The Baltimore County union., 1875-11-27
SATURDAY, NOPE. 20, 1876.
Death of Vice President WNsom.


On Msnday the electric wires flashed the sad
intelligence to forty millions Of American people
that Henry Wilson, Vice President of the United
States. had breathed his laet. The news was sad
indeed. We think We are entirely safe in saying
that he possessed the confidence and commanded
tbe admiration of larger portion Of the Ameri-
can people than any man now living. And coz
seouently his death was recognized by all as an |
;rrenarable loss to the nation. For several years
mast he has been in precarious condition.
Since his election as Vice President he has trav-
eled to the Pacific Coast and contemplated
trip to Europe for the recovery of his health. A
few DAYS ago he was taken suddenly i'll in the
Supreme Court room in the Capitol building at
Washington, and from there removed to the Vice
Presidents reom connected with the Senate
chamber. He retired early on Sunday night and
rested we'll until he awoke about O'Clock Mon
day morning. He Hsseemsd much refreshed, bright
and cheerful. Shortly afterwards he grew verse
and expired at twenty minutes past seven. A
most mortem examination resulted in the cenclu-
sion that death resulted from apOplexy.
Henry Wilson was one Of natures neblemen.
He rose from the humblest walk of life to the
second station in the gift Of the American people
by force of his native ability and rugged integri-
tv of character. He was born in the wilds OF
were children Of poverty. He was apprenticed to
neighboring farmer of better circumstances
than his father when he was only ten years of
age, in whose service he remained until he was
twenty-one. One condition of his apprentice
ship was that he should have one months school
ing during each year. His first days schooling
came when the weather was too bad to do any
thing at home. He did not see the school for
three weeks thereafter. In the mean time he had
committed to memory small copy Of Murray 's
grammar. Twenty-six days cut of the three
hundred and sixty-fve were all that he devoted
to schooling. But with this educational disad-
vantage he acquired large amount of general
information. His apprenticeship having expired,
he walked from his native place to Natick, in
Massachusetts,, distance of one hundred miles.
His trip cost him one dollar and Us cents! He en-
gagged shoemaker to give him instruction. In
month he began the business upon his own re-
sponsbility. His health failing from close ap-
plicationt to his last, he taught school and went
to scheol alternately. Returning to Natick be
went into the shoe business, prospered and mar
ried.
In the Harrison campaign of ls4o he first az
tracted public notice as the champion stump ora
tor for the Wings in that section of Massaehu-
eoffc In thof noroi0p ho MOS a1octod 70 +bo
Lower House Of the Massachusetts, Legislature,
and was reelected in 1S4l. In 1874 he went to
the Senate. In lS45 he called convention in
his county which set On feot petition that OBJ
tanned more than hundred thousand signatures
protesting against the admission of Texas as a
slave State. Himself and the illustrious John G.
Whittier were appointed committee to carry
the petition to Washington. He was member
of the Wing convention of 1848 and retired with
protest against its proceedings. He headed the
which resulted in making Mr.. Boutwell, Governor
and Charles Sumner Senator of the United States.
On the resignation Of Hon. Edward Everett, in
1854, he was elected to seat in the United States
Senate which he filed with honor to his State and
with distinguished credit to himself for more than
eighteen years until he was elected Vice President
of the United States in 1872.
r's 80 $500 --.-.s1 1sa Ousn anu rising young man
OF what right course will bring. With
thirty years service in public life the microscopic
vision of his bitterest opponent is unable to dis.
cover stain. His life was pure. His course
was dictated by the most profound convictions.
He ives bold and aggressive in his depunciations
OF wrong. He has lived through the conflict in
which Sumner and himself were the most con-
splcuous leaders. He has seen the people come
round to his way Of thinking. Everywhere the
people, irrespective of party, do honor to his
memory aud pay tribute to his life of spotless in
tegrity.