The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-06-12
nENax..DouGLsas IS DEA d

STEPHEN a ; DOUGLASS DEAD
As we briefly announced last week SrEPHEE
! A.. DouaLAs. is dead. He died IN Chicago. on
Monday morning june 8, 1861, at ten minutes
past uips O'Clock. safroundsd BY bis tslatiyes
and friends. Mr.. Douglas was, On the day o
biz Death. As years, one month and ten days old
his Oath being ApriI %, 1B1s. \
The Dayton Empts well says. although moi
unexpected, this intelligence cannot fail 70 cas-
gloom over the entirs country. Differ as ther
would as e bis political opinions and dOs.irnes
none could Deny his great ability and untirinl
energy. While few men have had more enc
n,iss and traducsrs, none ever possessed more
slesdhst irieutis and admirers. Entwinine
himself around the hearts Of the masses, his ad
vocacy of ainsasure was regarded as almost Il,
dseat But he needs no euIogy; his history is
that Of the country, and all which may be said
in bis honor scsnnet sdd 70 his fame and re-
nown IS an American Statesman BE bad his
fui,s; SO bad Clay aud Webster: but IS with
them, as let US bury those Of Douglas
ssfIow steep the brave, who sink 10 rest,
Bv Ill tfeir cauntey's wishes blestn va
When spfi1s, with dewy fingers cold.
Returns to deck their hallow'd mould,
8 She there shall dress sweeter sod, n"
ghan Funcy's fee heyeever tr5d. IL
BY iaifer hands their knell is rune,
BY forms unseen their difgs is sungA
There honor comes a pilgrim grey.
To bless the turf that wraps heir clay,
And freedom shall awhile repsir,.,
To dwell weeping hermit there"
The proceedings Of 3 meeting held in Cadiz,
in relation to the death Of this great man, will
be found in to days paper. f2 ~ @
The following biography Of his life, from an
exchange, will Be read with intsrest:--
STEPHEN ARNotp DoueLAs was born at
Brandon, Vermont, April 23rd, 1878 and had
Consequently, at the time ofhis death, conplet-
ed his forty eighth year. His father died when
be (Stepheh1 was but two ii,onthsold. At
the age Of fifteen. his mother rot having the
sssesns 10 give her son collegiate edAcation, he
apprenticed himself etrade OF cabinet max
ing At which he worked about d year and
half partly in Middebury and partly in Bran.
don Academy, where he remained about year.
He then removed whith his mother to Ontario
county, ~ r., where he continued hsacademi-
cal studies, in connection with the study Of the
law, till 1883 In the Spring Of that year, like
the great majority OF the young men of New
England, Mr.. Douglas went TO the Great West
in search oi employment. He was detained the
whole Summer at Cleveland by fit Of severe
illness Recovering his health, in the Fall he
pushed onto Cincinnati, louisville St. Louis, |
and finally brought up at Winchester, H., |
where he opened school which he taught dur |
ing the Winter months, devoting his leisure |
hours to the prosecution of his legal studies.-
The Spring following he opened law Office at
hat place, and at once entered upon large |
ind successful practice. -
Within year after his admission to the bar,
Ind wheh not ye % years Of age, young Doug /
as was chosen by the Legislature Attorney
General for the State. This office he resigned,
December. 1885, in consequence OF his election
% the Legislature nv the Democrats of Nor.
gan county. In 1897 he rece we'd the appoint.
nent from President Van Ruren of Register Of
he Land Office At Springfield, Ill, which post
10 resigned m 1883 p
In 1881. although ineligible. being under 25
ears ofagei Mr& Douglas received the Demo
ratic nomination for Congress, the district be-
ng one Of the tnostpopu, Gus then III the Unit
d States. Before the day of election he It
aimed the requisite age. The canvass was
igorous one, ana was followed by heavy vote
he Whg candidate was declared elected by
My five majority lnasmuch however, as a
ufieient number Of ballots to have changed the
esult was thrown out because Of some inor
aality the friends of Mr.. Douglas claimed a
tctory e ~
From this time until 194O, Mr. Douglas de-
oted himself closely "a his pro fession. In the
Residential canvass Of tha, wear he 10 X al, ac
Il tho okorE fall
40 the election. the appointment. OF Secretary |
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