Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-05-02
Morrill and Baxter.

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A Washington correspondent Of IL.
Springfield Repa6hoan, is giving sketchs
Of members 81 Congress. Two & n.
Vermont members are those spoken q
the last article
MIR. MORRILL, or VERMONT.
believe in this mans face. God mn. :.
X 20 inspire faith. lie made 1; to inspir
courage in those who can read its stor. 81.
He is just rising to speak, a tall man whh,
slight stoop in his shoulders, suca as na #
get who have leaned long over books. III
has brown. curling hair, feminine hair; III 81
hair which accompanies the most delicalsu
wrought organism, the finest and most Sd
ceptible temperament, he temperament
genius. He has pure complexion, ess
clear as heaven, which look down into yx
and descry your secrets, not carelessly w Is
Gu rionsly, but with the gaze OF helper at5 N
a friend. He looks like a literary man / -
surrounded by that Scholarly air, that eAls s
ence of refinement, which the soul of bar
monious culture bears with il as the Hows
its perfume. Mr.. Morrill, is not proiessiOa.
ally man Of letters; he is perhaps tie
most comprehensive mar of business which
the state OF Vermont has ever produced. B
God gave him the promise of success in q
clear intellect, and rare temperament, but
conferred no other guarantee of fortune
lie began life without cent. A poor hoy, /
in a store, he toiled while other men to;lea,
and educated himself when other men silent.
BY patient endeavor and that quick saga
city of intellect which applies effort 10 op-
portuniiy; which always does the right
thing in the right time, sure secret Of SIC
cess in any department, MIR. Morrill, has
gracefully taken possession Of fortune and
power while in the prime Of life. Self-made
men are usually more or less angular
Their strength obttudes itself in sharp
points, often more piercing than pleasant.
We acknowledge that strong development
only to deplore its lack of symmetry. Mr..
Morrill, has the bearing of man who was
born with the opportunity ofiiberal culture
He Is tuned by temperament TO the har-
monies, not the discorls OF life. His voice
in the House always commands attention.
Men insiinctively listen TO that man who,
with his own unaided hands, has unlocked
the gates Of honor, and without help won
for himself the prizes Of wealth and emf
nence. Dr. Holmes, who is SO great a gem
ius that it is thousand piiies he is so great
snob, says that "a gentleman can only be
produced three removes from the soil"
Before he writes his next drawing-room
article for the benefit Of the superficial and
snpercilious bellies Of - street, he should
come and see how fine fabric of a genlle-
man Vermont has wrought, in her crisp
sunshine and crystal air, but one 'sremoves
from her strong. brave soil. Walking the
floor somewhat restlessIy is Mr.. McrrilFs
colleague,
Mr.. BAXTER. s...a -
He is tall and vigorously formed, IKE
most Vermonters, with face and moyment
indicative OF strong nervous Temperament.
Like all people Of highly wrought nerves,
and deep feelings, Mr.. Baxter Is enthusiast
tic, some men would say man Of extremes
But fortunately his extremes all run in the
right direction, in behalf of liberty and hu-
manity. man slow 10 condemn, because
he preferre to think wei OF men, yet hearty
IN denunciation, when convinced that il is
deserved. He is generous, yes, munificent
in praise, because he invests the virtues Of
other men with the glow of bis own unsel-
fish admiration. No selfish personal COM
parsons. no innate fear that he himself may
suffer from contrast. siints the measure of
his appreciation Of others. The sneaking,
snaky '.bul" which creeps into rnost persons
Communications of another, he disdains-
l.. Ii al arI
that honestly and unreservedly. If he de-
nounces you. you may be sure that he does
so because he thinks that you deserve il,
not from any personal enmity; if he felt
this, he would keep sill. lie is Superior
to all petty envy, and jealousy, and to say
this and to say il truihfuly, is awarding the
highest praise which can be bestowed upon
public man in Washington. Mr.. Baxter
is not ashamed.to let his eyes water over
the heroic sufferings Of the Vermont boys
at Yorktown, for they are dear to him as
children. Yei he would have them noth-
ing else, than ready, aye, eager to fight, and
IT needs be, die. His own sons who are in
the army he would wish no where else than
before Yorktown. "He wants them where
there is work TO be DONE, You look at
him and feel sure that the old patriotic fire
has not gone out, that il has not even wan
ed. You Know that this man would not
hold his blood dear for the sake of his coun-
try. With such fathers, such sons, the
brave, what cause for faith have we in the
words of our last hero. Deeds of the
heroic and chivslric times Go not disdain
our day. Men are as ready to 'gallop and
strike not only for love, but for liberty now,
as in the age of Amadis." There are other
men below, leaders you shall have sketeh-
es Of them, Republican, if you want them,
but not to-day. ! did not intend to stop
here, but shall. have exhausted my hand
It not my adiectives.