The Van Buren press., 1900-10-27
THE LATE JOHN SHERMAN.
Sketch of the Life and Public serv'
ices of John Sherman, the
Deceased Statesman.

/ cut. Ills bIdiulatHei, AoyiSi
of Norwalk, Conn, was an accomplished
| scholar and able jurist. He went to Ohio,
In 1905, to arrange some disputed poun-
dairy questions and located In Huron coun-
ty. He married Elizabeth Stoddard a
| lineal descendant of Anthony Stoddard
who emigrated from England to Boston
in 1889. Charles r. sherman, John
father. was native OF Norwalk, Conn,
where he was brought up and admitted to
the bar He married Mary Hoyt and soon
after settled at Lancaster, o., where he
practiced law and was elevated Wy the
legislature to the bench bench, Of the supreme
June "a, 1929 AT this time John was six
years Of age. Mrs Sherman, having
eleven children and but small means, her
family was gradually scattered among
John Sherman, took his namesake to
Mount Vernon, o., where he remained
four years. Young Sherman's progress at
school was rapid. At u years Of age he
returned to Lancaster and attended
Homers academy.
His Early Life.
He afterwards accepted an offer from
Col. Curtis to become junior rodman on
the "Muskingum Improvement" with a
corps of engineers engaged In construct
ing the Ohio system of canals, and he
was assigned to work at Lowell, Q. In
1898 no was placed temporarily in charge
Of the work at Beverly, where ne re-
manned during the rest Of his service on
tne lmprovement IN lSos tne WING parry
having l,vg lost .ne slste elecilon, ne iost i,,s
shorty went 10 Mansiieio 70 s'uSy law
with MS prother Charles. After tne hTst
year ne wa, Vas enureiy seI-issupPor.'ntbS. IN
May II, Safi ne was auin,t,eu 70 the ntr
inersnip WIN ms prother, III iofo-a' ne VS.
ited washington ana renamed mohtl,
pecoining ac9uaiii.eu Winn mos. 81 .ne
men VI tne uay, nuspeoiaiy "uoea p.epmen
Sent as ueleSate 70 tne nationai wn,s
convention at Pniiadelp1la' ana WAS maoe
d secreodry od 'nau poay, MI; S 1nnharY
msHpported tne hominaton OF 1achary
iaylor Ior presluent OF tne Snlteu States
ana cahVassed portion OF ONO LOT him'
Formation of His Fortune.
IN Auoust an 1919 no marr,ed Ceoel,a
@ onIv o. q, indge stewert
90 Mansa o' Ia a than rsnara,,s
VI 80 aHia a5SoS 70 'h his n sros
10 a r maains tha nroets oident %a
n'a rpSnnt,ro - epain@ donrs ot ' he
an ,ahiisbmen, WHILE be bsd ~
oneration In is95 he was a deiegste 70
he Wiz national convantinn nt Ralti,
n,oro IA s''nnortaa i,s ,or,inao so 49,
iaopt enc suPPi Od ' Sodt 4inee toP pres
opened law office In Cleveland. When
the congressional anti Nebraska conVen-
uon made up or members OF the demo-
cratic, WING and free soil parties was
held, great difficulties existed In forming
a fusion of the opposing elements. the
choice for candidate finally fell upon Mr..
sherman, and he received S,6l1 votes.
ponent, He, was president Of the first
Ohio Republican state convention, In 1852
which nominated salmon +. chase Tor
governor lie also participated n the or
ganization OF the National republican par
~, after which he took his seat IN the
house of representatives in the Thirty
fourth congress, six years before the civil
war The territory. of Kansas had be-
a ha a or nd hat ufnn m a In
and anti-slavery elements, and on March
10, 1856, the house voted to have the
speaker appoint committee OF three to
proceed to Kansas and collect evidence In
regard to the troubles there. The APP
pointment Of Mr., Sherman as a member
OF this committee was turning point in
his political career. When the committee
does Threatened To- burn the town. and The
presence Of United States troops al Fort
f,eayenworth probably saved Ire lives OF
Committee submitted To- congress- became
inc basis of the campaign of iS56' In that
Campaign Mr.. sherman supuorted John G.
Fremont,
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Mr. Sherman was invariably firm ad-
yooats Of economy In public expenditures.
He always closely scrutinized bill appro-
all business Of the house, came to be rec
oPnized as one OF Its foremost men. He
was appointed chairman Of the committee
on ways and means OF the Thlrty-sixth
which was adopted, providing that the
subject OF a railroad to the Pacific coast
be referred to a committee Of Afteen
otherwise He secured the passage OF the
Bill authorizing thu issue OF what have
since been known as the United States
treasury notes OF 1860 In FEBRUARY, 1851.
he first saw Abraham Lincoln, then prss.
ala nj IA la ~
time until Lincoin's death the friendship
between the two men was unbroken,
When Salmon p, Chase resigned the Unit
cd States senatorship from Ohlo, in
March, 1861. To- become secretary Of the
treasury Mr. Sherman was elected his
succ essoi,
services in the civl War.
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When the ciyil war broke out he jainad
some OF the Ohio troops and rendered bis
aid TO Gen, Robert Patterson In any way
consistent with ms duties az senator, hls
served as ne generals aid,de.camp with
out pay until congress met In July, 1851
lie recruited, largely at his own expense.
two regiments OF infantry. q SQUADRON. %
summer Of 1852 he took charge Of thu ma
tioral banking bill During the war ha
often visited the soldiers on tina field.
After the war, when he had been re-elect-
the scn" nat commi,tee S on iipSnse lie TOOK *
tn. most prominent part In all the imam
cial bills which became laws,
- ,o-,
IN December, n.l, nc Initiated, at Wash-
lnGlon, the movement for lnh resumption
o. specie payments, anu was chosen 70
tne united states senate lor the third
time, president Hayes VINO was inn,i-
sherman secretary OF the treasury, and
OF The country at home and abroad that
ne was enabled to sell four per cent.