The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-07
CHAs. c. BAYLOR
PASSES AWAY 1T
ADVANCED AGE

In the death yesterday in boarding
house at Carpenter street OF Charles
Gano Baylor. one OF the most picturesque
and widely known figures in the public
life OF America passed away.
Banker. lawyer, soldier, representa-
tive OF Ids country abroad. Southern
anti-sscessionlst. refugee. friend OF Lin
coin, reconstructionist, mission worker.
Socialist and anti-Catholic. describe a
few OF the activities with which Charles
Gano Baylor was actively associated
He lived alone by preference. declining
the compantonshtp OF any OF tho men,
bers of his numerous family. whose
homes were scattered from London TO
California.
There was no definite ailment. The
yVornout heart simply refused longer 10
perform its functions.
A daughter. Miss Amy Baylor. was the
only one OF eight surviving members of
the family present. Mrs BAYLOR and one
daughter. Margaret Baylor. live In Cin-
cinnati. Another daughter, Sophia, lives
In California. Two OF the sons. Ohm
stead and Wddsworth, ara in London.
one. Courtney I'm New Orleans. and the
fourth. Harry. Is resident OF the state
OF Washington.
Charles Gano Baylor was perhaps best
known as a leader OF opposition I'm the
South 10 the Civil War for which he
was practically exiled from his birth
place being forced to fee 10 escape
arrest.
A veteran OF the Mexican War. he
declined, though himself South
erner to take up arms against the
North, and became a personal friend OF
President Lincoln, who for services rem
dered the federal government, offered
him q commission for life in the regular
army, which he declined
He came OF an old Virginia family.
related to the Ganos OF Rhode Island
and OF Ohio. and was a descendant OF
Col. George Baylor, n staff officer OF Gen.
Washington. He was born in Paris, KY,
SIS years ago, and after receiving his edu-
cation at Woodward college, Cincinnati, he
became identified with a cotton banking
house in New Orleans, afterward study
ing law with his cousin, David Walker.
OF Arkansas, paying special attention 20
constitutional and international law.
Volunteering for service In the Mexican
War. he served under Gen. Taylor, after
ward president. in tho department OF the
Rio Grande. rising TO the rank of major.
At the close of the war he received an
appointment In the consular service. and
from 1850 to 1850 represented the United
States in England Holland. Belgium,
France and Germany as consul also cor
responding for the New York Herald dur
ing this period
At the outbreak OF the War OF the
Rebellion he was relieved Of his consular
duties. being a Southerner. and was
elected colonel OF the Planters Life
Guards of Louisiana. Upon studying the
Southern situation, he discovered that
no had no sympathy with what he
termed the "ulterior" purpose OF jefferson
Davis. and accordingly threw UP his
and returned to Georgia This
purpose. Mr.. Baylor declared was to
turn over the patronage of the South to
the Papacy, In return for the support OF
the Catholic hierarchy.
With Gen. Wayne, SON of Chief Justice
Of the United States supreme court, and
others, he organized the Georgia Peace
party, taking the ground that Georgia
had as much right TO secede from the
as had any state from the
Union.
Mr.. Baylors arrest was finally ordered
from Richmond, and he was Obliged TO
flee with his family.
Mr.. Baylor was one of the Georgia dele
CATION to the convention held az Phila-
delphia 70 consider reconstruction, after
the war. at which he offered the resolu-
tion which has become famous as the
Georgia resolution" providing for Inn
partial suffrage and equality before the
law for all men, without regard 10 race,
creed or previous condition of servitude.
TIE resolution created a storm. but after
an ali-day debate Il was adopted. Mr.
Baylor always claimed the author
ship OF the address to the American peo-
pie which accompanied the resolution,
and which Bnatnes Thirty Years IN
Congress credits 10 Mr.. Creswell of
Maryland. This address was the founda-
tion OF all subsequent congressional legis-
lation on the race problem. including the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments.
Later Mr.. Baylor went 10 Massachu-
setts. whore he was employed to repre-
sent the cause OF the American Mission
AIRY association, in which capacity he
continued for some years.
or late years Mr.. Baylor had taen
much interested I'm Socialism. and headed
the state ticket Of the Socialists Labor
party one year I'm this state, whore he
nved during the latter period of his life
MAGIC HAIR STAIN