The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-07-09

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the large circle of his family connections
aud personal friends. He was a native
of New Jersey, but passed his early life
in Philadelphia, where he received his
education. He graduated at the Medical
College in that city and soon after re-
moved to Ohio-but the profession had
little attraction for him, and he never en-
tered upon its active duties. His taste
led him rather to the study of social sci
renee in its various braches, and for the
last few years, it is needless for me to
say, he has held very important and in
huential relation to the political affairs of
the country During the thirteenth year
of his residence at Washington, in the
editorial conduct of the National Era,
he has established reputation for firm
adherence to principle combined with a
prudent regard for practical results, which
had secured the confidence of the largest
and wisest portion of the Slavery
men of the whole country. He believed
Slavery to be moral wrong social
disease, and political blunder and d.
rected all his energies to its extirpation.
But he never ignored or professed to I'M
derrate the practical difficulties with which
the question was surrounded, nor did he
erer fail into the mistake Of headlong zeaIots
and try to make denuneiation do the t0ork q
argument and persuasion. The fact that he
established popular and successful Anti
Slavery newspaper at Westinghouse
those who appreciate the influences that
prevail there-affords conclusive proof of
the practical sagacity and the wise tenn
per which presided over his performance
of duty. He ,0as no, a party man, nor the
tool Of party men, in any respect nor to any
e1tent He thought for himself and acted
upon his 0Un convictions, not obstinately,
nor with any disposition to underrate the
Importance of cooperation with Others,
but acted with friends only so long as
they sought noble ends by worthy means,
and holding all personal aspirations and
all party aims steadily subordinate to the
triumph of principle and the promotion
of the public good. He has acted gener-
ally with the Republican party, but no
aictation of its caucuses, and no ambition
Of its leaders, could euer induce him to sup
port movements ciicb his ot0n judgment
did not 0pprore He sustained the Crit.
tenden amendment to. the Lecompton bill
although eminent Anti Slavery leaders
denounced it as pledge to admit condi-
tionally Slave States into the Union
and he advocated the admission of Oregon
though majority of the Republicans in
Congress resisted and voted against it
and SO on every point of public policy
While deferential always to the advice o
those for whose opinions he had respect
he permitted none to overbear his judg
ment or control his action. The country
has great need of such men, and on &C
count of their comparative rarities il
public life, DR.. BAILEY will be missed thu
more.
There is a very large literary circle, also
, in which the grief for his death will b.
profound and sincere. The literary de
partment of the National Era has Away
} beer one of its prominent features, an'
has contributed very largely to its success
. DR.. BAILEY himself always maintained
an active supervision over it, and gave
; the character for vigor, freshness and gooC
taste by which it has always been distin
, guishsd Uncle f6m's Cabin first ap
peared in its columns; Mrs. SoUTHw0RTl
! was first introduced to the public throug
: its agency, and J. G. WHITTIER and othe
we'll known authors have been regular con
; tributorS to its pages Without any spe
: cial pre;ensions to literary eminence him
self, DR.. BAILEY was clear, stfong an
not inelegant writer, a man of fine educa
! ton aud high cultivated taste, and gifte'
} with a quick appreciation of merit i
= whatever writings were submitted to hi
S inspection.
{ In person he was rather under the me
4 dunn height, aud slightly built, with tn
t air of student rather than man {
= physical action, aud the manners Of on
!, who Stunned, rather than courted, tn
t notice OF the world at large. His CONVEX
D sation WAS easy and always agreeable
J. turning upon events rather than book
: and marked by sagacioils and charitabl
: constglction of the conduct and motive
e of public men.
e Not the least affliciing circumstance
: his decease is the fact that he leaves
: wife aud six children to mourn his d.
: parture. His eldest son was the only or
It of his family who was with him ; b
C life, in all probability, could not hay
o been prolonged had he remained at HON
a and his death was as peaceful and /
(, happy as it could possibly have been ha
e it occurred in the midst Of those who
70 he loved. There is something desola
: and cherries in the thought of friend
dying at sea; but this is more perhaps
+ Imagination shan in reality. The angus
d of surrounding friends certainly c;
10 bring no comfort to the parting soul, ar
g the murmuring of the waves as th'
g break peacefully against the couch of Il
n dying is more grateful requium than 4
r roar of traffic and the hum of busine
b which disturb the last moments OF o.
" who dies in the heart of great metro
at oils. ii j. X.
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