The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-07-01

self, those lines from johnson (which in f,c,
had often heard from him before on .Scn-
Il1ty and Imbcci!ity," which shows us life un-
der It's most melancholy form
In lltc'> la>t scenes what prodrc, snrnrsc
ear "i the brave. and irllic- of the wise,
FROM Mari'" roUgl'> the strca,ns Of I,
tag" fl"w
And swift expires Il drivcller and A show
When he had repeated these lines, which
he did with great feeling. and in slow and
measure" cadence. deemed it cxcu>ah'e 10
make remark Of kind which had meyer
ventnred on before. and said. Mr.. Randolph
have several times heard Won rcreat these
lines as If they could have an application to
Yourself. while no person can have less rca-
son to fear The fate Of Swift | SAID this TO
sound HIM. and to see what he Thought of him
sell HIS answer was: IL have lived in drca,,
"f INSANITY. That answer was the opening
OF a sealed htok-it revealed 70 me the source.
of much mental agony that I had seen him
UNDERGO. did deem him in lanrcr Of the
ease Of Swift. and from the same cause a,
ln''-"d ''y his la'"~: and greatest bocrap!er
>r Walter Scott
His parliamentary life was rcsplcndent in
tal"nt-c'ev9tcl in moral tone-alwav> NOV.
mo on The lofty line of honor and patriotism
an! >''ornln~ everything mean and selfish
He was the INDIGNANT enemy Of personal
p!Hnder legislation, and the very s,.ourcc of
intrigue and corruption. He rcvcrcnccd an
honest man in III" h1ml'cst carh. and >rorn.
cd III" dishonest. tho'.eh plated with gold
IN opinion was rropaeatcl that he was fix
!c IN his friendships. Certainly there were
some carriciou< cl.nrr>: hu; far more in
stances of >tcaltt>' a iher.n.n. IES friend
ship Of Mr. MrnoH vac hi>trionic. Their
names went together in li:,,-vc together in
';"a:h anl are houor,l .orrthcr mos.
- those Tia. knew Them best. With
Mr. Tazwr'l. lii~ .iiNnl>hir was still strong
cr Than TIA; "l NJ. Ma-oa coin,ann,inr j.,
h"Nhno.'. and o''v c,iinr with lie. 50 of
may others: and rrc-cminonrlv 50 of his
ne i"ihors an! ron>tiucn.>- the rro,,lc orh
congressional district afrr~tiona-e a> well \,
talthtu. 90 'jr; cl"r'nr him. * they did
from h"vhool 10 Tie nrav". No one f.lt more
i"r friends. y" was more >olicifo,:S and any.
loH> Al TIE SICK and DYING bed Love of wine
was attributed 20 him and whar was mental
excitement waS referred 70 deep ro.a.onS
II wa> "rcat error. never saw him a,t.c
tel hv wnc-not even 10 the >'i,hfcSt de-
rartnrr from 'te 'iah;tual and scrnrulorS de-
cor'lm Of his manr"r>. II tc.n,cr was nat
urallv CIV and >ori,l AID inln'rrl when
suffering OF mind and body permitted lie
was IN" charm OF the dinner t,l'". where his
cheerful and sparkling wit l-licl.trI every
ear. 1T mp cr"ry connt"nan"c. and detained
every guest. H. was charitable hut chose
to conceal the hand that min>-eroI relief
hlvc otcn seen him send littln children or.
10 I'VE 70 the ''oor
H. was or" OF tie lar.rc >,aynloi,lcrs Of
Virginia. lut di-likel he ir>tit.Ir;or. and
whc, l"t alone. .oppo>r'! is extension. Thus
IN lS':'. hen aS chairman o.! tll. commit
''" "fich reported upon tn" Indian mcmori-
Al for a temporary diSprnSation from the an
tl->!aVcrv rart Of the ordinance If IcS1. he
puts the question upon a >:a,r>nan>' ground
and reports against ii in i,i.t and comrre-
l"n>iNc argument.
THAT '!ir rapid population OF The State of
OHIO >"iiiri'n'!y c,lrcc>. in the opinion of
yo"r committee. that the labor of the slave Is
no' necessary 10 promote Tie Growth an,! set
tie ncn, "t the colonies in that rc-ion. That
'hI> labor 1cnon>r.A.v tie dearest Of anv.
can only be employed to alvantarc in thu.
cultivation Of pro@lrt> more valu,blr than
any known TO titit quarter of the United
Statc>.and t.lc committee deem ii li"hlv dan
@"rou> and incXpcdicnt to impair provision
wisely calculated TO promote the happiness
and prosperity of the Northwestern country.
and to give strength and security to that rx-
'cn>lvc frontier. Ia the sanitary operation
"t THIS >a"acIous and benevolent restraint. it
is bcivcd that the inhabitants of Indiana
will. at no very distant l,v. find ample re-
fora temporary priva;on of Ia
'or and cni.lation'
He was against slavery: and bv his will
both mannmtted and provided for the hun
lrrds which he held Bat he was AGAINST
foreign interference with his rights. his feel
n">. or his duties. and never failed to re-
sent a!.'! rchukc such interference. Thns.hr
was one OF the most Jealous OF the op,,oSerS
pf the proposed Missouri restriction and ev
N voted against the divisional line of thirty
TX thirty In the House, when the slave !
holder would be reproachfnlly V used he would
'S>ume II. and refer to a member. not i'm the
parliamentary phrase of colleague but in the
complimentary title of my fellow slavehold-
r. And in London, when consignees of his I
ohacco, and the slave factors of his father.
urged him to liberate his slaves. he ouicte1
heir intrusive phiIanthrophv, on tie spot by
aNmg: i on buy and set free to the amount
# money vou have received from nv father
nd his estate for these slaves, and will free
Il cqua! number
In his youth and latter age, lie fought du-
Is; in his middle lite he was against them