Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12

Of raising admiration bat il was pure,
expressive, rncy. His manner Of reason
ing was manly and cogent, the address of
a rational being to others Of the same or
oer and so concise, that preferring decl-
sion 10 discussion, he never exceeded a
quarter OF an hour in any public address.
Ills correspondence upon business, whether
private or on state affairs, is a model Of
cicarness and compendous shortness nor
can any state papers surpass in dignity and
impression, those of which he is believed
to have Teen the author in the earlier part
OF the American revolutionary war His
mode Of philosophising was the purest APP
Picatlon OF the inductlve principle, so en-
nently adapted to his nature, and so clear
~ dictated by common sense, that we can
have little doubt il would have been sue-
gested by Franklin, if it had not been un-
folded by Bacon, though it is as clear that
IN this case it would have been expounded
IN far more simple terms But of all this
great mans scientific excellences, the most
remarkable is the smalness, the simpjci-
ty, the apparent inadequacy, Of the means
which he employed i'll his experimental
with hardly any apparatus at all and if,
at any time, he had been led to employ in
struments Of somewhat less ordinary de-
scrlptIon, he never rested satisfied until he
had, as it were, afterwards translated the
process, by resolving the problem with such
simple machinery, that you might say he
had done it wholly unaided by apparatus.
The experiments by which the Identity Of
lightning and electricity was demonstrated,
were made with sheet of brown paper, a
bit of Irvine, silk thread, and an iron key.
Upon the integrity Of. this great man,
whether in public or in private life, there
rests no stain. Strictly honest, and even
scrupulousy punctual in all his dealings, he
preserved in the highest fortune that regu-
larity which he had practiced as we'll as
inculcated in the lowest. The phrase which
he once used when interrupted in his pro-
ceedlngs upon the most arduous and i'm
portant affairs, by demand Of some petty
item in a long account" Thou shalt not
muzzle the OK that trcads out the corn,"-
has been cited against him as proving the
laxlty OF his dealings when in trust of pub
lie money it plainly proves the reverse;
for he we'll knew thai in country abound
ing In discussion, and tuIi or DIIlci personal
anlmosites, nothing could be gained of
community by refusing TO produce his YOU
cheers at fitting time and his ven,uring to
use such language demonstrates that he
knew his conduct 10 be really above all
suspicion.
In domestic life he was faultless. and 10
the intercourse ofsociety, delightful. There
was a constant good humour and playful
VIII, easy and OF nigh relish, without any
ambition TO shine, the natural fruit Of his
lively fancy, his solid, natural good sense,
and his cheerful temper, that gave his con-
versatlon an unspeakable charm, and alike
suited TO every circle, from the humbest
TO the most elevated. With all his strong
opinions, so often declared, so emperisha-
bly, recorded in his deeds, he retained a to-
lerance for those who differed with him
which could not be surpassed in men whose
principles hang SO loosely about them as TO
be taken up for a convenient cloak, aud
laid down when found TO impede their pro-
gress. In his family he was every thing
that worth, warm affections, and sound pru-
dcnce could contribute, TO make man both
useful and amablc, respected and beloved
In religion. he would by many be rcckoned
q atiludinariun F.; yet it is certain that his
mind was imbucd with dee sense Of the
Divine PROJECTIONS, constant impression
Of our accountable nature and lively hope
Of future enjoyment. Accordingly, his
deaih-bcd, the test OF both faith and works,
was placed, resigned and devout, and ind-
Gated at once an unhinching retrospect of
the past, and comfortable assurance of The
future.