The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-06-20
A WOMAN IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 1866.


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lie (Thaddcus Stevens) is one whose
sayings will live long after him. His
lcweled witticisms will be set in many n
speech, and CLEAN in many a Congress,
when the brain which gave them birth
has gone back to dust. But the old lion
of the House is fighting his last battles.
One who has sought so long and so brave
fy does not like 10 confess that he at last
is worsted by time-that even he has
found conqucror. 10 have lived in the
world, to have been with it, and of it.
so long, to love it only to leave it, how
hard! To heart broken by its own bur-
dcns death cOme5 healing and consola-
ton; but 10 man who has sought to find
the satisfaction Of life in public spheres.
whose activities have been expcn ledon the
issues Of the age, while the grand problems
OF his Time remain unsolved, and the vast
victories Of the future yet unconsummatcd
10 him death is ms unwelcome ms il is
IRENE liable. Such man has no time TO
die. With astonshcd startled soul he turns
to meet the inevitable doom. This life Is 50
absorbing its future 50 alluring Alas!
we love it so well how can we chance the
certain for the uncertain Our utmost
ialth cannot penetrate wholly the mystery
moclsus ina mn.t oLan;.t '''I'''' -, ""''
unfinished; the clcaresi hope is unluill-
ed; the uest beloved head lies low; the
one more low that woulJ mako nc, ,,orf ;ot
/, not. and corno. h, onrs Frnnnpn.an,'
is the whole snm nf ,his hoani5r,L I;c'
We may make it orcat. heroic. 20, il :,
at last unfinished
.con,d wo tn, h.
The land tends ends. orr dark urcort, in tr,ro,
war lie s:6ayp crA,i sand mCa I,rs Iom :,
OH if beyond the spirit utmost cavil
'i"gn q N@t c'i" IRE coHid sur iy kno~,
NV w.
A''''"uel VIC Always associate the
name o' nauucuS stevens with Penn
nSN"'l'a' ne was born IN Vermont.
mere are eighteen n'tlves OF Vermont
III the present Congress. Senator How
aru' oi Nlicn'san' and Crag'n, OF New
ii"'np'n're' were born IN that state ;
So 100 was Delaho, oil ONO, Davis, OF
ne" DIX, Beaman, OF Michigan.
uSHourne, oil Indiana, Tower and Ell
urluS'' oi Wisconsin Hrlnnell, OF Iowa,
h"SSSon' iowa. llale OF New York, and
ihelPs' oil Maryland, The present dele
6a'ion from Vermont Is one of which
even mat true, Iberty-lovlng state may
d; proud Inc tall gentleman, with the
scholarly stoop IN his shoulders, sitting
near i hauueu' Stevens, Is Justin :.
Morr'll nat stoop comes OF working
every gay ior years over miles and miles
Vi taN,olil' lie statistics and taxes on
every imaS'haOle tlllnS, from ship to Il
ha''' "i'ich lie carries about with him
are enough 10 XII an ordinary man.
VIZ Niorrili' uon wonder your shout
u'rs oehd under the burden The clear
eyes TO DC seen above these shoulders re-
h'c' inc 'aige intelligence, the delicate
"o'or' Tue INTEGRITY anu goodness OF the
man ilere Is face to believe in
",'"ou' any reservation 1t speaks OF one
~no' "'tno"' Wrohg'ns others, or beng
,"'Se 70 hinse''' mas patiently toiled on
"o'' oo7cu'"y 10 em'nence, making lille
s ~ 10 n'',s'n ana Il blessing to others
.'oo'"'v VA -io''''' "orkcu harder lhan
any o'"Cr n'''l III congress, except
i'l'o"Ne, No'''N' many seem 10 'h'nk OF
'i'ni o',y as " worker bnt thi' disIin-
su''''co ",'''io.cr 50 h'rueheu win reve-
NUS anu '"'ln,, VIII INC Wlolc OF the