Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-01


Vice President Wilson.
Sunday night the Vice President
went 10 bed at an early hour and slept
tolerably well during the night, and
IN his waking intervals asked for
water. About midnight he got W
and walked around the room. Then
going to his table took up little book
OF Roems, entitled "The Changed
Cross" with the motto, "Not as
will, but as Thou wilt and read
three verses from il, one of which is
as follows:
Help us, o Lord, with patient love to bear
Zach others faults, to suffer with true
| meekness:
Help us each others joys and grios to
! share,
But let us turn 10 Thee alone in week.
! ness"
Other verses had been marked In the
book, among them the following:
| "What if poor sinners count thy grief
! The sign of an unchastened will,
He who can give thy soul relief,
! Knows that thou art submissive stillr
This volume belonged to his wife,
and contained photograph of her and
their son, both deceased. He treasured
1t beyond value, and always made II
his companion, from which he seemed
| to derive much comfort.
After reading the verses he spoke
with gratitude of the kindness of his
friends during his sickness, and OF the
wide spread sympathy in his behalf.
He then returned to bed in happy
mood and slept. At three O'Clock In
ha NtFafW III.
| a pain in the stomach. One of the at
| tendants rubbed 1t, and when being
thus relieved he again fell asleep. AT
seven O'Clock he awoke, remarking
that he felt brighter and better than at
any time previously. He said that he
was going to ride out to-day, as his
| physician, DIR. Baxter, advised him to
do so, IL the weather was fair. At
twenty minutes past seven o'clock he
said he would get up and take break
fast. He then called for bitter water,
which had heretofore been prescribed,
and having drank it, ne laid with his
left side on the pillar, as II with sudden
exhaustion. breathing heavily but ut
tering no words, and in few minutes
died without a struggle. The body
has been laid out in the Vice Presi-
dents room.
A special to the Baltimore Sun of
Tuesday morning says:
AS your correspondent entered the
Nice-President partly raised himself,
and, extending his hand with firm.
ness, not indicating weakness, and in
strong voice welcomed his visitor.
FLOWERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
He then turned towards his table,
remarking-at the same time: EVERY
body has been very kind to me during
my illness. Policeman, hand me that
basket of flowers. See here what the
wife Of the President of the United
States sent me-" Here he held an a
beautiful cluster of the choicest pro-
ductions of the conservatories of the
Executive Mansion, arranged in wire
basket. His admiration was particu-
larry bestowed upon the superb lily
which formed the centre piece. He
said that he never knew much about
flowers, but since his illness he had
studied them as they lay on the table
in front of him. He thought the lily
was the queen of the floral world, that
its neatness of form and color was
strikingly above ali the beautiful tints
clustered around it. He thought the
lily the fit emblem of the purity which
surrounds the world of Immortality.
We all hope to reach therSsome day.
The Vice President then stood the
basket upon chair by his side.
Your correspondent remarked that
it must be lonesome to be thus 'sepaT-
ated from home influences and sur
roundings. He said that he had not
felt that so much, as his wife had died
several years ago, and since then he
had been alone in all his sicknesses.
He said that so far as attention was
concerned he could not have more
anywhere, and while affectionate sym
pathy was great source of cheer in
the sick room, he had what was the
next best thing, the sympathy and
aid of kind friends. Here he turned
upon the political
ISSUES OF THE DAY.
These, in an abridged form, were
communicated yesterday. The Vice
President appeared TO be deeply inter-
ested in the results of the late elections
and in the political prospects of the
Presidential campaign next year. He
then reminded your correspondent of
" NOh OhNCAooNiOb Aoob III cpAAhBi GOOh dlltI
the adjournment of the special session
of the Senate. He said a. told you
how it would be. Don't you think l
am a little of a prophet in political
matters? The Liberals have been
coming back all summer, and they
will all be back, that is those worth
having, before the nominating con-
vention, whenever that may be.n
To the suggestion that he might be
present, the Vice President replied
"Well, / don't know about that L
would like to be, tut you know a per-
son in my condition can not make ems
gagements far ahead. Still feel now
as IL / would attend a good many con-
ventions yet. l feel strong; the doctors
say am getting better, and / believe
so myself. They say / will be able TO
go North on Monday. We will see.
But about the electious: l always
thought the results which brought In
Democratic House would prove tran
silent. believe told you So" Being
assured in the affirmative. he coutiny
ued: "Now you see that was right.
tell you the Democrats will have to
improve great deal before the people
will trust them with the Government.
Now bear that in mind when you get