. Portraits of eminent Americans now living : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. ity and comparison, which accords well with his character. By tem-perance, and a careful observance of the organic laws, he has preserveda youthful appearance, and looks at least five years younger than hereally is. He dresses plainly, but neatly ; though we suspect he issomething careless of his personal appearance. But we must bring thisoutline of his character to a close. There are many private traits whichwe have necessarily omitted, because we cannot speak of the living THOMA
. Portraits of eminent Americans now living : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. ity and comparison, which accords well with his character. By tem-perance, and a careful observance of the organic laws, he has preserveda youthful appearance, and looks at least five years younger than hereally is. He dresses plainly, but neatly ; though we suspect he issomething careless of his personal appearance. But we must bring thisoutline of his character to a close. There are many private traits whichwe have necessarily omitted, because we cannot speak of the living THOMAS A. WALKER, OF ALABAMA. 233 as of the dead. We know that our sketch is imperfect: it is difficultto paint the likeness of the simplest character; but what is writ, iswrit. Now in the prime of manhood, known and respected throughout thestate, of unquestioned integrity, possessing a vigorous and well-storedmind, and a life marked by the faithful discharge of every duty, publicand private, there is no station, however elevated, within the gift of thepeople of Alabama, which he may not reasonably aspire to 4 ;n .y. w ji fK oUIKS; ;i«o IA /; /^ JESSE TURNER, OF ARKANSAS. 235 JESSE TURNER, OF ARKANSAS. Success has universally been the attendant of that person whose dis-crimination has enabled him to suit a proper action to every situationin life. The past career, the present position and character of JesseTurner, the subject of this brief memoir, indicate how he has appreciatedand acted in the circumstances that have surrounded him. The ancestry of Mr. Turner were Irish. His grandfather James, ahighly respectable former, emigrated from the north part of Irelandand settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, about the year maternal branch of the family, by name Clendenin, were alsofrom the same part of Ireland. Sooia after the settlement of the grand-father in Lancaster county, James, the father of Jesse, was the year 17G5, the family removed to Orange
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