‘ HO' JOH' A'BIO' A'D'EW . .

HA M .M . o Bos on . By 'A M' E ' B' ' ' , A , f t

THE pen of the biographer and the to n gu e of the orator have lon g since given their tributes to the memory of John Albio n Andrew ; but it is fitting that the pages of the o fiicial organ of that society of w as n his hich he w an honored president , should contai a recognition of virtues ; a tes timonial of the high esteem in which he was held ; a a portrayal , inadequate though it be , of his character . Of him as w m m an , a citizen , a la yer , a magistrate , and a states an ; of his ser e vices in the varied station s he w as called upon to occupy , others hav written and sp oken with that detail which a truthful record demanded and s w as the year pass on , and the principles for hich he lived and w n labored , ith all the generous devotion of his great heart , shall ripe u r into a rich fruitage , his eminent abilities , his high integrity of p ' p ose , and his un inching energy in the assertion and maintenance of w n h human rights , ill be increasingly apparent , and co tinually furnis

s fre h m aterial for the historian , and fresh enthusiasm for every lover w was of his fello man . It may be truthfully said of him that he not for a day , but for all time and as great men and their deeds never w w n gro old , but al ays brighten as the light of years falls upo them , w w o s so he ill ever be a living po er , a brilliant example for all patri t who w shall follo him . w w w a n ow in it In vie of hat has been done , and of h t is process , would be inexpedient in this place to enter upon any biographical w e details , or attempt hat would of necessity be but a meagre estimat

w . of his life and character ; the more appropriate duty is to thro , p er w w h chance , an additional ray of light upon a fe prominent events hic s have pas ed into the history of our commonwealth and of the nation , w w to reveal some hat of his inner nature , and discern the orkings of s that ever active mind , the impulses and emotion of that lofty soul ,

consists of remarks made ata regular meeting of the ' ew- England Historic- Genealogical 'oci ety . 2 John A lbion A ndrew.

ever at rest from labors for the good of others until his G od call e d

w w fi n d f o f him to a high er sphere , h ere he ill th e ull realization every f fi hope , the ul lment of every promise . It is comparatively easy to write of the publi c efforts of our great men ; to pass judgment upon tho s e word s and deed s whi c h touch th e

s s w s living is ue of the times for the w orld has its verdict al ay ready , c and external life cannot escape the scrutiny , the criti ism and the open Opinions which fall thick and fas t in the path of th o s e who o ccu

c py positions of honor . B ut it is another thing to learn orrectly , and m appreciate rightly , the ruling otives , th e fundamental principles w f w w u pon hich this external li e rests , and by hich th e outer orld is

is reached and m oved and yet , in this instance; the latter th e more

1 c an d pleasant , for the reason , alas too rare , that nearness of approa h , w s closer study , only bring more strikingly to vie tho e noble , governing w e s w traits which ere so pre minently characteri tic of Governor Andre .

a w c s s He w s kno n to the public as an energeti man , earnest and per i t i c w ent n the advoca y of the rights of all men , herever and when ever imperilled ; he was known to his friends as a man o f deep con

i n s u sce tible n atu re s vict o s , of a generous and p , thoroughly con cientiou s w in all matters of a personal or public nature , and never eary in well

w — w s n o n doing , hether the labor of love or of duty and they ere y y

‘ w — w as fo r s his f n s mous terms ith him his profes ional brethren , rie d , a ff a sick soldier , a su ering sl ve , or a hardened convict . Rectitude of w w as w purpose made him impartial hen there rong to be righted ,

pain of body or mind to be alleviated , any good dee d to be performed .

s him n o f w Rank and po ition made better riend , dre from him n o him deeper sympathies , incited to no more earnest action . In his m n w as ind , judicial , and yet tender in its ature , there n o call to action

stronger than an injustice to be remedied . Therein lay the true s ecret of his untiring zeal in every c ause looking to ward th e elevation o f his w s s c c fello s in any or all the pha e of life , so ial , civil , p oliti al , educa

io n al . m t , moral and religious He considered th e all as parts of one ” w s harmonious hole , and in their distinct condition he never lost s w s ight of their mutual relation and genuine oneness . Thus it as

w w as an d w as that hile he honored respected by the public , he hon

his f w his ored , respected and loved by friends the ormer kne him by

his s s o w s deeds , the latter by motive and deeds ; that hile the ame

w as h w as ff s judgment of the man reac ed , it by di erent meth od . ’ ‘ Governor Andrew s o fiicial connection with the ' ew - England His

- was toric Genealogical Society of so short duration , that a large pro p ortion of the members had not gained that per sonal kno wledge of ’ his qualifications for the offi ce of pre sident which s o o n would h ave been theirs , had he lived to carry into operation the comprehensive John A lbion A ndrew. 3

l n ten p a s he had in mind for the institution . And yet , the year and m s his c 1 8 66 1 8 6 7 onth of presiden y (January , , to October , , inclusive) gave the s o c iety joyful anticipations of a brilliant future for its history

his m s n s who w w under ad ini tratio . Tho e kne him but slightly hen he

fi s s s his ffi w r t a umed the duties of o ce , soon learned that the la yer and the statesman w as al s o the ardent student o f history an enthusiastic who w fi rm was lover of his country , hel d ith a grasp all that was in w precious in the past , all that possible the present, hile he w w n looked on ard , and up ard too , for a still more glorious realizatio w f e of a Christian nation , here civil and religious reedom shall mak

sk h who w him the y radiant with promise for the race . T ose kne more i l ew- ' ' ntimate y can echo the words of John Jay ( N ork , ovember

W e recognize in Governor Andrew all that is most excellent in the traits usual f l b ' ew- E b n w of ss o y attri uted to ngland , le ded ith a breadth thought , a largene a im an d an abs n c f n c r s c c s , e e o anything like provi ial o e tarian prejudi e , that rai ed him to the full height o f the American ideal ; an d will make his name honored w s of c s be as an s s an d c ss c ex herever the hi tory our ountry hall read , illu triou la i ” a f f mple o the noblest phase o the American character .

