The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-03
TOWNSEND HAINEs.



TIE sUnsTAsok oF A. ApDKSss DELIVERED AT THE
PvNxRAL The srEPHgs gEANCH, 1, THE
KtCssEoND sTTkBr CHURCH, PROVIDENCE, Il. l., on
Thk Eth ULriNo, ~ REV 1uoAAs T. WATER
THIS mournful hour consigned the tody Of our
esteemed fellow citizen aud friend, the Hon Ste
phea branch, ~ the grave. he impressiveness Of
the scene words cannot Guidance. moment, how
ever, is claimed tor parting tribute to what, in
character and worth, he was. lie pOsse-sed great
sfrvsgtA a lntelicct be could investigate, ansyEe,
and Jsdge, With uo common sca,encss. tie asked
no sid IA detecting iaiiaoy, exposing soPhistn,
or constructing Argument. Ills miad vas cles-.
fsTreschiDe. cOmi reheusIve, and therefore well
balanced. 1cre was the secret Vt his ilraence
wne counsellor Huo JudlciOus man. iiJ possessed
eso, great decision u purposes taking time clearly
10 estimate TIC meftts VI given subject, be was
pfeysIca TO iOrD eyBcluyions, and ~ abide by them
he SELDOM made mistakes, be was not given 10
chsIge, he Unaffected The sOhdity Ut tue rock,
rsthoT THAI tue oiIty VI the PARTICLES of sand
heap. lie hao, IA cCOycr. deere .Oa. Ia cases
botA Am ali aud great ia Ieir reiat Ous, he weighed
his uOrus. lie svldOu, fever, hurried Ia no
c1lgency did nc seem alarmed, never cUaiyu lded,
Istiln datsd inIecd, a. dangcrs snickr lcd, hts
hrnoes- strengihtHed In tnis re-pvct ~ have
often thOugbt rejection or embodiment Of
the tow cieTk VI paesus, wnen nc eiid, " DO no
thing rashIy =
lie VA aiso II an Of integrity. He had a cot
ec.cu.sOu1 Tcgard tor ngns tie looked at moral a.
we'd political snd secultr results. lie sustained
his sOo.sl itIstivBs Uuiin cached. ~ al this Ia
proclaimed LOtbing ~ IfOfeseI0a. HE wa not
turbulent ana thaGuvfi1g surface current N Our
n 'as'. but latent and duvpiy calm under stream
feuinzfng LUseIcssy but widely aud surely.
tie had, hkoNls,, deep IS m patby There we're yal-
satJOns Of i0te % huhg aid iicn1s "a nat breast
A. "a bus bsuo. latl,r, brother. aud ncigobOr, ne
~ss kInd, Mmcst 90 ts4it. OF THIS, testimonials
thr osnnot &c sIokeu, cAIst s'usalary cnsvr-
fBi, aBd, may ray. a4lrtuiul cg JaAo4ity. shouo
sround htnl. lie c.JvJ &, ald hal tLv ltydlty 20
cause, tie smte u ytaytI m .rrime4t tot bensv0
lm motion. H. suuu3 duI pINate lille, icT wee
- len Ia fl.lfN 1
giaoness ano trps. lie was plain min. lie
measured not be On cslnis Of those oi others, ~
outwsru display. las dgn.ty auo worth we're nor
vested M the CDstl.utss 90 ns apptUi The Ytfntsh
of MS irrisFe sac speyd ~ Ls lVrscs ur tls si1e
Of hIe a ilniu nan, hc sbt in the halls
OF orr legislation; PLAIN man, ho walked tnt
str,cts, and PLAN maa &c - DO" 10 % sepichrcd.
Ia all this he uipiv speaks yoiume az iiust the
ssi,auce u fncticr. o.i ay ard iuKurlsu. scH-iu-
dulcoHos-th4ngs wtich ere ias boast 90 desro.-
ism, but the rare - republtcausui. Possessing
thee trsIts, Our frieuu was PetrJt lie loved his
ystiye ssate aud its ic. ytss II cril aud religious
freedom lie wished these principles extended
throur h the world lie bad profoundly studied the
cAsses aud Effects II the rCnch revolution, ana had
no hope for civil liberty, vneu divorced from
Christianity or the Biblo In politics, ne was re,
pubcan OF the old school ln times oi recent peru
IN cur com nouwealtb. hs changed b,s relations, bus
noe biz principle la that hour he st0 ID nsbIy
Conspicuous " The Incorporating yindlcstOr Of
<bberiy sustsiBed by ia~ &C Influence OF MS eS-
ample and bs cOuiscls AZ that cribs IN our history,
Gan scarcely be appreciated, winsYer be forgotten
He srs faithful citGen. lie knew, for be ,dseeD,
che evils viii h follow IN the track Of intemperaDce
and vice lie regarded the sale aud use Of intoxicar
eng lauos NJ the master source ipovcrty, crime aud
go lie had bar,I emerge from boyhOod when he
vvlsntarily adOpted the hailowed principles Of the
tsN uersnc pleuge 10 consequence q he caam,ties
svbieb a bslOttd ancestor nad. trsnsmittcd 70 his
spo-,srity through inteu perance 10 these cher
Eben finc,tles tnrvugh life, he stood noby faith
suI' WITH has amor on, psnoplied for the self.
a ,truxgie he occupied. with grost elective
re-. ,Se dlstins ui,hcd poet q President OF the
Eh.ce I.isnd state Temperance society at tue
s.s,oa OF bis deceese. Tat cause Wi deeply
E,u,p his Ioss--a loss not easily repaired IN a
con,punity where IT, advc 'ates, amo gst tne ON
~ssI,y abd politically great, are ~ lev and Tar D.
ectv,eu. Identified sitb thc subl'ms ca inis nd
tIiumtbs q total abstineuce, ~ ncM 9y "a I'VE,