Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-30
Mr.. FILLMoRE's ORIGIN AND CAREER.

Mr.. Ex-senator RWEs's eloquent eulogium upon
Mr.. FILLMORE will render peculiarly interesting TO
those who had the pleasure Of hearing it, the fol-
lowing brief account of Mr.. FILLMoRE's early life
and subsequent career:
'sMrILARD FILLMORE is a native Of New York. He was
born in Cayuga county, place called Summer Hill,
the 9TH Of January, 1900 His father, Nathaniel Fillmore,
born in Burlington, Vermont, It'll he emigrated
early life to the part of New York. then wilderness
and in 1919 purchased farm in Erie county, which he still
cuvates The educational advantages enjoyed by young
Fillmore very slender the Bible and such books
used in the very schools then existing, the
limits Of his literary pursuits until the age Of fifteen when he
was appreniced 10 the woocardng business in Livingston
county He was afterwards placed with person in the
business in the town where his father resided and passed four
years the trade devourng in the time the
small village library At the age of nineteen fortune threw
in his way benevolent man, who had the penetration dis
the youths good parts and the kindness place him
in a condition TO cultivate them This gentleman the
late Walter Woods man whose should be held in
by all who have known what is struggle with
adversely and gather knowledge in the hobeset waysdes
of early poverty Judge Wood or this benevolent gentle
man lawyer possessed good library and handsome
fortune He prevailed upon young Fillmore quit the trade
Of woocarng and take to the study OF law The cohier
apprentice purchased the remainder of his me and studied
law and surveying in the Office of his benefacor until he was
twenty During this time he partly supported himself
by teaching school, In 1921 he removed Erie county,
and entered lawyers Office in Buffalo, where he pursued
his legal studies, and taught school for his support until
1928, when he admitted to practice in the Court Of Com
Pleas From this time his has been up up up.
He first commenced practising in the village Of Aurora in
Cayuga county, but returned TO Buffalo in $780, where he
still resides In 1929 he elected member Of the State
Legislature, and was reelected the succeeding years.
"In 1882 Mr.. FfLLNoRE elected TO Congress, and
again 1885, when he distinguished himself by his epor,
the New Jersey election He reelected to the
next Congress by alagey increased majority and placed
the head of the Committee of Ways and Means in which
post be gained great distinction by his energy apness and
industry, and by the wisdom Of his and the ability
with which he advocated them. Al the close Of this Con-
gress he declined reelection and resumed the practice of
his profession the bar In 1914 he nominated by the
Wings for Governor Of the State ia opposition sas Wright,
but unsuccessful Last year he elected Comptroller
Of the State, and has SLED the Office with honor to himself
and profit to the people.
"Mr. FILLMORE is in his 49h year. ine usty looking
man, with sanguine temperament tall commanding pre-
sence, and grave but goodnatured He an
excellent specimen Of genuine Northern Yankee, old
Rough and Ready of the Southern Breed They both
unadulerated Americans who nothing to adventurous
circumstances but have been seceaed by their native
energies The colleges in which they have acquired their
knowledge the busiest and trying haunts Of every
day life. We cannot doubt their election by greater mao
y than any Presidential ticket has received since the days Of
Washington, that the country will rejoice and grow pros
porous under their benefcent rule"