Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-02-25
THE FIR Z Il M A N.
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, FEB. %, t847
COL Jonathan P, Miller.

OJI L IuuINl'
Last week. in our ABSENCE tie death of this dis
tingushed and amented feow-citzen, was announced;
but we are unwilling to let the event pass without
some further expression of the esteem which, have
good to believe was entertained for the deceas-
ed by this entire community.
Col Miller was a native of Randolph in this State,
and fitted for college at the academy in that town.
Before entering however, he obeyed the call of his
country, and enlisted into the army, where if mis-
take not, he spent two years. and portion of the time
in active service. Ole was member of Burlington
college at the time of It's destruction by fire in 1924.
In the July following, he embarked from Boston for
Greece, and when arrived there entered the Grecian
service; was engaged in several battles, and suffered
many prvaoDs, in common with the Inflated Greeks
He returned in Nov, 1896 after an absence of over
two years, and during the winter occupied in this
and other States, in lecturng upon the condition of
Greece, soliciting contributions to It's aid. In Feb 81
and while thus engaged, he received letter from the
Executive Committee for the relief of the Greeks, of
New York city, inviting him to undertake the agency
of distributing cargo of provisions and clothing made
up by contribution, to the destitute men, women, and
children, and non-combatans ofGreece He sailed from
New York in March, 1927 and discharged the arduous
duty assigned him to the satisfaction of the committee
He returned in May, 1897 and the journal kept by him
was publishedby the Harpers, entitled "The condition
of Greece III 1928" On his return to this country,
he brought with him two orphan brothers, who are now
educated and well settled in this country.
After his return from Greece, COL Miller entered
upon the practice of the law IN this village, which he
pursued for several years. He was elected for one or
more years to the State legislature, and whilst there
if we mistake not, broke ground in favor of those
measures for the abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia, and in the territories and the prohibition Of
the interstate savetradc which have in later years
received the unanimous sanction ofour Legislature, and
also been adopted by most ofthe free States,
From the first inception of tho anti-savery move
mentin this country, Col Miller cspoused the cause OF
the crushed slave of America with the same generous
sympathy and devotion that had previously marked his
abors in behalf of the suffering Greeks In l840 he
visited London and took active part in the Worlds
Anti-Slavery Convention. His unremitting labors in
the Liberty cause for the last ten yeas-hs great sac
rhces, of money, time, personal feelings and public
reputaon,-tho best possible evidences of bis hearty
and conscientious devotion to the cause-have partc-
ulary endeared him to the hearts of his co-laborers
who have learned by sad experience, to place high
estimate upon the few who boldly open their mouths
for the dumb, and plead the cause of the poor and
needy!
As citizen Col. Miller was generally beloved
Generous, kind to the SICK charitable to the poor OF
every nation and color his loss will be deeply felt and
his memory will be held in grateful remembrance by
muttudes who have receive aid at his liberal hand
Ola warm, ardent mpulsive temperament which
had been heightened for the last few years by severe
physical disabity,-CoL. Miller was not without the
proneness to those momenlary faults and excuses
which are consequent, less, upon such nature
as his; but man could be more alive to them than
himself, or more forward to acknowledge and make
every amend that the heart of man could DESIRE And
that the few personal opponents will lot say enc
sthat COL Miller had while living, were so for
opinions sake rather than for any radical defect of the
heart, is abundantly shown by the fact that deep
feeling of grief and bereavement pervades the entire
community.
"Peace be with thee, o our brother,
In the spirit-land
Vanly look we for another,
In thy place to stand"