Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-11-07
OBITUARY:
From the New York Tribune, Oct; 81. |

learn with profound regret the start
ling and sad intelligence of the dealt
OF eXGov. John a. Andrew of Mas
sachusetts. He died of .apoplexy
yesterday, Both inst, at 6 o'clock D
m. Born at Windham, Me-, Ma,
81, 1918, he had reached his 5OtI
years period at which the pride o
his friends and the patriotism Of hi
countrymen might reasonably anti
cipate for him another quarter of ,
century of honor and usefulness
Until the sudden stroke that so I'm
expectedly closed his career, he haC
appeared hale and full Of his accus
toned yigor of body and mind. A
O'Clock Tuesday evening he was a
his residence in Charles st, convers
ing with friend and with his family
Feeling premonitory symptoms Of
apopfexy, he requested his family tc
leave the room. He then sent fol
his physicians, under whose care he
remained unconscious from the time
of his attack until death. The dis
tinguished ability which shone out
IN his administration as Governor OF
Massachusetts,, the many sterling
qualities which were summed up in
his character, his social address, and
the charm ofhis conversational pow
ers which were brilliant, together
with his clear and f0rcible style as
an orator, will ever remain impressed
on the memories of all who knew
him. Some Of his State papers and
public addresses, especially upon
questions of finance and economy.
his Orations on various occasions.
and the stirring address of the Gov
errors of the loyal States issued
from their meeting at Altoona, Penn
| sylvania. in the dark hours of Sep
tember, 1862, and which eminated
from his pen, will rank with the fin
est productions of our foremost
statesmen. John Albion Andrew
graduated at Bowdoin College, Me.
in 1887, at the early age of 10, and
Immediately entered upon the study
of the law in Boston, where in 1910
he was admitted to the bar. Until
The outbreak of the war he practiced
his profession in that city, attaining
special distinction in the Fugitive
Slave cases of Shadrach Burns and
Sims, which arose in that city under
the Fugitive Slave law of 1850.
From the year 1913 he was closely
identified with the anti Slavery party
Of Massachusetts, but held no office
until 1888, when lie was elected a
member ofthe State Legislature from
Boston. In 1860 he was delegate
to the Chicago Republican Conyen-
ton, and after voting for Dir. Sew
ard on the early ballots, announced
the change of tho vote on part of the
Massachusetts delegation to Mr.. Lin
coin. In the same year he was elect
ed the twenty-first Governor of
Massachusetts, since the adoption of
the Constitution of 1880, Ivy the lar
gest popular vote ever cast for any
candidate. He was specially ener-
getic in placing the militia of Massa-
chusetts on war footing in antici-
patton of the impending conflict be-
tween the Government and the secc-
ded States. Immediately upon the
Presidents proclamation OF April
ID. 1861. be dispatched five regi-
ments of infantry, battalion of rifle
men, and battery of artillery to the
defense of the Capital. OF these, the
Massachusetts Sixth was the first to
tread Southern soil, passing through
New Y DIRK, while our own regiments
were mastering, and shedding the
first blood of the war in the streets
of Baltimore, where they were assail-
ed by the mob on their march
through that city. Gov. Andrews
Geographic dispatch to Mayor
Brown, praying them to have the
bodies of the slain Laid out, preserv-
ed in ice, and tenderly sent forward
to him at the expense of the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts, was
expressive both ofthe deep humanity
of its author, and of the reluctance of
the Northern people to believe that
terrific struggle had begun, in which
rivers of blood would flow. Gov.
Andrew was equally active in raising
the Massachusetts contingent of
three years volunteers, and was la
borious in his efforts to aid every
provision for the comfort of our sick
and wounded soldiers. He was.
twice reelected Governor, and du-
ring the three terms was one of the
most urgent in impressing upon the
administration at Washington, the
necessity of adopting the emancipa-
ton policy, and ofaccepting the ser
vices of colored troops The meet
ing of Governors at Altoona, above
referred to, mainly at Gov. Andre VS.
instance, had these objects in view,
and was the fore runner Of the Proc
lamation of Emancipation. His
third reelection, in NOVEMBER, 1862,
over Gen. Devens, the Conservative
candidate, MAS $4,000 majority. On
the expiration of this term he declin-
ed denomination. to attend to his
private business, as he was unable to
sustain the pecuniary sacrifice involv-
ed in holding the office. Soon after
he was rendered AID declined the
Presidency of Antioch College, Ohio
He presided over the First National
Unitarian Convention held in 1869,
and was leader of the Conservative
wing Of the denomination, or those
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