Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

be visited Montpelier, the capital Of tho STATE
come fifty miles from bis r5slltnee, % attend the
uneral services OF younger and taY0rte
brother. Having paid the last and sad Offices Of
respect and affection to a brother memory, he
returned to his own home, but alas, only 10 lay
himself down, SO soOu TO die. BY tlis dlspcn-
sdtl0n, 50 sudden and 30 sad, the Senate Of the
United States has lost one Of the Oldest, most
experienced and most trusted Of He A' mbers !;
the country enc Of its ablest and purest
statesmen society, and the church II which
he was member, one Of It's wo!tliest and
brightest exempiarsj my own State Dor most
eminent citizen and this day there is mourning
throughout ali her borders.
MIR. Foot teen gave sketch Of ,Lc life Of
Mr., C0llamer and concluded wi,h h glowing
euloey upon his late colleague, as d WISE AMI
unoouuptlDle statetmln, Whose JOS was IL
national calamity, and Whose ca lml should
DO followed by al who aspire Is no faithful
service Ot tbei county
AT the conclusion OF his ora i'm Nf. Foot
offered the usual resolutions Of raspot.
Dir HmIs Of New York fJ.iJacc, Gaining
the decses,d as q son OF New Yo.k by birth, ana
spoke IN terms OF warm tuo discriminating
praise OF lh5 deceased Senator.
Mr. Johlson # Nd, Ielao 81 raaps the
finest speech Of the occasion.
From my intimate knowledge Of him (said
the speaker | depore bis loss tho most. because
! am satisfied tbat be would gr,Atly have az
sisted Us IN 70 solving 3! t great Qu.G,lJ. before
US as 10 make our Union more pa feet than 1t
ever hes been 49,! Unio1 csmeutld BY he hearts
OF tho Peep as well as by the iJIcl Vi C0nsti-
tutlonal obligation The measures calculated
10 Meet at The earliest moment tnla great result
require high intellectual ana moral qllh,iee-
qualities sO elevated US % he inaccessible III
must men IL WAS from tie general conviction
thai these qualIue5 were possessed ia The de.
ceased Senator that The voice OF regret az hls
dCcease vas 80 universal Tho general sentl.
meut was that, under tbs guidance ny wisdom
sacI as his, all would soon hs wei that hi.
exposition Of the policy, suited TO tho ficuI.let
Of the hour, wJuId,Je 20 cl ar aud statesman.
like as materially u influence ihe 1ctter4uon.
OF Congress and satisfy the public judgment
Aud well might tlislmpressi.u prevail. For q
such IA work lie mind Of judge Colamar Wa
admirably adapted. Ills knowledge Of the hls
tory and Institutions OF cur county was allA,
exac. and profound lie bad studied them, no
only 10 their details but IN their phIloslI hg
lie came, therefore,, to the consideration OF q
great questions OF public policy with great al
gautagts Impressed with the conviction tia
our Institutions unObsruc,ed, as our fathers a.
slgued them contained everything Necessary G.
secure individual liberty and The public welfare
be wss at all times the advocate o. keeping cy
cry department OF the Government slhin h
limits prescribed by the Constitution Il
transfer these under any ex'gen1y BIZ tyar reIu
do "a "A Ia A
mind strongly conservative by nature, whi
dong full Justice to the abilities Of lthe,s, B
al all times opposed me4su.t= and principle
: projected Or main,ainel by 1uy derm q.
b tie Government which be believed d D. unwAi
ran,ed by tbs Constitution This he exbbite
10 strong terms IN bis admirable speech on th
It 18th Of February, 1862
y MIR. Fessenden said, that among th3 di.
It tinguishtd hen who, during the past ten year.
;, Tad occupied eeats in the Senate, be reslrie
Q Nj. Co lamer az having 10 superior. lie wa
i not elected to the Senate through his own ski
J. 10 political combinations, or to advance ho pei
II sJnal interests oi any set OF men, nor on accJun
o Of his individual popularity with great d.
d tmctness, nos to say abruptness and extreme C
l. nacIty OF opinion and purpose, and O some hl
J prop0rtlonate disregard for the opinions OF other
L when differing from him, he was not ap. I
y gather around him the attachment OF part
+ devoted to him, or t0 interest large numbers
i men 10 his individual success. NUtwithslaudin
" this, few among the members of the Senate ha
: been more successful IN attracting and retlinin
g tie confidence and regard OF the people anon
d whom they live.
70 Mr.. Dixon OF Cotnec lieut. declared him n
a Nestor Of the American Ssnate. Nh. Riddle
lie Delaware also testified his high estimation
D, Mr.. Coilaner as statesman auI patriot.
y Mr.. Sumner SAID that since Henry Clay ha
y LETT the Senate Chamber, no Senator had die
d whose cath created such a blank in the publ
ie councils, unless 1t was MIR Douglas. lie v,
re our most venerable associate, AM his place d
ID not shrink with time He was, when We la
II saw him, as important to debates and c0nclt
ID slOns as be had ever been still possessed OF ta0
ID peculiar powers OF argument and illustration
es he was not 20 old that he vas nos ~ on the u
Y, OF this body. NJ. Sumner .poke Of the d
re ceased "a AZ oT+;ati !aNyP aa. legsMtO
G. aud passed ~ .uogiun upaa llm Tor
OF opposition 10 sac X usa. measures ua or NJ
ut Buchauea'. 4 Administration, au1 20 t,, oppo'
Id ton 70 A!r L.pcO.u's policy @. R.corsruc O
- as exeu lihti ,a che oI,e GJg-famsat ID LI
IN isiaua and Arkansas.
10 Mr. Pland spok, OF Mr.. Cylam,. as o. ll'
ger, in Na!ch capacity he had ku3ou him ion
- aud Intimately.
In tae lcusc fihrg oulosics were g. .,a
&c MessTs A-iii aud Woodbridge, ana by "
Raymono ct N5w YORK.