The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-20

is certainly ON this occasion Mr. Wood beBonred 10
that class who would be dstnRuAhsa In suy age and Of
great o q ss
massive Of intellect great reach great coudesccn
sicn There was about him asimplichy In his manners,
and in his mode Of exercising the varied duties of pro-
public bussess should cssse Il The death of indvdcsS
member 'sI ef he p1s.: M % - @ of IN New Yof sssis %
whom oftier ernipencs shoad be assigned than Mr..
Wood, think his case certainly would not be in
pyoprety however Ioosvsas.t, sas ihs dsmo0srsion,
always marked, should bs rendsrsd " man 90 pro,
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ibe names Known lke that * NsseA1 9. nnssens but
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and prominent ahan thsrssSss order he Court g be
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Before Hon. Jndge Brsdy.
At tho sitting Of tAs Court this nosnhg Nr. r !.
very ossnsushsd member I % q tSs S bar, tn the isss w.
GKoRGE WooD, who had for many years ocouplsd very
Cd proper that e court should ADJOURN Out or respect to
NJ. \ W srovcxss, in ssooadng tho motion, said II
Memtd TO him 10 be 6t that whom one eminent Mr.
WOOD psssed away rom amongst the tribute Of respect
sbould Be paid 70 bis memory. Hw1 well known tnat
IN our profession; that those who were acquainted with
bm knew that be bad attainsdths not alone BY his re
e. x n sorS ana
casion, there would be found those who would tell
what be ws and what he had done 10 sustain the cha
will be regared Of the nobles that could follow.
1he great capacity and learning Of Mr. Wood were not
and :" s bar py o Ds
Daniel Webster) had more than recog
nized In him the and the equal Of the few who
Judge BRADY remarked that Mr. Wood he remembered
when he (he Judge) student then occupying the
and IN some depsr.meps e.pecsy in sIy sSsi Of The
relating to real esate his learning very remarkable
that be also exceed in his knowledge Of chancery Law,
and that, indeed, there was department In winch he
not entitled TO take high rark that having regard
bis very great emnence it was proper that the Court
should mark s respect TO hB memory by adjournipg,
The Court was then adjourned for tho day.
MARINE COURT.
Before Hon. Judge Maynard.
On motion this Court also adjourned out Of respect To
the memory Of Mr.. Wood
Governor Biaaell, Of Illinois.
We regret to have the painful duty record the death
Of Governor Bsse of Illinois, which event occurred on
Sunday afternoon; the intelligence having been received
in this city yesterday afternoon, by telegraph.
Governor BsseA born in Cooperstowu, Otsego
county, New York, the l1th Of April 1911, and was
consequently In his 18th year at the time OF his decease
. pioneer COnneCtCut
con such an education bis limited means Afforded, by
sending him 70 the common school in the winter and,
teaching similar school In summer the latter formed the
early employment Of young Hssel until his seventeenth
year. when be the study medicine at the JEFF
ferson Medical College, in Philadelphia where he graduated
In the spring OF 1885, He pracsed medicine two years
u PAnsed Post New York. and In 1887 he removed 10
ss s county S n % Here he the
years. In the year 1840 he elected
TO the State Legislature Of Illinois, where he early dsn-
sequenty discovered that his eah unable bear
the exposure and application Of physicians lie In
81 ,s n0s G, ns S % edops the
10 the bar and then removed to Belevie, In the county
Of st. Clair where he practised law with dissingushed
success and In 1874 he elected District Attorney
the Second judicial dsrct 70 which be had been elected
BY the Lelnlature In the discharge Of the duties of this
ability advocate and lawyer found IN ample field
for deveiopmsnt which he improved u.lsi hs acquired
the announcement Of . call for volunteers for the
Mexican war, he WAS one Of the Arst In his town
enrol his name BE persevered in the recruiting SERVICE
assisted BY other good and true men OF Illinois, until
entire regiment composed of nrst class men, enlisted
when Bssel was unanimously elected colonel Of the
regiment he, At the head Of bis command proceeded
% the Rio Grande and thence pursued his march to join
General Taylors command at Satllo. Colonel Bissells
ouh
Americans u numerical strength and position and at
time defeat TO the Americans appeared almost inevi
as the subject Of this notice, held their ground
with wonderful pertnaciy until the Mexican
army succumbed to the dauntees heroism Of the Amer
Colonel Bissell afterwards commended for his
bravery by General Taylor in his dispatches gene
raj government After bis return home in 1s49, be
elected, without competitor Repre- In Con.
gress from the Eighth district OF Illinois Ha first term
was signazed by speech In which he vindicated the
merits Of bis regiment ct the battle Of Buena VISTA
subject which was drawn into debate by the attack
made by Virginia member upon the North and Northern
volunteers He subsequently resisted the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise, though he had previously acted
with the democratic party He declined third election
to Congress- In 1854 account Of nrm health In 1855
the republican party OF Illinois, by unanimous vote of
the Convention, selected him as their candidate for
Governor 10 which he elected by large majority
two competitors although Mr. Buchanan carried the
State against Fremont the Presidential candidate Of Bis
cells party.
Governor Bssell at one time strongly urged as a
suitable candidate to Vice President the ticket
with Fremont, but the majority decided otherwise Pre-
his death he considered OF the pillars Of
the republican party in the West and his sudden demise
will cast gloom over large circle Of social and political
friends.