Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-11-08

+ There are few men in the country whose
death will cause wider sorrOw than that OF
Ex Gov. Andrew Of Massachusetts,. His fame
was truly national. We remember being
told that an intelligent rebel officer. taken
prisoner towards the close of the war, said,
" have almost wholly lost track of North
know as 1 can tell the name Of a single Coy
ernOr Of Northern State except one; |
only know ths, John A. Andrew is Governor
Of Massachusetts, and that il you had many
more such as he. there would be less chance
Of success for US" Governor Andrew S scry-
ices at the opening of the war, and before
his clear sighted premonitions of the coming
trial; his warnings sent to the Governors of
the New England States, to be getting their
militia in readiness, when most other men
were scouting the idea Of actual war and
his prepara ;ions for twill not soon be for
gotten. 1t was very largely due to his zeal
and activity that the gallant old Sixth Regi-
ment Of Massachusetts, rallied so early to the
defence of the Capitol. His labors duripg
the entire war were arduous in the extreme
and be was always the apostle of energy and
cheer. The following facts of his history We
gather from the Boston papers -
John Albion Andrew was born in Wind
ham, Maine, May 3lst, 1918 graduated at
Bowdoin College in 1887 studied law in
the Office Of Theophilus Parsons, Esq., was
admitted to the bar In 1910, and entered
Immediately on the practice of law in BOs-
ton. lie gradually secured an extensive
and lucrative practice being reckoned
among the most successful jury lawyers at
the bar.
lie had early prediction for politics,
and was an advocate for Mr.. Birney's cleo
tion to the Presidency of the United States,
the anti-slaveIy candidate, in 1910. Il was
not, however, until 1857 that Mr.. Andrew
appeared in any political Office, being then
chosen a representative to the Legislature.
| lie declined reelection but accepted an
appointment ss delegate to the Chicago Con-
yen,ion IN 1860 which nominated Mr.. Lin
coin for the Presidency. In 1861 Mr.. An
| drew was elected Governor of the Common
wealth, and retained the Office by successive
elections. for FIVE years. He then declined
/ re election. returned to his profession and
soon recovered large and profitable bust
ness. in the midst OF which, and in the
zenith of his days and CT bis fame, he was
stricken with death.
lie was prostrated Tuesday evening by
apOpIexy. He had prOmOnitory symptoms
/ Of the attack, and requested his family to
leave the room, which they did under the
supposition that he had private business to
transact. DIR. Derby was called. and subse-
quently Drs. Bigelow and Cabot. He re-
mained insensIble until about ? 2. NJ. Wed
nesday, when be rallied, became conscious
and made signs for writing materials, but
/ was unable to use them, and soon sank into
an utterly insensibls state, which continued
until Wednesday evening, when she died
without struggle.
The Traveller says oil him:
"Mr. Andrew was emphaticaIlya progress
siye man. From the start, he was Identified
more or less. with the reformatory move
ments of the day; beginning with anti
slavery. when it cost man something to be
an abolitionist. and ending with anii-capital
punishment. Ii was wonder to US that he
was not thorough prohibihonist- In his
religious views, he was identified with the
progressive, though serious wing of Unita-
rianism. In his social and domestic char
acter Mr. Andrew was particularly lovesble.
10 his gentle widOw-who wac most
perfeet match for bim-snd his four chill
drss, tho loss Is Of eourss irreparabls."