American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-11
The Dea,h of norace Nlann.

The death Of Hon. Horace Mann .oi Vel. |
low Springs, has been anncun ed. He
had been seriously i'll for few days past.
but we have no further particulars as to
his last sickness.
Mr.. Manr wasa native Of Massachusetts.
After receiving collegiate education. lie
read law, and was about entering actively
upon his profession. with highly favorable
prospects. when his services were sought
as Secretary Of the Massachusetts Board
ofEducation. ~ &
The post was one then newly created,
without special honor, aud with small 9.
moluments, yet Mr.. Mann accepted it, and
by his energetic labors, aided by peculiar
qualifications as an educator" he gained
world wide reputation, and rendered
most important services to his native State.
His influence upon education throughout
the United States has been incalculable.
After discharging his duties as School
Superintendent. for long term Of years,
lie was chosen as the successor OF John
Quincy Adams in Congress, on the death
OF that venerable statesman, This position
he filed with credit though with no special
distinction, for two or three terms. He
was finally defeated OF leaving the Wing
party to join the Free Soil men. arraying
against himself the strong influence OF
Webster and the commercial interest OF
Boston.
Subsequently, Mr.. Mann was Free Sol
candidate for Governor Of Massachusetts,,
but again he was defeated. He then came
to Ohio; we believe in 1854, and accepted
the Presidency Of Antioch College, which
position he occupied up to the time Of his
death. His exertions TO put that iustitu
: .ion on 6rm pecunipry basis ars wei
known. and it is but recently that he and
bis friends were congratulating themselves
on the success of their efforts and regard
, ing prosperous future as fully secured
: The sndden decesse OF its leading spirit
; will be a severe blow to Antioch College
, and il win be difficult If not impt ssible e
!. find successor who will mako good tn
loss.
: Mr.. Mann was one OF the abest and mos
active Of the practical thinkers Of the coun
: try. He had great olearness and origin
!, atty Of intellect and language He wa
y not at all given to speculation. thoug
q naturally Of Philosophical and anAlyti
z cal turn Of mind. His great aim in Ii!
was to influence the mind OF the Tisin
generation, to mch il to the right habi
thinking and judging, and to promote tn
formation OF pure and noble character.
Ibis brief political was but an er
, isode, only tending to show more. clearl
wha, was his proper calling. He was er
: dowed With hUh moral qualities, indie
pendence, manhness. a strong sense {
! justice, aad rare iuletatigabili!y inslh
> pursuit Of objects on which he had ouc
. set his heart, His religion was rather on
" Of fconscieuliousness tl,an othigh reyerrnt
and sentiment. He was nota selfish ma,
/, and il he ever strained a point Of strict jp'
. tice, il was to. carry out an honorable pn,
pose other than advantage TO himself.
4. n any such fault he had. let its memory d
y with him. The record, of his good ceed
n and of ssfaithful career. premstutely clo'
y ed, will have lasting reiRembrance,-- 81
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