Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-07-07

lion. Hannibal IIsmiln died In Bangor
al rs O'Clock. saturday evening, July
4, isoi, of heart failure.
Hannibal iiamlln wss the son 81 W
rus IIsmlln, aud Vas born In Paris, Au-
gus, y, lsCo. Tie VAS prepared to enter
college, but the death - his father pre-
vented nj. taking the college cour.r, sud
n. rrm,lne4i NJ home until he Vas ~ age.
In Ism Mr.. iIamlln aud iIoratlo Ming
purchss-,i the i-ficrsoulsn, q Democrat
L. paper publl.he'i AZ Paris IIlll. Mr..
IIsmiln q few months later .old his In
,rr,.t to Mr.. Ming. hut rcm,inei In the
Office altogether about YEAR. Tie th"n
.,uhI.si Law aud wss admitted Ia the bar
In is1i. IIc then novel a. iIamp,ien,
wher- n continued In active practice Tor
aboat iiiiecn wears.
lie was member 10 the Legislature
from lslG tlll isi0, aud again IN lsI'.
Tie ~as speaker % the House, lsj'.l-io,
and IN the latter year. reviewed the Dem
ocratlc nomination Tor Congress. iic
vas defc ,te,i that YEAR, hut elected two
year. l,ier aud sgsln In islI.
In lsi- u. vas ssnt Ia ~" nuel
state. senate a. fill th. vacancy caussi
nv the death 20 John Fairfield aud ~.
reelected In ISL. but resigned In lss',
having l-ccn elected governor ~ Maine
hy the Republicans.
Within a month after his Inauguration
a. governor b. resigned, hiying bern
again chosen tnliei States senator. Tie
.sr,ssi Ia the ssnstr I'LL January, l-dt.
when be rrsigne,l, In View 70 his cleCtiou
thu prcSe,iing fall az ,ic-~pr-slicnt, ou
the ticket With Nhrahsm ilncoln.
lie prrsllg,l over the senate fruul
March 4, lsGI, to Msrch I, lssi, When
AL. .uc,r..nr, Andrew johnson. sup
planted him. The dropping 81 Nj
liamlln aud the .sle'ilon ~ Anirr~
Johnson ss capdliste for Nicc-rrr.iien'
nv the Republican conSenticn ~ lsS'
was NOV. shl,h futnr- event. have
shown "a the satisfaction of nearly
everybody to D. unwl.-.
shortly after his rrtirrment from the
I,lr,~pr,shicDcy Nr. liamlln sas appoint
81 collrotor At the port ~ iIosiou, bu'
frslguci In the following YEAR t~csus'
BE- va. opposed 10 the policy 81 Fresh
d-ni Johnson.
PROM lSGl till lSG5 10 had acted a.
regent 10 the Smithsonian Institution
and was r,sppolnici In $50, continuing
to act fot the nrNt twelve y-afs, daring
whlch time D. b.,amr dean ~ the hoard
| ~. Was again elected a. the United
state. senate, serving two terms, frum
lSGa iill ISL. aud At the expiration oi
hl. sccond term became tnlisi Stste'
minister a. spain, \ position which h.
rv.lguei within q year, Ia rriurn home.
lie ~. made LID. by Colby tnivcr'
.lty when u Nas waicr,llle College, ans
be- was one ~ It, trustee. fot over ~
years.
Mr.. IIamlln was originally q Demo
cr,t, bat m. always staunch anti
slavery man, through evil report snt
good r,i,ori. and this fact lei him a.
become Que ~ the founders ~ The
Republican party. ani the fir.i ilrpabll
can Governor 81 Maine.
In political matter. d. hrs slsays helt
strong, deciissi opinions, aud hl. an.
sNcrYlng devotion "a principle has wor
FOE him the respect, Without losing th'
friendship, 20 political opponents as vel
a. allies. lie has the rare attribute 81
l,-ing a man In almost constant publ,
..rylcr during long and useful life
against whom no suspicion 81 taking I
di.hone.i dollar has ever b-cn brcath~i
Mr.. ilsmlln Was twice marriNi, both
viyc. being daughter. of Hon. stspher
Emery. of Paris. Ills second Wife
Eiicn, survive. him, as 10 thru. sons.
Not Only do the I-opl. ~ Paris isi'
pride In the carver ~ this sou ~ th'
historic town. but they have cause Ia ~
member him gratefully ia many ways
~. attachment for his native town ha'
always b~.n strong, aud his GIN. to hi
tovn.peoplc for educational aud charta'
bic purpose. have b~cn exceedingly lib
ertl, when u !. considered that his cir
cumstsncc- have bccn only comfortable,
for hc has not, Ike some men In pub
w. life. smtssei large fortune. Th'
people 81 Psrl. sincerely mourn for q
true friend to-day.