St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-05-20

ou@h-going anti-slaveIy man, taking hi-
stand with Free Soilers or Liberty party
when to be such was less popular than
of late years. IN 1881 he represented
st. Aibans in the State legislature
For five years, 1916, II rs 'j2 and
81 he was the candidate of the Liberty
party for governor, his vote steadily in
crcasing till it nearly reached 10000;
and even after the organization of the
Republican party, Of which he was one
the OF organizers, some of his old friends
could not help voting for him still. and he
received 6i9 votes for governor in 50 1. In
that year he was nominated for the State
senate, but was defeated by some personal
combinations against him. The LcgiS-
iaturc. however, made the matter right by
clecting, him /. 5. Senator, tolll out tn {
uueNpircd term OF Upham, who had been
removed by death Il year before the ex-
pir..rion OF hi> term. This honor, and
th. tIl;trr.nL vote by which it was ten
drrrd,-hcing % out OF - in the Sen
at.. lr2 out OF 2l9 i'll the House, not
w!lh>,aul.u- that this principal comp
t;.r e.!- un les man than the Hon.
% uII kriluLg. then at Rockingham,-
very gratifying 10 Mr. Braincrd
49, -,rv.cr IN the Senate was highly
.n.ur.a.. go him, and he won there the
respect even Of many who lated lis
principles.
Ou III. thirteenth Of July. 1851, Lc
w..s president of the convention held at
Montpelier called to organize the Rcpub-
iican party, the first State convention cv-
cr hriI IN this country under the inspi-
rati n OF that name which has since be
come synonymous with liberty. The
same wear he was elected president Of
the Vermont Agricultural Society. in
which he always took a lively interest.
In INjJ-G he was u member ut the Re
publican State Committee. In 1876 he
wa~ drlagrtc to the Republican Con
vrurion At Pittsburgh. Penn. called the
convention to order, was one OF the wee
pr,-lIrut~, ard one ot the committee ap-
pointed t. call National Convention to
nominate candidates tor irr>i lent and
Vie, i'r,-...rut oi the | uitgl State. In
the following June he vas 4 member of
,i., \.,,iuu.J Ea,nbIi,,n Convention .,,
Philadelphia. and Wa appointed mcm-
hor OF t.l' Republican National ExecI-
tiv,. C.nui,tr, In Inn, 1~5t n.
name headed li-t calling public meet
i,,.. II, - Au,n. to .xrr,.. tho n,nu,,r
t.Iin-, in relation 10 the ..--,u'r m,on
o,aatur Sumner in til, United States
= nate. And - ON. in pul,lI, and IN
ar,,Yt. hi. wLnl, career wa. ON, ear
n,.t nr.,...t ,o,,in.t ouprr,.i,p
nj. .,.ar,.t in IN, : lave. cortinp,I .,t
fer ir.r, became, freedmen. and showed
;,..lf ,,-.,,.,i,.,Il,. r., r.,,rI,~ animal .,r-
Iii.,,,i.r- ,f ,i,.rn >.luuu. =, SII,a t,.iI.
American Missionary Association for
Tho. nd of the Freedmen.
sIr. E~aincrd made a profession Of
r.'i ion nm early manhood. AMI WAS till
hi- death l.adiur mrinbcr at the C.n-
,r.,r ,f:,i..l Church.
In Jan"arv. lNIu. lie married Mi
FilrliA + .,adtumh. who died Oct. l..
lNj2. IN the Gu;h year ui her agr. Their
children were tuur laughtcr~ and eight
-au~. ut' whom tw" daughters. one the
wife ot E.x-truv. Smith. AMI the o:h.r.
tie yaun-c~: daughter. the wiir of +.
N.rw:ut Ntanoh4u, E>q., with tour sons
Ltwrcurc. Aids. Owen. Era,tu> Porter
AMI Herbert. all ot II. Adams. survive
him.
NIr. Braiucri was a man Of l.rr,
frame, aaG of great ply,i,al ,,r,.uth IN
his prime lie was If di,uitird and
.ai.,i.Ir mamer-. con-idcra;e and kind TO
tie y.uu.. anl fond of rrlaiinr the cx-
r,rirucc~ ci hi earlier Il ". lie was
one of the mos; efficient promoter, O.. the
prosperity OF hi> Town. .iviu. land for
.hr opening, of nov streets. luaniug mon
cy 10 youu. merchants and mechanics.
a4y~iu. a liberal expenditure of the pub
lir funds. contributing heavily tor the
erection of lis ci,g;ut hotcl. and interest
ct in many OF it, public and private en-
tr:pu-c-. :It. Alhaus cannot lose a more
valdable citizen. lie rave generously to
hruryulrnt objects. his contributions TO
such reachin. $4,000 a wear for the ia.t
five wears. lie WAS an eminent friend
Of temperance. Age did not chill his
kind trelinrs or interest in worthy nuh-
generous, more social, more publIc-SpIr-
IteI, ~ he rev Old.
Last Saturday night, says the VIII
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