Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-25

Gar readers viii f I'D in our telegrauhic
column the annouu cement Of the sudden
death OF Henry ]. Raymond OF the New
York 7'7es. whicn took place yesterday in
New York, f. m stroke Of ar5plexy.
Mr.. Hlymo I'D was born in the town Of
Luna IN We stern New York in the year $500.
and was therefore in Lis fftie,h year. lie
entered ,olleee in the University Of Vermont
IN the year lS36. and carried Limsclfthrlush
il al most if not quite solely by his own ez-
er.iaus. lie graduated IN lo40 and went az
vnce to New York. where be began work as
reporter. lie was employed for some time
on the \. !. Tri5un,. in lie carly DAYS. and
Mr.. treeley in his Recollectilns speaks Of
him As one who surpassed all the men who
had worked with him, in the capacity for IN
wearying rapid wo-k. lie was for many
years az assistant editor. with Gen. james
Watson Webb. On the New York C9uris- &
kEfa-.r. and left It eighteen years ago to
s,art the New York 7lass. which very soon
to'k rank. which it has ever since held.
among the leading newspapers Of New York
City. and which. under Mr. Raymond
management, las achieved a pecuniarv sue.
GEES which has few parallels in newspaper
history lie early took prominent position /
in political Affairs While be was attached 1
% the CouriT & Enquirer, De was elected I
delegate TO tie National Convention Of the
Wing Party in ls52. which resulted in the
nomination Of Gen. Scott. For some ez-
preston Of northern sentiment in opuosi-
ton To the extension of slavery Mr.. Raw.
mond was taken to task by leading south
ern delegate, who informed him that he was
talking BE treason, and that they were not
gong to bear il. The badness with which
NJ Raymond maintained his ground. saving
that -1fv had got to hear whatever he chose
70 say. reassertinE his positions. and winding
up with s.. if this Is treason. make the most
q 1t 50 electrified the assemblare. Brow
beating from Southern politicians was the
rule and reseutmeu; of il the exception in ;
thos' days. and the even; gave Mr.. Ray =
nond na,i9ral reputation.
+ hen ,be Republican Party was organized q
Mr. Raymond took at once a prominent rank b
among It's supp5rers. and was selected at e
the first National Convention OF that uartv. (
which wac held at Pitts5urg in 1856, to pre- L
pare the address To the people, which that J
convention put forth, and which had no
Imall share Ia aiding the rapid growth Of the
party. In every Presidential camraicn since =
then Nj Raymond's oratory has been of
great service to the party. lie was debat- :.
sr Of great force-clear. powerful. argunen- :
tAtive, ready, with voice which was capa-
Die Of reaching and holding with ease IT. =
large audiences which everywhere =
when be spoke. We shall no. A'H'-'
iebste TO which he wa soon forget a
Fremont campais- challenged ID the {
Chase. from - 81, BY gentleman NJ med
It vas tennessee, If We recoIeet :. right.
=, ED in the old Tabernacle on Broad
y, and Captain Rynders and a parcel Of 4
his bulles who had come TO make row.
listened to powerful argument in favor of
Republicanism, and witnessed the utter
demolition of the Democratic champion, all
zone in 50 good hnmored and gentlemanly
q way, that it was not possible for even Ryn-
ders 10 take o5ense.
Mr.. Raymond was elected three times to
the Legislature of the State of New York,
was speaker in 1850, and was elected Lieu