It certainly w as fitting that one who entered so largely and nobly ’ who b into the most eventful , historic period in our country s annals , y w s h fo r ord and deeds made istory all coming time , should be at the

o f s w s s head a ociety hose very exi tence re ts on a pure love of country , and a de sire to perpetuate her hi s toric records in their general an d c ' s individual haracter . An d th at he entered into the very pirit of thi o h c s was w s rganization , and h ad hig and omprehen ive , and yet , as al ay

o f c ws ffi true him , pra tical vie and plans for its greater e ciency , is evi d 2 f 1 8 e s d o 6 . ent from his admirable addre s on the January , 7 Lov o f c was his w n ountry an integral part of religion , and hat true Christia can be other than a true p atriot ' In his o w n w ords in an address to c s the las graduating from the medical school of Harvard College , ( 1 864)

The s of c z is s f as f r his c to fir t duty the iti en to regard him el made o ountry , not

his c un as f r - o . If w but s his own s f regard o try made him he ill ubordinate el hood , his own u c how a is his c an d h w n n ambition , eno gh to per eive gre t ountry , o i fi itely ss is is not n f s s c s ' in le he , it ma i e t that he pre ently be ome a harer her glory , a par of a ss ' He is s b her s n and s taker her gre tne trengthened y tre gth , in pired by her c and f intelle tual moral li e . W hile he contribu tes his little to the grand treasury of s w of we an d ss ss ws f an her variou ealth po r po e ion , he dra there rom vigor d support ” with every breath .

W ith s uch views he logically could do no less than give his warmest o approval to the objects of this society , and his vigorous co perative

ff s fo r f - e ort its use ulness . He was familiar with the mile stones alon g ’ the track of our nation s history ; ' he had studied the past that he 4 John A lbion A ndrew. m i W ight l ve ell in the present , and for the future and from the printed ” page and the written record— from the traditions of the elders -he n o had learned wisdom from noble men and noble deeds ; and one , m enealo ore than he , appreciated at their full value the labors of the g gist and the historian . was w e a The time opp ortune , also , h n he accepted the ppointment l ove of country w as uppermost in the mind of every American citizen , fi to and he , of all among us,w as the one tted give proper direction , n s a d a wholesome impulse to th e work of the society . In the addre s fi rst referred to , he s ays

The s s s w an d ss of s c de ign , the tudie , the ork the progre your o iety , are , neither f ns ns b e of o w s i . ' or them , ithout their attraction to my own m nd am I at all i e i l l f c ss s s their value . A l o knowledge we can gather about our prede e or , their live , t s c e s l c c s c c s c s heir thought , their a hi vement , their dai y pra ti e , their hara teri ti method , t s w s c c in sc c s an d ts r s of heir indu try , their or hip , their profi ien y ien e the ar , thei tyle s c s m s an d c s s c of s s pee h , their y pathie their ontrover ie , the e onomy their hou ehold — and of c r s and s and their ivil government , thei philo ophy their legi lation all that we can in z and ns f n like manner garner up , methodi e , tra mit to the uture , belongi g to the f c c an d s f ur wn not n f li e , hara ter hi tory o o o time , tend o ly to enlarge the ormal s c of c n bu t s s s of x c an d to k ommon learni g , to pre erve the trea ure human e perien e ff s men and n c s for c ss n r s thought , to di u e them among , to i rea e , ountle ge e ation , the ” bs w s f a olute i dom o mankind .

Can the true work and objects of the society be more s atisfactorily e s xpressed ; and did not our late president , in this careful analy is , show that he was no mere man of ornament at the head of a public o c rganization , but that here , as in every position that he o cupied in his f u w to busy li e , he fully nderstood the ork before him , and brought bear up on its accomplishment a mind well stored with the neces s ary k w W as no ledge , and a hearty energy of purpose that beginning to be felt in every department of the society ' He recognized more than m ost men in professional life the true value of history as a science , an d w as an educator for , as he ell said ,

' H st I c s c s n . t i ory tou he all human life on every side . It instru t the i dividual

w . s ne c s n . n s n give a tone to a ommunity . It elevate a ation It enlive a ge eration n s m h s u c . All k w f It i pire the h an ra e that may be no n , remembered , elt , loved , ated , v s nn n s an d s c z enerated or hu ed all thi g all idea , ogni able by the human mind , or w c xc e h s r as w as r s f hi h e it uman emotion ; all pi itual , ell all mate ial thing , are ound ’ w its . s not f f of s s c o f ithin domain It doe orget the orm a hepherd rook , nor the in ' s w s c n of O s manger a yrian table , hile ri ing to the o templation riental philo ophy

two s s x f o f M . ' or thou and year old , or to the e ploration o the astronomy the agi s f s of J s s s n doe it orget to pre erve the genealogy o eph , though oaring to report the o g d ” f s an s f . o angel , truggling to record the sublime story and mystery o redemption

