New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-11
Uriftord FILLMORE.

Rv the death of Gen. TAYLOR Mr.. FILL
MORE becomes President Of the United
States. In these circumstances brief re-
capitulatiOn Of the leading facts in his his
tory will be interesting to the public.
Mr.. Fillmore was born a. Summer Hill,
Cayuga Co. New York, on Jan. 7, 1900, and
is accordingly lew little over 30 years old
His father was farmer in very limited cir
cumstances. The family removed to AurO-
70. Erie Co. in 1919, where the father still
carries ON q farm Of moderate dimensions
the writer hereof has often passed the mod
est house where reside the family of the
President, in o style not more pretending
than is common to thriving farmers of that
prosperous district. The narrow means Of
the father did not permit the bestowal on the
on the son Of any other than a most limited
common school education. When 10 years
old he was set to learn the trade of clio
thier at which he worked for four years, i'm
proving all his spare time in reading books
from little library in the village where he
lived. At the age of 10 he made the ac-
oaintance of Judge Wood Of Cayuga
Co. who detected the latent talents of the
Young man, and induced him to study law,
for which he generously furnished the
means. Mr.. Fillmore remained in Judge
Woods Office above years studying with
that industry and perseverance which have
distinguished him through life: during this
time he also taught school in the Winter
months in order himself to provide for his
expenses as far as possible. In 1922 he en-
tered law Office at Buffalo and passed a
year studying and teaching, when he was
admitted to the bar and removed to Aurora
to commence the practice Of his profession,
In 1896 he married Abigail, the daughter OF
Rev. Lemuel Powers; she will no douD'
hereafter preside at the White H'use' 1e'
eral wears were now mainly employed py
Mr.. Fillmore in dilgent judicial studies anu
in the limited legal practice OF a country
49, IT, 1900 he was elected to the As
sembly Of New-forK I'LL"
idurine which time he removed MS residence
70 Buffslol held seat in that body. Here
\. ma,kable for constant devotion to,
and unuearied industry in his duties. lie
,0ot . nrominent and influential part in the
onsc,ment of the law abOlishing imprison-
,nsnt for debt. In 1882 he was elected to
the XxIIId Congress and served creditab,yy.
Tn the Fall of 1886 he was again returned far
shs same sfioe and acted as Member Of the
Committee on Elections in the famous New
Jersav .Broad-Seap case, and in that capa-
city established his reputation in the House.
lie was reelected to the next Congress and
nov assumed the responsible position OF
chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and
Means. In the duties of this post at try
inc crisis, he manifested the industry, dig
r;tv of bearing, efficient practical talent,
and ability to secure the confidence of his
colleagues which had before distinguished
him His public reputation perhaps rests
more upon the manner in which he filed this
,ost In the XXvIIth, Congress than on any
other portion of his career.
Af,er this, resisting the opportunities OF
b;s friends and the Wing Convention OF hi'
District, Mr.. Fillmore returned to Buffalo
10 the practice Of his profession. In ioA
bs was run by the Wings of New-York ior
Governor, and was beaten by Sila: Wright
=. the same time that the seoalled hOe, ~
party gave the vote Of the State tat f., p .as
Of Slavery. In lS47 he was elected :, Con-
,,o,lsr Of the State, and removed to Albany
70 discharge the duties Of that Office which
he held till February, lS49' when he 70
IL signed ed it, prior to hi. induction into the
Vi. Presidency, to which post DO had been 81
elevated b, the Presidential election OF l' ~
-Thi, i no place TO speculate on the