The Morning herald., 1875-11-23

position of Massachusetts, to "the furthe
extension and larger existence of slavery fl
America" and made an elaborate speec!, II
Its favor, which was pronounced by Mr.
Garrison, IN the Libsrator, to lie the most
comprehensive and exhaustive speech or
slavery ever made in any legislative body III
the United States -.
Nj, ,Wilsonwas delegate TO the Whig
National Convention, at Philadelphia, in
1S4s; and On the rejection, by the Conven.
tion, Of the Wilmot Proviso, aud the nomi-
nation Of General Taylor, he denounced its
action, retired from 1t, returned homo
and issued an address to the people of his
district vindieating his action. He pur-
chased the Boston Republican, the organ
of the Frees party in Massachusetts,,
and edited It for more than two years.
In 1850 Mr.. Wilson was again member
Of the Massachusetts House of Representa-,
tives, and the Candidate Of the Free-soil
members for Speaker.
Hc was member Of the Massachusetts,
Constitutional Convention in 1858, and took
leading part in its deliberations. In 1858
and 1854, Mr.. Wilson was the candidate of
the Free-soil party for Governor of Massa-
chusetts, and in 1855 he was elected to the
Senate to fill the vacancy occasiened by the
resignation of Mr.. Everett.
In the Senate, from the 10th of February,
1856, the day on which be first took his
seat, he was the infexible and relentless
enemy Of slavery, and did as much, or
more, than any other man in the nation for
its overthrow.
Mr.. Wilson was a prominent candidate
for tho Vice Presidency in the political
campaign of 1868, and though, eventually,
Mr.. Colfax received the nomination, the
vote for Mr.. Wilson was 81 on the fifth bal
lot, on which Colfax was nominated.
In 1871 Mr.. Wilson was again reelected
to the Senate, without any organized oppo-
sition, for the full term Of six years ending
March 4, 1877, and was again placed at the
head of the Committee on Military Affairs.
In April of tho same year Mr.. Wilson
published the first volume OF a "11istory of
the Slave Power in America" This work
is devoted to complete history Of the es-
tablishment and growth Of slavery in the
United States, and of the development and
extirpation of the slave power. In.the first
two volumes of the work the progress and
Of slavery arc described, from its
into Virginia in the year 1920
to the commencement Of the civil war,
while the third and final volume was intcn-
ded to relate to the series Of measures by
which slavery was extinquished, the slave
power broken up, and the Union recon-
structel on the basis Of universal freedom
and equal political rights. Mr.. Wilson was
elected Vice President in November, 1872.
IIc has been in feeble health during most Of
his term of Office.
The President OF tho Senate.
Thomas W. Ferry, Senator from Allchi
gan, and presiding officer Of the Senate, and
Mr.. Wilson's successor in that position,
was born at Mackinaw, Michigan, June LIST,
1927. lie received public school educa-
lion and was for long while engaged in
business pursuits lie was a member of
he Michigan Legislature in 1850 and 1855,
md was elected Representative in the
Fortieth, Forty-flrst and For
y-sccond Congresses. lie did not take his
eat In the House upon the occasion of his
ast election, having been chosen to succeed
Jacob NJ. Howard in the Senate. lie en-
cred the Senate March 4tl, 1871, and was
lected President pro itmpors on the stll of
Iarch 1875,