Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-19
0EA TIL ONION. GEO. L. FROST

tire county by the sudden departure
OF the subjeat of this article, we
extract the following sketch of the
life and ability of the deceased, which
appeared in the State Journal of
Saturday. "At half-past eight clock
this morning, Hon. George Lombard
Frost, member of the Assembly from
Iowa county, was called to his eter-
nal home. Thus are the members
of the Legislature warned that death
is IN their midst, and the uncertainty
of life is made mora than ever before
apparent.
Hon. George Lombard Frost was
born at Springfield, Massachusetts,,
March IS, 1880; graduated at Willis
ton Academy (Easthampton, Mass.) J;
entered Yale College in 1916, and
graduated in the class of 1850; and
as Harvard Law School in 1852.
Thus fully prepared by fine nat
ural ability, education and study
OF the law, for the practice of his
profession, Mr.. Frost came west and
settled at Mineral Point, Iowa coun-
ty in 1858; be was District Attorney
in lo54-56; City Superintendent of
Schools in 1862; State Senator in
1868 and 1864; and was a candidate
for Circuit Judge in 1864. He was
elected to the Assembly last fall by
the Greenback party. Thus has Mr..
Frost received n reasonable share of
the honors of Office. He was a man
of much brilliancy of mind, which
aided by finished education, made
him most genial companion in
social life, as well as an able man in
the discharge Of public duties. He
was a member of the Judiciary Com
mittee during the present session,
and has performed good work upon
1t. He was graceful speaker, though
did not occupy much of the time
III the assembly making speeches.
His last effort was u few remarks on
the subject of establishing tho whip
ping post in Wisconsin. He had
dissented from the views of major
! ity of the Committee on Judiciary,
on this question, and on Friday Of
last week, the Eth of February, in
his place in the Assembly, he de
livered a few remarks; the points
of which were, that she was en-
phatically opposed to this bill, estab-
fishing whipping as punishment
for tramps, and entered his protest
against its passage. Whoever should
vote for it, in his opinion, would
deeply regret it, within year. He
secuted the idea that those who op-
pose the bill, were governed by a
siol1ly sentimentality; he claimed
that the use Of the lash was against
the general sentiment Of mankind /;
and if we pass this law, we shall 90
back in the line of civilization, and
restore barbarism. All tramps were
not barbarians. lie was not willing
to invest the power Of inaicting the
| diabolical punishment Of whipping
to four men ia every town in the
State. 1t was wrong radically
wrong" Thus, strongly, did Mr.
Frost express himself on this impor-
tant question, gracefully, and in a
manner evincing much strength Of
mind and body. Little then, did
|, his fellows suppose that in one short
week, their eloquent associate would
sleep in death But the ways o.
Providence are mysterious and pas
/ finding out; and at times, when leas
, expected, lie visits His people will
! deep Affections. While We may no
always be able to realize the ful
! Justice Of His doings, it must be re
! me-nbered that "He doeth all thing
we'll" that what lie wills, is Away
right aud just.