Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-26
q. O.. BENEDICT, Editor.


money m III ltauc, ID -Na'iSA' -''
Wa able to pay for some schooling in the
academies Of Stafford and Concord. In
lSeS he resumed shoemaking at Natick,
ami became in time a wholesale shoedealer'
lis talent as a speaker carly showed ITSELF
nnl he entered actively into politics. and
made some sixty speeches in the famous
Harrison campaign, of $40. In the next
five years. he thrice represented Na'ick IN
,b, state Legislature and was twice elected
Senator from Middlesex County. As sHch
n, introduced a resolution declaring the IN
alt.nbie hostility Of Massachusetts to the
continuance and extension Of slavery and
.upr,rtrd it by an elaborate and eloquent
sreccl.. lie was a delegate to the W hls
National Convention of lsiS, and on the
rejection OF rc~ul1tions against slavery, he
wit5Jr., ,r,n tie convention, and thence
f,r,5 .t., his eu .rsius 10 the organization
o.i..F.,r Soil party lie bought, and
,.p,,I Tor two years. the Boston
R.ss.g.aa. daily Free Soil paper.
I, 1871 mI 1852 he Wa President
.fr.,,. ,f.--i.s4-rtt- Senate. Ia $50 be
was ur.-iieui vi tie Free S,il National Con
,e,r,n Of pilt-harsh- In 1888 he was the
F,.. >.i. candidate Tor Governor Of MaN-''-
,.r.,,-.,,- hs, WIS defeated. In lo5J he was
fra ~iu,t t.ur associated with the Know
u..t,,jn, a- american rarty bat GA the
abortion ota pra-,layery platform by that
rarty. o.. withdrew from it, and thencciorih
Na.ar.-,s in Organizing and sustaining the
Rcj,a li.au party. He was elected to the
/. >. senate in 1855, As successor to Id
va,i E,erett. and served in that body con-
tinuau,ly. all be resigned, On the ID OF
March. l~72. to accept the office of Vice
Pa.-iI.r, of the United States Having
been 10 active member of the Massachusetts
$.ac- militia. he raised regiment OF rolun-
t.,.s~. tho -lI Massachusetts, in 'Jl and served
a-i,- colonel. till obliged to resume his duties
in tac Senate. He held during the war
HE .l.i-t al Chairman Of the Committee On
Military Affairs, a position Of immense la
har and responsibility. Ia the session OF
ls6I = be- introduced the bills aholishins
SLAYER, in the District Of Columbia, and
aboli-hin. tie black code" lie was the
author OF many important war measures
anil made nearly hundred speeches on the
stump in support Of the war for the | mon
Mr.. wilson wa- man OF immense INDUS
try. and a. an author and historian, was
only less distinguished than as legislator
and statesman and patriot. In lo6I he
published a " History Of the Antl-sayery
Measure Of the 37th and 2Sth Congresses
IN lSG6. the MILITARY Measures Of the
United STATES Congress in l>tS'
History of the Reconstruction Measures
of the egth and loth Congresses Since
then. aud almost up to his death. be
has been actircly'engaged in writing Ills
tory of The Rise and Fail of the slaye Pow
er''-whirh j. now left for another hand
to finish Mr. Wilson was attacked On the
l0ih iu--.. while taking bath in the Cap
itol. at Washington, with an ap"plectie
stroke Since then our readers have been
watchiu, the daily bulletins of hi~ condi-
ton He had rallied, and there was hope
that Doe might have further lease of life;
hut it has been doubtful whether he could
resume his seat in the chair Of the Senate
Tor d day. and well nigh certain. We sup
pose. thit ne must leave public life without
delay. Ills death comes with sad shock,
in spite ot the premonition- of failure OF his
vital powers and he will be sincerely
mournel %, the country he loved for though
an earnest party man. there was nothing BIT
ter or ,inlictire in his partizanship, and he
was universally esteemed as an honest man,
a true patriot. aud sincere and consistent
advocate OF freedom, temperance and truth.
The closing week Of the services Of MessrS.
Moody and Sankey, in Brooklyn. has been
parked by Increasing evidences OF a strong |
and grnuine revival At one meeting, over |
five hundred requests for prayer were pre-
scented. but IL few Of which, of course, could |
be read. Many of them were from persons
who asked prayers for themselves On |
Wednesday evening Mr. Moody spoke Of the
great work which WAS in progress among
the youn. men, and said that the meeting
the previous night was one of the most ex-
traordiuary he had ever seen. When an
was given it seemed i if they
went down on their knees all over the
house lie said Christians should sustain
the Young Mems Christian Association and
similar associations rather than start new
one. Alta meeting of ministers, held On
Thursday, it was decided that the meeting
in the Rink next Sunday be the last meeting
held there. 1t was also deemed best to
lbanlon the other union meetings, and To
continue work in individual churches The
young mems meetings, however. will take
1Ace every night. The ministers almost
III Ari ftiA 44titd-fA luttIt~l III NlltI sever
Il churches and larger attendance at all
meetings for worship and devotion.
1t Is announced that Moody and Sankcy
will commence services February lst.in New
'1rk city, in Gilmores Garden, formerly
he Ilippodrome. which will accommodate,
7heu fitted up for the purpose. Is 900 peo-
lie. William +. Dodge, Jr., d. Willis
ames, john C. IIavemeyer and Morris K ;
essup, have leased the building on behalf L
the Young Mems Christian Association, :
he lease 10 continue in effect from January
/ to April 81, at Il rent Of 81 800 a week.
Marx N. Pomeroy, better known as ,
Brick Pomeroy," tie editor of the la
rose Democrat and its New York name I"