Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1875 — VICE PRESIDENT WILSON. [ARTICLE]

VICE PRESIDENT WILSON.

Vice President Wilson died in Washington City last Monday morning, of apoplexy. Although his health had been precarious for two years past, and within a week or two symptoms had developed that alarmed his physicians and friends, yet his system seemed to rally from the effect of the paroxism, they, apd himself as well, thought he was rapidly mending, and his death came unexpectedly to all. Only a few minutes previous to its oceurrance he observed to friends in attendance that he was feeling and con-' gratulated himself upon the prospect of being able to ride out for an airing in the afternoon. Mr. Wilson lacked only a few months of being sixty-four years-old. He was born in poverty and was without early educational advantages. By industry, perseverence and close application, he overcame all these obstacles-of early life, and took Ins position among the great men of his country. Although spending much ot his life among professional politicians, he was taminated with their vices. He held various offices of public trust, and never betrayed the confidence reposed in his integrity. Henry Wilson was not brilliant, but he was honest; he was not a shrewd diplomatist, perhaps, but he was a patriot and sympathised with the poor and humble of his countrymen. Never a bitter partizan, but always a constant defender and advocate of the principles lie espoused. Democratic in the purest

and broadest-sense, by instinct and the influence of early impressions, he never forgot or despised the humbleness of his origin, but ever labored in the sphere ot a statesman to lighten the burdens of working meir and women, to elevate their position, enlarge their influence, and increase their happiness. Ot his political record it may be said that he came into,public notice in 1840—in the Harrison campaign —as a whig; was elected to the Massachusetts legislature several times; left the whig party in 1848, because of its pro-slavery tendencies, and became an earnest worker in the free soil ranks; in 1855 was elected to succeed Hon. Edward Everett in theUnitedStates Senate; was re-elected in 1861, and became distinguished as chairman of the Senate committee on military affairs during the rebellion; in 1872 he was elected Vice President of the United States. He leaves no family, w r e believe, his wife and children having preceeded him to the tomb; and is reported£o have died comparatively poor.

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From copies of New Mexico papers, sent by Mr. Wm. H. Terhune , to bis parents at Rensselaer, which they kindly leaned this office for inspection, we learn that Rev. F. A J. Tolby was murdered by two Mexicans named Cruz Vega and Manuel Cardinas. These assassins, one of whom was a mail carrier, were paid SSOO for committing the deed. Three oj* four persons were implicated by the confessions of these men as having conspired against Mr. Tolby and paid them money for murdering him. Cardinas and Vega were shot and killed by a mob of vigillantes for their participation in the crime, and another one of the party, named Francisco Greigo, was shot and killed in a saloon row by a man named Allison. Among those implicated is a Dr. Longwill, who was elected probate judge last fall. He immediately left town upon hearing that the assassins had implicated him by their confessions, and proceeded to Fort Union where he placed himself under the protection of a company of United States troops, the commanding officer refusing to surrender him to the civil authorities though they were armed wiih the proper papers for his arrest. He was afterwards escorted to Santa Fe by a body guard of soldiery to protect him from arrest, permitted to go at liberty* The only hint contained in the testimony of witnesses who have been examined in relation to these murders, concerning the motive that inspired them to kill Mr. Tolby was that dropped by one of the men implicated, while intoxicated, to the effect that he would “settle the d—d heretic with a blue pill;” thus intimating that they, all of whom are Roman Catholics, murdered him on account of his religious views; but subsequent investigation may, and probably will, show that considerations of an entirely different nature had at least something to do with the matter.

The Remington Record is pleased to say that “Out West,' in Thk Union, is an interesting article;” or words to that effect. Thanks; and let it be recorded that it is seldom a dull or miinterestimg pava. graph appears in the Record. Mrs. Hicks, who shot two men at Kentland last summer, one of whom she killed, was tried before Judsfq Hammond at Fowler this week, convicted, and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. fc