Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-08-15
From the Boston Traveller.
Death ofEx-President Van Buren,

the United States, died yesterday morn
ing, July 28, at his residence, Linden
void, Kinderhook, (N. Y.,) in his 80t
year. He had been III for some time, G
throat complaint, and nsensible for tn
ten days preceding his death, so tia
the country had been prepared for tn
termination of his earthly career.
Mr., Van Buren was born at Kinder
hook, near Albany, on the 9th of Decem
Der, 1882, a year which saw the birth o
several other American notabili.ies. a
Webster, Benton, Calhoun, and Cass
Mr. Webster being the earliest born o
them all. lie came of a good Dutcl
stock, and his name is the same, or nearl,
the same, as the title of the eldest son oI
the Prince Of Orange His narent.
were both Of Dutch descent, their ances
tors having been among the early settler.
Of New York at time when Holland
was one of the leading powers Of Europe
The family was poor in 1892, and the
future President never had tile advantage
OF a regular education. lie did not
study at any college, and in 1896 he be-
gan the study of the law, and was not
admitted to practice until 1903, when he
opened an Office at Kinderhook Five
years later he removed to Hudson, where
he remained for twenty years. He soon
took his rank as n lawyer, and always
maintained it, being mostly of council in
those cases in which great legal princi-
/ pies are discussed for the settlement OF
great public and private interests. He
was a politician bcfJre he was lawyer,
joining the Democratic-then RepubIi-
can'-party, to which lie adhered until
1913, always supporting regular candi-
dates for the State elections. His first
office was that of Surrogate Of Columbia
County (which he held f'om 1908 to 1918.
In 1912 he was chosen Il member of n
\. Senate, from the middle district, after
a severe contest, in which he came very
near being beaten. He supported De
Wit Clinton for the Presidency, against
| Mr.. Madison, both gentlemen being dem
ocratS, though Clinton bad the vote of
the tederaIs, and the contest had some
thing OF that sectional character which
became SO common in later days. Mr.
Van Buren, however, was one of the war
democrats, and did good service for his
country in the N. Y. Senate. lie was
reelected to the Senate in 1916, for a
second term Of four years, having in the
preceding year been appointed Attorney
General Of New York. He gave firm
support TO that Canal policy the success
Of which has had so great an effect in
making New York what she is to-day,
the most prosperous and powerful State
in all America, and capable Of maintain
ing herself against all enemies, should
she ever stand alone. In 1919 he was
removed from the office Of Attorney
General, by the Clinionians and when,
soon alterward, it was offered to restore
him to the place, he would not accept it.
lie was chosen a member Of the L. S.
Senate, in 1927, beating Mr.. Sanford
politician of much note in those DAYS,
but now almost as much forgotten as if
he had lived before the flood, the common +
fate of three-fourths of American public
men. The same year he was a member
of the State Convention that was called
to amend The Constitution of New York |
In that body he was a very prominent
man, and often supported measures and !
advocated principles that were stigma
iized as aristocratical, and which lis
enemies brought up adversely to bis in /
terests when 'Republicanism' had become
democrats, and democrats could not hope
10 live in office without tie aid of loco
rocos,' who were to the regular democrats
what abolitionists are to modern Repub-
leans Mr. Van Burer's course as a
national Senator was of liberal charac-
er, but by no means favorable to radi-
,alism. In 1927 he was reelected to
he Senate. BY that time he had become
| jackson man, though at first he had
Mr.. Crawiord,an had showed
10 partiality for Gen. Jackson when Mr..
Irawford's illness virtually incapacitated
lin for public life. The New York
democrats nominated Mr.. Van Buren
or Governor, in 1928, and he was chosen
o that office at the same time that Gen.
Jackson was chosen President. This
aused him to resign his Senatorship,and
le became Governor Of New York Jan.
!, 1929, which office he LETT on the 18th
f March, to assume that of Secretary Of
State in the first of President Jackson's ,
many Cabinets. De Witt Clinten's
Ieatb, in 1928, had opened up road to
,Ir. Van Buren in which he had never
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