins, G. W.
1833 Page, John
1789-97 Treavant, Jantes
1825-31
Habard, Edm. W.
1841 Page. Robert
1799-01 Trige, Abram
1797-03
Hungerford. John P.
1813-17 Parker, Josiah
1780-01 Trigg, John
1797-04
Hunter, R. M. T.
1837-43 Parker, Severn E.
1819-21 Tucker, Henry St. George 1815-19
1818-21
Jackson, John George
1799-10 Pegram, John
1818-19 Venable, A. B.
1791-99
Johnson, James
1813-20 Pleasants, James
1811-19 White, Alexander
1,29-93
Johnson, Joseph
1835-41 Powell. Cuthbert
1841-43 Williams, Jared
1×19-93
Johnson, Chas. C.
1831-32 Powell, Levin
1799-01 Wilson, Alexander 1-04-09
Jones, James
1819-23 Preston, Francis 18.35 -45
1793-97 Wilson, Edgar C.
1-33-35
Jones, John W
$ 1797-90
¡Randolph, John
1819-23:
Kerr. Johu
1813-171
1827-291
List of persons who have lived 110 years and over.
William M' Kim,
Place. Richmond,
When died. 1218
130
John de In Somet,
1786
130
Wonder Booker, (a negro.) .. Prince Edward co.
1819
126
Pleanet Spicer,
Accomac co.
17:3 721
Charles Laage.
Campbell co.
121
Charles -Roberts. Bullskin.
1:44; 116
Philip Croll.
Fairtex co
. .
.
Wm. Taylor.
Pittsylvania co.
1:4
114
Frank, (a negro.)
Alex. Berkley.
Charlotte co.
Priscilla Carmichael.
Surry co ..
12 12 113
Sarah Carter, .
Petersberg
1 -17
1122
Mis. A. Berkley,
Charlotte.
1~226
311
A neuro. .
Richmond,
1218
130
Mes. Harrison.
Brunswick co.
119
John Cutive. (a slave,)
Norfolk.
. 120
John, (9 hrero.) .
Washington, D. C.
.... 115
Gilbert, (a negro,)
Augusta co.
1541
. ...
$ 1827-31
Dromgoole, Geo. C.
Eggleston, John
1807-11: Roane, Jolin T. 1833-37; Roane, Win. H.
1×12-12
Evans, Thomas
1-39 41
Floyd, John
1817-20 Machir, James
Garland, James 1835-41. Mallory, Francis
1841-42.Smith, JJohn 1799-00 Smith, WI.
$ 1817-95
Cholson, Thomas
1808-16 Mason, James M.
) 1790-98, MeCarty, Win. M
1-39-11
( 1803-03 1809-11
Gilmer, Thomas W
Griffin, Sunuel
1789-95 Morgan, Win. S.
1835-39,Swoope, Jacob
1903-05 Morrow, John
. 1903 -001
1801-03
Harrison, Carter B.
1793-99 Nelson, Thomas M.
2 1831-33 Taylor, Win. P. 1843-45 Taylor, Win.
1~43
Holmes, David
1797-09 Nicholas, John
Jackson, Edward B.
1820-23 Patton, John M.
1×30-37 Tyler. John (late President
1:95-07 Pennybacker, I. S.
1637-39: of U. S.)
( 1813-17 Pindall. James
1817-20 Walker, Francis
1793-95
§ 1823-27. Powell, Alfred H.
1825-27 White, Francis,
1813-15
Jones, Walter
¿1803-11
1792-13 Vilson. Thomas 1815-17 Wise, Henry A.
1211-13
1833-43
Ileath, John
1793-9- Newton, Thomas
Gordon, Wm. F.
1-01-15
1843-45 Lewis, Win. J. 1.98-01 Love, John 1893-11. Lucas, Edward ₹ 1913-19 1825-27, Lucas, Wm. F. 1797-01 Loyall, George
1803-17
2 1233-33 Leftwich, Jabez § 1835-41 Lewis, Joseph
1773
114
148
MISCELLANIES.
OBITUARY.
Below are obituary notices, drawn from the Obituary in the American Almanac, of public individuals, natives and residents of Virginia and the District of Columbia, who have died within the last ten or twelve years. The perusal will create retrospec- tions, too often lost amid the engrossing scenes of the present, and the demands of the fature.
1832
Oct. 13 .--- At Norfolk, John F. Holt, nearly twenty years mayor of that borough.
Nov. 19 .- At Washington city, aged 60, Philip Doddridge, a member of Congress, a distinguished lawyer, and one of the ablest men in the body of which he was a member.
1833.
Jan. 29 .- At Warrenton. N. C., in his 64th year, John Hall, recently judge of the Supreme Court of N. Carolina. He was born in Staunton, Va., and when a young man removed to N. C. His life was pure, and his integrity unspotted.
May 24 .- At Philadelphia, aged 60, John Randolph of Roanoke.
Nov. 17 .- At Columbus, S. C., aged about 90, Colonel Thomas Taylor. He was born in Amelia co., Va., in 1743. He has been styled " the patriarch of the states-right party of South Carolina."
Dec. 21 .-- At Twiford, in Westmoreland co., Va., in his 74th year, John P. Hungerford. He was an officer in the revolutionary war, and afterwards a member of Congress.
Feb. 1I .-- In the Capitol at Washington, Thomas Tyler Bouldin, M. C. Before he was elected a mem- ber of Congress, he had been a lawyer of high rank, an able and upright judge ; and he was highly respected for his integrity.
Feb. 18 .- At Washington city, in his 62d year, the Hon. William Wirt, the author of the Life of Patrick Henry, and of the British Spy.
April 13 .- At Norfolk, Gen. Robert B. Taylor, an eminent lawyer, and a judge of the General or District Court of Va. ; a man greatly respected, and much lamented.
Oct .-- At Petersburg, of cholera, aged about 4d, Gen. William H. Brodnar, of Dinwiddie Co., Va., distinguished as a lawyer and a philanthropist, and for several years a very prominent member of the Ilouse of Delegates. He signalized himself' in the debates on the abolition of slavery in 1831, advocating a gradual and cautious abolition ; and also, in opposition to the doctrines of President Jackson's Procla- mation of Dec .. 1832.
Near Monongahela, Va,, aged 97, Col. John Ecans ; & commander of a regiment of militia in the revolution, and a member of the convention that formed the first constitution.
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March 2 .-- In Bath co., Va., aged about 77, Gon. Samuel Blackburn, a soldier of the revolution. an eminent lawyer, and for many years a conspicuous member of the legislature. At his death he libera- ted his slaves, forty-six in number, charging his estate with the expense of transporting them to Liberia. April 2. At Philadelphia, in his 730 year. James Brown, who was born in Virginia in Oct. 1760. In 1812, he was elected a member of the U. S. Senate from Louisiana, and in 1823 appointed minister to France. He was distinguished as a lawyer and a stitestitn.
April 25 .-- Aged about 40, Jonathan P. Cushing. President of Hampden-Sidney College, which offire he had held for fourteen years. He was born in New Hampshire. The institution over which he pre- sided was greatly indebted to his well-directed zoal, talents, and influence, and he was highly esteemed for his virtnes. By his will he emancipated his slaves, sixty in number, providing amply for their removal to Liberia ; and also give about $40,000 to establish schools in Albemarle, and the adjoining county
May 13 .- In Brunswick county, in his 84th year, Rro. Edward Dromgoole, father of the Hon. George C. Dromgoole; a minister of the gospel sixty-three years, and a magistrate and member of the county court forty-five years.
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