Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-16
Death of James Il. spaIding.

Many Of our community will be pained
TO learn Of the death Of James K. Spaldtng,
which took place at the residence Of HE
brother, the Rev Geo. B. Spalding, at Dow
er n H, on Thursday last, the llth inst
intelligence has been received as e. the
immediate cause Of his death, but we have
nc doubt, it was the natural termination Of
the paraly-es from which he has been a
sufferer for the last six years, a disease which
arrested hun in an active business career, and
laid him aside, while in the prime Of his
intellectual vigOr.
IL will be remembered that he was the
oldest son Of DR.. James Spalding Of Mont
pelier, and was born about the year 1920.
lie was graduate Of the University, of Yer
mont and a cassamtc Of the Hon H. J. Ray
m1nd and Dudly Z. benson. After the
completion Of his college course he taught
tor time 10 the SJuth, in .HAbersham
county in Georgia.
After returning to this place he studied law
and opened an Office, in company with Hon.
joseph a. Prentlss TINS profession seemed
scarcely congenial 70 his taste, ami IN 1913,
ne lett and -et out on 4 tour through Eng-
and and the continent as special correspon-
dent of the ". Y. Courier and Enquirer.
de was in Paris at the time Of the Revou-
ion of As, which sent LO uis Philippe into
retirement, and his letters al that time were
full of the most VIVID description Of those
exciting events After extending his iour
70 fo 10 Ilniu I 81 ha 4
TO New York, and became attached to the
-dltorial staff Of the CJurrlsr and Enquirer,
and soon acquired an interest in the paper.
| lie alterward became assoc lated with Man-
Con Marble and other gentlemen in tn c
establishment of the ~ Y. World, which
editorial columns were chiefly under hl 5
direction.
After the World changed proprietors, Mr..
SpaldiDg was edltorially CONNECTED with
the ", Y. Times. continuing that relation
until paralysis compelled him to give up
nearly all intellectual labor.
The New York World says OF him
MIR. Sp4lding was a graduate of the
| University OF Vermont, ard a man Of high
literary attainments. Professionally he was
~ essayist rather than an editor. FOrcibly
.legant as a ", tier, his artic es were polish
ID u the last degree, but he lacked that
| celebrity of composition for which no other
quality can atone IN editorial writing. He
preferred TO deal with moral questions, or .
| reat of the loltier issues of national poll
| tics yet, under the stimulus OF excitement.
ne was capable OF entering INTO the conduct
| II local contest with great power and
| feet lie was a man of profound convlc-
CIons, and his best utterauces were expressed
when be gave voice to his cherished sentI-
nents. Then his ponderous sentences were ell
+gantly rounded and polished, but they struck
with the force OF bail inpelled from a gun
# the largest calibre. The scintillations OF
lis wit illumined the subject be was treat
ing with wonderful vivIdness. All the re-
-ources of classical culture, of historic study.
and of extended travel were then at his COM
.nand, SO that wonder and admiration held his
ccader enchanted. With theme congenial
and an occasion TO arouse him, his vigor and