Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-12-28

largely disproportioned to the extent Of
its territory and the number OF its peop-
le
You and /, Mr.. President, have long
known and felt how delightful our la
mented friend was in private and social
intercourse, how playful and genial was
his wit how fertile he was ofaneCdote,
how keen of observation, and how in
struCtive his conversation, both in
lighter and graver moods. No one Of
his associates in this Chamber can bet
ter than myself, bear testimony tohis
kindness Of heart, his readiness to I'M
part Information and give the advantage
Of his learning and wisdom TO those
about him whenever sought or needed.
Seated by his side, session after session,
for many years, ! habitually asked his
advice and sought his aid whenever
| embarrassed by doubt or difficulty.
The patience with which he listened
and the ready kindness with which he
| responded, impaTting from his rich
store all that was needtul compelling
me to make his thoughts my own, could
not but secure my gratitude and win
my affection. veuerated and loved
/ LAAN AAAAh tb9 ClAN II SAI AtS an EAhCL DlObuGl,
upon whose superior knowledge and
wisdom, and unselflsh singleness of
heart, he feels that he may, in all emer-
! gencies, safely rely and | grieve for
/ his loss as one laments the breaking of
link in that chain OF life's pleasures
which he feels to be growing shorter
and shorter day by day.
Mr.. Dixon Conn. In the fullness of
| his years, after a life of usefulness and
honor, and in the assurance of a Christ
hope of blessed Immortality, he has
gone to his reward. OF those who sur
vlve him, Of those who in coming years
are to succeed him here and elsewhere,
! ther- are few who can equal him in
| ability and in virtue. His intellectual
! and moral traits partOOk Of the antique
mold rather than of the modern type
of character. Yet though rare and Pc
culiar, they are not inimitable, and to
| the noble and aspiring youth Of our
country, whose hearts beat high with
the love of civil liberty, and who are
fired with a generous ambition to bepe-
fit and exalt the human race, they fur
nish an example worthy Of earnest emu
lation and full of the highest encourage
ment. They may see him in youth
| studiOus laboriOus, and virtuous; in
manhood eXerting all his powers for the
| good of mankind and in his ripened
age, still in the tull possession of his
faculties, and c0nsCientiOusly perform
! lDg all hir duties, DlUuuCd WITH l,IIii,
honors and the respect and affection OF
grateful people. They may learn, Also
from his life. that the greatest talents
do not eclipse the higher and purer light
OF truly Christian character and they
cannot fai! to perceive the superiority
Of moral over intellectual greatness
when they observe that with all his pre-
eminent abilities. the most striking char
acteristic OF Jacob Collamer was his
perfect integrity.
Mr.. Sumner Mass. His hdelity as
sumed the form OF accuracy in all that
he said or did He spoke accurately,
and he was especially accurate with his
pen Perhaps nobody was apter in the
style or language Of legislation. He
was an excellent draughtsman,a although,
without doubt, too professional for a
taste not exclusively Professionalism
dulging in professional phrases. and
those Gavorite superffuities of the law
yer, sod and Gt0Tm,d. The great act of
July Il, 1861 which gave to the war for
the suppression OF the rebellion its first
congressional sanction. and invested the
President with new powers. was drawn
by him. 1t was he that set in motion
the great ban, not yet lifted, by which
the rebei States Were shut out from the
communion Of the Union. This is a
landmark in our history and it might
properly be known by the name OF its
author, as "Collamer statute
Mr.. Poland (Nt.}-He never resOrted
to subtle and ingenious sOphistries to
disguise and conceal dishonest cause
or to entrap and bewilder the triers
His style and manner as an advocate, es'
pecially before juries. was peculiarly his
own. His presentation Of cause to a
jury was as cool, deliberate, and dispas
sionate as his argument OF dry ques
tion Of law before the court or a ques.
tion OF public affairs in the Senate. He
never appealed to the passions or preju
dices of his auditors, whoever they
were, but sought always to move and
convince their judgments, He abhorred
and detested every form Of deceit and
falsehood in others, and disdained the
use of it himself. In brief, sir, l have
never known any man who came nearer
attaining the full measure OF what be
lieve to have been the great object o.
my predecessor in the performance of al,
the duties of life, from the humblest tC
the highest, to be just man before Goo
and his fellOw-men.
On the same day, the resolutions Of
fered in the Senate relative to Judge
Collamer, were communicated to the
House. Mr.. Morrill, then arose and ad.
dressed the House with great ability
and keen discrimination of the charac
ter Of the late Senator. He was followed
by other members, who knew him well
and who laid their wreath Of eloquenct
on his tomb. I am sorry to mar The
beauty Of their addresses by short ex
tracts, but have not space for more.
Mr.. Morrill, [Vt)-Judge Collamel
was diligent and conscientious student
of the books he loved, retaining forever
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