Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-04-27
Death of Vice President King.

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The Calamity which has been so long expect
led, and is much to be deplored by the people of
this Union, has at length befallen us. Hon WIN.
R.sKINGs the Vice President is no more. He
died on Monday the 18th inst, at his residence
in Alabama, and now sleeps in the family vault
in the little churchyard, lamented by the people
Of this Union, who mourn the loss of one, whom
the Nation delighted to honor. 81
The news of his death was received too late for
an insertion in our last. We give below short
review Of his history which we clip from the Ohio
Statesman of the Goth inst:
"WILL1AM R. KING was born in North Carolina,
In 17S6. He dies at the ripe age of sixty-seven.
Few men among our most illustrions have been
SO long in public life-none worn their honors
with more uprghtness, discharged responsible
ties with integrity SO unquestioned, or carried
popular regard and confidence from youth to age,
in office or in private life, with such entire ab-
sence of interruption.
Mr. KING was elected to the Legislature of
North Carolina at the age of twenty. At twenty
four he was chosen member of the twelfth Con-
gress, which commenced in December, 1911
At this period we were rapidly verging to to our
second war with Great Britain. He at once es-
poused the cause which the lamented CALHOUN
He supported vigorous measures of redress from
the earliest rupture to the day of peace.
In 1918, Mr.. KING removed from North Caro-
lima to the then Territory of Alabama. When
the State was formed he was chosen Senator in
Congress. He was reelected in 1923, 1928,
1884, and ls4o. We have now neither space
nor time to dwell upon the leading events of his
Senatorial career. To his official department
was always accorded the appreciation of his State,
and the confidence and respect Of his fellow Sen
ators. . 5
In the spring of 1914, he went to France, our
accredited Minister Plenipotentiary. Here his
services were Of distinguished value to his coun-
try. He zealously and specially devoted his eff
forts to the counteraction of those of Great Bri.
tian and France who hoped to sever the Republic
of Texas from the American Confederation. His
labors in this work were sactioned by the coun.
try in the Act of Annexation.
In l84S, Mr.. KING returned to the Senate, by
Appointment, III place Oh ARIHUR I. DAGBY, wiz
was made Minister to Prussia by Mr. Polk. II
1849 he was elected for the full Senatorial term
Upon the death of Gen. Taylor, and the success
sion of FILLMORE to the Presidency, the yacan
Vice Presidency was supplied by the election o.
Mr.. KING. In this position he discharged his du
ties highly to the satisfaction of the American
Senate and the American people, that he wa,
early looked to by large portion of the Demo
cratic party, as their candidate for the Vice Pres
idency in the late canvass. His nomination ant
| election have passed into history.
His falling health induced him to visit Cuba
in the hope that that genial and soothing cline
would restore him to his wonted strength and use
fulness. Heaven had deereed otherwise. As
certaining that his disease was augmenting it
ravages, facing his doom with resignation ant
calmness, he lately returned tsto die among hi
kindred" Scarcely had he reached his home
when the last sands of long, eventful honorable
and useful life ran out. He is dead No proud
er epitaph can be written upon the tomb of man
than, CHE SERVED HIS COUNTRY WELL" While
truth and justice last, that epitaph will be his