The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-02

| ben dsfbafed lefosa tke peopaa. and VIA
Z fsir pEo1pect ofbeing adysnosd 70 sim IN
higher political honoFs, Be retired from
Congress and acsiss politieal life a. aa
ofice-holder. Al chaiFmAA Of the Com.
mittce on Resolutions ut the conveutim
| Of 1854, which nominated his friend
Michael Kerr, for Congress from his ola
district, Mr.. EngIish prepared and NJ.
ported . resolution, which was adopted
declaring:
That we are now, 40 we ever have been. mn.
qualinedly In Ayof Of the Union Of the State ma
der the Constitution, md stand ready, a. hsv.
ever stood heretofore, 10 Do everything that loval
| and true eilixsns should do 70 maintain Ia
| Union under the Oonstitution. and to hand h
down oour children unimpaired, ~ We received
| it from our iathenL
| To these sentiments of loyalty to the
Union Mr.. English frmly and consistent.
| ~ adhered throughout the struggle. I'M,
| fidelity never wavered, nor did bis doubt.
ever gain an ascendancy over his couyic.
tions that the Union would be preserved
| ".
FINANCIAL RECORD.
At the close Of his useful and honor.
bic Congressional services Mr.. Enelsh
was confronted with the fact that a new
departure in his business life was ineyita.
bic. He had abandoned active polite.
and declined official position. He had
grown rusty in the law, bat his native
energy forbade that he should keep quiet
At this juDcture he concluded to embark
in the business of banking, and, in con.
nection with ]. F. ID. Lahier. of New
York, aud George w. Riggs. of Wash.
ington City, he established, In the spring
Of 1863, the First National Bank of In.
dianapolis. This bank was among the
first organized in the United States un-
der the national system, and the very
first to get out It's circulation. Mr.. Eng.
lish's connection with this bank brought
him into great prominence as q fnan-
cier, and in this position, as in other
places of great responsibility, he dis
played consummate ability. During the
period of his connection with the First
National Bank, the question of national
finances excited the profoundest solicits-
ton, and engaged the attention Of the
best thinkers in the country. During the
entire period of that discussion Mr. Eng
hsh's views were we'll understood. No
mans opinions were less equiyocal. His
knowledge of business, of finances and
of the needs of the country, was COM
prehensive. He was opposed TO imitation,
and as certainly opposed to extreme and
hasty legislation looking to forced re-
demption. With regard to gold and sill
yer as the standards of value, and to the
absolute necessity of ultimate resump-
ton, no man in the country was more
pronounced in his declaration. The here
sy of an irredeemable paper currency
found in Mr.. English an incorporating
opponent-as a result his financial record
is without blemish. Mr. English pre-
sided over this bank over fourteen years,
to the entire satisfaction of the stock
holders, and then, IN 1877, in the full
meridian of financial success, he resigned
the presidency and retired from active
business, as he had years before retired
from active politics as an ofice-holder
when in the full tide of political success.
Faithful to every trust, he retained the
good opinion of his associates then, as he
had of his constituents when he retired
from Congress-.
The foregoing incidents Of an excep-
tionally active and successful life bring its
history down to 1877, when Mr.. English,
crowned with success in every undertak-
ing, with an honorable political and bust
ness record, and at the very meridian of
his powers, sought the retirement of pri-
vate life to enjoy in quiet serenity the
welLearned trophies of former years.
But in this retirement Mr. English was
not unmindfnl of his country, nor neg
lectful of the interests of the Democratic
party.
Mr.. English is a man of action rather
than of words. His efforts as . debator
are more remarkable for common sense
than for the brilliancy of oratory or the
flowers of rhetoric. His mind, strictly
practical in all its scope and bearings, is
eminently utilitarian. Energy of charac-
ter, frmness of purpose and unwavering
integrity are his chief characteristics. In
personal intercourse he is inclined to be
retired and reserved, which might be
attributed to haughtiness or pride by
stranger, but to an acquaintance or friend
he is open, candid and affable. In the
private and social relations sof life he
stands "without blemish and above re-
preach" As . business man be has most
valuable qualities. Without being too
cautious, he is prudent and conservative
He Is above the average height, with
an erect, well-made figure. His head is
of good size, with regular features. The
forehead is high and broad. He is digni-
fed and gentlemanly in his manner and
has pleasing address with all persons
His whole contour of face and person
would at once attract favorable attention
in any gathering. Intellect. upright
ness Of character, self-reliance and zeal
are suggested by his appearance and made
known by his deeds. A man who has
gained unqualified success in every posi-
ton of his life, it is to be said Of him that
this is the result of an ability which has
been equally beyond question.
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