The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
III Week OF FRIDAYS

Feb. %, 1732-George Washington,
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the Revolu-
tlonary army, president of the consti-
tutlonal convention and first presi-
dent of the United States, born at
Brldge's creek, Westmoreland county
virginia. The date was Tuesday, Feb
H. ". ., out ", N. s., and the first
named date was celebrated through
out the country at first, but the Fam
many Society of New York decided
upon the new style date, and it was at
once adopted and has since been fol-
lowed. Washingtons position in the
system or American political life was
unique; church, army, government and
people looked upon him almost as
KING; MS influence seemed to be over
the very elements of destiny itself. and
WnlIe ne never sought preferment, DO
llucal or otherwise, it came to him as
py the hand of fate. His epitaph. writ
ten upon the page of his country's his
tory, reads: First in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymen.'
FEB. 22, 1805.-Sarah Fuller (Flower)
ADAMS, born at Harlow, Eng. She was
the author of Nearer, My God. to
Thee, and other hymns Her most
pretent1ouS work was a dramatic poem
IN nve acts on the martyrdom of "Viv-
VIA Perpetua." Her husband. William
3. Adams, was prominent civil engi-
neer and author.
Feb. %, 1856.-A new party had arts
en- IN the United States with a secret
organization, pledged to oppose for
elgners. 1t had been growing up for
long series of years, and called it
self the American (Know- Nothings).
or Native American party. 1t adyo-
Gated naturalization only after a resi-
oence OF tWenty-one years in the coun-
Try as In the case of children, and ad-
Vocated the election to office of native
born citizens. It's delegates were elect
ed IN secret conventions. For a long
tline IL held in many sections ball
dIlce OF power. A convention was held
at this date in Philadelphia, from
winch one-fourth of the delegates
Withdrew upon the anti-slavery issue.
Inc remainder nominated Willard Fill
more, OF New York, for president. and
Andrew ]. Donelson, of Tennessee. for
wee president. This was the only pres
ldent1aI campaign in which the nartv
presented candidates. Fillmore was
elected vice president on the Wing
tlcket In 1848 with Zachary Taylor,
and succeeded the latter on his death,
July o. 1870, becoming the thirteenth
president.
Feb. %, 1884 convention of dele
gates from the free stateswas held at
P1ttSburg, Pa. 1t was the origin of
the republican party, and arranged to
hold nominating convention in Phil
adelphfa on June II, which nominated
fremont and Dayton, the latter being
CHOSEN by a vote of 242 to los for
Abraham Lincoln.
tleb. 70, 1787.-Emma (HarD Will
lard, a pioneer female educator and
author, born at Berlin, Conn, in 1887.
Besides her many valuable works as
an author, including the first history
of the United States by a woman, she
was founder in 1921 and principal of
the Troy On. W seminary for girls.
one of the first and most famous in
the country. While on a return trip
from Europe in 1882 she wrote the
well known song, Rocked in the Cra-
die of the Deep"
Feb. 20, 1S6S.-President johnson
appointed Gen. Lorenzo Thu mas sec
rotary of war and removed Secretary
Edwin M. Stanton, but the latter re-
fused to give up the office, and the
senate sustained him by a favoring
vote This act intensified the feeling
between congress and the president
and resulted soon after in a vote for
impeachment.
Feb. "a, 1786.-Wilhelm Grimm. Ger
man Dhilologist and folk-lorist. born