Thu s did Governor A ndrew understand history in its broader w fi phases , as ell as in its minor details and thus W as he tted for th e chi d duties of that ce to which the society so cordially electe him , and John A lbion A ndrew. 5 to which he came with unaffected pleasure and sincere love for its w s c s c whatev er er ork and its a so iations . E pe ially did he delight in p tain ed d s w to , or illustrate the hi tory of our common ealth , and through

ffi - s is all his o cial career as chief magi trate , it easy and pleasant to

ho w be s ho w en notice jealously preserved ancient cu toms , and h e

c w joyed their observance . He took an honest pride in mar hing ith the legislature to the Old- South c hurch and in li stening to the election

o wn ffi s sermon , not becau s e of his dignities of o ce , but becau e he was doing as his predece s sors had done for generations before him ; ” - w o f c o f f and as he sat in the high back pe s that san tuary reedom , w w s w sacred ith historic scenes , he dre in piration for ords and deeds w hich should live in the far future , even as th ose of Hancock and

A u s n dams have come to s . He had a consi tent veneratio for th e his

ss s own ffi tory and traditions of Ma achu etts , and in his life and o cial actions exemplified the principles h e held so dear .

v in ' ew - w He belie ed England , In the ords of a former member of his staff (John 'uincy Adams )

He was - H s in in i ' ew E a . e thoroughly , gra n a ngl nd man believed ab olutely c H s s c f s s and s . e W o our prin iple , our method , training idea had a hole ome ma k the s of in his s n and s w s s of and his oil the region tro g hre d talk , vivid en e humor , liking , c in w for c c s an d c wit w c in s f on e a hile , the ra y ane dote pe uliar , hi h , their be t orm , ” s s f fr w- E are ometime ound scattered eely in ' e ngland .

w ' eW - B ut hile he believed in England , he believed , emphatically , o wn 1 8 62 in his State . Said he on one occasion (January , )

'et M ss c s s s and M ss c s s n c s f w n s a a hu ett idea a a hu ett pri iple go orth , ith the i du

‘ triou s s s n s of c w a and s f in , turdy o the ommon ealth , to propag te inten i y , every c and of an d s s f amp , upon every battle field , that love equal liberty , tho e right o ” s f universal humanity which are the basi o our institutions .

A n d w as w r m s in it ith honest p ide that in another es age he said , w f ” ringing tones , Her people ill orever stand by their country . But these are the opinions common to all in an estimate o f Governor Andrew ’s character and services such is the verdict of the com

w w ' et munity in hich he lived , of the country hich he loved . the

l ctu re s w p is not complete there are light and shades yet anting , and which can be supplied only from his o wn honest views in respect to prominent features in his career and from these may come those cros s

w w i n ew n ew s lights hich ill g ve ideas and interpretation , or confirm former conjectures and judgments in a happy manner . From such pers onal views we may be better enabled to impart s ymmetry to our conception of him in the various positions he h eld in the eye of a critical and yet approving public . It is not for me to claim that intimate acquaintance with G overnor

' An e c o e s in s so e en e and w w e dr wwhi h th r thi ci ty joy d , hich ould , ther 6 John A lbion A ndrew.

f n m fe fore , justi y in them exte ded and appreciative criticis of his li

c s s l s w i and chara ter , and perhap e pecia ly in th ose re pects h ch bear

w s n m ore directly upon his connection ith thi orga ization . B ut it has been s ugge sted that there is a manife st propriety in c alling up the

s in fo f memorie of the past, and lingering r a ew minute s upon s ome s c enes and incidents whi c h at the time seemed c omparatively

b ut w n o w o f s W e w ho w unimportant, hich are tendere t value . kno it is with the records o f th e great m en of past generation s a per

s w c sonal incident , a ca ual remark , hether a cidentally or intentionally

s w s ' w s pre erved , often thro a ood of light upon an other i e ill un der ’ o f s w it f s stoo d page hi tory ; so ill be in th e uture , and if a man

w o f his c an w vie s any or all of public deeds be kno n , to just that extent is the labor of the hi s torian lightened and his conclusions ren s dered more ju t . Therefore it is that a few c ircumstan c es connected wi th personal intervie ws with the late h onored Pre sident o f the ' ew - England His

- s is toric Genealogical Society are here introd uced mode tly , it hoped ,

as w s t s s his c and yet frankly , ell illu tra ing ome feature in chara ter ,

s few s and shedding , perhap , additional light upon a incident that h ave

s s i s few f is p as s ed into hi tory . The ole value attach ng to the e acts , ’ d w s o wn c his n s in Governor An re opinion on ertain of actio , and ,

as is w s s i ws c so far kno n to me , the e per onal v e h ave not before rea hed

n o w is the public ear or eye . But that h e gone , and a loving and m ourning people would lear n m ore of him of whom they fi n d they

w li s w fs n o w c had kno n only too ttle , these and imilar ai , pre ious per s s s h s w s ho w onal treasure , h ould be t eir , th at they may kno till better

w se to value rightly him ho s e s u n w ent do wn at high noon . B a is he who would attempt to bring hims elf into even a tran sient n otic e over

s o f s s the a hes th e honored dead ; yet h ould not tho e , and they are

who fi his w o f many , pro ted by acquaintance , and had kno ledge his

s c s s motive , onvictions and a piration , make them permanent on the

f s printed page , so that uture biographers and hi torians may have

e fo r s c s mat rial their labor , and oming generations be bles ed in the noble example held up to their admiring gaze Z7

” Hoec o lim m emin isse uvabit j .

