Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-04-14

ANOTHER great statesman has gone to
his final rest. The Hon. Jacob M. How
ard, long the pride and pillar of the Re
publican party in Michigan, died at his
residence in Detroit early Sunday morn
ing, at the good age of sixty-six. He was
in usual health until stricken with apo
plexy the Friday previous,
Mr.. Howard was a native of Shaftesbury,
VT. His academic education was com
pleted at Williams College, in $780, For
two years he remained in Massachusetts,
teaching, and studying law. He then came
to the Territory of Michigan. He was
not long in gaining high rank for pro-
found reasoner. At the bar he had no su-
perior for sledge- hammer power in demol-
ishing an adversary. He despised all
trickery and clap-trap, early gaining the
enviable soubriquet of Honest Jake" He
began his political career by entering the
Legislature of that State in 1888. lie was
an ardent Wing. In the Presidential cam
paign, two years later, he was successful
candidate for Congress. His service in the
lower House of Congress terminated March
A, 18i5. He then resumed the practice OF
his profession in Detroit, giving himselfto to
it exclusively until the Nebraska bill ex-
citement called him out. During the last
years OF the Wing party he stood alooi
from politics, except to vote and make a
few speeches but when the time came to
organize liberty party, he came to the
front as leader.
In 1854, he was elected Attorney Gen.
eral of Michigan, which office he held six
years. The State had some highly i'm
portant claims in New York city, which
had long been unsettled, and were thought
to be beyond reach. The ablest lawyers
there had been employed, and hitherto
had succeeded in battling the Michigan At
torney Generals but in Jacob M. Howard
they found an overmatch. He routed them
utterly, and gained great popularity witt
the people throughout the State, and the
profession throughout the country
In 1862, he was elected to the United
| States Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of X. S. Bingham. At the ex
piration of that term, 1865, he was re
elected. His political life terminated on'
month, lacking just a day, before hi
| death.
In the Senate, Mr. Howard was power
| full reasoner and a hard working committe
man. AS Chairman of the Pacific. Rail
road Committee, he rendered the countr,
signal service, discbarging his high trus
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welfare. He occupied at different time
other positions of considerable importance
During his first term he was member o
the committees on Military Affairs, tn
Judiciary, and Private Land Claims. Dur
ing his second term he served ON the Ii
brary, Mines and Mining, and Privat
Land Claims committees, also on tn
Special Joint Committees on the Rebel
lious States, and Ordnance. He gave him
self so entirely to the Legitimate labors c
a statesman that he had no time for tn
amenities of politics. He had no taste fo
Office brokerage nor constituent CORE!
pondence. His aversion to such thing
made him great many enemies at hom'
and undermined popularity.
1t is reported from Washington that tn
President was about to offer the distil
guished ex-senator an important foreig
appointment Chicago Journal.