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Show ilEATH OF COL. SEAD. Maxv Silt Lako people, particularly particu-larly if they have visited New York an i Washington, will remember Col. Thos. L. .Snead, In whom Utah, after he had visited this region, found an ardent and able champion. To some tho account ot his death will not be news, to most of our readers, however, it will be asad surprise. sur-prise. Wecllp the following sketch or his lire rroai the Xew i'ork OUibe of, which he was formerly one of the editors, believing It will be of interest even to thojo who were not 'acquainted with tho genial and courteous Colonel: It Is wt&rllnri ot beartfe.t rtzrst IM we aaooanee tbo suddea death from teait (si)nrot.uSt3 lTin oroctotwr.at&isreil; dence la uns eity , at Colonel Tbran U SoeaJ.Otteof tha foaadsrs and first editor ot Lbia pi?er. Cjloael daead was born in UenilcoGouaty,Virziata,os Jaaaary icta, 1623, and alter rradoatinjc trom lllchnioiil College ao'J the UniTenL, j-of V. lrxlnia, and t actfriaenily sedng for some time as protestor pro-testor oi baua Itteralare la Richmond Col lege, he was admitted to the bir. la 1933 he went to reside1 lautoau.wnera he edited thj St. l.Mt llmltolit, a jarsildeToted,to (Southern rateresu and to the esnse of te cession. lie soon teeaaio prominent feilare in Miwoiri polillca, and earlr in the poliUcal strife which preceded the Civil war, he becime private tecretarr of Ulatrborae r. Jacison, Governor of Xtissonri. While occupying this position there oc correJ -at et. IU the celebrated conference bc.ween General Jacxson, oeBcral ltfce and himself on the one side, and l.cnenl Nitainicl I.jon, General frank 1. lilair and Major Conant on the other side. This conference, which was for the pnrpot of preserrlnz the neutrality ol XLUsonrl la the war. Colonel snead has most graphically described la fall well luonboox-rte right tor JIlisouii," In which be draa-swith irraphle stall the re-mirtatt'e re-mirtatt'e ability of General athan.el Lyon After tb war broke out he was sp pointed lint aid de-camp to Governor Jacx-ton. Jacx-ton. thea aetinj; ASJaunt General ot the MiMoori State el oard under sterling- trice, and finally Cblvf ot 313 or tbe Army or tbe iVciL llGtoolaaaenrepartlathebaii.es of noonvUe, Carthage, v iltoa's Creel, and texin jton, ln each of which ne bore hlmieti with UUngaitbed gallantry, lie was elected to the Confederate Congress, in which he served oa the Forebra Affair Committee and was acure la his efforts to Sln support for the Confederate cause fromtranes asdbngiand. Alter the war was over he came loew Tors and met General 1 ranc U air, his old antagonist la Missouri, and one who had n cognized it bin a locnua we 1 worthy ol bts eeL General illalr took him by Ida hand and introduced htm to the owner of the iM!y .jr of this cty. who offered btauc managing editcriliip of his pitr. After aucxurjc.n, lhe dalles of this pofl mm for two svars, bcla dcsiroas vf re sammr his regular profession, be was au-miitedlotheuarot au-miitedlotheuarot .New Tori in 1C. llu eou'hern Interctls absorbed bis attention fur some years aner this, and as to jn a. his leltare permiued it, be tct tanueit to wnlo his now coleurated wore Tue Flgbi for ill.on." a uoox wbtoa hi) received me hi2CipproTa and commeLdauon, not only from historical critics for US per fea fairness and absolute accuracy, bat also from muiury cxitics, for Its marked abilur and just criticism of the movements of tbe war. At Ibo tlm: of his death Colonel Snead was engagel oa tha second sutume et his boos, and It Is hoped aa 1 belie be-lie ed that It Is In mca a stage of advancement, advance-ment, that, wua tb aid ofthi rjipers h has le't tchlad Um, It can be comp eted by the lovie; aa 1 competent bands eager to render this terviee to tbe dead. -nlth aretnrsing utte lor jiurnilism. Colonel rnead. early u lljS, accp.cd the offer tendcrtt to him and to Mr Tait, Joinuy, to orgastic and edit the (."tote. a. a close Undent of til own country, who had been' Inuinitcly interested In lit nil lor and aihivug a crucial knowledge of men and Uunji, at home and abrjsd. such a. was possessed by ten lirina; m n,with,la addiuoa, the literary ability to give fall ana ue -aprctsiou lo bis views, Coioacl eacau Itouetsed a special fitness for the task be then undertooxjlitdut.ea la connection with uus i .per wero always a labor ot lore with hiin.snd it is graUfjlaglo reflect tost he watable to import macn of his own pleas ins personality Into tbo columns of the CH. His failing health, however, demanded de-manded a rest trom all labors, and he rein re-in ctanlly resigned his editorial ponuon last jear,dtTotlnj use ircsgta aid opportanity tilt stills commtnd to tbe coapteUoa 01 his book. Saice then Lis beilth has been morcprleti precarloat, sad although his end came suddenly it was sot altogether sncipected by those who were aware of hit premoaftlons oa tbe subject. lie wu Almost from lu commencement, s prominent member of the Union Clab, and few of those enrolled oa Us books nnm bercdumtay friends withia lu walls. He was al.o a member ot tbs tsoalhenl -Ollety and the laterctu gave aa IntereiUng and moittoaching mirk ef their profosndrc grttat his death by pssiponirg one of the festivals of the insutullia la hjnorot his memory. Colonel Sneid was a mia of brilliant pint, and lathe test tease or the word a true ant perfect geaUemiu. This is no mere descriptive ngare of tpec.b , It repra senu theitapretti-mlcfion toe mtnd after every contact with him. rcw men had so Innmsieaaacqaalntanca with allthedis-tiegniined allthedis-tiegniined people ot the pretest aa1 past generation, and stiU fewer were i absolutely Indifferent er contenptneus ot the claims of mere station, sta-tion, t-nselflih, genial, courteous aad kindlxia every relation of life, his society wasCovctedbyaIt,aalhisdeiih createta IvaeauowhiciiltwUl bo impossible tod. 4a the bearU of those who knew him, poor and rich alike, be leaves behind him a frag. rant memory, and perhaps we cannot do better lo ending this Inadequate tnbuteto bis memory than by qnoUog one paragraph from tbe letterot condolence which Mayor Grant haa written to Mrs. Snead "By those who enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance, amoagstwbom X am proud to ciatidcr mytclf.yoar husband's memory -wM ever be cherished with feelings of the highest esteem and regard." |