' In 1 866 w c s s th e year , hile colle ting hi torical memoranda illu trating

o f e w ar w as c the history our Stat in the of the rebellion , it in the dire t f w ’ ffi line of my labors to prepare a brie sketch of G ov . Andre s o cial s ervi c e s during th o s e long and trying years and in the conversations then held , I learned , as never before , to place a proper estimate upon his u l h who w r both p b ic and private ch aracter . T ose kne him far bette , c an s m ed his a s ea ily i agine his genial and u n aifect manner , tr n parent h m m con onesty of heart, his co prehensive and clear state ents , as he John A lbion A ndrew. 7

' versed upon topics which elic ited the noble qualities of his soul an d can al s o vividly realize the won derful Workings of the retentive — memory whi ch w as one of his remarkable ch aracteristics his ac cu ra — i s s s s s f c cy n regard to place , p er on , events and d ate th e ingular a ility with whi c h he brought to bear u pon any subject all the fac ts nece s sary

few m en for its elucidation . It is probably true , that there have been among u s who c ould s o readily and aptly use the re s ults of their read

s n his s ff s was ec u ing and ob ervatio . In extemporaneou e orts thi p liarl w in s s w f s y apparent, hile conver ation th e li tener ould o tentime be f s fi s o f his s f amazed at the pro u ion and tne s quotation and re erences ,

c a s n di evin ing , they did , a ra ge of reading , an d a depth and rectnes s o f w s w as ss thought , unusual in one ho e time by nece ity so fully o c s s c u pied with weigh ty matters o f publi c intere t . He eemed to h ave ’ f w s incorporated into his creed of d aily li e , D ight remark , that ' nowledge is never of very s eriou s u s e to m an until it has becom e f ” w part o f his cu stomary c ours e o thinking . B ut ith all th e s e bril w all w o f tho u ht w c f liant s cintillation s , ith th e ealth g hi h he po ured orth i o f s w as c s to the profit and del ght other , there a hildlike implici ty

f in c e which was c harming to witne ss . One eature ea h and ev ry con vers ation impres s ed me : his evident anxiety to be c orrectly u nder

was c s s o n s as s stood . He pe uliarly en itive thi point , not , a tranger

s c s u s s might uppose , from vanity , but from a deep on cio sne that he

s fo r c s o f s acted from pure motive the publi good , and , o tentime , h e

f his s s s l n s quoted paragraphs rom me age , exp ained their beari g , s w s s w w and detailed their hi tory , ith a vigoro u manner that ho ed h e as a o f c s s s s i man strong convi tion and genero u impul e , and h ad the s n t s s c erest desire th at o her hould appreciate him rightly . Here was no

s . vanity , but rather manly h one ty s w has w In the conver ations to hich reference been made , there ere , s c s fo r i oftentime , pe uliar and tempting opportunitie indulging n s elf

u s o f s f s w s la dation , and in expres ions per onal eeling to ard th o e who had differed from him on important question s which aro s e during th e

s w ar as s s progre s of the ; but, so far recollection erve me , h e had

n o words of censure for any m an ; no u nw orthy self- ass ertion to th e

s s o n disparagement of other . I di tinctly remember th at emorning as

e w t o f the lo w s w ere bending over , and looking in o , one clo ets in his

- s s fo r s s c i room at th e State Hou e , earching undry paper , onvers at on

ff s s incidentally turned up on the di erence of Opini on , or perh ap , more ' t w correctly , th e con ic of authority , bet een him and a prominent gen

o f s his f f w s eral , a citizen thi State . He turne d ull ace to ard me , and

with a quietnes s of . voice and m anner which indicated th at no feelings

s s of animo ity lingered in his heart , aid

i we w b s c in ws w I bel eve that ere oth in ere our vie , ere both laboring for our country in what we thought was the line of right and duty ; 8 John A lbion A ndrew.

w n c And , with a pleasant t i kle of the eye , ontinued

' And we w in s ' W e in difierent w s s me imes but ere both earne t thought ay o t , ” f r s end. A s is s s . o the ame it , I am ati fied

fi e w a d I am con dent that these are nearly the precis ords 'poken , n f I have often thought , that then , if ever , during that ree conversation , he would have given u tterance to hard thoughts if such were in his heart . Of the ten brilliant years which comprised the public life of Gover n o r w o f Andre , those the rebellion brought his name and his charac ter m ost prominently before the State and the nation ; and of that s is noble li t of the chief magistrates of the loyal States , it no dis ara em ent was p g to others , to say that he , by the universal verdict,

fi . . . . n rst and foremost Says the Rev Dr A H . 'uint, in his electio s J 1 866 ermon , in anuary , — To have been the governor of Massachusetts for five such years called by the s n s ce of and c b e c s s s po taneou voi the people , ontinued y re le tion (the e mo t momen — tous years since those of the revolution) is enough for the patriotic ambition of ’ T b s c f c n s s a ny m an . o have een u h a governor that the reader o the ou try hi tory n b ns M ss c s s an d M ss c s s n s s i evita ly tur to a a hu ett , , turning to a a hu ett , i evitably ee

f st n of its c f s b s m an in s . In s c oremo the ame hie magi trate , enno le a hi tory u h a i f c c s w term of service there s a mani est ompleteness . It began when the loud ere lowering ; it ends with the skies clear . The work accomplished was one work ; it ” in s covers a great period hi tory .

