The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-10

reared rarely. not from lack Of success.
but from disincliuation While in con.
gress he was successfully coalition
Democrat, Know Nothing for q
short time, and finally a Republi.
can. Those who are old enough
viii remember his great contest for the
speakership Of the house of representa-.
tiyes. Those who are not old enough have
read Of IL. II was in 1866. IL was one Of
the most famous Geadlocks IA parliament
airy history. Banks was finally elected
GA the 1881 ballot. when the deadlock had
been broken by the adoption Of the plu-
railiv rule His war record is too well
known to be dwelt upon In 1860 he re
sigueG the presidency Of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad and was commissioned q
major general of volunteers and assigned
t0 the command of the Fifth corps in the
Army Of the Potomac For this duty he
was In @ degree qualified by experience ia
tho state militia part Of his corps &C
quilted itself well at the battle Of Win
chester lie had a tussle with Gen. Jack
son a short time aiterward. His Red
River expedition is onmeshed in tho his
tory Of the civil war He was at the
front in many battles, and was an excel
lent general for a man not trained in the
stratcgies OF war
Gen Banks resigned his commission in
1864 and was elected TO congress from his
cid district He was reelected TO the
successive congresses until 1871. falling
only in 1872. when he was active in be-
half Of Horace Greeley, the Liberal Demo
cratic candidate for president. Since his
retirement from congress he has been
United States marshal for Massachusetts,
q
The especial felicity Of Thomas Went
worth Hicgiuson has been to unite the
activities Of political and social reformer
With the grace and dignity of a man Of
letters. lie was born IN Cambridge
Mass in 1923, was graduated at Harvard
ia 1871 and al the divinity school in 1877,
and intho Same year was ordained pastor Of
a Cougrogatioualist church in Newbury-
port Mass IN 1850 le was an unsuccess-
iul Free Soil candidate for congress. In
1868 he left the ministry and devoted
himself 60 literature. Tor his part in the
attempted rescue Of q fugitive slave he
was indicted for murder, with Theodore
Parker Wendell Phillips and others but
was discharged. IN 1862 be recruited two
companies near Worcester and received q
commission as captain in the Eifty-frst
regimen. Of Massachusetts, volunteers.
Ou Nov 10 1862 hc was made colonel Of
tle First South Carolina volunteers. after
wards called the Thirty-third United States
colorcd troops. 1t was the first regiment
Of freed slaves mustered into the national
service Col. Hgginson captured and
held jacksonville. Fla. but was wounded
az Midtown Bluff s. c., in August 1868,
and in October. 1864. resigned on account
Of his disability. lie then turned his at
tention 20 literary work, and resided in
Newport. II. l.. until 1873, when he re-
moved to Cambridge whore he has since
lived varying lis pursuits as an author
by his devotion to the cause Of political
and social reforms. As early as 1850 he
had come prominently before the public
in behalf of woman suffrage by signing
the first call for national movement of
its friends which was held IN Worcester
He has since been a leader in the cause,
supporting it by his voice and pen.