, 1870-07-21
OBITUARY.
George A>lsIt1Nt1s

fr,7t tht .Hc.r 1oTl Tribune, .'Hiy ~.
The Hon George ashn'uu, WIG ,1,da uieu ~
1su4. Though prominent pnlisitian at very
eycniful period OF tnr political hirsorr. anu III
lsyD The trc+ilit:H Officer OF the EcpuoAsan
t.onrcntio,1 at Chicago, that aret iiointhatet |
Mr.. inculn for tic Presidency. pr. AshniAh
lad retired completely from public llta during
,1,n ,a>t tc,, srare. i1c MAS graduated u
Yale College III l,.3. aud entered tue legal
NOT srsuu at Springfield III ISIS He took
iiru1uirts NJ intere.t in political alla,Es. anu "a
iie coure. Of eight years. from 1858 70 4stt'
! was elected 10 tic Massachusetts LasIalliure
.,1 ti1ncs. four timer ,u the houes-iSS l>,'a.
! 1;;,f lb4l-and twice TO the Sriate-!5fs anu
| 1h;,9 In 1sla he wan elected to the National
! t'onere.e kuiw ~ rc-eiecteo ior snetWo l"laoN
,rr. FERNS pcr11pyirE his toat unfsnt sia years.
| until ISL lio vas \ debater rather than Al
orator i'll Congress. His knowledge ol human
! tatufe aAseNre-s il xaertsnE MtSHvecteu cN-
| rnust ancis, and III dealing. with the rfeJn~
,,ictt aud psr.ions Of political cnctnsre. Fei'-
il r,I lin, valuable man 10 The Wing party
,,,n,r the Iloof Ut the llouAe, and he was tse"
.Iut,,tly 1nt forward by lis friends to lua'lsge
i difficult case. or confront 4 cla'noFou7 ofpo-
lent. Mr. As},mnn was waSnA M MeS+a"s'
| friend and ar.len. alinirer Of DANIEL Webster.
! ii ID thought ty nla11x ihat tiss Intimacy and
admiration tended to interrupt his advance.
,ucnt in put lie life: though ho did not follow
\ Nr. Webster iu Lis abandonment Q, .!
,ho W,ne. oY'1e; enS ',is,ppantea saa At tie
TACT. sh1Ff'ssl 1"o '..ost u+,to.,
. I position aefnmed ~ N5 I,,' ,.n,,,
man in hlt taMal.a = Seventh VI ItAIr I i
= PROMISE Speech. Nre AshuuN siln ,1;s T"nI;o.
e Ncirter III Tug e'lruiE a"@t an1
n TO eIAs'tA =. LUZ c1,,xs,ts whrn tI,ny
tAat!es AHS". W S+eas 1 ,,,,l ,.,1;t; -
= ntSaIled NehsteF "''n futs'na. s., "s'u .,m.~,,
- tiiicrnftr we're anlttlt; thc ,,a,;J ~, sn.
IT, 1t LIZ career III QUINTET; :.;',,, Ia hs1 .ss,n,s,l
~ tasn ho@esS.. .ns ft,;n;ai ,,o,iti.,t fa. Whe1
,c 3to asu ~ ti;s ~ i, 1sn H., :, ~ ha, ,rt,,y w,}
nc "c,it ~ uleasu ~ !s.v .s tt.s ratx Ia
IT, eInEn ~ nv lel" .". si,.,,,.1 f.h,ir1r.n II
Ia t,hIlifan laa.s. attu va 1 aSstn,rnr,
~ the con'ehi1on "n!eI. aI .,-o.n"co cors
~ lt'r hhS manner ana pelroaa, - sew, w..
~ tIandeti oFueI throughout VIC eAe'A"'e ~
nc readings
Al III, S,,,;,cGctl F;t,u1Kcnu feIstes the 10
in AAe NFas-@A 1:,t.s...;or ~ Nr Aa1
i, h"hus netupts ~ t,..an s,,I "nrnr rith vino
~. mum pcleenal iii'A:s,aes Sa,a ~ ,nm,1, ~,
~ be welded hne Ano"lease u Ht''aa"
-. ture. ....,. -.
ae1 ..I'robally tue most notable instance al I'll
the r,, ia ra.,,,, ~ liz ;ntcrxjrw With Sfephi
sry vac tus seso. y. M +.a~ .,,s raha1z t;rsI I
nf = ppnE'as, u.te , ~; r,.,,i;nr r.a Stlfy co1
40 Fof1 sumner ana 1uc ,..>,sis .nch !;
49, [ nenceu- SIcA were hle sllT34e' .uen
;, | force Of the arguments lc addressed 10 Oou
1lhA 1ar tfat fLe rrrst 1l{iunisau ruse up super
tho - ntvt;s.r.,'5n .un,.,;ur 10 tfieappoirt me
ION ~ rAIM.jj +ant ia e,sr, viii, tho Gov
NAL $50 Wr 4~l,,n1tn. although
tai u. -,I"t ~; -, ,be .,;cbf III ~ ,.n IN
and WEE ~; S.s l.rI m 49, 49, tm ,,l Nj 1incnin
..n tue WINE Aoose a19 ts.I ~. ~ - h..e ss;I
"a want you 10 tas 70 nun "oal sou 80 ..; saI s;l
,e,- me: Anu men "ans ane tSs r., ths connt1
e 1I.t ;rt.-yiopr II the Ntlte House letws
Of ,hnua tLroa rna,,-I Iincoln. uouclss, anu Il