Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-12-28
RUrtANb HERALD.
MONDAY. DECEMBER %, 1865.
From our Special Washington Cor
respondent,

n E{it0y Rtt2apR Heyak{. The late Sem
stor Collamer filled so hiph a mace in
,he regards of his associates in Compress
and was so well known and so highly
bonored in Vermont. that | cannot do a
better service to your readers than to
select some paragraphs from the eulo-
gies on mis- character pronounced in
both Houses OF Congress The eulo-
n GUM of Senator Foot YOU hav2 prob
ss,v printed tn.,re. but YOU cannot
n-fnt his clear, swee. tones orvcice. nor
the dignity and ,npressiyeness OF his
manner. 1t said here. that no spea-
kar on an occasion like this-and MANY
such have occurred during the last few
vears-has SURPASSED If apv has equal
led, your honored townsman. regret
that your column can allow but a few
N extracts from the addresses Of the dis
II t,nguished gentlemen who followed MIR.
n Eoet,
Mr. HARRIS IN. YA. 81 did not know
n Judge Collamer. as did the Senator from
.<. TpTnnDf whom Tho a nd fraGh
II less Of his life. When we first met the
4 hand of time had touched him. But
syan then saw arouob IN raaIiza what
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4 maturity oI MS LhanAoou' IN MIN were
happily combined those elements which
c0ustitute a sound anl iudiciOus states
II man A man of great nersonaI dignity
\, r,-os irs+I,, +o,,,,,,I g.. Laa,oaI9a,,:1
y. 90 u''Iy % 80 ,0' 'll0 eA'eI'eIce
O- MS judgment anu Ine purity OF MS
character. His most prominent char
h scterstics were, | think. sound discre-
H ton. clear discerpment good common
sarso and oroo+ boras+,- ~ ,>,,r,o,,
P1l
N "o 'iuol P"Vl'o' 0'eA P0i 'Ol p@Veo III tne
M councils oil the nation.
d With his ,nta1ractua, opdovv,oo,,+s
n u,.o +,.,,.,;,-, hl,,,,io4 49,, ,-;.,,:,-o
''0 H"pPiJ '.0A''' ''i' ~ .'''9' "n'-
4 lohs OF the heart, ana 10 all these We're
n 'lperadded the purer and hOlier graces
Of Christian faith and Of a consistent
I Christian life The loss NJ s,cb q r,,o,,
"a :. = loss - sooio,,,' :, -, '',I''' 41
N ~ - 'N7' ~ Vie
''@'e' IL Ia 'Noe0" Il AosS " 'He na'l0h''
Mr.. Johnson Md.l-Nr President, il
was nv good fortune to have been asso-
"A csted with him. not only in the Senate
q but for some fourteen months in the
executive councils during the admins.
A ration of General TAYLOR. Before that
period only knew him as a distinguish
E ed public servant; but in those months
q our relations became. to nv great bene-
\ 1T and qualification. intimate leading
u to a friendship which It is a great nleas.
"A lre to me now to remember was never
"A for a moment disturbed Those who
were acquainted with his administra-
/ ton of the Post Office Department dur
/ ing that time know that it was in all
respects admirable. Its vast and com.
/ pliCated business thorOughout his ad-
muistration. was never more ably con-
/ Quoted. I feel that it is unnecessary
in the presence in which | stand. to sav
4 more of his public career. No praise of
it, however great. would those who have
been with him in this Chamber consider
n exaggerated. And FOR the same reason
4 would it be idle for me to 10 more than
I 10 allude to his social qualities. for
Z these we all knew and delighted in
4 The public business Of the dav ended,
4 its cares dismissed, and private inter
4 course resumed which OF us does not
! recollect that his conversation was al.
I ways instructive, friendly, and enter
tanning To alludc to it even affords
! but melancholy pleasure, as it 80 forci-
&bly reminds us of the oreat nrivata
afIictior 1yo haro SnotaIyso5 tdI 5iea' pll'@Ne
Mr.. Fessenden,-Mr President amono
the distinguishes men who durinn tbe
past ten wears, have occupied these seats
regarded Senator CollameJ as bavinG
no superior. He was not among those,
II anv such man NAV he found selected
through his own skill in political com.
binations, in reward for marty services
to advance the interest Of nersona1 fol-
lowers, or on account Of individual
Popularity. with great directness not
to say abruptness of sneecb extrame
tenacity of opinion and purnose and an.
parently Somewhat pronnrtionata djs. T
regard of the opinions Of others when
differing from his own. he was not
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