Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-04-04
The Late Senator Foot.

Mr.. EDITOR Again has death visited US :
and taken from our midst beloved and hon
ored man. Senator Foot died yesterday morn |
ing at s o'clock, at the az OF 63 years, having
lived almost the allotted time of NAH, and |
served his country long and faithfully Having |
been educai ed in that great political school III
which Webster and his mighty compeers were
teachers he had become man unlLtiuenceC
by mere parry sectional motives, looking
always for the good OF his country ard the
rights of man, Having strong sense OF deli
cac) and propriety, be ever Carefully refraIneu
from woundlng the most tender senslbili1ies OF
his political enemies, was always reckoned
among the conservatives, and beloved alike by
all. When treason first boldly proclaimed
itself in 1861, and when traitors STOOD t'ery-
where in our MIDST, then only Was iae hon
aroused within him, and he with ali Jtu7 patrl-
OTIS unsparingly der uLced rebellion ,ud ae
rebels, gave his support and counse4 -' ne
measure O: the Ad.ninistrst!oat and f--r.4s>iy
advocate the desliuc iyu u slavery.
He contracted tn cissa>e Of wlico he d.sd
on the 18th OF Perjury, in his ex-r'on- IN
I oeheIt OF the eulogA o. Mir. Lincoln. Il re-
m rked 10 : friend $40 tAlt da1, th4. bt lo.t tuat
he was tak iug cod eve.y minute and euREt net
TO be out of his room. S-4 great vs. ais
love for The memory OF Nj. Linco g., I'D his
desire to have The exercises success, T. axe
from MS mind ali Thoughts OF him. FI5m
that time he has been 81. adj, c'cit 'y, "Ace
or twice only ais seeming nor -cpef9i to
4 d
- 30 ,,. 49, ,..-.. I.,. n.
was AIi'N' * '''' ~ e'''''-'e0 - - -
tIug gradually, palhiez-y, "H40ef away. |
send YOU tie account Ci MS l.st hours - given
NH Cbron,cl, .h,i, .--I be .,....f. .t.orA
Satisfactorily a'c-''"' a." 'oV'' "a: 80" 6Ne
you.
Du4iDg his la :....e>- seu. II r vas
impressed from the iTst vIth lt- idea las;
,houd not recover. lui> couvctiau w. 30
strony a. 10 abide WIN HIM t.rlusl al. The
chances of the oIse.-e, srd s.,aif>t ,hs. X
Dres>-d opinion. and toue. of ms i,t..5li-ns
and friends He freou.ffv al, cl.r-a -. shea. d
new, INK ms seat m ;ht Neta,e Gambler
again: and on lie a. sabbath. w'.ei, tneie
aere lie symptoms especial, uri-s ;. biz, ne
informed his friends 10 &c e. a- l-.-rrdIlity
which they scarcely jook PAIN { ruc-t that
Wit. them 90 earth. Hl- pa t,r "a tl-nd.
Rev. DR. Sunderland, va nttea Nl.A Ism. md
tnr nigh THIS urce We derive tLr i-.,i nation
10 reg1r! To The religious Nlra> .auH ,ruis -atnts
of ,n- lamented Senator. His t.t. Wa that
OF rious ancestry iuI. aud e..is.s~- tec- pt-
aEce ot he TURNS - revealed religion, AID OF
The way u saiya.lan r manA 90 u4t"o-u lie
Gospel Ot our Lord Jesus CLri>f.
he lad been faithfully Instructed IN ue .uu-
al -
many prayera--and The su'Jsct OF lnh-eIces
IN early lite which, however susptnde amid
the occupatlors aud engfos>mefj> %; -h " H.
tui private ana pubic sareer, now Al its close
appeared 10 return upon nm Win great I'M
pressiveness lie ablured ali nope OF iulufe
happiness through any merit OF his Own, anu
sought that Justhcatlcn which Is oy fAtA alone
ID the Son OF GOD, anu IA the atonement when
He has made for tbs sins OF men HIS con
versatlons and prayers were clear, calm, consla-
tent, and often most su odulag and awe inspiring
On the last day OF his life, having before ar
ranged all MS worldly affairs, and committed
hls soul to the sovereign disposal OF lis Al
mighty + atfer and le'lu, ana rs II fofe"arneQ
oy some celestial messenger, be spent the time
10 taking leave OF those VINO came 10 nq IRE
after HIM 10 each one as they approached
ms bedside he addressed tue most appre pirate
and affecting lanSddSei ana lor many absent
LIZ AcAt TIC eNA'NNA iA-S0SaSOo' lis
interviews with members OF he cabinet It's
fellow Senators, and Others, were marked bs
, expressions of L grateful and generous friend
snip, which moved all present 10 tears of un-
al -c'eu y ihPatus ano SUTTON as an exam
= PIE q! the beauty ana power OF some Il thoS-
Incidents not soon to be FORGOTTEN. he s,id n
.--.. -,
approached and took his ouIstretched h4rl. :
- NJ Z daar f-,snd - tha MN M. NH. - j.,
. -
AaNe eas 81 IohSi WHOM nave ltSdIGt'l as
cd for conp.al and .,u;danca IN ,r;f I
pou fol !. onl. that tbs ,,lrer cord tba, ,.s -,
lon,, hound ~. ,oya,b.r INNS, no .vsrsd ~
oa ~ :; -, s.. -.
~ nv, ,,.,,,r,, ~, h. .c,;ra b,iI Ill =,
> mind 80. whole Of ar aar,hI, ,rtaro,,lr..,
ia ms ,ba senator addresssd - ,-I, 80,
mnch moved RI rsnlx IN words nm, il,,l
mn, ov,r and rmnri1ttd . kiss IN b;s E,r,n.,-,3
and ,h.n tnrn,d away
i About two o'clocA n. desired ,ba =, rhols a
Chris. hoov ami blood -, ~. o., - -
nm thu, h. ,o;yb, ;oi, ~ -. -. =; -
; friends then present n Ieav,n, A. o.,
testimony O. his faith in crucItied ard risen
R.d..mer and IN re- Giving IN h-e,d a., ~,
,.h ~ s,ir ,i,. NIL .. = II r.
- !; -. - III - 80 -
Oar, J.su. ,b,c7,,h x,ho,, - 49, -
h.. marcv NJ God md The ont, ~ I,. ;,
nro.n.,.5 If mo tn,nre ,r.s -, 49, w
clouded before him ne answered hv ..,,a..in
clearly anu s,lemnly the fo,low,ns lines