The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-19
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Death OF Hon. Henry j. Raymond
Hon. HenryJ ]. Raymond, chief edit
or of the New York Times, died sud
denly and unexpectedly y at his residenc
in New York at an early hour yester
day morning, in his fittleth year. Al
he has for many years past filled III
important place in the history of thu
times, something more than passing
notice of his career may be not unac
ceptable.
! Henry Jarvis Raymond was born il
the village Of Lima, Livingston county
New York, January "a, 1920. His
father was small farmer, and a mar
of a strong, conscientious character
enjoying high reputation for integri-
ty and sound judgment. His mother
was a woman OF great strength of char
acter and of much more than ordinary
mental ability. Young Henry al
though he labored on the farm several
years had little fitness for the work,
being delicate and of.a studious turn.
His education was begun in the village
district school, from which be was pro-
NOTED to the village academy. Latin
and Algebra he began in 1898 at Gen
nessee Wesleyan Seminary. Subse-
quently he spent six months in viii
lage store and three months teaching a
village school. In the summer of 1886
he entered the University of Vermont
and four years later graduated at the
head of his class in all branches.
After some weeks of fruitless effort
to find employment teaching he went TO
New York knowing but two persons in
the city, one of whom was Horace
Greeley, for whose paper. the New
Yorker, he had written some literary
articles while at college. He entered
the law Office of f. W. N1arsh, mean.
while writing for the NelO Yorker,
teaching n class in Latin and cores
ponding with country papers. The
| first editor who engaged him in the
latter capacity was Gen. 4. D. Mans
field, then publishing the Cincinnati
Chronicle, who Is still in his ripe old
age, an editorial contributor to the Gin
cinnatf Gazette, and the Veteran OBJ
server" OF the IIncS. Gen. Mansfield
paid him $5 per week for daily news
letters.
In 1871, Mr.. Greeley started the TIL
bu,le, and employed Mr.. Raymond to
assist in its conduct. At that time the
staff OF New York daily was not
what it Is now. Mr.. Raymond's du-
ties were of general miscellaneous
character He was by turns,
editor and reporter, and In both
displayed universal capacity and un-
tiring industry. Mr.. Greeley in his
"Busy Recollections," testifies to his
unwearled devotion to his work.
"He was, the only man I ever employ
ed" writes the venerable Horace
"whom found it necessary TO caution
against too much work."
In lS43 Mr.. Raymond quilted the
Tribune and took an editorial position
on the Courier and Enquirer, then con-
Quoted by Gen. James Watson Webb,
now our retiring Minister to Brazil.
Previous to this the Harper Brothers.
whose literary adviser he had been for
many years, started their Maya 2ine'
whose editor he was from the first.
His connection with II lasted about ten
years.
1t was while editor of the Courier and
ENQUIRER that Mr.. Raymond became
widely known throughout the country
by his controversy about Fourier ism"
with Mr.. Greeley, a now sociAlistlc
theory then first introduced to public
notice. His public career outside of
journalism began in 1919, when the
Wings of his district sent him to the
Assembly. He was reelected and
chosen Speaker, and in that position
showed signal ability. In 1851 he visit
ed Europe; and returning in August,
published the first number OF the Times
on the 18th of the following September.
The Times was then a folio less than
half its present size. 1t was conducted
with striking ability from the start. and
at once took strong hold on popular IA
vor. In 1852 he attended the Wing Con
yention at Baltimore, which nominated
Gen. Scott for the Presidency. One OF
the New York delegation being detain-
ed MI. Raymond, on invitation from the
rest OF the delegation, applied for the
seat; but he being a supporter of Scott,
while the regular delegate was for
Mr.. Fillmore, the application led to a
bitter controversy, the Southern dele
gates especially being hostile to it.
Mr.. Raymond, In the course
of the controversy, made strong
speech in exposition and defence of the
political sentiment of the North in
regard to the aggresaions OF slavery in
the territories. The country was great
ly agitated with these questions at the
time and sthe speech took nrm hold
on the public attention. It was regard
ed as indicating the future policy of
The Northern people respecting slavery
in the territories, and did in truth fore
shadow it.
In 1854 when parties were in chao-
tic state, Mr.. Raymond received the
nomination OF the Wings for Lieut.
Governor of New York. Being aided
bv the endorsement of the anti-NeDras'
ka and Temperance organizations he
was chosen by a large majority. AT
the expiration of his term he was ten
dered the Governorship, bat declined.
On the final disruption OF the Wh1g
nartv he identified himself with
the anti-slavery movement whlch
resulted in the formation OF the
Republican party and took AN active
mart in shaping aud fortifyfnS public
sentiment in the North. He drew up