Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-03-28
Death Of Ex-I'resident Fiji
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BUFFALO, March S--Midnight.-
Ex- President Millara Fillmore dice
at his residence, in this city. at ter
minutes past, IL tonight. He'was
conscious tp to the time. = '.'I .
At s o'clock, il reply to n question
by his physician, he said the nonrish'
men, was paIatable. These were, his
last words. Ills death was painless
Millard Fillmore was borne at
Locakc, now So1nmerhill, Caynsa
county, N. Y, Jan. !, 1900. His
father, Nathaniel Fillmore, was of
English descent, and followed the oc-
cupaton Of y f.rmer. He removed to
Erie county in 1919, and cultivated
a small farm.
Atan early age Millarl was sent
to Livingston county to learn the
clothier's trade, and PASSED four
years in dressing cloth. During this
time he improved every spare hour
in supplying the defects of his early
education.
In 1919, he made the acquaintance
of the late Judge Wood Of Cayu5t
county, and entered his office for the
purpose Of studying law. In order to
do this he had 20 pay $50 for one
wears time which he owed his employ
ers. TO raise this sun. !c devoted
his spare time to teaching school.
By working from four in the morn
ing until late at might he accomplish
ed tile desired result, paid his debt,
and had ;;j left for expenses for the
whole scar. His board cost him
nothing.
In 1875 he vas elected TO represent
the county Of Erie III the state As
semb!y, Being member of the Oh
Wing ysrty, which Was at thst time
in the minority. he had little cpror-
tunitv Of ,uisting kinseIf. HIS
humanity and love of p.stl:e, howev-
cr, led hiW to take an active part IN
the movement for sholIs&ing imprls-
onment FIR leht in this Stat'.
In 1872 he vss elected on the anti
jackson ticket to Congress- serving
one term. Ia 1885 h- WAS agun
chosen as Whig, and also in 1888
and 1870. lIe vas aStiH Eo'njnot"s
in lSi22 hUt per. artomIy declined.
Whne ~ Congress he declared him
self opposed to the annexation Of
Taxes so long as slaves were held
therein, ard in favor Of Congress
exercising ali constitutional powers
to abolish the Slave trade in the Dis
trjct e. ColNlnbia.
In 1899, at tie opening nf the
Twenty sixth Congress, he took part
in the celebrsIol "hroal seal CON
test on the right to the seats ct tive
Of the six mcnjterS from New Jersey,
and va one q tie Com,nttee OF!
Elections making minority report on
the srh;rct~ In 1913 he WAS elected
Vice President CT the n'tei States
and became rrrSie lent Ju! Y 10, lS1),
on the death Of General Taylor, and
that year signel the FugItipe Slave
law and the accompanying bills
known as t'Ge "Compronise Measures.
In 1857 he pat in force the NeotrAll-
ty laws against the Lopez liIbusterS,
removing the Collector OF New Or
leans by whose connivancc the Pam
pero pei from thar port
Ia lS52, hi wife, Formerly a Miss
Abigail Powers, daughter OF the Rev.
Lemu.t i'awers, @le !, leaving him
two children, a son and a daughter
the latter of whom died in lS11. In
1855 and 1886. he visited Europe,
where he was received with tne most
fattering attentions. Tie same year
he was nominated By the Americans
for the Presidency, but received only
the vote of Maryland in the EIector
al College.
Feb. 10, 1888, he married Airs.
Caroline Mcintosh, daughter Of the
late Charles Carmichael OF Norris
town, n. j and has eve" since lived
in quiet retirement at Buffalo, devo-
ting himself to literary pursuits, and
particularly to the Historical Society,
of which he WAS tirst President, ard
in whose affairs lie had taken great
interest,
In 1861, when ncws was received
Of the firing on Fort Sumpter, he pre-
sided at the first a,etlus held in the
theatre to express the l"yal sentl-
nents of the community. he also
elpei to crs,nl1s the Union Cont
nentals, a hone guard ors'nzed, and
was long its captain.
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