Litchfield enquirer., 1833-06-06
THE ENQUTRER.
LITCHFIELD, JUNE 6, 1888.

DIED-In New-YOrk, on Saturday night last, lsl inst. Hon. OLIVER WOLCOTT, late Governor Oi this State, aged 8 years His remains were brought to this village yesterday morning for iNIemeUG-"Od his faGeFal attended by large number of his former fellow citizens. The following brief biographical sketch we copy from the New-York American of AlOn- day evenings
 The name of Oliver WOlcOtt, signed, by the father OC him whose death we now commemorate, to the Declaration o Independence, is associated in hs- Orcal annals with Uoughl but iUstrioUs deeds. The signer of the Declaration Of Independence, and who was afterwards made Brigadier General the field Of battle at SaratOga-aWd subsequently to the peace was long Governor of COnUecticUt-had tn hiIR who has gone join the heroic band Oflhe revolution, a worthy son. While yet boy, he marched as VoI- unleer N the hastily mustered forces that rcpeled the British maraUders who during the revolutionary war, attacked DaNbury tn Connecticut, and burnt NOrwalk His mother with Spartan heroism, buckled ON his knaPs"cE' and placed the musket ." h.s hands, Hts whole subsequent life proved that the virtues and pat. rotsm Of such parents were not degenerate tn hIm- Educated for the bar he had hardly entered upOn his career when the discerning eye of Washington select ed him for Comptroller of the Treasury; in which o- fee he remained till Alexander Hamilton retired from the post of Secretary Of the Treasury when the same unerring judgment promoted the Comptroller 10 tue head ol the Department and made him Secre,ary.- This office Mr. Wolcou filled with UnQuesti0nable a- biliiy and integrity during the residue Ot Gen. Wash ngtOns administration, and the whole term o that Oi John Adams. He was cue ot the Circuit Judges NP. pointed by Mr. Adams under the Judiciary act passed at the close o his administration but which, ere n had well gOns into effect, was repealed under MT. Jeher' son. Thus thrown out of public hie at the early age of forty, MT. Wocou removed to this city n l8OO ant commenced business merchant. He was soon at the head ofa hourishing house in the China trade, and was President of the Merchants Bank, aud sub. sequently of the Bank of America. On the breaking out of the war with Great Britain in 1872, he closed his mercantile concerns and under the full conviction that the was both just and polite, gave the whole support of his name, and means, and ta!e"s 10 the dministraon-differing therein from the political friends with whom hc had always before acted.
 After the close of the Mr. Wolcott returned to his native village of LchfeId in Connecticut occu. pyng himself in the quiet cultivation ot farm, and the society of his books. He called by the voice of his fellow citizens preside over the State as his father for many years had done before aud tor ten successive elections he was chosen Governor oI Connecticut.
 Al the close othis period he removed to this city, to be n the vicinity of his children, who were settled hero; and living in great retirement and privacy, he has here breuthed his last
 The character of Mir. Wocott was strongly marked. Stern niexibe and devoted, in all that duty, honor and patriotism enoned, he in private life of the utmost gentleness, kindness and simplicity. With strong original powers which the stirring events o the revolutionary days in which he was born early deve. oped, he had acquired habit of selireliance which which results from expedeDcy, rather than right. He aimed at the right always, and al all evenls according 10 his best convc,ons and fany questioned his judS- meni, none could impeach his honesty and sincerity
 Jus,um ct tenacem rroposi,i virum
 Non civium ardor prava jubcntium,
 Non VUltus insaniis yranmi
 Menie quatil solida a....