Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-08-11
Death of Horace Mann

The Death of Hon. Horace Mann, ofl
Yellow Springs, yesterday afternoon, is an
nounced by telegraph. He had been serious
ly i'll for few days past, but We have no
further particulars as to his last sickness.
Mr. Mann was narive Of Massachusetts,
After receiving a cole yiate education, he
read Law, and was about entering actively
upon his profession, with highly favorable
prospects, when his services we're sought as
Secretary of the Massachusetts Board Of
Education.
The post vas one then newly created.
without special honor. and with small
emoluments, yet Nr. Mann accepted it, and
by his energetic laoors, aided by peculiar
qualifications US an "educator,'' he gained
world-wide reputation, aud rendered most
important services to his native State. His
influence upon edacstion throughout the
United States has been incalcu!sble.
After discharging his duties as School
Superintendent. for long term of years. he
was chosen as the successor of John Quincy
Adams in Congress, On the death of that
venerable statesman. This: pos 'tion he fill
ed with credit, though W ith no special dis
tinction, for TWO or three terms. He was
finally defeated, on leaving the Wing party
to Join the Free Soil men. arraylng against
himself the strong influence of Webster
and the commercial interest of Boston.
Subsequently, Mr. Mann was the Free
Soil candidate for Governor of Massachu-
setts, but again defeated. He then came to
Ohio, we believe in 1854 and accepted the
Presidency of Antioch College, which posi-
tion he occupied up to the time of his death.
His exertions tc put THAT institution on a
firm pecuniary basis are well known, and it
is but recently that he and his friends were
congratu,ating themselves on the success OF
their efforts, and regarding prosperous
future as fully secured. The sudden decease
of it's leading spirit, will be severe blow
to Antioch College, and it will be difficult,
if not impossible to find successor who
will make good the loss.
Mr.. Mann was one of the ablest and most
active Of the practical thinkers Of the coun-
try. He had great clearness and originuli-
ty of intellect and language. He was rot
at all given TO mere speculation. though
naturally of philosophical and analytical
turn of mind. His great aim in life was TO
Influence the mind OF the risirg generation.
to mould il to right lhabits Of thinking and
Judging. and to promote the formation OF
pure and noble character.
His brief political career was but an
episode. only tending to show more clearly
what was his proper calling. He was en-
dowed with high moral qualities, indepen-
dence, manliness, strong sense of justice,
and rare indefatigabiiity in the pursuit of
objects on which he had once deliberately
set his heart His religion was rather one
of con scientiousness then Of high rever-
ence. or of sentiment. He was not
selfish man, and if he ever strained point
of strict Justice, it WAS to rarrv oul an hon.
orable purpose other than advantage to him
self. If any such fault he had, let lis mem
ory die with him. The record of his good
deeds, and of faithful career, premaiurely
closed, will have lasting remembrance
Gin. Gazette.