The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-12-02

he scalped the mule driver, and tied
both of them on the backs of
their mules and started them across the
country.
A week later Mr.. Moody sat down at
the hotel at Colorado Springs to write
out his report. He had on an oiled silk
skull cap, held on by skate strap which
buckled under his chin, aud he looked
gloomy. He admitted in his report that
the North American Indian, so far from
being hJlmorist, was serious enough
for an entire funeral procession, and
then he devoted the rest of the docu-
ment to an appeal to Congress to declare
war OF determination against the Sioux
Indians. MAJ Adeler.
Biography of the Late Henry Wilson.
The career of the late Vice President
Wilson was remarkable one. He was
emphaticaly self-made man. Born of
poor parents, at Pennington, N. H., in
1812-his fathers name was Colbaith-
he spent the early years of his life in
knocking around and being knocked
around the village. His father was dis
vicious that he finally landed in the Peni-
Tertiary. AS a hoy the subject of this
sketch was apprenticed to the shoe
makers trade, and learned it thoroughly.
To cut loose from his family connections
was his first work. He dropped his
baptismal name of Jeremiah Colbaith,
and appeared to the world as Henry
Wilson. Having saved money by work
at the bench, he spent two years in an
academy, devoting himself assiduously to
his studies, and emerging with sufficient
book knowledge to carry him through
life. This comprised all the schooling
he ever obtained. Leaving the academy,
Mr.. Wilson took up his residence at.
| Natick, Mass, where he commenced
business on small scale as manufac-
turer of boots and shoes. He prospered:.
for he was industrious, economical and
temperate. He took an. active part in
local politics, and in 1910 he participated
in the Presidential campaign as an advoG
cate OF the election Of Gen. Harrison.
He proved an effective speaker on the
stump, and the succeeding year was
taken up by his fellow citizens and
elected to the State Legislature. He
| years. He was delegate to the Wing
Convention in 1848, and made himself
conspicuous by his advocacy of anti
being rejected, he withdrew from the
convention, and In connection with other
anti-slavery agitators was active in
organizing the Free-Soil party. At this.
time he purchased the Boston RepubH-
can, daily paper, which he edited for
two years as an ant-slavery organ, and
displayed considerable ability as a writer.
In 1851 and 1852 he was President of
the Massachusetts State Senate, and at
the National Free-Soil Convention, held
at Pittsburgh in 1852, was chosen perma-
next President. The following year he
served as member of the State Consti
tutional Convention, and was also nomi-,
mated as the Free-Soil candidate for
Governor of the State In 1856 he was
elected to the United States Senate, and
was reelected in 1861 and 1867. The
National Republican Convention in 1872,
| honored Mr.. Wilson with the second
place on the ticket, and he was elected
Vice-President in November of that year.
His death leaves vacancy IN the office,
which will be supplied by the President
pro tenn. of the Senate. During Mr..
Wilson's service in the Senate he occu-
pied prominent places on committees,
and during the war was Chairman Of the
Committee on Military Affairs, in which
capacity he rendered efficient service.
In the midst of a busy life devoted to
politics, Mr.. Wilson found time to de-
vote to literary pursuits. In 1864 he
published " History of the Anti-Slavery
Measures of the Thirty-seventh and
Thirty eighth United States Congresses
in 1866. "The Military Measures of the
United States Congress - in 1867,
Testimonials of American Statesmen
and Jurists to the Truths of Christianity"
in 1868, " History of the Reconstruc-
ton Measures of the Thirty-ninth and
Fortieth Congresses - and at the time,
of his'death he had nearly completed his,
most important work, The History of
the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power"
Two volumes of this work have already
been published.
During public career of over quar-
ter of century, Mr.. Wilson has borne.
the reputation of being upright and
honorable in all his public transactions.