The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-26

Trumbuil. a contemporary OF Washing
ton. captain and chaplain in the war
OF the revolution. deliberately had him
self inoculated for smallpox and eolun-
tarily went 20 the hospital in order that
he might assist others. Judge Trumbull
was educated at Bacon academy, taught
q village school when IS for $40 a month
and boarded round" While thus en-
ployed he walked home every Saturday
night. distance of thirteen miles. spent
Sunday. and walked back TO his school
Monday morning. AT the age of 10
years he shipped at New York on a
sailing vessel for Charleston. s. c.: thence
went across the country 10 Greenville.
Ga. whore he taught in the academy for
three years and at the same time read
law. With license in his pocket TO en-
gage In practice he started for the North
west. riding on horseback over the Cum
beriand mountains and through the valley
OF the Tennessee. accepting the hospital
ity OF a distinguished Cherokee chief en-
route. on through yandaiia and Jackson
Vile. Ill, where he procured a license to
practice In that state: thence 10 Chicago
and eastward through Michigan to his
old home. In the fall OF the same year
he returned West and settled I'm Belle
VILE. III. This was in 1897. and from that
time he was a conspicuous figure as well
as a potent Influence in the state. In 1910
he was in the legislature, a colleague OF
q. II. Browning. Judge Thomas Drum
mond and Abraham Lincoln In fsls he
WAS Judge OF the first supreme court of
the state organized under the revised con-
stitntion. In 1884 he was elected 10
congress as an antizNebrsska Democrat
but never took his seat. In February. 1855.
no was elected United States senator by
the legislature. The contest for the senator
Qh VIZ hat tc.3~ fHns
for reelection and nominee OF the
Democratic caucus and Abraham LIN
coin. candidate OF the Wings. Five or six
OF the snti4Nehraska Democrats refused
20 support Shields because he had voted
for the repeal of the Missouri compromise
and opened NJ free territory 10 slavery.
After numerous ballots lincoln withdrew
and asked his followers TO vote for Tr1m-
bah. by the vote Of these and the half
dozen antI-slavery Democrats he was
elected IT'S education ard training had
Fixed his attitude of hostility 10 slavery.
and his nature revnlted ~ ffs threatened
extension northwara Very naturally.
therefore he yielded 70 his convictions and
honores himself by uniting with The ele-
nents Of the opposition In the organiza=
ton Of a new party on that absorbing IS
sue. TIE became a charter member of the
Republican party. In the senate he warn
20 dismernber the Union was madness.
Reelected 20 the senate I'm 1851. ne served
az chairman 81 the judiciary committee
Through his second sna third terrns--a pa
rio8 ~ twelve years. Hating war. he loved
his country. Profound IN hts knowlefSA OF
law. be had no sympathy with the view
which denied 70 the government ths right
20 employ coercion for its own praSsrva-
ton He believed and maintained that tho
constitution. IN investing congress with
fhe power TO rsiSe and SUPPORT armies -
ana 20 "cail forth The militia 20 sxecus~ 49,
laws OF the United States suppress n sur
recti0ns and repel tnwssions- conferred
ample authority 70 pass ST laws necessary
for the preservation OF the Union For al
most year after the opening 81 the refei-
Ton. slaves that came inte The lines 81 the
Union army found neither freedom nor prn-
tectioH The president hesffafef long -
turn this element 81 support against the
enemy. lest his action might be construed
as al uuwarraated Interference with
slavery - the states. IN Decembe~. 1871
Senator TruThulH gave notice IN the con
ate os his intention 20 Introduce n hgH for
the conascatioa ~ The property OF rebels
% give freedom % persons held n slavery
n March following a rev article ~ war
vas enacted forhifaiuE the return o.
slaves found within the Talon lines he
supported this measure aaa the couasca-
suppression - habeas corpus The pouer
% his great iateliect Was emnioveA IN
originating measures ant supporting
measures proposed ny others. FOR The sun-
preston - reheliion and restoration % ne
Tnlon. Ma man Was more Influential ard
acne a closer friend ~ IAncoIn HurnE the
Tsriod - armed resistance 20 national su-
tAcvitv lie was che fearless chaueuloa 81
ere rn3oa az shs F'reefusen's hureau %
eivtl lights. o. the Tnirt@e~fh ara F'o.fr-
tssnfh amendments 20 she canstI tutioa
We hfrnsrff wrote the Thirteenth aaae7a-
nrnf 20 fhc constitution. ahoftshloE ard
frchib'tiaE SssveTv. which anasns-1en- a.
chairman ~ re senass Judiciary cnanalf-
tee - reHorfed - The ssasfe. Re-ela~tea
in isT7. hs co1ttVueG 20 serve as ~ zfrr-lse
a. the tsfscsary rosnuEttse throughout the
period ~ recoss ERECTION HIS assocfafsr ~,
that committee WIRE thF shless ssates-se7
~ ere ~sticn--}segsT Tehnsoe. Allen q
T-ssurusan- Res0ae Conk1InE. George p ia
rsWoss. L0faTetth Foster nma Thasrsns 4
MenSrtc&E ftsa Convictions ~ kurv teF
Arm 80 cVwess aTfse - Fsa raagrag ras,e.-
ssrucgion acts favored bv Morton nns
f. Wade ard Chand}er. Ard s-~sss.slsv-
rhanSe8 ais paysis2s relation 9ks va,s
xfth fcur other Republicans as-ains. 80
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