The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-17
Death of Vim. Henry Seward.

Hon. w. II. Seward died yesterday of tertian
ague, with catarrhal complication of muscular
palsy. Mr. Stewards intellectual faculties were
clear and vigorous to the last, save when dis
turbed by paroxysm of fever. Just after the
efusion from his lungs to-day, and thinking it
would relieve his breathing, be was, at his own
desire, placed upon lounge, bothered up and
moved from his adjoining bed room into his
study, where, in the midst of his books and his
literary and other papers, and surrounded by
relatives and few friends, and all his devoted
dependents, he breathed his last. For the last
hour of his life, as the powers of nature were
giving way, his condition became easy and he
spent his time in afectionate leave takings of
his relatives and dependents and finally sank
quietly to his last rest as if going TO sleep.
The New York Tribune pays the following
tribute to the memory OF Mr.. Seward: TO
day, as the news of his death is telegTaphed
over the world, it is no exaggeration 10 say
that in every Court and Cabinet on earth the
tidings will come with something of a personal
shock to the few who govern the many. In
the Republics of Spanish America the loss OF
a powerful friend and patron will be mourned (;
the statesmen of Europe will recognize the de-
mise of almost the only American whom they
have ever regarded as their peer, and in the
farthest East, in the uttermost isles of the sea,
prayers will be offered IN strange tongues to
alien gods for the repose of the aged chieftain,
whose white head and broken form cast such
a wonder about his wide journeyings in the
hamlets and the palaces of India and Niphon
and Cathay.
"After the death of Lincoln, It was Stewards
faith in human nature, his confidence, that
other men were on the whole as good as he
IL <oh ho1, in, <,r,A crvnnOrt
the policy of Andrew Johnson for the imme-
diate restoration of the South. For this he
sacrificed his position in the Republican party,
and at the election of Gen. Grant, without a
compliment or civility, left that Department
of State which he had administered during
eight years with q wisdom, an adroitness. an
unfailing courage, and an industry hitherto un-
precedented in our annals, and which we may
long look in vain to see repeated"
VIM. Henry Seward was born IN Orange
County, New York, May 16, 1901, and was
therefore seventy-one years of age at the time
of his death. He graduated at Union College
in 1920, was admitted to the bar in 1922, and
Immediately commenced the practice of law at
Auburn, which city he has ever since regarded
as his home. In 1884 he was an unsuccessful
candidate for Governor of New York, out in
1888 he was elected to that position, which he
filled for eight years. In 1849 he was elected
to the United States Senate, which position he
occupied until 1860 In that year he was
candidate before the Republican Convention
for the Presidential nomination, but was defear
ted by Horace Greeley, whom he had offended,
and who threw the weight of his influence into
the scale in favor of Mr. Lincoln, who was
nominated and elected. He was then appoin-
ted Secretary of State by Mr. Lincoln, and re-
appointed upon Mr.. Lincoln's reelection. On
the night of Mr.. Lincoln's assassination an at
tempt was also made upon the life of Mr.. Sc
ward, and he, with his two SONS, were severely
wounded, but neither Of them fatally injured,
and after q few months of retirement at Cape
Nav, N. j., Mr.. Seward health was complete
ly restored. Since that period Mr.. Seward has
signalized himself by 'circumambulabing" the
world, to use his own expression. Tlais exten.
sive pleasure trip, which. was begun at time
of life when most men give up their wanderinngs,
gave Mr.. Seward q worldwide reputation.
Since his return he has lived quietly at Auburn,
and is understood to have been engaged upon
a descriptive and critical work, of ambitious
size. based upon his foreign travels and obser-
walton. 1t is to be hoped that his literary ex,
ecutors will give to the world such portions OF
this interesting work as may be found compile
ted