The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . -, Xew York, andengaged in chair making, lixing there until1S36, when he went on a farm in Steubencounty, Xew \ork, where he made his homeuntil his death in 1887. He was a man ofmarked mentality and of consideral)le liter-ary ability. Lnder more favorable circum-stances be woukl have distinguised himselfin the world of letters, being a ready writerof both ])rose and ])oetrv. He looked uponlife from a broad humanitarian standpoint,recognized the inlluences which were help-ful to mankind and those which were detri-mental, favoring with fide
The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . -, Xew York, andengaged in chair making, lixing there until1S36, when he went on a farm in Steubencounty, Xew \ork, where he made his homeuntil his death in 1887. He was a man ofmarked mentality and of consideral)le liter-ary ability. Lnder more favorable circum-stances be woukl have distinguised himselfin the world of letters, being a ready writerof both ])rose and ])oetrv. He looked uponlife from a broad humanitarian standpoint,recognized the inlluences which were help-ful to mankind and those which were detri-mental, favoring with fidelity the former amiworking with strong opposition to the opposed slavery and slave traffic and healso was directly opposed to Masonry andother secret societies. He was an agitatorof public thought and inlluenced the sametj a great extent, doing bis best to arouse. THE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 87 the ]:)eople to a realization of the true situa-tion concerning elements or interests thatwere derogatory to the pui>lic welfare. Henever sought political office, however, nordesired any honors of such a character. Inearly manhood he was a member of the Bap-tist church, i)Ut becoming dissatisfied withthe faith of the church in regard to the slav-ery cjuestion he left it and became identifiedwith the Wesleyan ]\Iethodist, remaining ade\oted member of that denomination untilhis death, \\hich occurred in New York onthe 14th of January, 1887, when he hadreached the advanced age of ninety-nineyears. His death resulted from an had retained his faculties to a remarkabledegree and even in extreme old age he was aman of marked infiuence, laboring untiring-ly for the welfare of his fellow men. An ex-tensi\e newspaper contributor, his vie^vswere wideh read thrnughout the countryand he also published many pamphlets at hisown expense. He appealed to the he
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