Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-12-23
Death OF Hon. Jacob Collar,,orc.

Mr.. FooT (Nt) said -
In making the formal announcement to
the Senate of The death of my late colleague,
the Honorable Jacob Collamcr, it is emf
nenily fit and becoming, Mr.. President, as
it is also in accordance with an approved
and sacred custom, that we pause for an
hour in the ordnance routine of our daily
labor. that we may consecrate that hour to
the virtues and the memory of deceased
and lamented associate, who has shared so
long and so largely in our regards and in
the public confidence for his mature wisdom
and for his greatvNnoral excellence. "Your
colleague, Judge Collamer, is dead" was
the startling telegraphic message received
at my home about five weeks ago. He eX-
pired at his residence in Woodstock, Vt,
on the evening of the 9th of November past,
after brief illness of little more than sin
gle week, at his own home, in the midst of
his own devoted and affectionate household ,
in the full exercise Of his intellectual facul-
ties, an abiding and mistaken faith in the
Christian religion and in the cherished hope
of blssful Immortality. But three weeks
before his decease he visited Montpelier, the
capital Of the State, some fifty miles from
his residence, to attend the funeral services
of younger and favoritc brother. Having
paid the last sad offices of respect and af-
fection to brothers memory, he returned
to his own home, but, alas! only to lay HIM
self down so soon to die. BY this dispensa-
ton, so sudden and so sad, the Senate of
the United States has lost one of its oldest,
most experienced and most trusted of its
members, the country one of the ablest and
purest of its statesmen, society and the
church of which he was n member one of
its worthiest and brightest exemplars, my
own State her most eminent citizen, and
this day there is mourning throughout all
her borders. .......
Address OF Econ. Era AEarTis.
Mr.. HARRIS On. " said:-It is not for
Vermont alone to mourn; New York claims
the privilege of standing by her side in this
hour of aiiliction, of bending with her in
grief over the grave of her lllustrIous son.
He was son Of Vermont by adoption, OF
New York by birth
1t is not my purpose TO speak in detail OF
the life, and character, and public services
of our lamentcd friend. To do so would
bc to repeat what has been so well and SC
beautifully sa' hy the Senator vino has
| preceded me; and what could be more
beautiful or more appropriate than the
eulogy to which we have Just listened? lie
has traced the course Of Judge Collamel
! from the beginning of his career to his last
hour, showing how, by his energy, his intel
! ectual power and moral worth, he reached
the high position which he so long occu
pied. | did not know him, as did the
Senator from Vermont, when in the pride
and freshness of his life When we frs
met the hand Of time had touched him; bu
/ then then saw enough to realize what II,
! might have been in thc full maturity of hi
! vigor and manhood lie had passed be
! yond the allotted period of human life, ye
I even his last years were devoted with equa
! fidelity and success to the services Of hi
! country.
To the last he continued to exhibit th
! effects of a MIND we'll diciplined by earl.
! habits Of industry, and well furnished witt
the rich fruits Of a long experience. In hin
were happily combined those elements wliicl
constitute the sound and judcious Statesman
and the man of great personal dignity. ii
was justly esteemed for the excellence of Iii
judgement and the purity of his character
His most prominent characteristics wer
sound discretion, clear discernmcnt, goo'
common sense and great honesty OF purpose
No purer patriot ever participated in tn
councils OF the nation. He did not ofte
occupy the attention of the Senate in de
bate. but when he rose to speak he alway
received the most respectful and earnes
attention. Such was the directness an
force of his argument, so fluent were his rt
sources, both of wisdom and experience
50 minute was his knowledge Of publ
affails, that all present, Senators and spec
tators, became interested and instructe
listeners. ... .....