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Subject: [VA~Old-News] New Article for United States - Virginia
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:32:42 -0500
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Article Title: The Weekly Dispatch
Article Date: February 18 1870
Article Description: Death of R. M. Smith
Article Text:
Death of R. M. Smith
The death of this gentleman was a surprise to his friends, though he had been complaining for some time. In his death society sustained a loss. His talents and his labors will be seriously missed by the community to whose good they were devoted. He died on Monday night at Ashland, where he held the position of Professor of Philosophy in Randolph Macon College.
Mr. SMITH was, we suppose, about 50 years of age. He was born in Fauquier; commence life as a teacher, turned editor and published the Flag of 98 at Warrenton, and during Mr. Buchanans administration, removed to Alexandria, where he published The Sentinel, a Democratic paper which brought him considerable distinction as an able and spirited political writer. In 1861 he joined the Confederate cause and came to Richmond when the town of Alexandria was occupied by Federal troops. Here he was elected Public Printer to the Confederate Congress, and purchased an interest in The Enquirer, of which paper he became co-editor with Mr. TYLER. In about a year this connection was dissolved, and Mr. SMITH revived The Sentinel, which, with the exception of a brief interruption until 1866, when it was united with The Enquirer. In 1867 he retired from journalism and became principal of a female seminary in Petersburg, from which, in the course of a ye!
ar, he passed to the Professorship of Philosophy in Randolph Macon College, in which office he died.
Mr. Smith was one amongst the distinguished editors of Virginia. He was a close and cogent reasoner, and when exited to the use of sarcasm or invective, he wielded a very powerful pen. He was a conscientious and sincere gentleman and a pious Christian. He nevertheless, demeaned himself with that decision and manliness of conduct which in time of excitement is sure to raise up adversaries for a man which it secures for him attached and devoted friends. Nevertheless, he dies heartily regretted by all.
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