Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-12-21
RI CrLtND Ii HkALD.
MONDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1860.
rhe Eu,ogio. on sonstor ooiiamOr.


Z .iccd in both houses of Congress. 1t Is
oot often that eulUgic, more honest and
hearty are pronounced upon any public
man than those which were spoken uu
that day. Senator Foot introduced the
subject and offered the resolutions We
give below prcfaCing them with the
GLOWING remarks a. reported in The
New York Tribune.
Mr.. President, | rlst To ask the Sen
a,t % suspend for this day its dclibera-
tions upon public affairs that We may
oter fitting and appropriate tribute 10
the character and the memory OF one
who has long been associated with US
In the national councils but who Is with
Us now no more, Since our assembling
here at this present session, we have all
had occasion to remark-nOnc of US can
have failed TO remark-the absence Of
one OF our membCrs-one whom we
have long been accustomed To meet and
to hold council with in these halls. An
elderly brother VINO has long mingled
with us In our deliberations here-a
IN wise and discreet statesman--a learned
NJ sud judlclous cOuuseloT-a pure patriot
IA Just and an upright man, has been
removed from among Us by the hand of
death; venerable form long familiar
4 10 our sight has been taken away out of
our presence. bring no new message
70 this body, for 1t has already been her
aided throughout the country, yet am
none the less sad in making the an
1ouncement TO the Senate of the death
Of my late colleague, the Hon. Jacob
COllsmer. 1t is eminently lit aud be-
coming, Mr.. President, as it Is also in &C
c0rdance with an approved and sacred
custom, thai we pause for an hour in
the ordinary routine OF the daily labor
that we may consecrate that hour to the
virtues and memory of deceased aud
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 great moral excel
lence. "Your colleague, Judge Cola
mer, Is dead" was the startling tele-
graphic message received at ny nomo
almost five weeks ago. He expired at
bis residence in Woodstock, VT, on the
a evening OF the 9th of November last,
after brief illness of little more than
single week, at his own house, IN the
Il midst of his own afiectionate and de-
h voted household, in the full exercise of
his Intellectual faculties, with an abid-
ing and mistaken faith in the Christian
religion and In the cherished hope OF a
blissful immortality. But three weeks
before his deccaSe he visited Montpelier,
4 the capital o. the State, some 80 miles
nom his residence, to attend the funeral
services Of younger and favOrito
4 brother. Having paid the last sad Off
ees Of respect and affection TO q broth
er's memory, he returned to his own
\ home, but alas, only TO lay himself
down, so sOon, to die. But this dispeu-
sation so sudden and so sad, the SEN
ate Of the United States has lost one OF
the Oldest, most experienced aud most
trusted OF Its members; the country
one OF the ablest and pure5t OF its states.
men society, and the church of which
he was member, one OF the wOrthiest
and brightest examples; my own State
her most emihont citizen, and this day
n there Is mourning throughout all her
borders.
Mr.. Foot then gave sketch OF the life
Of Mr.. Collamer, and concluded with
glowing euiogy upon his late colleague,
4 as wise and incorruptiblC statesman,
whose loss was anatiOnal calamity, and
whose example should be followed by
all who aspire to the faithful services OF
their country
At The conclusion OF his Grafton Mr..
4 Foot offered the following;
RcSoired, That the Senate have re-
Il Ceived with the deepest sensibility the
announcement Of the death Of the Hon.
Jacob Collamer, late Senator OF the
United States from the State of Yer
mont.
Resoiged That the members of the Sen
ate, from sincere desire OF showing
every mark of respect due the memory
Of the Hon. Jacob Collamer, will go into
mourning by wearing Grape on the left
arm for thirty days,
ResoIsed, That as q further mark Of re-
spect for the memory Of the deceased,
the Senate do now adjourn.
1t was ordered that the Secretary COM
munlcate these resolutions to the House
OF Representatives.
Mr.. Harris OF New York said it was
not his purpose TO speak In detail OF the
iifercharacter and public services of their
iamented friend. To do so would be to
repeat what had been so well and so
Il beautifully said by the Senator who had
n preceded him. But 1t was not for Ver-
n mont alone to mourn. New York
81 SSaims the privilege Of standing by her
side ia this hour OF affliction. Mr..
Johnson ffom Maryland said, from his
Intimate knowledge of the deceased he
deplored his loss the most because he
would have greatly assisted IN solving
the momentous questions now before
them. Mr. Fessenden OF Maine declared
That Mr.. CollGmeg had no superior in
IN the Senate. Mr. Riddle Of Delaware
also testified his high estimation OF Mr..
ooilsmer as q statesman'and q patriot.
hri Sumner said that since Henry Clay
aaa left the Senate chamber, no senator
nso died whose death created such q
oAaak In the public ccanciis. unesa -
was Ma. poa.iRs<. NJ. P,,!azA ssolSe,