New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-15
THE LEOTURE PLATFORM.
.----- WILLARD FILLMORE.
6scTURc BY GENERAL J. @. WILSON BEFORE THE
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
Ill., No. V1..l, nonaolooical an1 RioOranhi.

GacTURc BY GENERAL J. G. WILSON BEFORE THE
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
The New York Genealogical and Geographic
cal Society listened last night, ct the Mott Memorial
Hail. No "a Madison-ave, q lecture on Miiard Fill
u.Ore py General James Grant Wilson. The lecturer
sraced Mr.. Fiimore's ancestry back to New England
stock drew pictures OF various events o. his ue,
Mrs St csguss Soauy n T. which was then tne
Far West and wilderness Infested By wolves to his
aecsss,on to the highest positon ia the GIT OF the
NSscn and appearance tho guest Of royalty At
: STATE dinner in Buckingham Palace. dfty-nse years
Win the exception Of Daniel Webster said the speaker
never saw a uobler-lookuR man. Although Prince
Albsrt, ami Earis. aud think Duke or two were
present dinner none OF them compared with the
magpidceut American. He was model President, pure
ana sutless IN private fe patriotic and statesmsnike
N his public career admirable example to the rising
ana all future generations Of his young oountrymen
I'm say Of him Maosulay did of Milton: His nature
Ssasc,eA AID brow to itself whatever was great and
nood while it rejected all the base and perncious In
gradients by which the nper elements were deHed"
Al fourteen years Of age Fillmore was apprenticeship
aarder Of WOOL IN 1915 he acquired his first book an
Easitsh dictionary. which he studied while attending
- cardipg machine In 1919 he engaged with couu'
sy lawyer to work for his board Ia 1925 at the re-
sssst OF several members Of the Buffalo bar although
ss "a S Us an stcnsy n Court Pleas
isss eSunssor. Of tho supreme Court q Ns.York.
Hs served three in the State LEGISLATURE snd in
.ai e. TO %
nd e toe xxvIih Conxress - Chairman Of The Ways
ss,n prevail TO MIN e due sas Tsra oi 1872 which
life d -sa ssi s
isAo he suggested .,n system OK Ss.'0n Of
q the s" f%sia5s slave E... when Prssi:
Ss 81 70; he party II
Sc acted from the honest conviction that he oDeyng
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lecture. quoted from Letter Q, Mr. Stuart Of N x
ssva A.. while open TO sonvs,Sn and ssvS the
sh no On s e. sSSa dp ~, Of
dufy !" Witnoat being genius, like Weboter he was
I'd doSSsfufa he LETT an enemy On earth" SAID the
meeting Of the society was held after the lecture,
sno aeral Grant and General Wilson were nominated
GENERAL wooDFORD ON THE SOUTH.
General Stewart L. WOodford lectured Thurs
DAY night the Spring Street Presbyterian Church be
fore large audience on The New South"
Fur nearly three quarters OF century, he said, the
relations between the South and the Nation have been
she chief Of pablo 70 patriotic men Of al
paxtes They claim ana our oess % anu
Shat or poi,cs end parties controlled and shaped
any real eptsgonisn eetween the actual present inter
Day as Il hurtfui and unpatrsotio In its.
suits. We are one people. ono Nation; rom
- whole. Whatever helps any part benefits
80 whole This IL hs teaching Of wisdom This should
- tke creed and the practice OF eli National political
srtes Any party which teaches otherwise 10 SECTIONAL
Seesuse puts good Of part before tue good Of ths
WhoIe An patriotic men should seek 10 bury tho sad
strureies Of the past from elght while keeping aud
hecdin9 sofever the lessons taught by tnAt past We
ahould seoa 70 reap red fields OF battle The glad
&sfgeats 20 equal uahts protected aud enforced ny
oduni lava we snould seek 70 give practical develop
Geat ana peaceful victory 70 idea Of nationality
0ht6h sriamphed In the war. believe the most
patriotic and thoughful men, whatever their parry
Ss1noe NAV BE- really desre substantially the same
Dalts IN government Yet di3er radically. although
nssty. Judgment a. 70 how these results are 70
. oocufed The Southern question IN ell ire aay i0rms
eaters utally into the Potea differences and discus
stons Of to-day. Most OF as have Pronounced. posve
f{spassianate iudgmenia