Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-04-27
Congressional.
EUL0GIES of SENATOR FOOT,
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To speaking Ae lfc aud cuAraeter of Mr Fo1r, I
shall -im y att mpi 90 do Justice qu,ihed p5aife
2i neora4 is ne'e either 900 so'1 tiste or uu ht1.
Human character s never perei at best ls ony good
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mr. GOT was born Do Cornwall. lu fne state OF V cr
mont in lsl2 he Fr.4uatet "a. NidfIr1ury ColIlge
vim d..-irrYi.beIb9a M l,li ,,l 6 sa,,s ,.,, E .
came principal Of the seminary a. Carle, H. vas
tu'i ln ,'e L5lNefsay ol erm nc l7- ana ag g"1
.lIN o-o " ~ pru..4 AZ Of Na'leloa 2,in.nA .ul
such ,nl aplse and character 60 o. institution that 1t
sch 1ls 10 Vermont Iu ha midst .f h Z. tniu and ar
du]us Ia11rs eachsr ho devoted the time usua ly
given 20 recreation aud Che reiued pleasures ot social NE
thc sfui Of sE aui iu 1881 admitted DO the bar
n hluant and lmmediately 0inmenced tle prac ice o.
profassil1. For tive ye8rs hs vat member lf the
T. Nai4l4e uI Ntfmlut I'D flf Nrce lenfs Hp-akef OF
ths House of Repre- onla.ive1 From 1885 90 A he
WAS pr'secu ing toruey 0f the county of huaad He
was member Of the clDsti tut9ra GO lY nuon which
established senate coordinate brauca of be L-g
isaure OF Vermont, which body he aoi ely cooper
ated with his late colleague. Judge Col amer From
1898 TO 1877 he was rHmter this idy and declined
t1iri election. In lsB elected Senator q the
Clitcd states ami pied The ros ton until the day
OF his death.
euch is priet fe't4l of the pgbic and othaii po-
ilons oeca led boy senator foor emb acng period u
nearly t4rl g Ace4turY Born ot h'suy fespectaple
bat com larauvy poor parents he 0g force Of cr-
oluas alosa s'1. 81 ass ,'n osonfqss. and early ~
ue acquired Independent hrhs of thought aud action.
hhout any % tlc aavsun1us surround ms OF wealth
or station OF paronase 'it oli any OF hat extreme
zsi NE world ue looked upon life as great reality aod
4Poh u'ce,s As l1e re tar4 of ao'f e was AHef a9-
ll ,haA snowy. ne lacked 'tmu, hut plsseased aeut
ana judgment. hls qualities did o ot shine iorta IKE
greater isnls ln lhe ayeu' 1u here was in nom b
proportion aud htfm u} "Alal gave m tA' sr'nle ~
10 tne man hen.e Senator foor ,s what we a.. q
sen made man DO hoi ait iute t' lim any phucuia'
G ut iif nav. Inc .tfn s.i made iAau is much
aoAsl4 one. lhsfe is uo r1!a. read % Netuess NV
ei} man VINO com,s 70 ue power fe t,nes l I'd 'ousA
pe'slna ed'rt The scnoltr is set-made Aad becomes
scholar through patient aud e1oaosung labor and re-.
d cuon' Inc professional man IS seinade, and so IS
the merchant aud the artisan IhA Senator toof sue
ceelel "hefe "aH W." uld have Jailed IS oou tees
tiar ana nenee ihe RfesteT h'nor 10 the man As
lawyer nf Foof was nlt learned As states n ne
never seized upon new neor ea 1r ven u5ed upon uued
PAih-. AS p3huci ecln9miati he never originated
ne" ideas or d,Nei pea old olcs WI eNlfaord nai y
power ana yet w.hodi quesu9nf ne was one OF NE
sa est aesmeh and most ldicoua legislators oil the
ne d'd not resemble ne m2untiin, towering TO ne
s4'es barren and useless from i' height bug amer NE
ss tlhe 'e "n.se sunln.I Is COY Ntn nS l'osl,
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