The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-04-06

but they will prepare everything need
ful, and there, by them, among that
people, let me be buried. This is the
message which | bring to YOU from
your dying friend | was not present 4
when he brcathed his last, but from
the account which | received immedi- I
ately after from those who were pros
emit, his consciousness remained clear
to the last and his utterance distinct
almost to the very last breath.
In his last words, distinctly uttered, /
he left another message, which speaks
not only to you and to me, but to all
men and for all time. In all history
cannot remember to have read of a
diving Christian whose last words
were more touching aud heavenly, and
more triumphant over death and the
grave. Seeing his time was at hand
the words of the 23d Psalm were then
repeated to him by his wife; he called
her to bis side, folded his arms around
her for a moment, then, as his breath
ing became choked, he said what,
can this be death? SO easy? Has it
come already?" In few moments
after his face lightened up as, with q
soul Just entering into Paradise, he
joyfully exclaimed: 81 see il see it |!
the gates are wide open Beautiful F!
beautiful !" and IN n very few mo-
ments after uttering these words he
expired. As a statesman and Sena-
tor we honor him as man of noble
character we cherish his menory-as
true and faithful friend we love him,
and as dying Christian, what glo-
, rious example to all mankind.
The Funeral Services ON Monday.
The funeral on Monday was largely
attended citizens from all parts OF
, the state being present to do honor to
/ the illustrious dead His Excellcncy,
: Gov Dillingham; ex-Gov. Hall of Ben
t nipgton, Hon. A. L. Miner of Manches-
1 ter, DR.. Benjamin Labaree of Middle
: bury, Hon. Merritt Clark of Poultney,
4 Hon J. Poland Of Montpelier, E. Edg-
= erton Esq, of Rutland, Hon. David A
/ Smalley Of Burlington, and ox-Gover-
+. nor Smith, oficiated as pall-bearers.
The services were held in the Congrega
tional Church, and a most impressive
+ discourse was pronounced by the Rev
II Norman Seayer. We have only room
$ to give the concluding portion:
q Solomon Foot was honored for hi
II public spirit and his devoted patriot
!, ism Others might have expressed
II their patriotism in more glowing
4 terms, but none lived it more thor
p oughly or more constantly than he
'e He forgot individual ease, comfort
D. emolument, honor in the public good
j. the public wealth, the public glory
ie He said at one time that there was no
y a nerve, a muscle, or drop of bloc,
which he would not spend for tn
Il public good. That vow had been kept
&c that brain, that blood, that heart, tina
10 life had been now all spent for hi
ST country; he had kept nothing bach
as He might have resigned his Office wit
o' honor and returned to a home anon
~ the green hills, near which he love
u, to dwell, but he still toled on in hi
,"i Senatorial duties until his tired brail
nc and burdened heart and exhauste
u form refused their Office, and then, an
ne not until then, he laid himself dow
eu to rest i'll Jesus, leaving this last II
i1 quest Of earth that he might be cal
40 ried home to this people who had F
i'S honored him, and whom he had trie
as to honor, that he might be buried /
oV them and among them.
'n' And now, the speaker said the
lis were about to grant that request
nr carry him forth to his chosen resin
he place in the center of the State
ST. which he was proud, and which WI
10 SO proud of him, beneath the shade
Ih' of those grand old mountains whiC
'h- he so much loved, and where Il
lei breezes of his native land will cha
VI among the sentinel pines his requicr
er The services being concluded, Il
IRE remains were taken to the old We
IN Street Cemetery, and temporarily d
En- posted in tomb A monument W
-. w soon be raised to his memory, win
He the body will be removed to the Eve
tn green Cemetery at Rutland. TIL
me rests from his labors one of Vernon
I'm noblest sons.