Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-01-23

mend itself to his regard and arouse all
his great energies. While in Texas, ex-
ploring the country for a suitable route,
he contracted disease common to that
climate, which, his constitution being
weak, proved fatal, and he died at Waco,
in Texas, on the 9th day of July, 1858,
in the 55th year of his age. His remains
were brought to Mortified and there in
tered, with impressive solemnities, on the
first day of November 1858, his class
mate Rev. Ezra Stiles Gannett, d. D., of
Boston, preaching the discourse.
We extract from an account of his fu-
neral in the Nortkfeld Messenger, the fol-
lowing: Z" 1t is not for us to pronounce
his eulogy, The pain and apprehension
with which our people parted with him,
when he set out on his journey south, and
their sorrow, exhibited in many ways, on
hearing of his death, are more truthful
and eloquent than our words could be-
The loss to each inhabitant is private and
personal. His body rests in front of the
Church, in the center of the beautiful
lawn, which was cultivated in accordance
with his own excellent taste"
Ia. JOHN MATToCKs.
In the old family bible of Samuel Mat
tocks who was Treasurer of the State of
Vermont from 1856 TO 1901, in his hand
writing, is the following record: my
father James Mattocks son of Samuel
Mattocks of Boston, (who was the son of
James Mattocks whose father James Mat
tocks came from the town of TotneSs in
the County of Devonshire in the west of
England and was one of the first Settlers
of Boston, died at Middletown in Con-
necticut in New England May 8th 1866
aged 63 years and was buried in the first
burying ground in that place" Samuel
Mattocks was born in 1889 and was mar
ried March 18th, 1868, to Miss Sarah Bur-
dell, (who was also born in 1889 and died
at Middlebury, VT, in 1904.
JOHN MATToCKs, the fourteenth Gov
ernor of Vermont, was his youngest child
and was born at Hartford, in the County
of Hartford and State of Connecticut on
the 4th day of March, 1777. He came
from that State, with his father and fami-
ly, to Vermont about the year 1878 OF
1879, and settled at Tinmouth, in this
County. He remained with his father in
that town till he was about sixteen year,
of asa- .s-.I!=.>ss ha-maQt to Middle hurysan
commenced the study Of law in the office
Of samuel Miller, Esq, (who was proba-
ably his brother-in-law, as | find that his
sister Rebecca married a resident of Mid
/ dlebury by that name in 1907 He re-
manned, however, but a short time in his
? office, and went from thence, on foot, to
3 St. Adams, and continued the study of his
5 profession. probably, in the office of Hon.
5 Bates Turner, afterwards Judge of the
Supreme Court of Vermont, when, after
three or four years study in that office, he
was admitted to the bar in Franklin
= County.
, In 1897, Immediately after his being
admitted to the bar, he opened an office
and commenced the practice of his pro
e fesson in Danville, Caledonia County
and after remaining there short time ht
removed to Peacham, in the same Coun
i ty, where he continued to reside till hi
s death.
e In 1907 he represented the town o
Peacham in the General Assembly o
Vermont, and again in 1915 and Is, an,
also in 1928 and "A and was the dele
gate from that town to the constitutional
Convention of 1886.
, He was a Member of Congress from
Vermont from 1921 to 1928, and from
3 1925 to 1927, and again from 1841 t.
1843.
During his last term in Congress h
d stood firmly by the side of John Quinc,
= Adams, in the advocacy of the Right 0
q Petition--no matter who were the peti
TONERS, or what was tbs subject matter O
> the petition. A rule Of the House 0
e Representatives declared, That all peti
/, tons, memorials, resolutions, proposition
Q or papers, relating in any way, or to an
extent whatever, to the subject of slavery
Or the abolition Of slavery, shall, withou
ii being either printed or referred, be lai
n upon the table, and that no further actio
g whatever shall be had thereon" Thi
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