n S o far as public fame is more immediately co cerned , Governor ’ w s w ar- m A ndre record stands out in bold relief fro his other services . . was as w fi f He , all kno , among the rst to oresee and prepare for the

' w w n in s i impending con ict , ith a prescience hich o w seems like an p w a w ration , ith vigor hich could scarcely have been increased , w w and a breadth of vie hich could scarcely have been enlarged , had w w w w he actually kno n the events that ere to follo . And thus , hen w e was ' In the crisis came , he , and may not say he alone , ready answer to an inquiry as to his reasons for apprehending a resort to w s was arms , he replied ith earnestne s It in the air, and some of us breathed it I To his ever watchful eye it w as certainly true ” C mm s w f o . that , g event cast their shado s be ore

1 86 1 : Recall that message of January , many , perhaps most of us , thought there was in it more of rhetoric than of fact more of the vaga

s w s s ries of an enthu iast than the isdom and forecast of the tate man .

‘ a we n o w s B ut s read it in the light of hi tory , it seems oracular in its t o w u tterances . He once remarked to me that he had w objects in vie s o f in thi s message , sugge ted by the threatening condition public

: s affairs one , a vindication of the hi tory of th e State on distracting

n ational questions , exonerating her from all responsibility for public John Albion A ndrew; 9

' w dissensions and possible con icts , and sho ing in all her history her thorough loyalty , and her readiness to protect and preserve the nation al — was s integrity the other , to prepare the people , so far as pos ible in o f w s aw in a paper this kind , for the troubles hich he thought he f o f s w w s the uture . A careful perusal this mes age ill sho that it lay a broad and suitable foundation and justifi cation for the subsequent s was course of Massachu etts during the rebellion , and that it actually needed to give completeness to our State record . The ' logic of events rapidly brought on as a necessary sequence

1 86 1 we fin d o f th e message of May , . In this a sharp appreciation ff w national a airs , and of the inevitable action of the State hich must immediately be taken a concise statement of what must be done and how w w in to do it . The man and the emergency are very ell sho n the laconic opening sentence The o ccasio n demands action an d it ” shall n o t be dela ed b s eech w ar y y p . D uring the long years of his state - papers were of necessity frequent ; but they were each and all fi m models of their kind , exactly tted for the exigencies that called the forth . w w ar Once , hen speaking of his various messages and addresses , ff in and commenting upon them in an una ected manner , he expressed ,

wa f n a modest y , a eeling entirely atural in the circumstances , that t s u s w s his he e might nduly over hado , in the public e timation , other

s s s . ervice as chief magi trate He said , in substance , that many of s w m ff the e messages ere for im ediate e ect, an d therefore in their very

r s w nature lacked a permanent value . Great eme gencie ere to be pro vided for with promptne s s the ardor o f the people w as to be aroused and s u stained ; a con s tant stimulu s w as to be applied ; and every possible lawful mean s employed to keep p ublic sentiment to the white h W eat of generous patriotic action . hile he claimed that the great s w w s practical dutie , al ays present , ere urged by him in the most bu i n s - es like manner , each in its proper order , he also felt that the long c s w ar u ontinued and terrible di cipline of must be , in part at least , p

w s s w ff borne by ords of enthu ia m , and sparkling th oughts hose e ect

w as . merely for th e time In this connection he remarked , that his order fo r the firing of gun s on the anniversary of the battle of ' ew

s 8th 1 86 1 w as w o f s Orlean (January , ith th e object insensibly arou ing on was a military spirit am g the people and , as it proved , this salute but anti cipatory o f th e cannon - p e al s which tw o years later echoed among

hills ' ew- in our and valleys , telling of another victory at Orleans , ’ c ontras t with which Jackson s battle sinks into comparative in sig ific a n n ce .

His s u 1 866 was b him valedictory addre s , Jan ary , , considered y as a better foundation for his reputation as a statesman than any o f 2 1 0 John A lbion A ndrew.

ff l . as w his previous e orts He believed this to be , a ho e , his ablest

- s as n . tate paper , and standing in s tro g contrast to all others Strictly u d arg mentative and logical , evoid of rh etorical display , he thought it a comprehensive view of recon struction which w ould abide the te st of H time . esaid he w as willing to rest upo n thi s message his ability as a ‘ o f w who statesman in the broad and best acceptation the ord . Those had sometimes thought th at h e could n o t grapple with national sub

ects s w s s j in their grander a pects , ere surpri ed at thi exhibition of h is

w ss versatile p o ers , and close and able proce es of thought and many , who up to that time had heedlessly judged him as a mere partizan , s accorded to him his true po sition as an accomplished state man . He frankly said that he intended to embody in this mes s age his matured v w w ie s on the great questions before the country , to lay do n a basis w that oul d stand the test of time , outlive the extravagances of p arti zan shi u p, and ltimately commend itself to the sound judgment of t u s houghtf l and hone t citizens . w u w Another paper hich he thought among his best , and pon hich w was his he said he besto ed a day of unremitted labor , message on

s the assassination of Pre ident Lincoln . It is short, but as a clear ’ n s s his and accurate a aly is of Mr . Lincoln character , and qualities of w was mind and soul , it has never been excelled . Governor Andre ,

r w and had a right to be proud of it . M . Bro ne , in his excellent sketch ffi A w h s of the o cial life of Governor ndre , after quoting t is mes age , w 1 64 m a w e s ell remarks (p . ) y not ascribe to him all th e po itive , n oble qualities with w hi c h his judgment thus inve sted Pré s ident Lin

