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Use Late Senator M orehead--Remil- scences
Of Col SchouTar The Nomination CT Id
ward Everett as Minister to England Anec-
dote Of Henry Clay

Of Col SohouIar The Nomination Ct I'd
ward Everett as Minister to England Anec-
dote Of Henry Clay
From the Cincinnati Gnzette, December 80.
DEATH OF \ GREAT AND \ GOOD MAN.
Yesterday morning at , O'Clock ;hc Hon. Jas.
+. Morohead, ex-Goyrrnor and eN-l uited states
senator of kentucky, died in CovIngton, oPpo-
site this city. He was born On the 2lth ii May,
l7g7 in the county of Bullet. In the spring If
1913 he entered Pennsylvania University, wher"
he continued I 70 ycars. lie commenced the
study of law in Russeve, Logan county, I'M
der the Honorable II +. Brodnax. and eonsc-
quently in the office of the Honorable j. }. Crit
tenden, who WIS then living i'll Russelville. In
1913 he removed to bowling Green and com
menced the practice of law. In the years ISIS,
1899 and 1880 he was a member of the Kentucky
Legislature from the county "f Warren.
In 1892 he was elected Lieutenant Governor
of Kentucky, aud by the death of Governor
Breathitt in 1881, he became Governor OF the
state. In the fall of I-;i6 he resumed tile prhc-
tee of the law in Frankfort. In March, 1881,
ho was appointed the agent for the sale OF the
bonds for internal improvement purposes. In
the spring of 1888 he appointed President
Of the Board Of Internal improvements which
Office he held until February, 1sli, when he
elected To tht Senate OF tho United Stntr'
for the term of siX years. which office he filled
with distinguished ability aud "a the satlstac-
ton of his constituents. Subsequently r,'mov-
cd 10 C"vington, opposite this city, IN re-
sumcd the practice "i his proiessiOn,and IN which
place he died.
Such i, II menrrr statement the ollie al sta
tons which he has held. lie was a gentleman
in the truest acceptatuu of that term. He pos
sessed brilliant attanments. and was one at Tia"
best OF kentucky orators and statesmen. In
the private walks of life he WIS without sta or
bemish and in the discharge Of public duties ais
whole aim was 10 serve hi, country aud tho Q al
lant people who had honored him with their con-
/ fdence
lie was oyer faithful to hi sstrust and nub.r
! representative of Kentucky hospitality aud Ncl. -
lucky honor. He loved his native state with fill
/ ial affection, and he loved the Onion with true
patriotic regard 1t was our fortune Ia know
! the deceased urrsoually Less thana year ago
weyisited his humble but hnsptabc home with
one of the most dstupni. shed editors of the coun-
ty Mr. Thurlow Weed of New York He con
vGrsed of mnnv tbinc- connected with his public
/ life and particnlnrly of the rart he took while It,
senator of the Irnitrl States IL obtain tie con.
6rnatiou at C;ovnrunr Everett a. Minister TO
ENGLAND in ISL Governor Everett had been
nominated Ia, tanorl Harrison far tb,t hiph iii ..
,,lo,,,,i, no.;ti,n III. conformation was 9apu,-
ed by some of the hot-h.a,led senators from the
Sontb an ,be ,,,,n,d that t,nv.rnnr Everett was
m aholtinni., md Gar 4, Will. bis confirmation
re,,ainnL IN damn,
Tho fooling IN the North was intense. and th.
rci.ctinn If ur Fvrr,tt wooL have been re-.
,,1l,I aj ;,l,, -, ~, .,,; and j., l;,,,it,, tn
dthawLoIn Nth and w,,,Jd hive riyrn rls,. to
sectional nninn.i,i.s which it would bave been
lo;.nI, - ,'l,a,. Cav unrabanI viii, tlnt
Nv W. - ';S .' ,,n;,
"a1 E,;lo nr IN, ',a,t h. ,nl r. n,.ct md i, faat
I'M. ,,;,,.t ,,,I;,i,,,, ., do conformation of ono
~ AmGric,s' fs,;n,,n;. bod sons lie d,yeIt. how
,,.,. viii ,l,a,,,,,,,' ,,,d ,;le nm fla. courso
which III, d;,,in,,nis LnI odIlaa,,,a Uenry CI,v
,onl in thar imn"rtant ovent We sLnll never
trao, hi. ,i,,,.il;,,,n,' e ,La a,hoto
( chief onnonent of Mr. Everett was the hate
Vice President of fine United States, VIM king.
who made n snrecb nroinst the combinations and
concluded by saving. if AN aboltionist 50 marx ed
the confirmation of the United States Senate,
that the Union would soon he Mt an end Mr.