Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-27
Hon. Henry Il. stoughton.

residence in New York city on Thursday
evening of last week, June 10, aged 90
years, having been born in Weathers'
field, Feb. Esd, 1914.
The immediate cause of his death was
doubtless over work during the winter,
the same which has recently taken away
so many of our public men. He was
conscious during much of his last i'll
ness (more than his friends in Vermont
had been led to suppose,) conversing in
diligently with his family, fully under
standing and expressing to them his ap.
preaching dissolution, and by his own
request the rite of baptism was admins
tered during his last days.
Mr.. Stoughton, as our readers well
know, was not only recently a resident
of this place, but still had residence in
this village which he occupied during
the summer months, and although his
death had been expected for some weeks
it casts an abiding shadow over the State
in which he was SO we'll known. He was
a selfmade man and worked his way
from want and many obstacles, by most
persevering toll, to the front rank of the
Vermont bar and honorable distinction.
His efforts in youth, to obtain an educa-
ton, with law and other books by the
side of his shoe bench, for spare moments,
and the persistent and unyielding perse-
verance with which he overcame un-
usual difficulties, having been lame
from boy of fourteen, is an example
and lesson for the youth o: the present
day.
Mr.. Stoughton represented this town
in the legislature of 1858, and was a
senator from this county in 1862 and
1868. Under the administration of
James Buchanan, he was United States
District attorney, which office he held
from 1857 to 1861. In politics Mr..
Stoughton was democrat, but if al
times, his party, as he thought, went
estray, he would not follow. He was
frequently honored by positions in the
democratic party, their candidate fol
Office on many occasions, and was q
member of the national democratic con.
ventions of 1852, 1856 and 1860. Du
ring the war the position assumed by the
democratic party was very unsatisfactory
to him, and it can hardly be said that
he has fully affiliated with them at any
time since, and it was during this period
that he was elected senator, as union
man, by the union republicans of this
county in 1923. At the democratic
State convention held in this place il
1862, he took bold and strong ground
against the course of the democratic par
ty of the State, and in favor of the pros
ecution of the war for the Union, declar
ing in his speech, which we published a
the time, that if to sustain the policy
of the government in relation to the wal
is to cease to be democrat, than l sub
ject myself to the criticism" In thu
same speech he offered as an amend
ment to the resolutions reported by the
committee, an endorsement of the policy
of the administration in prosecuting thu
war, "that we will lend our utmost aiC
in the attainment of that object" ant
declaring further at the same time tina
SO long as under that policy, my sons
with my appreciation, stand in the fac'
of the enemy offering themselves as
sacrifice, (if not already sacrifced,)
shall neither desert them, the govern
ment, nor my country" These wer
not only noble words but many of on
readers will remember with what stron,
popular favor they were received at tn
time.
His greatest fame, however, was as
lawyer, in which profession he attained
a large practice both in this State ant
in New York. To the latter place b.
removed in 1869, where he establishe;
a large business in connection with hi
brother Hon. E. w. Stoughton and hi
son Charles b., and in which he was &C
lively engaged at the time of his sick
ness. OF most generous impulses hi
personal friends we're numerous, and il
his death Vermont loses distinguish,
and useful son.
THE New ENGLAND FAIR.-For som
time past the managers of the New Eng
land Fair have been endevoring to OBJ
tain a suitable location for their exhibi
ton next fall, in the vicinity of Boston
During the past week they have conclud
ed their work by securing on favorahl
terms lease of the Mystic Park ground
in Medford. They have also obtaine,
about FIVE acres of land adjoining III
the grounds, between them and the mai
Medford turnpike on either side of tn