i fi n w coln , and that nde n able somethi g m ore hich he calls the intui

’ ‘ s u s s w s tion of rea on , but let call in piration hich is not h aped by s s s f ' the pre ent , but is of and for all time , and itself hape the uture Comparing his declaration s of purpose with the great action s o f his w w as administration , do e not recognize that his career controlled w was from ithin , not from without ; and that the good he did good he planned The exhausting demands of the war did not prevent him from car w his c s ing for the varied interests of the State , ith chara teri tic ener m i gy and ability . In illustration of this , he called y attent on to his m 1 863 s ss c s essage in , on the educational interest of Ma a husett , and took evident pleasure in commentin g u pon some of its main p oints as proof that he had given th e subject careful an d di s criminating o f s ubse study . Of this message , President Hill Harvard C ollege

quently remarked , in a private note to me

G w has n his f c c s wn s in overnor Andre , duri g o fi ial areer , ho a great intere t the c s of c an d an n s of its n s far v of s s n au e edu ation , u der tanding eed abo e that tate me i n s n . 1 f a s ws w i general know o no m n who e general vie are ider their gra p , or John A lbion A n drew. 1

w in J 1 0th 1 863 has s r s . His ss s i e their detail me age to the legi lature , anuary , , been q uoted with high approbation in 'rance and in Germany an d had the Gen f f s M ss c s s w eral Court that win ter shown an ythin g o the same lo ty pirit, a a hu ett ould c s f n his n s in s n in w of have pla ed her el , u der admi i tration , the ame high ra k the ork Bu ed ucation that she took in the work of upholding the federal government . t he was in c f his ' an d f . ' et how advan e o tate , the great opportunity ailed nobly b ' an d w w w s m set s f cc s i in s he ore it ith hat i do him el about a ompli h ng , the be t ” an f w c s f . m ner, the in erior ends to hi h the legi lature determined to apply the und

its w e Considered in purely literary aspects , Governor Andre gav the preference to his address before the ' ew- England Agricultural

c 1 864 . So iety , in September , Rapidly running over and commenting

w s s upon it , hen he reached the clo ing paragraph he ro e from his chair, and delivered it with an enthusias m never to be forgotten by his singl e

s W fi s . w li tener hen he had nished , he topped a moment ith a sur s as if s s o wn as pri ed look , a toni hed at his action , and then , if apolo

izin s g g for the brilliant epi ode , remarked quietly that the sentiment , ‘ w o f w as s u fiicien t s who hatever its mode expression , to in pire any one his w h loved country , and then quoting a second time the p oetry it w s s hich the address clo e , he returned again to conversation . W r w ithout linge ing upon details like these , hich might be easily

s s w the and pleasantly extended , it is impos ible not to be impre sed ith ’ s o f w w ver atility Governor A ndre s po ers , and the immense burden of labor whi c h he performed through that indomitable energy and exe c u tive w - ability hich so emphatically marked his life long career . It is no error to s ay that in all his labors there is no evidence of undue g s c arélessn e s at ha te or s . He gave to all subjects honest and earnest W tention . hat John s on said of G oldsmith may be as appropriately ” ' ihi eral u d n teli il n ihi u od teli it n on rnavit said of him l q o o n g : l q g o . u ma n ot e Alth o gh the public , or even his friends , y at all times hav

w his w s coincided ith vie s , every one accord to him integrity of pur an s w w h p ose , hone t endeavor to alk in hat he thought to be the pat o f s s w as few men duty , regardle s of prai e or blame . He one of the who s s s he dared to go again t public entiment . In one of his me sages w his w W e w l quotes , ith customary aptness , a p assage hich m ay el believe expressed his o wn convictions

Pow rs d a e ep rt, P oss ss on s vanis an d o n o n s c an e i h pi i h ge, A nd passio n s hold a 'u ctu ating seat But b s o s of c cu s an c u ns ak n y the t rm ir m t e h e , A nd su b ec n i to c s nor wan j t e ther e lip e e, ” D ut x s s y e i t . ” D uly always existed with him ' He did not escape censu re at : times , but, as Addison says

is f for an man f sc c s n It a olly eminent to think o e aping en ure, a d a weakn ess to

ff c w . l s s s s of be a e ted ith it All the il u triou per on antiq uity , and indeed of every e of the wo ss g rld , have pa ed through this fiery persecution . 1 2 Jo n A i h lb on A n drew.

Appropriateness in Scripture quotations was one of Governor A n ’ d w s c His s re peculiar haracteristics . proclamation for thank s givings

an d s s fa ts are striking illustration , forcibly reminding us of the times w w hen Crom ell and the Puritans hurled the Bible at their enemies , or

u o wn edificatio n ro la sed it for their and encouragement . These p c m w w ations ere kno n , read and admired , through all the loyal w who w States , and if there ere those ondered at their fervor , and n o w w their richness in Biblical phraseology , they may learn , hen their

d w as s istinguished author reposes in the grave , that h e a con tant s w as tudent of the Scriptures , and hether a pupil in the Sunday

fo r w School , a teacher , or a superintendent , he had orthily occupied w h each position , death alone sundering his connection it the school a ttached to the church and society o f which the Rev . James Freeman fo r Clarke is pastor , he manifested a love the Bible , and a familiari t w w s w few o s y ith it, hich all might h onorably de ire , but hich too p

