The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-21
DEATH OF Ex-vICE PRESIDENT JOHN
q. RREcWENRYDcE.

ligence Of the death Of Hon. Jno.
Breckenridge, at his home in lie,
ington, Kentucky, last Monday.
seems that he has been in poor healt
for some time, and on Wednesday {
last week his physicians-Dr. Haye
of Philadelphia and DR.. Sayres {
New York-performed a dificul
surgical operation which it was hope
would afford him at least temporar
relief; but the hope was vain, and h
gradually sank away until death re
lieved him from all pain. His ply
sicians attribute his illness to blol
received from q fragment Of q shel
during the war.
John G. Breckenridge was borl
near Lexington. Kentucky, Januar
18th, 1921, and was consequently s.
years old last January. He was ed
ucated at Center College, Kentucky
spent a few months at Princeton Col
lege also; studied law at the Tran
sylvania Institute, and was ADMITTED
to the bar, in his native town, Lex
ington. He emigra.ed to Burling
ton, Iowa, where, however he onl,
resided for short time, returning t.
Lexington, where he has since re
sided and practiced law with eminen
success when not absent in the pub
lie service. He served as Major O.
Infantry in the War with Mexico
and while in that country distin-
guished himself as the counsel o.
Major General Pillow during the fa-
nous court-martial. On his return
from Mexico he was elected to the
Kentucky Legislature, and was Q
Representative in Congress from the
Ashland district from 1851 to 1856,
During his Administration, although
Mr.. breckenridge was only 32 years
old, President Pierce rendered him
the highly important and responsible
mission to Spain, but family affairs
compelled him to decline the honor.
He was elected Vice President of the
United States in 1856, on the ticket
with James Buchanan, and entered
upon the discharge of the duties Of
his Office in March, 1875, as Presi-
dent of the United States Senate.
Immediately after his term as Vice
President expired the Democracy
Of his native State elected him to
the United States Senate where he
took his seat in 1851 as the successor
Of the venerable Kentucky Nestor,
John ]. Crittenden, In 1860 he was
nominated by the Democratic party
as candidate for President.-G Zen.
Joseph Lane of this State being as
sociated with him on the ticket as a
candidate for Vice President-hu.
owing to the unfortunate division in
the party, was defeated and Lincoln
chosen. Owing to his devotion to
and open championship of Secession
he was expelled from his seat in the
U. s, Senate on the 4th of Decem-
Der, 1861, and casting his fortunes
with his native South, he immediate
ly joined the Confederate cause and
served throughout the War as brave,
valorous and distinguished General,
Since the War he has remained al
his old home, practicing law when
his health would permit and trying
to build up for his older days por-
ton of that competence which was
swept away by tho tide and fortunes
of war.
Mr.. Breckenridge is one Of the
few prominent spirits in the later
history Of our country whose public
conduct has never doviated from the
strict rule Of consistency. He may
have erred in some things-and who
that is human hasnot9 Butwhen The
weeds of mourning and clouds Of
desolation Of the late war shall hay,
been forever swallowed up by a true
spirit Of oonciliation and concord
which is surely dawning upon oul
common country, then will tho lif,
and character Of the brave and man
" Breckenridge bo pointed to as
model for ambitious and aspiring
youth, and his history be accorded {
bright pago on the scroll Of honoro
BILE fame.
3 A noble statesman, a brilliant ora
tor, u brave soldier and a pure mar
has gone to his last sleep, and al
sorrowing friends lay him to rest in
the green valley Of his "Old Ken,
tucky Home" beside tho graves d
his ancestors, u common people oI
one common country should for one
little day forget sectional strife and
Join togetherin a fervent "cquies-
cd en- pace"
AND now the news comes that the
Radical officials at Washington city
have sent word to sheir satraps in
Oregon to nominate a Granger fol