Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-04-20
REMAHKs on sENAToR suMNER

Mr. Prssident-ThsIois Truce in this chamber The
autagou Of debate is hushed The " conf Ct
have died away. The whue < is flying From eppo.
site camps we come together % bury ths dead. III a
Senator that VIC bury, OF soldier
lie vas excellent IL judgment He was excellent al
ia speech so that whenever be spoke the wonder
that he who spoke 60 ae should sptak rarely. He
WAS full clear, dec. emphatic and never was diverted
from the thread Of his argument. Had he been mo, cd
60 minge actively 10 debate hc must have ezcrted
commanding influence opinion IN the Senate aud ia
the country How often We nave watched him uquil
In his while Others without his experience weight
occupied attention The rehccnce, which part Of
his nature, formed tina prevailing sifusion
where sometimes the iaqty Of speech less be
than the inability 20 keep SILENT and again, il form ed
contrast 20 that controversial spirit which too often like
an unwec0me wind pdtg out the light while il ANS a
fame. Aud yet in hi lslatment Of questions he was
never incomplete or perfinctoy II he did say with
the orator and psfianp fa&n Of France. the famous
founder OF the D0cirtHdte Of politics. IA Rover
Coard, that he bad much respect for his audience
ever 10 AK attention 70 Enyhng whi2h he ad not hTst
reduced 10 writing It evident that he spoke IN
The enats without caTeul prepaian. You DO not for
get his commemorate his late colleague, onl few
short weeks ago, when be delivered a Funeral Grafton
not unworthy u the French school ON which this rm
of daquence is derived Ala. as We listened 10 that
most elaborate cuogy fhapsd by study and penetrated
by feeling how litle did think that was so soon TO
Or echoed back bonn his own tomb
IL was not In our bafs ly hat this selfshne CATION
showed Itself lie quiely Withdrew from places u inn
poTiauce On committees o. which he enited and
shich h. would have hiied with honor. More than once
have knosn him 10 insist shoui take the p0-
siton assigned himself II from that uatu ~
which Lori Bacon exposes 10 puuRent humOF when he
speaks Il xteme stifioves who would burnt huuse
IN order thtr eggs And vt must not be
disguised that he happy Ia the Off OF Senator IL
Waat1 him as much - Mis- dukUd1m " to ProsperO.
lie fe it, honors and confessed It's duties But he was
content He desired nothing e,ore Perhaps person
appreciated 80 thoroughly what it bear the
miision of State in ihs chamber surely person APP
Irecated thoroughly all the dignes which belong 70
the senate or ito ceremonial be was the admitted
arhiter
there was salouaeh sgy or duohsritableness in him.
Ertats hat lta tfa A..
tutbed by the 81 another. Whatever another
may be, whether more or less, man must always be
himself tue man Is positive. and not relative
quantity Properly inspired he will know that IN just
sense nobody can stand IN the way OF another And
here let me add that in proportion this truth
into practical life sbal ali become associates and CO.
hntc diversity Of character ard talent there is place
for every one This world Is wide enough for all its
ha0itants this republic grand enough for all its peO
PIE Lst every one serve 10 ms place according 70 me
faculties that have been gwen 10 hun
In The long warfare sith slavery Mr. Foot was from
the tegsnihg firmly and constantly on the side Of Free
dom lie vas against the deadly compromises Of 1850
lie linked his shield in the small but solid phAanx Of the
Senate which opposed the Nebraska bill he was faith
ul IN the defence Of lnsat mtnance1 BY slavery And
when AZ last this bafoarous rebel took up he
ceptsd the issue aud did AL ID he could for his country
But even the cause which for Jears he had much al
heart did not lead him iufo debate except very rarely
His oaous appeared 10 votes rather than Ia speeches
Bat his sympalhlos we're easiy kuosn. DO not forget
tast when hfst INFO the Senate and was not ye
pers,naly familiar with him WAS assured by Mr. Gid
dings, who knew him well, that he belonged the small
circle who would stand BY freedom, aud she ansiavery
pAtrir.h added pleasantly hat Mr. Foot on his eAfi
eat visit 20 tue House u Representa- AZ he became
senator, drew attention - ang directly to his seat
aud sltingo by his side in friendly conversation Mr.. Foot
by the side " joshua X. Giddngs in those days When
slavery su yfaunzed il picture not 70 be forgotten
II our departed freud Is not be named among those
who have borne the burden u this great controversy he
must not be brgotten among those whose sympatht
With lAbery never failed. Would that he had done
more. Let u be thankful that he d so much
u a d uf ATQ M A. IVA
gentleman who has sefy little TO say but who Away
appears we MI Foot might seem, az times, 20 have
adopted tais part, II We not constantly reminded
hs ~aohiunes In everything concerning the Of
1usness ano toe rehabilitation Of Parliamentary law
Her he exeelled ana was the master Of US all
assenib y espec J II u be numerous OF lit be excited
" party d.dste.es good psesidng officer is hk,
Alexander mounting Bueephalus. Ihr assembly know
its master as hose knows itsridsr" 1hiswAs re
eminenuy the caso Of Nj. Foot who often In tn
chat and was ior considerable Ptiod our President Pr