The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

Eafsers Green TngerEl4l was born fn
uTss9@n. y r.. August II. tsG Ills
fataaT $40 Congregational minister. ard
. preacher - gYeaE power - a resfyaisss-
EaYig IA fsa ministry Dc moved West. ard
EoteFt fae youngest ~ has family. Sss
fbursa 20 IRE a8ssisaipw os pioneer HE.
HIS education Was largely derived from
reading aiJ tire books be s1ai1 borrow ia
tins Different sesfasisss af his childhood AMI
sa4tn. ard Formulated. sse changes wgys
nss gfFre@s4anf lie began the alss1y u
Law ia sdarg0a, Iii. ARA ia ssss be opened
~ cfsiee al 500 anees01n, IN partnership
~tsa als easGaF nYaghsE, Ensn. far SIX years
nsssEser q congress. ia 1851 the ssrgshsfs
sH9ve4 Is Peoria shBcfs heearne bis honze
sr fae n@Kt twsuzg years.
Col. fHzersx4l entered T9sisscs ia is9 as
a Democratic ssarsf4dats fer congress Tina
campaign - made Is Sill. seueS7tseres4 ~
the eGa snss 81 tsse district. Even THIN ne
boldly sseesare3 himself opposed u slavery
Ar4 osisTan his conservative Republican
6pyossens in ssaTsassesaEion e &. lie Fan
far assead 81 his ticket. hwf wak defeated.
Witt tt1e war earns ha Vas the leader of
TIE AS Democrats ansi matte haste u DE-
sIsre ntsnarsf supporter 81 the Lincoln
administration From faat flfszs gn re
was aisaya s Republican IN politics.
Wien the Cal fer ssjassxs ANS ne en-
Hated III . cavalry IsE4Hast. ine Eleventh
IIiinoss. iie MIS- commissions. eei8nei It
IL and saInstaea al sae fFens until Obliged
1y lll health 10 resign. In 1874 he shared
wAah hss ffIatsd Richard sfsieshs. The
burdens ard AoEsers If making a thorough
canvas 81 star state. liz became Known
al gsag tlta stale as q ga8sa eloquent esfn-
pasgDeg- During Gov. DsksabYs term the
agsfea 81 atfGTgey gansfs. Qf iliiB0is Nass
created. ~ IS allied angfl taa next state
sIsaisan BY appointment. Cox. ugsesby
Appointed Col Insersoli 70 that office. aud
si1st WIS iae asgy office ne ever held.
In 5wE cd. inseFsaiE aaa a candidate
far governor before tne Republican state
convention. Ife Was defeated 81 account
Of ms aau9stie views he nsyer after
soasGas sny pasEsle4! position. He took .
very ssssTs part III tae campaigns speak
lag Ia Indiana Maine. Ohio and Iawa, as
urii as Illinois
NJ the national Republican convention In
1sss fnEsrsoH ~Dn h!s First raal triumph
ia orasarys proposing The name Of James
q. blaine for fhe presidential nomination
Ia a speech that attracted The attention IT
tbs entire country. In fST1 he deel.usd
the peat 81 minister To Germany, prefer
ring 10 remain ia tE1 Country and eou-
thus she conduit of d law business which
~ that time rad assumed eass pTopor-
fsanS tn Isss Aw aaH counsel fer the de-
fense in the famous star roata eases, ard
3
participated in business has been Of a
less active character.
D@Npfsa bis sssesasE iasser, crater and
politician, il In for his atheiatie views thar
Robert @, fnssEHali Is fnost widely knogn
Ills own account af how hs came to adap.
uncFshedax views ID Interesting. lie
said.
What drew my attention FIRST To these
quFsSioHs was the aa&tfsue Of eternal pun
~ alb s.4F ia %
Saiad that began 10 hate Ehs book In
which II In taught. Then, Ira reading law
gums back to find the origin OF LAWS.
found uae had IL SO hat a little way hack
ecfere the legislator ana IsfissAt are united
This led ale 10 aigrfy a geoa nans Of ths
Religions Of the world. At nr~t | was
greatly sstaaished 70 aad fnost OF them
fstfef than oars. ! ssSen studied our owa
ssatcfn 10 the best ST my ability, and
found that people wern pasmlne of upon
their children. ana nilon enc another. as
the inspired wuress 81 God A book that
upheld slavery. Eeiygany and almost ey-
cry ether crime Whether arm right or
wr9ug. I hseatsae convinced that the Billie
IL act an inspired beck, and then Tho
ONLY question fur naa 10 settle WIS as ~
whether | should say whaf believed or
not, This really was n9t the question la
my mind. tegause. before ever thinking
OF ssisa = question: | expressed my belief
and simply claim thai right. and expect
Tn exercise II "a i9faa ~ i've. may be-
damned far n N tie next world bat
II "a a great source OF pleasure IL me in
this"
iugerselfs works '~rhe Mistakes ~
Moses. '.The nsain and the nieie,'
'sAfo1ern Thinker ard many other
treatlsss. have beea discussed throughout
tbs world
The elder theology was mercilessiy at
TAI keJ hy iugefsgjt NJ every opportunity
ff7Yn ead ~ .ad 80 the land he wsn. seek
ing platforms frcm whigh - espnuna als
theories. ard he sgsd @hila stst sn the
zenith Of Ais phy siga1 ard mental power
His personality was charming. ynsfernsl !.
kigtd. simple AMI gensfaWs he was a true
friend asssf courteous adversary HEs man
ftef wss heasts ard robust hiH tastes sim
Die an3 healthy, and hundreds uf uneat-
seasattoas deeds ~ fFus Charity wire per-
formed By him throughout husy life