Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-01-01

Hon. Gerritt Smith, the celebrated phi
lanthropist and anti-slavery leader of for
mor days, died of paralysis at New York
city on Monday afternoon.
Gerritt Smith was born at Utica, y. ",
March 8, 1897, and graduated at Hamilton
College in 1918. His father Peter Smith,
left him one of the largest landed estates in
the United States, the management Of which
has been his principal occupation.
His anti-slavery principles were rooted
in his nature, and tho earlier philanthropc
schemes for weakening the evil institution
had his earnest help, IN speech and money.
He supported colonization as the feasible
measure Of emancipation, for Il year or two
after the American anti-slavery society
was formed. But, when convention at
Utica TO form state anti-slavery society
was broken up by mob, lie invited its
delegates TO Peterburo, his home, aud, on
its re-assambling there, made one of his
most imprisoned speeches, and soon after
abandoned the colonization scheme, and
become foremost among abOlitionis,s. He
remained so while slavery existed. the
under ground railway" was under his cs
pecial management, and his house was
refuge for fugitive slaves. BY every
peaceful means he attacked slavery, and
had the ostracism on the one hand, and
the admiration on the other, which such
1althlul warfare provoked.
His post in this conflict was the private
station. except for one session of Congress,
in 1858, during which the repeal of the
Missouri compromise, that first step Of
fatality toward the bitter end, was effected
He resigned his sea. at the end OF the scs-
sion, and never held Office again. Mr.
Smith was an advocate of the doctrines Of
the peace society; bat when our war of
secession came, the concrete necessity
nIinpinln
dent patriotism famed out in raising
troops 10 defend the Union and free the
slave. His only son served in the army.
Mr.. Smith was as earnest and almost as
prominent in his temperance as in his
antislavery labors; he was among tue
first advocates of woman suffrage, and his
sympathes and efforts wera always at the
command of the oppressed. He contribut-
ed muniticently 10 the cause of Cuban in
surgents, and one OF his Congressional
speeches, 81 years ago, was for tue freedom
of Cuba. HIS benctactions were repeated
and self sacrificing. Becoming convinced
That land monopoly was wholly wrong. he
freely gave away great portion OF his i'm
mense estate, bestowing 100000 acres up
various schools and colleges. Il, moe
matters he was the So, no n,rtndIv jndi.
Viz H".a--7 ''lIc iI'i ht'lH l"ul
a,luual and commanding mind he wrote
aud spoke clearly, directly; and had near
~ every advantage, physical and mental,
that makes an orator.
In his youth, Gerritt Smith was rigid
Calvinist. Aiterward he held the periec-
ZIONIST doctrines of Charles G. Finuey; and
it is said that in his later years his belief
had melowcd into accord with that OF
Cha ming. lie was man of rare and
beneficial qualities, and his character has
an imposing stature that renders him
worthy place beside Sumner and Chase,
Tappan and Greeley, as one eft the mighty
men of America.
Mr.. Smith leaves an estate worth be-
tween 500, 900 and $500, 900, consisting prin-
cirally ofproperty in Oswego City.