The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-04-28

The West Ncw,oa's mail, received OF Monday last,
brought the melancholy siAiacs Of the deccse OF the
Hon. W.n. X. k.ag, Vice President { tie United
States. This sad event occurred a, his residences IA
Alabama, the 18Th inst, where he arrived on the
day previous Thus has death made yacan, the Sec
ond ONCE IL the nation, 10 which he was triumphan;-
ty eiecsedb by the Democracy, in November last, He
VAS ever zfa|ous, vet partizan and held
high place in tae affections of his PARTY, as the fol-
lowing brief sketch OF his active political life, taken
from AN exchange paper, abnnianly shows
William Il. King was Dor, in North Carolina, in
l1s6. aud at the time Of his death was six,y-seyen
years vi age. At the early age Of twenty, he VAS
chosen iy tie people Of sampson coa,y 10 represent
them al the State Legislature At the 4 e Of TWEEN
t,-onr, h oec;cd A member Of The Twelfth
Congress. which assembled in the autumn Of ISL
tp"n this broad theatre, yona. King fully justified
by hls MISC, l:.ai. AMI fa,iotic c9ut-e the wisdom
ct those who coaied mach to one so yonthfM and
aexPe. fenced Oar difficulties wi,h England were
drawing rapidly TO c.is.- The course Of iha. ar
rosapt government, had tied our Na,ioaa; patience to
The utmost. Tae alternative Of di,honor or an ac-
peal 10 arms, ai,ae remained ana with Cahoul and
Clay, anI o;her is ious pat, lots, hin, gave his IN
,'icace and voice tJr the atter.
hen peace was re.toted, lie resigned back i,.o
tic haats OF his Constituents the Office tey had con-
ieire upoa hans, and a. Secretary If Legation ac.
cdm.'an:ea Na.n Piachurs, or Minister Il Ma
pies an ST. peic.,ba. "a. After a residence uf two
years at these Cuts, he returned I, the United
Satcs, and "a ISIS removed the Territory Of Ala.
baHi, where a. tioh al active Ja.t m i,,in! the
foin ia,ons Of Tat r,c.liber sf the Cont eiary
pom the aiai'.s'al vi his !opteG Stat, into iae
Uaion, h. was elected to the United States senate.
IN waioh bod, h. remained constant, for iwea,,
years, ovcr pefoi oi line, too, wh-n sote of the
avest questions wc,l have vet tested TIE adhesive
power oi oar Institutions discussed and ii, p,sed
oil.
In the Spsias If 1874, two years before the ex,i-
ration II tbs Tor Which he ha b.en as. elected
Mf hlng Mas of.,ed aad accepted III. ms ,ion t.,
iiaice. 1t VIII to. b1rn> ia mad ihat at t!,t Il ne
F.ance and En- ,,nI wee abol, ulti,r in A u,,t.,,
asainst the -xaon %! Texas to thc Uaiiei States
MIR. hing va. especially co;u.nis. . ned to defeat
Great Is itiia III Ia eltois pea feet such consun
natiol In this ha was su:ct std. Louis Pb,Hpve
alter discussing III. subject .uy vita Mr. King, b.
cane satisfied that he proposed roic.t would no,
prevent aDneAat,on, and that the interests uf his ma.
toh would DC se,i usiy c"u o.lleed bs LlacinI IN,
NoveI0aieat IA h.silc atiit.de to Uus, SO he very
wisely declined si,n'ns TIE Proposed protest. NJ.
kins - mission was successful; Ea.and dared not do
alone what shs haI contemplated ding IN conune.
ton with France.
Resis1ias his Office at the Court Of 81. Cloud, NJ,
Hing AGAIN retu nd 10 the Uaited States in N.ye,n-
be-. 1916 Ia Isis, Vacancy occains in the Uni
ted States Senate, ON Alabama, hy the resignation
of Arthur +. Ba sbY, who had been scut to Russia
MIR. hins Was appointed to the place by the Govern
or. and Ia lSl9, he was elected b., the Legislature for
the full term Of six Yeas. U,on the dea.h u P,es
dent Ia,Lr IN 1850, Mr.. King was unani,nuusi,
chosen President OF the Senate. Last November he
was elected Vice rresiden, of the United States On
the 18th Of April he died, lea ing behinI han an uu
furnished name.