The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-04-20
Eulogies on The Late Senator Foot.

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and impressive. Our limited space
will only permit us to give brief ex-
tracts from the orations of Vermont
members. Senator Poland in the
course of his remarks said:
He loved and honored Vermont; he
was proud that it was the place of his
birth - More than once since ] became
his colleague he has mentioned the
fact to me, that never before was Nei-
mont represented in the Senate by two
of her sons, born on her own soil; and
he seemed to dwell on the idea with
81 eat satisfaction.
During his illness and after he be-
came satisfied he should not recover,
he loved to speak of his being carried
back to his native State; of being
buried under the shadow of her grand
mountains and green hills, and within
the sound of her waterfalls. and that
his grave would be among his own
people, whom he loved and who loved
him SO well Mr. Foot's real great
ness and the cause of his universal
popularity / have not yet named.
Some men are called great from n
single great action; others by few
great deeds Mr.. Foot was q great
man by reason of his great heart; not
a single act or several acts of great
craftsmanship, but lifetime Of good,
and generous, and unsellish deeds, was
what made him great, and give him
such n holl upon the hearts of the
people of his own State and others
who knew him.
Senator Edmunds said.
His sense OF truth and justice was
quick and vivid, although his respect
for sincere opposition was perfect, and
so he was not easily misled. Thus he
obtained the confidence and respect OF
those who could not gain bis aid as
well as of those who were the recipi-
ents of his favor
His life was pure, generous and
bameless, free from all shadow of sus-
picion or reproach. and all who knew
him had faith in his fidelity to his
principles, and to his State, against all
pressure and all temptation.
Representative Woodbridge closed
his speech by saying:
During the long and bloody rebel
lion, when suffering and death en-
tered almost every household, no
wounded soldier, no weeping sister,
no heartbroken wife on mother even
called upon Senator Foot ia vain
Their wants were his wants; their suf-
fering was his suffering. In sunshine
, and in rain, in sickness and in health
by tender and sympathizing counsel
, and by active and efficient effort, hC
labored for their relief But mort
beautiful than life is the death Of the
Christian Mr.. Foot, from the com
mencement of his sickness seemed t.
feel that he would die, and when TIA,
, first summons came he was ready
His last thought was for his country
and his last desire to look ont upoi
! the beautiful sunlight and this noble
edifice, where he had labored SO long
and where he believed the future safe
: ty Of the Republic rested, and then a.
| il fully satisfied, with eyes full Of ce
lestial radiance he exclaimed II Sc,
It, The gates arc vide open Beau
tiful !" And the plastic form wns
stilled. The easket was broken, an,
Solomon Foot entered upon cterna
rest
Mr.. Morrill, who had long and in
timately known the lamented dead
made a speech of considerable length
and gave many interesting Incident,
connected with his congressional life
We quote: When he served in TIL
! House, belonging to the old Viii,
party, the great, radical abolitionis
e from Ohio, Ashtabula district, was ais,
e a member. Anti-slavery sentiment
i'll those days found little favor any
where, and here encountered ferces
hate and frequent violence on the par
OF slaveholding representatives. Nj
Giddings once told me that upon on
e occasion, when he had uttered som,
# nnwelcome truth about the institution
of barbarous memory, one of thos
chivalric representatives eviden IL
! rushed toward him, bent OF
mischief, and that Foot at one
> sprang to his side, ready to NEE
the aggressor. The promptnes
of this action and the firm from
of Mr.. Foot awed the would-be assas
If sin, and he retired to his seat. No
il body, said Mr. Giddings, could doub
n the meaning of one or the other. Tn
delicate as well as difficult duty
making up the various committees
) the Senate frequently fell to his 10
and it was always performed wit
great discretion and fairness Hel
d his modestywas apparent,f for he neve
O so carved as to leave the choicest PAL
for himself MIR. Foot was industr
, Gus, methodical, punctual to all az
. polntments, and never postponed til
work of to-day for the greater leisur
of tomorrow. Whatever he aimed t
g do, he aimed to do well. He wa
$ proud Of Vermont, loved her histor-
, and wore her honors worthily b.
! he was not too proud to labor for tn
humblest of his constituents, and h
/ added lustre to his State and honor {
the Nation.
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