His u o f c w as w sess . q ick and appropriate application S ripture ell illustrated in the last interview which it was my pleasure to enjoy

w W w s s fi Boston Jou r ith him . e ere in a tore oppo ite the of ce of the n al w as fo r was m e , and talking , or rather he talking , it for to

- f f . o listen , upon the condition o the country The bulletin board the Jou rn al w as telling the re s ults of the election s in Ohio and Pen n syl

w ho w d s o f vania . In ans er to th e inquiry w h e vie e the reverse the n w ' o w chasten in Republica party , he quickly ans ered , no g for th e

s ss f w present seemeth to be joyous , but grievou ; neverthele a ter ard it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them whi c h are ex ’ ercis ed ho w we s thereby . It depen ds upon are exerci ed th ereby ; an d w s s f he ent on with rema rks upon the is ue th en be ore th e nation , in an earnest and impres sive manner that will never be forgotten . I will not attempt to give even in the briefes t w ay the burden o f his w as ords . It is suffi cient to say th at h e bade me a smiling good m s w fi rm s s o orning , and turned and walked up th e treet ith th at tep f who w w s his amiliar to all kne him , ith h ands cla ped behind back as was w was w s w s his ont, I felt th at h e a man ho e vie reach ed beyond

- s s fi u State lines and mere party limit , and gra ped rmly pon th e eternal

c o f w c n s t prin iples right , upon hi h the perpetuity of our i titu ions de pends . I could follow him with the words of P0 p e

' a s an et friend to t u ' of sou l s nc e t te m , y r th i er , ” In action faithfu l an d in honor clear.

s aw him an d o f I no more , soon it w as to be said of him as Enoch ” He was n ot or God took him of old , , f . w n It ould be very pleasant to extend these reminisce ces , but the b prescri ed limits are nearly reached , and the little remaining space ’ s b w f s as hould e given to a brief outli ne of Governor Andre s li e , uch John A lbion A ndrew. 1 3

ffic an d u c as w m e the Society should have in its O ial organ , s h ill e t th e

w n s o f f t e s s c l s s o f e e n a t u ur reader . The h olar y di cour e the R ver d

s s s t o f s c e r l 2 1 86 8 Elia Na on , delivered at the reque the o i ty , Ap i , ,

s s in f c s s u and ubsequently publi h ed a beauti ul volume , ontain a c

n an d d s c b cinct genealogical record ; th e ge ial can id ket h y A . G . w E s s d s of his f w B ro ne , q , also enter quite fully into the etail li e , hile the elaborate biography unde rstood to be in preparation by th e ac W E s . . s w b s s o t compli hed essayist , E P hipple , q , ill dou tle c n ain all

t e s d h information that the genealogist and hi torian could esire .

E M ' A DA M O N .

‘ w f was o f E n lish s c The Andre amily g origin , de cending in Ameri a w who w V i f d from Robert Andre , immigrated to Ro ley llage , near Box or ,

ss s s in 1 6 68 in the county of E ex , Massachu ett , and died th ere ; it w as connecte d by marriage w ith several of the dis ti n guished ancient

s ss c s s its c s w s familie of Ma a hu ett , and in various bran h e ell repre ent ed that true patriotis m and n ative strength characteri s tic o f ' e w n c E gland prin iples .

s VVhi le in 2 1 86 . 6 7 Say Mr pp h his Eulogy ( November , )

He came of that good ' ew- England stock in which conscience seems to be as h as n n c an d in w c fine c su s of ereditary i tellige e , hi h the umulative re lt the moral stru ggles an d triumphs of many generations of honest lives appear to be transmitted ” a s a spiritual inheritance .

f w In the brie genealogy appended , use has been made of hatever

w as w c material ithin rea h . V 6 8 w f ’ 29 . w w . 1 6 I . Robert Andre , of Ro ley illage , d May , His i e s

was his w he s s s name Grace In ill , reque t to be buried at Top

His s was s field . elde t son Thomas , unmarried , to have the home tead

u Z accheu s b u h and land bo ght of G ould son Ro ert , nmarried , to ave

- s s o f d - - s eight core acre land , exten ing from Pie Brook to Clay Pits , Fall

w s - w w - o n e s Meado , and Fi hing Brook Meado John , und er t enty year

- ' EP ls of age , to have the Seller Lott JO H , a o unmarried , to have ’ f n W To s field o . the land in p , bought Joh ilde s son D aughters w f s s w s Mary , i e of I aac Cumming Elizabeth , ife of Samuel Simond w f Hannah , i e of Joh n Peabody (from her is descended George Pea w body , the celebrated banker) . D aughters unmarried , and under t en — t . y years of age Rebecca , Sarah and Ruth 5 1 32 1 8th 1 6 7 (1 . 7 'EP . II . JO H , b September , ; about ; settled in ld l 1 7 04 w f To psfie removed to Sa em about , here h e ever a ter resided ; 1 1 6 8 1 — n m . Sarah Perley , Feb . , an d had Joseph , Joh , Sarah ,

' l o f wi w l W e dau . Hepzibah , Mary , Lydia m . d o Abigai a k r , f wh w s e an J n t n nd r. . o J s o a oh Graf o , a g dau o eph Grafton, a fr em 1 4 John A lbion A ndrew.

