The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-08-07
PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST !. 1859.

/ DEATH on VIZ. H. HgEym,@sThs lnsxpected
esAth Of President Sylvis hes % dissssbed mat
sera ct this ONCE, a. b preclsa4 ihs possibility
81 our paying adtqaAte Atlentioa 70 ths prepars-
zion of our items tAis week. We ny snex-
bected, for although Mr. Sylvis had been emh--
planning for. sOms time past, no serious fears
we're entertained for bis safety mp 70 Saturday
last DAILY, until Friday last, he was eecu Cd
It his Office, in attending to his varisDs and
complicated duties. The approaching session
6 The National Labor Upion, and the vast
amount of preparation necessarily precedent to
is assemblnes engrossed his atsenEea almost
hp to the hour Of bis bsing tAksa 70 bed Fully
hppreciating che importance Of che work in
lvhich be was engaged, he appeared losh % leave
bis desk and remained at 1t perhaps TOO long.
But nis exhausted nature was at lass compelled
10 succumb, and at twenty. ave minuees before
Iix on the morning Of the 97th, death came and
book away good father, loving, faithful hus-
pand. great leader, and an ardent, esnerOus
|riend. Hr. sylyis' macy amiAbls qaaiisies had
mdeared him to vide circle Of frsends. and
many and ferVent will be the regrets elieised BY
be announcement Of Of his dssise. Aluaas
eVery friend Of sue movement in this city shares
20 the affection, aDd al agree, that I'm his death,
our army Of progress haa sustained an almoss
frreparsbie loss As an executive oaRcer he
EIAd no superiOrs, few equals. His Aaart vas IN
the movement. his sole aim In ME was sbs
Perfection Of a programme the performances Of
(which should effect she slevasioa Of tho work
fngman to his proper position In the social
acaIe- TO that object he bad devpssd the oest
gears Of his life, and with eyes closed to the
Snany inconvenience necessarily inciden tial Co
the course he was pursuing. he could have re-
manned faithful, had not the Onnipotent, Who
as incapable of srring IN such matters, have de-
creed otherwise. He had an adAment faith in
sthe ultimate triumph Of right, which rendered
him at all times as hopeful as he vas devoted.
Though his succe ssor. whoever he may be, may
take hold Of our little army, where his death
80 left it. and lead Us to our goal, We do not
,v1pect to set eyes on bis like soon again lie
has paid the last debt Of all hesE, gone, dust to
dust, and ashes to ashes, and though our sorrow
Is Keen 70 intensity, We are coHe0Ao0 10 belief,
in which he, to his Last moment hared, that he
has been transported to q higher and better
world. Where amid the ministratlOns Of angels,
there are no onerOus cares and responsibilities
as in this world to weary him. William e. Syl-
Wis was . mat in the brOadest and most CON.
prehensive seDse Of that word, cherishing no
hatreds, though countless friendships We,
who have more than often been the recipient Of
his kindly Offices, give willing testimony to his
posse ssing Of all those ennobling Qualties
which made him what he sas, great and good
man After all these long years Of unrequited
toll in behalf Of our country's oppressed work
people, nov that its fruits are % rapidly ripeu-
ing, it seems almost a wrong that he is taken
from Us But God in the infuituds Of His wis
dom, knows best, and we are left no other course
than that Of sOrrowful conteHtment. This sad,
sad event, We trust viii be accepted BY our rea
deFs, a. sufficient excuse for the little We have
to present them this week Sorrow, % great as
thiA leaves N in no mood fer thoughts or du-
ties 50 purely mAteriak