Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-27
Death OF Vice President Wilson.

1t was wholly unexpected, as Mr.. Wilson
ne ithcr he nor his friends had any appre-
hension of fatal termination of his i'll
ness. He did not wake up till about
oclock, and he talked quite buoyantly
morning drink of water, and assisted him
TO sit up in bed. In few moments after
drinking, he fell over and expired, with
out q motion to indicate that he suffered
the slightest pain. What caused the
sudden cessation of respiration is not
known, but DR.. Baxter thinks his death
was fastened by want of absolute quiet.
He says that reading the papers and re-
cciving friends proved fatal.
Upon waking on tn: morning Of his
death, Mr.. Wilson spoke of his election
to the Vice-Presidency and rem arked.
''1fI liveto the close OF my present term
there will be only five who have served
their country as long AZ l." -Four times
before he called for water and drank the
entire gla>sful nearly every time. The
night before Mr.. Wilson said he felt a
premonition OF his trouble of pain at
thu base of his brain, and remarked that
he must have more decisive treatment;
but he said nothing to the doctor about
it. In the morning, however, he appeared
to feel better and remarked to his attend
ant, ~ am a bright looking boy this
morning, amt II"
Mr.. Wilson's last utterance on political
topics, as given by CORE
spondent of the Baltimore Sun, is as fol-
lows; sin abiding to the political pros
poets, he remarked that the election in Ohio
and Pennsylvania, inhis opinion, dctermin-
ed the question of the next Presidents that
Republican succession could only be
defeated by the most utter folly on the
part of the Republican party ITSELF that
everywhere there was evidence of the
return to the party of those who went of
in the Liberal movement. OF this fact
he had sufficient evidence in the numcr-
GUS letters he had received during the
past year from leading Liberals. He ex-
pected in the next campaign to sse the
party throughout united. He said the
people would never be willing to intrust
the administration of the executive pow
er Of the Government to one who had
been arrayed against it by voice or SER
vice, and that this was the record of all
: NAMED for the Democratic nomination.
He said the security and protection OF
the Union were the paramount issues in
the minds Of the people and that this
would override the questions of the eur
rency, Church and State, public schools
and all else"
The following order, announcing the
death of Vice-President Wilson was is
; sued by the President.
! EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, November -, 1872
1t Is with profound sorrow that the Presi rcni
has to announce TO the people OF the United States
the death of the Vice.President, Henry Wilson
who died in the Capitol of the Nation this mora
ing. The eminent station eff the deceased, his
high character, his long career in the service OF
his State and of the Union, his devotion to the
cause of freedom, and the ability which he
brought to the discharge of every duty, stand con
hearts and ale ;tions of tile American people
In testimony of respect for this distinguished Cit
partments of the Government will be closed on the
day of the funeral, and the Executive Mlnsi0a
and all the, Execu i've Departments i
Washington VIII be diAped with badges Of mourn
ing for thirty days. The Secretary of War AID
Secretary Of the Navy will issue orders that Il D.
propfiate military and naval honors be rendered
TO The memory Of one whose virtues and services
will long be borne in recollection by Slatlu ma.
ton. U. S. GRANT.
By the President,
HAMILTON FISH, Sec'y of Stale
We condense from our exchanges the
following sketch Of Henry Wilson's life
and career:
The Granite State has the honor of hav.
ing given Henry Wilson to the nation.
He was born at Pennington on the 10th
of February, 1872, and the early years OF
his life were passed there. At the are OF
ten, his parents being poor, he was APP
prenticed to a farmer near by, and for
eleven years he worked patiently and i'll
dnstrlously ON the farm, receiving during
all this time but few months of school
ing in the neighboring district school.
The scanty educational resources at his
disposal were, however, turned to the
best alvantagc, and he eagerly availed
himself of all the books he could get, de-
vouring with avidity the contents of in
Vulnerable dry volumes Of biography and
history, procured from private library
in the neighborhood. 1t is the old story,
common to all great men who have push
ed themselves into positions Of promin-
encc from the very lowest ranks, through
pluck and uutiring industry. Henry Will
son was not destined to spend his life in
tilling the rocky soil of New Hampshire
farm. His twcnty-tirst birthday reached,
one sunny morning saw him, all his earth
ly property slung OH his back, trudsing
through the meadows, woods, and vii.
lagos, over the highway to fame, in the
shape of the village of Natick Mass. lie
learned the shoemaker'S trade in Natick
where he worked at it for two years in u
humble shop. At the end of that time lac
had accumulated little fluid from his
wages, and with it he went back to hi.
native State to study. For some time he
attended the academic. in Srifio d, Woke
borough and Concord, but in 1888, his
funds being about exhausted, hc was
forced to return to Natick and the shoe,
: shop, to support himself At this time
business was very slack, and work was
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