The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-03-17

Iiollo.ios sketch Of hi. his from tb'
spuo,as I'D E.pubIiesn:
To. eI.mpls ois msl overcoming ih'
ob,taeles 4 early HE Sui later imp.ii
meut Of physich strength sud becoming
promiusut. houored. Wealthy aud worthy
| Of hish distinction, is calculated 10 iusPlf'
the hearts .nd strengthen the ban e o
the young IN en- Of today, sach lie aud
sueh history. 10 that Of John q Meta
Tough Of Bennington. Gen. Mccullough
.s born 10 Newark D-l and is OF Scotct
ADD Wech ancestry. His parents both
! died vben he ss mere boy, bis Esther
.heu b, ~. but three years OF age and
bis mother when be sss seven. Hlsedu
cato al advantages we're mesger, bnt EGG
ef Tor knowledge be bent all his enefels'
70 The ~ork Of acquiring good education
and with bi. nstnrsl sbIlty, though snr
rounded by depressing circumstance
which ~oalI have dishssrteLed less de
,etmined nature be vas susbIed to stsdu
.te from y ,l.vsrs college IN bis 2Oth
yesr vi b hIgh honor
After leaving college young Mccullough
entered The la~ cflice Of 81, George Tuck
r. CsmbelI OF Philadelphia, and while OF
s.ged 10 the study OF law he devoted a
portion OF his time to attendance at the
nnivrrsity u Peunsylvsnis. from which be
s,er received the degree OF LII b. He
u.s admitted TO the bar oil the supreme
court u Penusyly.nis in 1853, but his
loug and upremltting devotion to the
study had broken down bis health, and he
vas advised ths: bis only hope lay IN a
shsngs to = mildet climate. Hence be re
moved to C,liIorol., goias fret to San
Francisco. but there finding the sea winds
100 rigorous 10 removed TO Sacramento
aud was admitted to the bar 10 California.
His health not improving as he had
hoped, be removed sil further into the
interior sud took up his residence Of Mar
iposs. 1t vas there while still young
.uyer with broken health and without
the aid Of powerful aud iuhlential friends
that be trst made bis mark which we'll en-
titles him both TO nstion.l honor and re
ward
At that time Gen. Albert sydney John
stou, sherssrd so celebrated leader 10
the confederate armies, was commander OF
the department The South was then Cd
the verge OF secession, and Gen, Johnston
had stu1lously lnculcsted the idea OF 3
Pacific coast confsderscy or republic, snd
through msny Of his officers, VIII like
him we're 10 sympathy With the sectsiioD
movement, be bal especially cultivated
among the people OF the state the ides
that they bad bat to withhold their sop
port from their ustionsl government TO
nske the southern conisderaoy success;
md the, themselves be Thus enabled TO
establish third snd masnif'en' govern
ment without, ri aud without blood
.be1, upon the shores Of The Pacific, 10
some msnnet bic scheme becsme known
20 the authorities 81 Washington and sith
ont Any previous intimstlou 10 him, he
sa ,uddetlv removed from bis command
and sumner .uccesded him but The I.sv
en- OF It's purpose had found Judgement
among the people Of The state, snd TO c)uD
tersc, THE Gen. Sumner called TO biz aid
the eloquence, en,rsy, and pstrl1tsm OF
tbls youns l.xyet a, Msriposs and II wss
largely through hi. Efforts that C.lforuis
bec,ms snd ,te.dts,tly rcmsined loyal to
the | nion.
The i'm porIsnos OF the work Gen NJ
Uullongb then vroush, Tor the Uoio0 cat
hardly be e.lim,ted 1t ,hi. late d-y The
slste gave sv d.nee Of It's graf
I,nde 10 the ,onns msu by eleotlDs bin
attorney general Of III, stats snd siterssrd /
d.te senator Later lie reurei from polit /
zeal life to California and gained 81 snvls
Bile tsputst!on - lawyer At the he'd OF
. dtm 10 Sac Francisco 10 1871 uhle or /
|. Wait East. Gu McCalloush met sud /
u suiej hi. size then Mise L Z, Park 1
Slaughter Of Mr.. sud Mr.. L pifk OF |
Bennlpsten and has re.iieh E~rt ever .
'lnce, siVlas DOT ouiy 10 ib.t toc ~ the /
,entdt OF bi, al aud !1jeem ut hnt t. !
he eullte ,lst- bic tins snd esrr.y 10 a.
'dv.ucem eHt Of her utter cts
Very les pubiie meu Of The stat re a.
.mlli.r ~ith IT, early aoi later history A.
. G,n. NJ sCaIlousb, very tes mea have
tniied !, resources, po,sibii lee and inter
fsh ~ sErrstly A. be, 90 man bn 90
ytrner faith 10. or d.,ire Tor in slvsuce
aeul he b.. saii 'fta great s,sle
BAY be made nall sad email ,t.ts made
.tes', Ihis, sc feel. ls trae, su1 thst the
.rs,tacss Of the smsi state Of Yer
noS, ha besu achieved OF lst.eusi by
or wss selection Of The bes, material L
ron oar rspresea,slIVs met, OF COR occ.s ,
ioa, departure from that standard Tor .
b. nts Of reeosulEIhs sous ,mbiii9us ,
at lr..sr Esu because be is . good lei {
-" /,
Geo Mccullough ha pol soashi pspoa .
/ st1snceuenI shhoash be bee twice /
spusented Fsrnoti " nsiloasl coa,sn ,
oh, A n,n - hrish, isislleci q baGi d
sss nsihoi,, q executive sbilny, ~ ever
ssdy alter diEpsr crater, familiar With