The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-06-03
Death of Joshua r. Giddings.

snC AtueTtchu tO'sul ututfhl loT tandua,
dropped dead at 10 T.. NJ, on Friday of last
week. As 1t is well known that Mr.. Gid.
dings had, for several years, been afflicted
with atrophy of the heart, having twicc fall.
on inscnsiblc in the House of Represent.
ativos, his sudden death will occasion No
surprise, though it will be read With pain
by thousands who, for his great services in
the cause of Humanity, have learned TO
venerate bis name.
Joshua Reed Giddings was born in Athens
Bradford Co., Pa, October 9Th, 1895, md
was, therefore, nt tho time OF his death. in
the 69,h year OF his age During his iufan.
cy, bis, parents removed to Canandaigua, n
", and thence, when no was but ton years
old, TO Jefferson, Ashta5ula Co., Ohio, which
was ever after his home. 1t vac there, in n
district. school, that he acquired all tho cdu.
cation tho limited means Of bis parents aud
tho then unsettled condition of this section
of the country afforded him. AT tho break.
ing out of the war Of 1912, when he was
seycntoen years of ago. ne enlisted in the
army, as a substitute for an older brother,
and served against tho Indians, noar San.
dusky Bay. In 1917, he commenced tho
study of the law iD tho office of tho lato
Elisha WbittIosoy, and, in 1920, was admit.
ted to tho bar. In 1926, no was cloctod to
tho Legislature, in which no remained but q
single term, declining a re election. After
retiring from tho Legislature, ho devoted
himself mainly to the practice of bis pro-
fession until 1888, in which year he was
elected to succeed Mr.. Whittlcsey in Con-
gress. His Cong, ossional career extended
through period of twenty lone years, ond-
ing in 1859; and. :or some years boforo its
close, by reason of his venerable age and
long service, he was known us the "Fathcr
OF the House
In Congress, Mr.. Gddings carly became
identified with tho Anti Slavery cause, to
which no devoted himself with zeal, courage
and determination unoqualed, aud which
secured for him a fame worldwide and en-
during. On entering tho House, he found
the freedom of debate suppressed by the
resolutions of 1873. known as tho "Atherton
Gag" whereby oil discussion Of tho ques-
tion of Slavery was prohibited. With John
Quincy Adams and Gov. Slade, of Vermont,
who wore the most faithful, if not tho only co.
adjutors hca first had in that body, he often
consulted in regard to tho best method of
regaining the freedom of debate, and, as a
result, he delivered his speech on tho Flori.
da War, Jan. 9th, lSIl. in which he in
goniously evaied tho "Gag Rule" by dis.
cussipg a subject which involved tho qucs
tion OF Slavery only as a collateral issuc, to
the great discontinue of the shareholders
and their allies; and, though once or twice
interrupted, and called to order for "irrcl
evancy." ho was permitted to occupy his
hour. In this, his first Congressional speech
on Slavery, as well as in "A book omitted
"The Exilos of Florida" published a few
years since, Mr.. GiddIngs demonstrated that
tho real object of tho Florida War was to
compel tho roturn TO their masters, of fu
gitivo slaves who had escaped into Florida.
On tho 2lst of March, 1912, Mr.. Gddings
introduced his "Creolo Resolutions" the
history of which, with tho action of the
House ,boroop ia as fo,low,.
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