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DIED, at his residence on the planta-
ton Of Thos. B. Watson, Esq, on Sat
urday last, Col. WILLIAM RlvEs, a ma
tive Of Georgia, and for several years
past, resident of this county.


Col. Rlves was one of the oldest and
most respectable citizens Of our count :.
He had in abundance all those qualities
that ennoble human nature, and ensure
the respect and love of good men. His
heart was kind; his disposition open,
brave, and disinterested. Perhaps few
men ever lived more free from selfish
ness than the deceased. He lived more
for his friends than he did for himself,
and would at any time have sacrificed
his life for their safety. His actions
werepure representatives ofhisthoughts.
The child-like simplicity of his DISPOSE
ton, made him ignorant Of all disguise
or deceit. If an honest, brave, disinter-
ested, patriotic citizen is a loss to our
community, such loss we have sus-
tanned. His death will spread gloom
over the hearts ofall his friends, and
the hearts of all his acquaintunces, ca
pable of appreclaiing that which makes
human character glorious. He died as
he lived, facing the horrors of death
without an emotion of fear, confidently
relying upon the honesty and purity of
his life, and his faith in the religion of
Christ, as his passport to happiness.