The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-03

he scalped the mule driver, and tied
both of them on the backs oil
their mules and started them across the
country.
A week later Nr. Moody sat down at
the hotel Mt Co. ,rado Springs to write
out his report. He had on an oiled silk
buckled under his chin, aud he looked
gloomy. He admitted in his report that
the North American Indian, 80 far from
being a humorist, 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
a war of determination against the Sioux
Indians. Adeler.
Biography OF the Late Henry Wilson.
The career of the late Vice President
| Wilson was remarkable one. He was
emphatically 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
sipated, and an elder brother was so
vicious that he finally landed in the Peni-
Tertiary. AS boy 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 Goliath,
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 q manufac-
turer of boots and shoes. prospered;
for he was Industrious, economical and
temperate. He took an active part III
local politics, and in 1910 he participated
in the Presidential campaign as m advo-
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
occupied a seat in that body for five
years. He was delegate to the Wing
Convention in 1S48, and made himself
conspicuous by his advocacy of anti
slavery resolutions. These resolutions
being rejected, he withdrew from the
convention, and in connection with other
anti-slavery agitators was active III
organizing the Free-Soi party. AT this
time he purchased the Boston Repubii-
can, daily paper, which he edited for
two years as an anti-slavery organ, and
displayed considerable ability as n writer.
In 1851 and 1852 he was President of
? the Massachusetts, State Senate, and at
the National Free-Soil Cow ention, held
ut Pittsburgh in 1852, was chosen perma-
next President. The following year he
served as a member of the State Const-
tutional Convention, and was also nomi-
: mated as the Free-Soil candidate for
Governor of the State. In 1856 he was
I elected to the United States Senate, and
was reelected in 1861 and 1867. The
National Republican Convention i'll 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 busy life devoted to
politics, Mr.. Wilson found time to de
vote to literary pursuits. In 1864 he
? published a 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
z and Jurists to the Truths of Christianity"
1 in 1868, History of the Reconstruc-
ton Measures of the Thirty-ninth and
Fortieth Congresses - and at the time
8 of his death he had nearly competed his
most important work, ",rhe History of
, the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power. F"
Two volumes of this work have already
been published.
r During public career of over quar-
5 ter of a century, Mr.. Wilson has borne
8 the reputation of being upright and
= honorable in all his public transactions.