The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-03-20
Willard Fillmore.
From the n. Q. Times MARCH 1oth.l

It is nearly a month since the veneer
able. X-President OF the United States
was attacked with the first symptoms
of the disease-paralysis of the left
side and %concretion of blood in the
brain-wIich, despite the utmost efforts
OF the best medical skill, finally ended
his days.
The press of the city of Buffalo,
where he resided, refrained, at the re-
quest of his family, from making any
mention of his sickness; but it finally
became so serious and 81 generally
known in the city, that the local papers
made the formal announcement on the
4th instant. The family physician, DR..
james p. White, aided by DR.. Gray, of
Utica, New York, remembering that
Secretary Seward had recovered from q
much seyerer attack, SO as to enable
him subsequently to travel around the
world, entertained strong hopes of Mr..
Fillmore's recovery. Their henored
patient had, however, entered on his
sevenfy-fourth year; and it was hardly
possible for him TO sustain SO severe q
shock to mental and physical organiza-
ton.
The thirteenth President of the
United States was born JaTnary z, 1900,
in Cayuga county, New York. His
father, of English descent, was a far
mer, and removing, in 1918, to Erie
county, New York, followed his C
patton to a good old age. Millard3s
early education was necessarily limited
and humble. When fifteen years old
he was apprenticed to a ~WOOl-caTder,
and, during the four succeeding years,
he seized upon every spare moment to
improve his mind by study. In his
nineteenth year, Judge Wood, a veal
thy resident of Cayuga county, noticing
the youths progress and natural ablli-
ties, invited him into his Office to study
law, Offering to defray all his expenses.
Willard accepted the generous offer, but
taught school, whilst studying, in order
not to place too heavy q burden on his
benefactOr.
In 1891, he commenced the practice of.
law in Erie county, and was successful
from the start. In 1896 he married
Abigail, daughter of the Rev. Lemuel
Powers. By her he had d son and H.
daughter. In 1925. as q Wing, he en-
tered the State Assembly; and one OF
the laws that he most strongly assisted
in passing was that for the adjustment
of imprisonment for debt. In 1882 he
was elected to Congress BY the Wings;
andagainin 1886, '38and 40, distinguish
ing himself BY his talents, high clarac-
ter and great business capacity. He
declined d reelection, and resumed the
practice Of the law at Buffalo, becoln-
ing ii of the most eminent members
40f the profession in the State. Accept
ing, id 1874, the Wing nomination for
Governor, he was defeated but in 1S47
was elected State Controller by q very
large majority In November, 1648, he
was elected by the Wing party as Vice
President of the United States, with
Gen. Taylor as President. President
Taylor dying III July, 1850, Mr.. Fills
more became President of the United
States. He appointed Daniel Webster
as Secretary of State and, though his
opponents were iii ii majority during his
term, the President galned general ad-
miration and respect by Che courtesy,
dignity, integrity and ability with
which lie fulfilled his high duties.
At the expiration of his term, in
March, 1853, Mr. Fillmore returned to
Buffalo, and resided there till the last,
respeeted5and beloved by all.