Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-10-19
FOR CONGRESS-Third District
JOHN M. COCHLAN.
DEATH OF A GREAT MAN.

William Henry Seward died at his
residence in Auburn, New York, October
10th, at 3:l5 P. NJ. He was taken i'll on
Wednesday of the week before with fe-
yer and ague. Afterward cathartical
affection set in, but his indisposition was
not considered dangerous until few
hours before his demise. He passed away
quietly, retaining his faculties to the last
end of existence, his last utterance on
earth being Love one another"
Seward was born in Florida, Orange
county, New York, May 10th, 1901, and
was II years and nearly five months old
at the time of his decease. Possessed OF
extraordinary natural abilities and favor
ed with excellent opportunities, both
were improved to the utmost, and accord
ingly at very early age W. Ii. Seward
commanded the confidence and admira-
tion of his countrymen. A cotem2orary
of Clay and Webster, he was confessedy Y
their peer and shared in their councils
and sentiments. Conscientious in his
political opinions, he never bowed the
knee to the Baal Of slavery and main
tanned at all hazards the sublime doc
trine that these United States were con-
seorated to liberty. For this he will be
ever honored while q free people rules
this continent. In his position upon the
slavery question, Seward was consistent,
earnest unfinching and unselfsh- His
opponents always recognized these facts
and he was respected by them. Coming
upon the stage in early life, as public
man his career was onward and upward
without backward step. Take any
time within the past three years and pro-
pound the question to the civilized world,
"Who is the greatest American citizen
living?" and from all sides the answer
would be William H. Seward. From
the time he was twenty-nine years old
Seward was leading politician. AT the
age OF thirtyeight years he was chosen
Governor of the great State of New
York. Like Clay and Webster, he did
not succeed in attaining to the Presiden-
cy. Like Clay and unlike Webster, he
would not sacrifice his principles to be-
come President. When the Wing par
ty went to pieces Seward organized an
opposition to the slave Democracy which
now rules these United States, and de-
serves more than any other man the IL
tie of Father Of the .Republican party.
The first national Republican nominee
was Fremont, Seward not wishing the
nomination. In 1860 it was the general
expectation that the great services and
ability of Seward would be recognized
by the Republican organization and that
he would be their Presidential candidate
whenever there was prospect for sue
cess. What did take place is a matter of
history. Horace Greeley, actuated solely
by motives of personal spite, succeeded
in defeating Seward and nominating Lin
coin. Thus it happened that Seward did
not become President Of these United
States. The country did not lose his
wise counsel. From the first he was Lin
coins most trusted friend and adviser.
The transient lustre of the Presidential
office was not needed to hand his memo
ry down to succeeding generations. 1t
will be written Of this century that w.
ii. Seward was foremost as politician,
statesmsn, a patriot, an orator, a law
his loss with unfeigned lamentations.