The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-28
wILLIAm RUFUS KING.

WILLIAM 1sIEUO
Ye have already announced the death of tho
Vice President of the United States, the Hon.
WILLIAM Rrrcs king. The Nssshington Union
of "Wednesday gives Siogra iIlical sketch Of the
deceased, which viii be interesting 10 our read
ers:
+ Col. King was born on the et Of a prii, 766,
iii sam pson county, North Carolina. After COM
llvtiHg ms education az the University Of ms
native State, hc becaIue IA student Vi law IN tie
utice vi William Duffy, Ut Fayettevie. At The
age OF twenty, lie elected Il representative e
o1 his native county IN The A., gisiatufe of the
State. At the age ut twenty four. he cho-
sen representa- We in Congress from the Viii
mngton let, and of the party which advo-
Gated and supported the of 1872. he Il
Jealous and consistent Hftmher. Ia the spring
Uf 1916. lie resigned hIs set IN the House OF
Representatives, aud accompanied VIM. PInck-
nes, uf Mary yiand, secretary of legation, first
To Naples aud then u 81. PetersburgtI, t. which
courts MIR. Pinckney Was sent minister pleu-
llputentItry. On his return the United States,
III the winter of iSIS-l9. Mr.. King fixed his
residehce IN Dallas county, in the then Terrific
ny Vf Aabama. lie elected a member of
tue Convention TO establish "a State Government,
and WAS appointed on the committee frame AZ
constitution. with the lion. John ". Walker.
lie elected one Of the first two senators who
represented Alabama III the Congress of the
UuIted states. la 1923, IN 1923, in S34, aud
/ $40, lac WAS reelected I" the Senate. la 1914
he accepted the mission 10 France. with the es-
pecIal otject Of facilitating the annexation OF
Texas. lie Was II rtmarkabiy successful IN his
mission. haSng by his skill ',ud prudence entire
/ ly prevented rue opposition OF the French gov
erImeut Ia that measure. In Is Is he WAS made
senator from Aiab ma, by appointment nf tbe
Governor, 10 tt vacancy occs STONED hy the
resgnauon 81 the !ion. Arlhur p. Bagb@, sent
munster I" Eussa. Ia 1873 he WAS elected by
the Legislature Iur a.full term of six years. In
6JO, on The accession of Mr.. Fillmore To the
frcsiuemcy. he Was unanimously chosen Presi-
uent OF the Senate. BY the baltimore Conven-
ton uf the "a OF June, 1872 he was made the
uemocr@ttc candidate f,ir the Vice Presidency,
ana Was e.ccted ~ that office by tue people in
the ensuing November In the winter of 1851
%, Col. A.ng began To suffer from "a pulmonary
affection. winch gradually grew 50 alarming ia
IT'S symptoms that he advised 10 seek aiicyi-.
atio! tropical c innate. Accordingly, Ia the
HIouJh OF tebru-ry lac IuEht repuse and relief
IA The ls'Itid OF Cuba; hGt discovering that his
dSease MAS tatut, he determined 10 die In his
own and. liis wasting strength birely survi-
we'd the journey - bIs nome in the country.
Scarcely ha / he crossed the threshold ul MS
house when he sank la tie rePose %. death.
Col. King VAS never MARI ed; bur ughout
lie. as III the last struggle with death, he vu-
joyea Jlie ;iitrctiouatc regard and kiu uiui~tr!-
lie was ot nature t. the warme>t regard I
of his pers nal Ir. .rl~. and 10 command the I
res 'eoI 90, all o. 50 an j lyme t m g an NOUS
heart intrepid coUr: -, ana The Hio, - use of
Aui,ur, Ie VS. tie very mo3cl OF II z, ,uteman. .
lust In All h.s IciatiuuS wiGh the word. cuUrte- !
Jus AID {, Lei uo. Ia as "a ani. r., g,u,ruus in
his Impulses, lac iSetT Htc OF unus Ial length I
and rospous Di iJy, without iucurrng the b.eIn-
lsn of Il solitary reIruacL A.s honor. This
country has produced nD man whose character
better bear the rest scrutiny. As "a /
statesman. Ia ; qualities were rather safe and
sold than 'iazz..ng Soundncss of Judgment,
fertility of resource, penetrating saglciry. s.u
infexibie fidelity t" principle. prudence ami
caution, gave him that weight Ia counsel and
that control of others which tIie more brilliant.
hut less useful intellect can never command.
His public life was uninterrupted series of,
successes. NJ man euioyed III larger measure
the confidence Of thnSr who were cIl9ible Of ap
prcciatng his worth as i attvSted bV his re-
peatt election 10 the prcsid ncy pro ten. of the
Seuitte. AM i,y F'e b ri c5t=cI "f every emi
neIit st tresn IN "f every party IN the country.
When mau "t such unsuilied character, such
solid worth, ahd of such great influence with
tn. country. fl : in the s;hatge of the high ,
function of Vice President, the nation may wen {
mourn its +u~s. Ot genius. cap Icity, and cXPe-
rience ia the public ser ice, the country uiay
feel SAINT; bat where 5hrll we find another
ia whom are united 81 much of integrity. honor.
ma gnaninity. discretion, sIglcity. courtesy aud
sound ability as were blrn led in the cliract,ri
aud illustrated III the career of WILLINM BUFUs
KING-the chivalrous gentleman and spot.ess
patriot II