Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-11

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The Late MIS-. Amidon.
TAerehAs Just been issued from the press
Of Mr.. Joseph l., Pearson a neat little pam
phletG entitled "Pfooeedlngs Commemorative
q the Life and Services OF Mrs. Margaret
Grammar sehoOlin the Fourth district, wash
The work embraces the commemorative
mirable memorial address on the life and ser
Vices Of Mrs, Amidon, by Samuel Yorke
AtLee, ESQ, md remarks on the same occa-
sion nJ ~ Rev Dr. samson' o. o. wight aud j.
The pamphlet 10 issued in excellent style By
NJ Pe1rsS,91, aud hs.h phosoSI.Ph PSSI!Iai.
OF her pleasant, thoughtful lace.
from Mr.. AtLee'a biographical sketch Of
Mrs Amidon We take the Following Interest
sastEsret kEue,, the daughter OF George
and Alice Milhufn, WAS the NTH OF seven
children, and was bora In Alexandria, Va, on
the 2lat day OF January, 1871, Her father,
George Milbutn, native Of DumfrieB, Scot
land, came TO this country when boy and set.
tied In Ale5andria. Her mother, Alice MI
descendant Of an English family which came
to Virginia 5000 after the Revolutionary war.
Her parent. we're Of the same name, but
tween their families. Margaret losther mother
soon after her sixth year, and she became
fathetleas ave years Afterwards. Meanwhile
her fathef'a second marriage gave Margaret
new mother, 80 that at his death she DID not
eonsider herself an orphan, Bstween this
mother and hefself there was alwaya the
most devoted Affection. Named after her then
aunt, At her baptism inio the New Jerusalem
lSwcdenborEian) church, Margaret learned
10 expect her oAresses, and to enjoy her love
from her earliest remembrance until this
earthly relationship was severed by her de.
cease on the Sd OF December last, = period Of
nearly foTty-thtee years.
MAfgafet was hrst placed under Instruction
In az infant school AZ four years OF ago, She
learned rapidly, aud eomforted her mother In
her last sickness by her conaiderato nlial a.
siduity, and by reading aloud to her from the
New TestA nent at her bedside. She wAsnext
q pupil Of Mrs. Hunt and, afterwAtds, Of Mrs.
Thompson, whose son, john Z. Thompson,
tweui y.hve years been teacher 10 our public
/ schools Margaret and Mr. Thompson were
thus sehoolnates, and a alter iIis occupied
They were each emulouB OF the other, but
their rivalry had no enmity In H. and not for
an hour 10 all that time was their friendship
who became AfterE atds teacher In the public
schools, and was faVorAbly known by many OF
IS Soon after leaving MT. we school ahe
opened q school herself. Young As she was At
that tlme, about sixteen years, she had the
faculty ofseeuring the IeLpeet OF her pupilsi
their obedience aud affection. Her success in
| her profession soon obtained general com
SsHSsSS sGd tss sdSias 81 ns. 'faS
ment In our public schools; She passed the
examinAlion before the Board Of Trustees, and
S sesed ~ ~ rosH,s Y sst1s po.oS
she femained, enhancing her reputation, untll
her % o motion, In 1854, to the grammar school
OF the same district, which she occupied until
10 December, is5s, she was married to IMr.
Hollis Amldon, OF this city, a gentleman who
so ttuly sPP,.eoi.,,ted her eh, y. that he
that had become Identified with her happiness
She was not = teacher from any motive OF
self or desire Of proht. she could AZ any time,
/ treble compensation for her labor, but she
| quietly put aside all such soiicitationa aud
her Prescribed dgs syna f Of nsr
was once wishing aloud that she were rich
enough to retire from the business of teach
h' I'm ih'PS:1 him S %, r.; FSSS T SS.
might be, she would eoptinue to te.eh.
EngroSsing as were her daily eates, she WIS
SSt con.'a, 70 se her re ease ne dsY q sss
the miuistrAtlon Of the Rev. DR.. samson, and
on the Ath OF March, 1870, became = member Of
the Baptist church. She soon volunteered TO
class wAs accordingly assigned to her, How
faithfully and COO scientifically she fulnlled her
duty let the tears o. her hitle seholats attesll
tulAted with BY friend, who urged that, weak
as she was, II could no logger be her duty to
ciGSS. She replied that She did not regard Il
duty 90 much a. pleasure.
II was In May, lsGs, that latent consumption
began 70 maniisst itself bSt shs 'ilragslsi
OF exhaustion, attended her SCHOOL, hut In
about year she was compelled to forcEo the
lNbora she delighted In, The trustees, with
oonsidoraie Kindness, Antioi pAted the usual
time Tor holding her annual examination, and
appointed the month Of May for what wss
then to be heF last performance OF that duty.
Her pAliid face and painting utteranee betrayed
her waning life, aud tears were seen on the
checks Of her pupils. She was exhorted to
set out Tor more genital climate, and a COM
mittee OF tho city u'horitIes waited upon her,
offering her = yeAr'a leave Of absence with
continued salary. But she could not reconcile
her conscience to the aceeptance Of the kind
offef, and she calmly prepared Tor the ineVita-
bic result. Most aolleitous ffiepda mlnlsteFed
70 her, and the Rev. MI. Samson and the Rev.
Eion aud Of personal friendship,
She fingered without complaint until tho
third OF last Oeeemeer, when she departed
that she might be received into one Of the
many mansions prepared by the Lord for those
who love Him and obey His commandments"
THE FIPrKEArH AMEHpMENr IL ruE
CHuRoHEs,-In many OF the eoloted churches
yesterday were held services OF thanksgiving
Tor the ratification Of the nfteenth Amepd-
PtefeSsot o. d. barrett dslIystsd al address
a. the eolpred church on u street, between
Second and Third streets aouthweat.
He said the, ooiored race haye received their
freedom through the direct Interpretation oil
God, m an Tested by miracles As remarkable AZ
those wrought In deliVeting the lsraslites from
tween you and the mAnhood you now enjoy q
sea OF prejudice more difioult to cross than
ne Red asI, 50 deep that , 20 pluS%@ss had ever
the other eide OF you PharOAh and hts host
were not onoAmped, but In their place was the
masters lash, the constitution wAlling out all
aid from your Northern friends, and The pred
Scott decision declaring thAtyou had no Tlghta
which white men were bound 70 respect.
Who but 0od himself could have found
out his hand over virginia, and, the work he
commenced has had Its completion In the
nfteenth Amendment, The futloua blaAis OF
stand on the solid land % liberty reJoleing In
your manhood, with the ballot protecting you
IKE pillar oLelGgd X day aud PILLAR n Of nrs
give thanks unto the Lord to-day, for he hath
trinmphed gloriouSly, for Your oppressofs hath
The IsrasIItes faiiinG 10 show themselves
worthy OF their freedom were bold Into BAbA-
loDyish slavery, and To-day have no lnheri,
lance which they can call thelr own. do not
your descendants will be literally sold again
Into slavery, slavery that 10 bounded BY the
cradle and The grave but y you fall 70 saS hoy,
sell yourselves Into 4 slavery commencing
With the grave and ending only when etsraity
The Professor proceeded 10 polnt out to his
audience the responsibilities which freedom
had devolved on them, and eloAed By stating
that he was one Of those who has long DC.
go long az they held any other race IN bond
age. Consequently they would, % the 18th
Instant uniIs Win teSn 70 ssISofaus. ihs
Oougfeau At the same time 10 make II available
By extending the right OF suffrage to all 10 the
dthtriot- $500. ..El
OELEBRArIoss THG wEEK. The present week
will be markell ia this eompuaity By three