New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-18
CORwlN.
too soon.

CORwlN.
The death OF THOMAS CORwIN will snap an
other link uniting the present with tlfe preceding
age of our republic. Though a few of our
older notables-Gen. CaSs, Mr.. Buchanan,
Gen. Scott, &c.-stil remain with rs, yet the
past fifteen years have witnessed On ex.raord-
nary mortality of our eminent public men
John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, John c.
Calhoun. Daniel Webster, John Forsyth, Roger
B. Taney, John Catron, Martin Van Buren,
Joshua r. Giddings, John Tyler, James ii.
Hammond, Owen Lovejoy, and ever so many
others-to say nothing OF Wars bloody harvest
it seems clear that our old race OF statesmen
are called away, to give place TO the new, If
such there shall prove to be.
Thomas Corwin sprung from family OF
Hungarian farmers, who seem to have first set
tied in New-Jersey, migrating thehce to Penn
sylvauia and to Kentucky, ultimately settling
in Warren County, Ohio. Thomas was born
in 1894 in Kentucky, his father migrating
thence to what is now Lebanon, Ohio, in l79s.
The son worked on his fathers farm till about
90 years old, and Gt is said) was WAGNER
in the National service in some part
of the War of 1872. IIe enjoyed very
slender educational advantages; hut COM
menccd the study Of law in 1913, and was
admitted in 1918. His ability and eloquonce as
an advocate soon gained him an extensive prac-
tioe. He was first chosen to the Legislature OF
Ohio in 1922, serving therein seven years, and
was first chosen to Congress in 1880. His dis
trict (tho MiamD was strongly Wing and he in
hearty sympathy with its politics, having sup
ported Clay for President in "a Adams in '2-,
and zealously Supporting Clay again in 1872;
as hc did Gen. Harrison in "G and 40.
IL the latter ycar-Gen. Ii. having received
the Wing nomination at Hauisburg-a
certain militia Ger. Crazy who represented
Michigan in the House, having made speech
criticising and assailing Gen. Harrison smiltary
career Mr.. Corwin answered il in vein oi
mingled humor and sarcasm which has rarely
been enualcd The extinction OF the uniortG'
nate Michigander was so complete that when
old John Quincy Adams casually alluded in de-
bate next day to "ihe Lite Mr.. tray' the
House fairly shook with the general mcrrimeni.
Thenceforward. Corwin was the inevitable can
didate of the whigs Of Ohio cor Governor that
Fall. oanyas.ing the State with Gen. HarrisoA
and addressing enormous gatherings il most Of
the Counties. In the event, he was chosen
BY some 1000 majority; Gen. Harrison
receiving over g 900 in the Presidential Elco-
lion that soon followed; yet, two years later
Gov. Corwin. on q reduced poll, wa run out by
that same Wil-on Shannon. whom ho Lad al
heavily beaten in isi0: the vote standing
shannon. l29,O6i; Corw.n, Iej,62ii King
! (Aboliiion), 5.i0j.
h lsii, the Whigs or a full poll, again
carried the State, giving it. Electoral vote ic
Mr.. Clay and sending Mr.. CoTwin 10 the L. 3
Senate, wherein he made in Ia q speech
against our War in Mexico, thoroughly exposing
I'D reprobating the niquity Of ths, foray. liz
served in the SeIate until Mr. Fiilmore's acces
sion TO the Presidency, (July, io5O,) when h'
was called to the head Of the Treasury. whcr'
he remained till the expiration Of Mr.. fillmorel
term. when be returned to private life and th'
practice Of law at Lebanon, and was in - re
turned once more a Representative In Congrcs
by an overwhelming majority; being reelected
with but shadow Of opposition, in 1e6O. OI
Mr.. Lincoln's accession to the Presidency, h
was appointed Minister to Mexico where h
remained until the arrival Of Max.milian,' whel
he came home on leave Of absence and did no
return; remaining in Washington and engaginl
in the practice of law, but taking warm inter
est in public affairs, and earnestly cooper
ating in every effort TO restore peac'
to our country. But the infnnites Of ad
vancing years grew steadily upon him; he ha
been in poor health for months; and his death
though sudden, will not surprise those whom j
will most deeply pain. Having passed man
allotted three-score years and ten, he was full!
ripe for the sickle Of Death.
Mr.. Corwin was conservative Republican
in our modern politics, and q most genial
kindly, generous soul, with a rare fund O
wit and humor, and an intimate knowledge q
the public men and public events Of the las
forty years. He leaves, We believe, widow
and children.