St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-11-07
Death of Zach. Chandler.
HE is FOUND DEAD IN CHICAGO HOTEL.
CuJCAGO Nov

DeaGn OF Zach. ChanQler.
HE is FOUND DEAD IN A CHICAGO HOTEL.
CHICAGO, Nov. l.
Senator Zacharias Chandler, of Michi-
gan, was found dead in bed at the
Grand Pacific Hotel, this morning. He
had been speaking in Wisconsin, and
last night addressed an immense audi
ence at McCormick's Hall, this city,
and spoke with his usual earnestness.
After the meeting, when he and Sena-
tor Logan and Hon. Jesse Spaulding
were sitting in his room engaged in
conversation, Senator Chandler COM
planned of Indigestion, us he had com
planned of the same distressing feeling
while en- route to this city with these
gentlemen. Mr.. Spaulding suggested
that he remain over in the city until
Saturday night, but he said business
affairs required attention at home and
the order was given to have him called
this morning at o'clock. His friends
babe him good night and left. This is
the last time the Senator was seen
alive. This morning when the office
boy called him, there was no response,
and upon repeating his call silence pre-
vailed. The clerk effected an entrance
through the transOm and found the
Senator dead. The body was not quite
cold, and the physician who was pres
ent decided that death occurred about
three hours previous to the discovery
His face looked tranquil, showing that
death was painless.
From the Boston Journal
Zachariah Chandler was born in Bed
ford, N. H., Dec. 10, 1913. He received
an academical education and in early
life removed to Detroit, Mich, where
he was bred in the mercantile business,
and by that industry, which was a life
long characteristic, and his great force
of character, he rose step by step until
he acquired Il fortune. He took an in
terest in politics early in life, being Il
Wing with decided anti-slavery tend
encies In 1854 he was elected Mayor OF
Detroit. In 1852 he was the Wing can
didate for governor in Michigan, but
was defeated, as that state was most
decidedly democratic. When the re-
publican party was formed, Mr.. Chan
der became one of its most conspicuous
leaders. Indeed, he was one of the
oppose the encrOachments of the Slave
Power. During the early days of the
republican party no man in the country
contributed more to its development.
In Michigan he was Il power, and was
early recognized as the great leader not
only in that section but in the north
west. Led by him, Michigan was the
first state in the West to renounce De-
mOcracy, and under his direction it
soon took rank as one of the republican
states that were never in the doubtful
list. In 1856 Mr.. Chandler was elected
by Michigan to the United states Sen
ate as the successor of Gen. Cass. His
death leaves but two of that cOnspicu-
Gus band of republican Senators who
fought the battles of freedom in the
early days of the existence of that par
ty. He belonged to the noble list of
the men of that period who will always
be recognized It's the champions of free
dom - Sumner, Wilson, Fessenden,
Hamlin, John p. Hale, S. P. Chase,
Seward, Collamer of Vermont, Anthony
of Rhode Island and few others. From
the time that Mr.. Chandler took his
seat in the Senate, until he retired, he
was conspicuous man. He was not an
orator, but a sound practical man,
thoroughly in earnest, and loyal to the
core. Mr.. Chandler was no policy man.
He had ideas and convictions, and these
gave him courage and consistency
During the war he was one of the most
conspicuous supporters of the Union
cause. No one ever suspected his 10y
atty or his honesty. He infused his in
tense patriotism into all that he did,
inspired all of his associates, and made
enemies of those who were not patriots.
He was leading member of the "Com-
mittee on the Conduct of the War;
and in that capacity he did the country
great service. He possessed the firm
ness, the force of character and the in
dustry necessary to the discharge of the
arduous duties. In that capacity he as
sailed all whom he believed to be LOTT
erers or to lack loyalty, and was the
champion of all really patriotic officers
In the darkest days of the war. the
dauntless spirit of Chandler did not
wane, but rather became more deter
mined. After the war he had power
full influence in shaping the reconstrnc-
ton policy, belonging to the radical
| wing Oh Cne republican party.
Mr.. Chandler served continuously in
the Senate until March A, 1875, when
he was succeeded by Mr.. Christiancy,
Soon after retiring from the Senate in
1875 he was appointed Secretary of the
Interior by President Grant. Here was
a field for the full exercise of his rare
executive abilities, and he showed the
manner of man he was by undertaking
and carrying out reforms in every di.
rectiOn. He did not proclaim his in
tentiOns, but he made himself felt. He
continued in the Office until the expira.
ton of President Grants term. When
he was succeeded by Mr.. Schruz. the
latter congratulated him on the rreat
reforms he had brought about, and re.
marked that he should consider him.
self most fortunate if he should be able