The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-28

90 spo"ihg what may he ACCOMPLISH
60 10 The lace Of the greatest obstacles. by
intellect, aided aud controlled by eneroy
perseverance, and strict integrity, 10 pub.
; lie and private capacity.
Ills father, Nalhaplel Fillmore, is the sor
OF enc like name who served iu the French
war, and was true Wing Of the Revolu.
'on' proving bis devotion To his country.
cause by eallan,ly fighting as Lieutenant
uuoef General Stark, in the battle Of Ben
n,ng'on. He was born at Beonina,on
vermont, 10 iii, aud early 10 life re
moved to what 10 now called Summer Hill
Csyuga county, New York. where M,Iart
was born, January :, 1900 lie was q
armer and soon alter lost all his property
by bad TILE TO one Of The military lois be
purchased. About the year 1902 he re
moved to the town Of Semptonius, nov
Niles, and resided there till 1919, when he
req owed 10 Ere county, where be still
lives, cuilivatlns small farm with bis own
hands. lie VAS q strong and uniform sup.
porter of Jefferson, Madison and Tompkins,
and IS now true Wing.
The narrow neaCs of his fathe, dcn,;ved
WILLARD OF any advantages Of education
beyond What were afforded by the imper.
iect and III laugh, common schools of the
county. Books we're scarce and dear, and
at the age Of fifteen, when more favored
youths are far advanced ia their classical
studios, or enjoying in colleges the bene Fl,
oil well furnished libraries, young FILL
MORE he'd read but little except his com.
mon school books and The Bible. Attbat
period he was sent INTO the w,lds of Liying.
ston county, TO learn The clolhier's trade.
lie remained there abou, four months and
vas then placed with another person to pur
sue the same business aud wool cardlpr in
The town where bis father lived. AsmaIl
village library that was formed there soon
alter gave him The first means of acquiring
general kno"iedg GO through books He I'm.
proved The opportunity thus offered the
appetite grew by ~ha! it fed upon. The
thirst for knowledge soon became insatia,e.
aud every leisure momen. was spen, 10
reading. Four years we're passed IN this
way, working at his trade, and storing his
mad, during such hours ss he could com
mand, with the contents Of books OF history.
biography and travels. A, The age of nine.
teen be fortunately made an acquaintance
with The late Walter Wood, Esq, whom
nany VIII remenber as enc Of The most es.
Unable citizens OF that county. Judge
wood was man Of wealth and great tu /
mess capacity: he had an excellent law
braiy. but did iltle professional business.
lie soon saw that under the rude exterior
I the clolhier's boy. we're powers that only
equred proper development, TO raise the
assessor TO hlgh distinction aud usefulness,
I'd advised hun 10 quit his trade and study
Nv. la reply to The objection of lack of
tucaion, means and ftieods to aid him iu
course OF professional study, Judge W.
indly offered to give him a place 10 his
lice, TO advance money to deiray bis ex. {
snses, and vail until success in business
'oud furnish the means Of repayment !
he offer vas accepted. The apprentice ?
y bought his time; entered the office Of t
!dge Wood, and for more than two wears b
'plIed himself closely to business and stu. k
:. He read law and general literature, p
ID studied and practised surveying. "
Fearing he should incur too large deb, p
hrs benefactor, he taught school for three E,
on'hs IN the year, and acquired the means al
partially supporting himself. In the fall re
lc2l he removed to the country OF rt
he. aud the next spring entered law of. &C
G IN Buffalo. There he sustained himself de
teaching school, and continued his legal pr
dies until the spring of 1923, when he er
8 admitted TO the Common Pleas, and az
practice in The village OF Au. .1
a, where he renamed until 1880, when pr
again removed to Buffalo, and has con. up
ued 10 reside there ever since. T.
His first entrance into public life was in CO
luary, 1929, when he took his seat as a tn
mber from Erie county, to which office co
was re elected two following years. ev
lis talents, integrity and assiduous de. mo
on 10 public business, soon won for him liel
confidence of the House in 40 unex. ne
bed degree. II wssa common remark Elk
Jug iHe tHtHOeTS, u EtIitDOfe SAYS IL ti0f
ght, we will vote for it. rat
be most important measure ofa general the
ire that came up during his service IN emil
State Legislature was, the bill to abol equ
Imprisonment for Debt. In behalf Of lis
great and philanthropic measure, Mr.. I
more took an active part, urging with sus,
s~erable arguments its justice and ex relit
,ncy. and, as member of the commit. rsss
m the subject, aiding TO perfect its de. sang
That portion Of the bill relating 10 1uel
ces' Courts was drafted BY him, the and
inder being the work Of the Hon. John couu
pencer. The bill met with fierce, BILE,
enllng opposition a, every step Of its culal
Tess, and TO Mlllard Fillmore as much part.
any other man, are We indebted, for were
lglng from the statute book that relic tract
cruel, barbarous age, imprisonment, resto
ebt. the o
was elected TO Congress in the fall Of pay n
The session OF 1884 will long be the fo
nbered as the one 10 which tina, sys. Manu-
{ politics, known under the compre. hope
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