New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-31
THE LATE LUTHER SEVERANCE.

The following incidents connected with the history
Of Mr. Severance, from The Rural IEtdligencer, will
will be read with interest:
Thirty years ago-to us it seems but a. yesterday
we made the acquaintance OF 1sxen haired youth
who came TO this place just out Of bis apprenticeship
10 Gales & Seaton publishers Of The National Intel
hgtncr, Washington. He came es an ADVENTURE IN
the printing business and issued proposals for pa
per-there wss none in Augusta-and called it The
kennebec Journal. He printed and editei bis own
pspersettiDg the types at his case from the think
ing machine OF bis own head. He proved TO be the
ablest editor that Maine ever had. In less than i've
years the people toI ced him into seat IN oar Legsa
ture then holding its temporary sessions IN Portland
Afierw ard be was chosen 10 the State Senate again
and again then he forced into the Congress Of the
Uniieo States and lees than twenty yesrs saw the
poor apprentice boy that left Washington IN 1925,
seeking bis fortune down East now "a member OF
the National LIE gslature in the same city, one Of the
most talented .fcie Mt and hopored members Of III 81
body. Meanvhle, he conducted his paper with as
much readiness sDd fidelity as ever tie never sought
ofiice-supremely modeet-it was always fOrcsd upon
him. and the favor done by him 10 the public,
DOT by the public TO him. whenever he accepted O
public trust II was be that made Willard Fillmore
Vice. President OF the United States and the death
Of Gen. 1ay Tor made hin President Retiring from
Congress TO the editorial post Of The keanebec Jour
nal his health began 20 fad him, and President lay
Tor offered him an appointment As Commissioner OF
the United States 10 the Sandwich lslanfs He wss
there four years, and returned last summer with
q cancer upon his under lip, which has nov eaten
out the whole lower portion OF bis face and into his
throat, and has destroyed the poger OF speaking and
mssiicatIg food and yet. true TO bis railing pas
sion" be contives 10 write articles every week
for his old paper, The keRHsbee Journal.
From the same paper, we copy the close OF feel
ing obituary Of the deceaSod:
lie could oumunca,e with his family only by
writing and the las, words he were his
dying bed, under circumstances which showed the
I.ps dbers Of bis soul Tor it, ascent 10 the spirit
land. Beckonirg bis daughter 10 biz side with faint
hand tracing the request upon slie b. sgnifed his
ds,rs that sbe would ting. The request MA Affect
ing and abe mixed what, II hing ia particular he
nos desired her 10 siog lie seized thepencil, and
with trembling, dying gra'p, wrote:
o" would not live siwsy. ssh not 10 stay"
One can conceive how amid bleeding hearts and
weeping eyes dutiul child neIvod herself TO 'oothe
the departing spri, Of ono father with the melody Of
that affecting A. iis close be- bcckoned 10 faith
ful religious brother Who hal stood by him during all
his suisiings since bis return 10 Augusta TO koe- AZ
bis bedside aud pray. lilo did so and God heard tina,
prayer Luther Severance u no moie--raiher no IS
forever No could bo taken from among rs
more universally Beloved. nose sincerely snaued.
All feel ~ DO nournsrr. Tho City, the Sts,s tho Re-
lnblio-eseh las lost one VI lie m9st valuable nso
Ills sgo wss 81.