The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-01-16

President OF Union College, N. Y, is
reported TO be tying dangerously TT 1T at his
residence in Schenectady. He il suffer
ing with paralysis, and cannot long sur
vive, though he is said still to retain his
strength and clearness of mind. He ia
now in the Goth year of his age.
The above intelligence, which We clip
from an exchange. is worthy of something
more than brief passing notice from one
of his students and admirers Dr. Mott
ranks among our most distinguished edu-
Gators, and for executive talents in the
government of school stands unrivalled
in this or any other country. For sixty
years he has been at the head of that In
stitution, and during all of that time he
has managed to keep it in respect to the
professorships, the number OF students in
attendance and it's financial affairs III the
most flourlshing condition. An excellent
faculty has been constantly at the head of
the departments, the school has regular
ly numbered from three to five hundred
students, and the college is one of the
weathiest, if not the weathiest in the
Union, having been endowed some years
ago by DR. Mott himself with $500, 900
in addition to its other large funds. The
facilities for q thorough education which
Il affords may be known from the fact
fa. u addition to complete collegiate
cul.e ii sour years q university course Of
three years is Iiv. II to those desiring it.
DR.. Mott was caIird I, the position he
has so long and successfully filed from
the pastoral charge Of The Presbyterian
Church in Albany, shortly after his IA
mons eulogy on Alexander Hamilton in a
funeral discourse on the sad occasion of the
death of that distinguished statesman
He was favorite instructor in mental
and moral philosophy, and universally be-
loved by his scholars, the more so for his
thorough government. His students are
scattered broadcast over the land, Some
of them old men, and filing all the differ
ent avocations of life, from the premtfr-
ship OF the Government down. On ac-
count Of his accredited prudence and
wisdom, Dr. Mott has been often consult
ed by men in authority upon questions of
national importance, and has ~ this way
exercised large political influence. In
business, the DR.. was for long time in
trres 81 in the Novelty Iron Works of
New ork, and has exhibited his versatil-
ity OF talents in several curious and USE
| full inventions
In his private life he observed the
most exact and correct habits of living and
his unparalleled longevity in an almost
purely literary life i, owing. in great
measure, 10 his unvaryirg ard philosoph-
al temperance. His temperance lectures
(which are generally given 10 allthe grad
yates at the time they receive their first
dcgree) are sound, historical aud incon
troycrtible arguments against the assump-
| ton that the Bible authorizes the use of
fermcnted and intoxicating liquors, and
are cited as standard authority by tenn
peronce writer's and lecturers
/
TIN departure of the venerable Pres-
deaf, now so long expected, will strike a
chord of affection in many thousand
hearts, but all will feel that be goes like
shesf that is fully ripcncl, and the fruits
of whose life will 1--we after him.