The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02
Vice President Hendricks.

President of the United States, died at
mis- home in Indianapolis on Wednesday
evening, the 25th ult., about o'clock.
The evening before he had attended
reception at State Treasurer CooPER's
where he remained till near midnight.
While there he complained to one
or two that he was feeling i'll, but he
scented to be as well as usual. He slept |
well during the night and arose the next
morning apparently refreshed and feel
ing better. An hour or two later he |
was taken with rigor which lasted for
quite an hour, leaving him seriously
Frustrated. A few minutes before 5
o'clock Mr.. HENDRICKS said to his
physician; 81 am free at last" ITO
what do you. refer" asked the physician?
II mean l am free from pain" was the
answer.
The physician then left the house and
Mrs. HENDRICKS was called to the
parlor to see friend. She was delayed
longer than she expected and when she
| returned to the room she found that
Mr.. HENDRICKS was dead. The cause
of his death was PARALYSIS of the heart.
DIR HENDRICKS was born in Ohio near
| GAINESVILLE, on September 7, 1919, and
was therefore, a little more than sixty
six years of age. He came of a good
ia mily, an uncle having held the Offices
of Representative (the frst in Congress,
Governor (the second) and United States
Senator, all from Indiana. Mr.. HEN
BRICKS was member of the Indiana
Legislature in 184S-he was then twenty
eight wears old-and Of the Convention
of 1850 which formed the present Con-
stitution of the State. In 1851 he was
elected to Congress from the Fifth Dis
trict and was reelected and served till
$50, dissatisfaction at his vote for the
Missouri Compromise, having defeated
him when a candidate for a third
term. In August, 1855, he ac-
cepted the position of Commissioner
of the General Land Office in Washing
ton from President Pierce, which was
the only Office he ever held by appoint
ment. He was defeated for Governor
in 1860 by HENRY S. LOVE, whose ma
jority was 9,757 while LINCoI.N's ma
jority over DOUGLAS the same year was
1924. He served six years in the United
States Senate, from 1863 to 1869
and became the leader of the
Democratic minority in that body
at that time. He opposed the Recon
structi on acts. While still in the Senate
he was again nominated for Governor
but wss defeated by CONAID Baker
the Republican candidate, by a majority
of 1 ,l61. In 1872 he was for the THIRD
time nominated for Governor, anC
though GRANT received a majority il
Indiana of 22,924, Mr.. HENDRICKS wa.
cleo ted by majority of ! ,l4S. Only ont
other candidate on the Democratic ticke
was elected.
In 1868, in the Convention that nomI
mated Gov. SEYMOUR for President, h,
. received on the twenty first ballot 80
votes, though his name had not beef
formally presented. In 1876 he was
candidate for President and receive,
1889 votes in the Convention and afte
Mr.. TILREN's nomination, he was nomi
mated for Vice President receiving al
but eight votes. In 1884 he was dele
gate to the Democratic National Cor
venticn and presented Ex-Senato
MCDoNALD's name for the first place O
the ticket. When it became apparen
" that MCDONALD could not be nominate
the opponents of Gov. CLEVELAND trie
to create stampede to Mr. HENDRICK!
but failed After CLEvELAND's nom
u nation, amid the widest enthusiasm an
( excitement, Mr.. HENDRICKS was agai
> nominated for the Presidency.
During all these years of active polit
!, cal life Mr.. HENDRICKS has been on
of the leading, if not the leading membt
: of the bar of his adopted State, bein
- chiefly noted for the success whic
: followed his appeals to juries, thong
his opinions on all Constitutional que
tions were considered of great valu
In politics Mr.. HENDRICKS was
Democrat of the old school. He b;
been called by his political opponen
= PARTISAN. This is more a tribute
the sincerity of his political conviction
y than reflection on his love of countr
81 honest man all concede. There b!
: been suspicion not supported by an
~ known fact, that he was not in thoroug
a accord with the methods of Il
" present Administration. This is doub
y less true 1t would be difficu
~ to conceive that a man of Mr.. He
= BRICKS political experience and leade
:" ship could readily adapt himself to IL
: policies of leader trained as Mr. CLEv
LAND has been button all the essentials
:. Democracy, there could have been 1
= serious disagreement, and, as Vic
President, Mr.. HENDRICKS would ha,
proved valuable coadjutor of IL
President in the work of restoring IL
Government to its Constitutional an
traditional functions.
3 All things considered, there do
r. not live to-day as remarkable
ed man as was THOMAS ANDREW
of HEN and we doubt if anoth
I'd century will produce his like. He b
er passed from the scenes of earth crowne
IN with the halo of q spotless career, an
worthy to receive the reward of tho