‘ A A I E' 1 0 1 5 T . . 7 0 . 1 6 37 by her he had N H N , b Aug , , and Jonathan , b

1 2 1 7 08 . Aug . ,

A T A IE ' - 1 0th s 1 05 4th 1 6 2 III . . 7 . 7 N H N , b Augu t , ; d February , ; 1 29 f 20 . o n . . 7 . . s m Sept , , Mary , d au Nath aniel Higgin o , gr dau

hn . o f h r f s f ...... o . o Hon Jo , gr gr dau Rev Jo n , gr gr g dau Rev Franci ,

w as the fi i 1 s o f who 1 0 6 3 . who . . 6 rst m n ter Salem d th ere Aug , He Hi hi fi f w w w . s s s wi m . ido Abigail Peele children , all by r t e , ere 1 1 1 1 —2 3 . c 28 1 31 2 a 7 . 1 . . 7 . Nath niel , b June , ; d Mar h , Mary ,

3 3 . s 1 3 5 1 3 . 7 . . 7 7 b . April , Jo eph and Abigail (gemini) , b Feb ,

f c b p Ma 1 5 (1 5 . 3 . . 7 . 6 . d . in in an y Hannah , y , young Jonath an , 2 1 4 H f 1 3 . . . 6 7 . 7 7 7 . e . 7 7 b . Feb , JOHN , b Sept , le t a considerable

s su m to the o f property , devi ed a poor the parish , and provided that ” his s s d es s the poor indebted to e tate hould not be istr e d .

2 1 4 o f V . . 7 . . I . 7 7 JOHN , b Sept , m Elizabeth , dau Abraham and

- r W s f w as o . c Elizabeth Picke ing at on Salem Elizabeth Pi kering dau .

f n f who W o . . o f . o . o illiam , gr . dau J h , and gr gr dau John Pickering ,

w w a s h w as in Salem as early as 1 6 37 . John Andre s a gold mit and ” i o f s s 1 69 w 7 . je eller in Salem ; kept at the S gn the Gold Cro , in Hi c — 1 2 m . s w W He re oved to Maine hildren ere . John . . illiam .

5 n 4 . . 6 . 8 . . . 7 . . . 3 . John . Elizabeth Nath aniel Mary Han ah

1 n 1 1 9 . . 0 . . . 1 2 A T A . . JON H N . Pickering An a Abrah am Isaac

1 s a . W a s 3 . t on . J o i h l oth e em 1 82 d 2 ih V A T A . 7 . 7 c . JON H N , b in Salem , S pt ber , D e em

w m a i 1 849 . e o n e n e c ber , R m ved to Mai e , here he rr d Na cy Gr en Pier e , — l m l n d II 2 b o rn in V s t o re a . 1 8 4 a nd w ho was e . 7 7 , N , July , , d . March 7 ,

l w — 'BI . Ma 1 1 1 8 8 2 l is 1 . 3 8 d 3 . . 1 children ere JOHN A ON , b y , ; Oct .

l ' n u 2 . V t o A 1 1 8 1 1 9 . . 1 8 s a s . . 3 30 6 . , 7 I aac , b g , Sarah Elizabe th , 2 2 1 1 8 82 4 c s . 2 1 . . e 4 t 6 . b . Sep . , Nan y Alfr d , b May ,

V I 'BI D' E W the w - fi rst v O f . JOHN A ON AN , t enty Go ernor Mas sa

s t w as in W n h m 3 1 1 8 1 8 r c hu e ts . u , b i d a , Maine , May , ; g ad ated at

w in 1 8 37 di law in s n in the f B o do Colleg e , stu e d Bo to o fi ce of Henry ’ l o f D O ss o li w II l E s . as . Fu er , q , an uncle Margaret Fuller ( ) admitted

in 1 840 law ffi c s to the bar entered the o e of Theophilu P . Chandler , 1 847 in 1 850 s ' aw 1 85 E s . 4 f q , in Oppo ed Fugitive Slave in de end e d th e p arties indicted at B o ston for re s cuing the fugitive slave A n

tho n 1 8 55 f s s s y Burns in , de ended the Briti h Con ul at B o ton , against the c harge of violating o ur neutrality law s during the Crimean w ar

1 8 56 w habeas co r u s in , argued th e petition for a rit of p to test the lega lity o f the i mprisonment of th e free State offi c ers of ' ansas in Topeka ; ' 1 859 he o ri inated c s in , g and dire ted th e measure for the legal defence O f Jo hn w in V 1 86 0 was o f M Bro n irginia in , chairman the ass achu setts delegation in th e Rep ublican convention at Chic ago which nomi

' n ated Ab rah am Lincoln for President of the ' nited - States ; was cho John A lbion A ndrew. 1 5

s 1 860 sen Governor of Massachu etts , November , , inaugurated Janu 5th 1 86 1 the ffi five s w as c s ary , , and held o ce year ele te d Pre ident of

' ew- c - c c 3 1 8 6 the England Histori Genealogi al So iety , January , 6 d .

30 1 86 7 . October ,

f - f s . o s s o He m . Eliza Jone , dau Ch arles and Eliza Jone Her ey , Hing

24 1 848 : - 1 s ham , December , they had children . Ch arle Albion , b . 1 8 9 28 1 8 28 4 . 50 2 . s October , , and d September , . John Forre ter , b . 8 l 29 1 852 2 1 50 3 . . d 6 . 4 November , Elizabeth Loring , b Ju y , . . E ith , 5 1 8 4 s 28 1 858 5 . 5 . . . b . April , Henry Her ey , b April , Governor ’ w was ' 1 1 - 0 . Andre s residence in Boston , at o . Charles Street