Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-07


The eminent physician, John Fiske'
rave on Saturday afternoon at 'ne
audience room OF the Gurley Memorin'
hoil tho second in the series OF lectures
~, American history. taking MS his SUI
scot "Thomas Hutchinson. the LIS,
povallst Governor OF Massachuse''S'
,,,,cb the same audience that asse'n-
MOD In listen to the former lecture re-
,o,ye,ea 10 hear this second most NJ
,oros,ine character study. and goouiy
,nr,hor or enger listeners awaited inc
coming OF the lecturer Mr, IN In
.,o, hls address without further W.
s a and plunged instantly nv
,,,H,ar,. 4 synopsis OF the lecture
l,s fnI,ows; An American lo4ui
~, 10 a character most hardy ucLs
.s 's,,, las. nostority. both because nc VIZ
VIZ ~ iaeinr side ana because ne VIZ
VI. ". - .,,,nnathv with his SURROUNDING
yat there were among these hieu y, .t,,-
yohlest character and deepest ~,
ism. and there Is one ull.hSS ,,oars
whom 1t has taken one hui li,ii..o ~ The
60 iistify. and yet, al the cl1sI :" 80
,,;,,,rs, hia rreat heart and great heaa
~, Saive- aupreciated. TINS man 'MaS '
s,,,a,s,,s t4utehison. about whom SOM
- tha hetJesi things have been salui
~ Ia penedlot Arnold both recelVihs
ne and obloauy, but their hhfiltD
should not be mentioned toss ,ta,
this man was great ana hVu Tir,r
who had loved the land pi nus W, ~,
Descended from a line OF ahs "a aynt.
contoinsd n crusader he hau nsn.
,na Hood in his veins Wiihaiil
LIE, ,,isor cnne to America WIN
Ne vito and fourteen emu
dren soon after the landing OF the pns
prirns met with disaster aLu nus ~
tho children were murdered, Edward
the eldest SON. escaping. The latter
uossessed twelve children, ms s9I
elisha had twelve children, one
whom was Thomas Hutchinson
wealthy ship owner OF noS'vn ~.
father of the subject of the leetute'
The son Thomas was born IN bos ,,s
and carly entered upon a students me-
receiving n bachelors degree at mar
vnri nj the age of i6 He was studi-
Gus. He was married to Margaret
Sanford in 1854, and became member
OF the Congregational church OF nan
over street, Boston. He was select.
man OF the town. and had Keen
financial common sense, and denounced
the paper money then IN use. nv M M
n seat In the House at this time. Ills
stand on this question caused his de-
reat at the next election. but he was
later chosen to office and spoke loyal
~ when the Land bank and the Specie
bank were contesting each others
rights. At this time young Samuel
Adams took as the subject of his grad
uating thesis. shall II be right for
/. people to Withstand the chief magis-
trate II this be the only method OF pre-
serving the commonwealth answer
ing 1t aflirmatively. and afterwards
living UP to those expressed convic-
lions.
Al this time Thomas Hutchinson be-
lieved that the colonies must follow
what Parliament decreed. or else fall a
prey TO internecine war or become the
property Of France or Spain. lie was
Incorrect In his Judgment. as we all see
now, but this was II hundred years and
more ago. He was entrusted with a
commission TO go to England and settle
the question Of the boundary line Of
Massachusetts, and after an
absence OF year returned
and was chosen Sneaker
of the House." He urged the redemp-
ton OF the paper currency with Spanish
silver dollars when an opportunity af-
forded, and after year OF argument
this was accomplished. AT first he
was vilified for his measure, but after
ward praised. He desired to leave pub
lie and political life and retire to his
beautiful new home at Milton and
there study. He was now forty years
old. This, however, was not to be-
Other Offices were thrust upon him.
and his wife's death two years later
made him plunge more deeply into pub
lie life to drown his sorrow. He ia
vored the freedom of the thirteen colo
nies. He was member OF the coun-
oil 4 A1hanN N nd In, 1-rg xru irt
ed lieutenant governor Of Massachu-
setts He now worked diligently for
the good Of his people, and though some
had accused him of avarice. this was
unjust He had legal mind and
looked well into the state OF affairs
George III assembled the English throne
and trouble was brewing. Hutohin-
son believed that submission to Parlia-
ment must he given or anarchy would
result. and tried TO curb the rising
fever of revolutionary ideas. The
stamp act was imminent and many be-
lieving him, though wrongly TO favor
II. n mob surrounded his Boston resi-
dence. destroyed his property and
would have injured him had he not fed
He had then just finished the second
volume Of his history. the manuscript
of which was with difficulty. collected
and afterwards published. These acts
of quiet prevailed.
Now the governor was recalled to
England. leaving Hutchinson as lieu
tenant governor in charge. He wrote 10
England asking to be relieved, but was
appointed governor instead and after
dellberation accepted the office. He
counselled submission 10 Parliament.
Samuel Adams resisted him. private
letters OF Hutchinson were lntercept
ef wrQnp gpnrInufopg lrntvp .uI ~
was deeper trouble for our hero. Now
came the Boston tea party. when
Thomas Hutchinson was In quandnry
and knew not how to act with the peo
pie against his conscience. Tho Cor
dian knot" was cut without his per
mission and one hundred years of on.
probrium have fallen upon him. Many
requests We're made for his removal
from office: towns. streets, schools that
were named for him We're re-christened
and he went to England to see the king
In June. IVA, to try TO right the wrong.
He tried In vain. He was offered 4
baronetcy but refused II. and died II,
exile in 1880 loving his American
home and people yet unable TO ret bacl,
TO his own land and home. His diary
and letters, published by his grandson
in 1884, proved his heart To he Iowa,
and that his conscience was clenr
man. sturdy. of great integrity, big CON
science. personal charm, a great iurtv,
he had wonderful power, and now nj
the close OF this century We took nuon
him In the true light, lately Thrown
upon his actions. and see that instead
or being hot-headed Tory. anxious IN
put down the American Independence
he was that much hailgned man n
ioyalist at heart. and intrepid In his
every deed, Looping to bring tagether
sovereign and people.