Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-12

HTtT, lIUm - ssiuN 10 hreelNh, u I hN kht .
2}i iay IT June lSlS, Judge Colamsr
AZ Chairman ol tue COMMITTEE having thu /.
matter IA charge, matte Report thai
stands conspicuous, as an exhaustive and
unansWerahle treatment Of she whole sub I
lect, that emhodled Snd illustrated the
principles and VIEWS IN conformity with
which the Government proceeded TO adopt
aud execute a practical system for the al
mn,slIauou Of that priceless don AIN
The - stem ct mapping the then twelve
landed States, and thus bringing belure
lhc exc the real location and the market
states OF every section aud quarter serlun
Was originated by hJm. The character
and value ul hls sory.ces IN reference 10
tbs Great National, as wrll As sectional,
and personal interest, rs wurlhlly Indicated
by a letter ol Richari NJ, Young, the Com
missioner Of The General Land Office, dated
January |, lSt9. addressed to Judge Col,
lamer, on learning that he had declined
longer TO he Representative IN congress,
|, Is worthy OF pcrusal by every c,uI.n ot
Vermont. | must not consume time 10y
recluug it, II Is printed in the number
Of lbs Review before named
( In the cmrse Of the remarks IN ton
grrss upon the announcement OF Judge
Coiamcr's death, Mr. Grldrr, Who was
hJs fellow member OF the House, with rel.
rferre 10 tins department Of his services,
sand; liut need not speak II his
record. Il is before the country, II is
recognised with del, iii, AN a l.tyNrurO, N"t
only m ms own nrlghboFhooi, but we'll
Understood aud gratefully APP! rsclsted N
the Vest And Mr. Wentworth # llh-
mons, also SAID lie distinguished h IN
self tor his kindness aud tatherly care OF
the new States. While he Scrupulou>ly
cSuvassed all our measures, and opposed
lhu,r which he deemed cXtravagant, vet
he may have been considered very
literal man TO us, and ! coull mention
many works OF Western Improvement that
stand out as monuments OF hIs justice and
foresight
Judge Collamer, While member o. re
House, engaged somewhat sparugly,
though always effectively IN the debates,
lie made characteristic speeches on the
annexation vi Texas, on the Mexican war
aud other, than the one already named,
Oh the subject OF the Tariff 1t Was IN
nj. sreuch If January 23i. ISIS, on the
annexation Of Texas, that he reclprocatri
the compliment OF Mr.. Dean of Ohio, who
had taken occasion To SAY OF the Northern
people, that they wers d,y pCdi, sons
10 which the Judge responded : There
was one piece of IN diligence which that
gentleman has given Us, whlch, after what
he bad before sand, was as gratifying 10
US As 1t was important 10 him, that Is, that
he was not son Of New England
therefore, suppose IT Is to he concluded
hat he has not degeneratrd, hut that H.
really never was any better or wiser than
he now is
recpliect al instance, though | have
not the record of II hutore rtr, IN which he
visited upon Mr., Douglass. a similar re-
Spouse. Mr. Douglass, in the course Of a
.parti2au debate, had undertaken 10 Gid
his glorifcalion of mmselfand the west, by
an ungracious and unprovoked disparsge
mcnt Of Vermont his birth place, audlhe
home Of mis- childhood and youth. The
Judge reminded HIM Of the character Of
that bird that would foul his own nest
and expressed the satisfaction which Yer
. mont had occasion TO feel, after such de.
monstratlon Of his n ture, that he so early
migrated to more congenlal cline.
note another instance, in which Mr.
Paine of Alabama, who had for the filth
time repeated the substance Of a t.vtrltt
speech against protective taud, WA.
suddenly isitened by one Of Judge Cola
mer's anecdoiIo hits which, 10 he sur"
needs hi, nlmtabe manner TO give it it.
mjl effect. He said, that with reference
to the gentleman speech lie was some
what in the condition Of the pari,hioner,
who en- the way home from the forenoon
service, was asked by his pastor, how be
liked the sermon, tie replied: " We'll
Pastor, always did Ike INT sermon.
SO can say never did ike that
speech. "
Passing from Ills career ia The House, !
must notice h]>n as Postmaster General,
only by quoting the language Of our pres
en-, distinguished Minister to tue British
Court, who, as Attorney General was.
with Judge Collamer, amemher Of Gen
Tap lor's abinet, aud who, al the time Of
Judge C.'s dccease, had been Senator
with him for several years. In his euIog MA
in the Senate he said: " Those who are
acquainted with his administration Of the
i, Post Office Department during that time,
know that in all respects II was aiH l.
bic Its vast and complicated bn :
I throughout his administration was never
more ably condurted;n and the language
of Mr.. Wentworth Of Illinois, who SAID :
" And If the history Of the Postoflice De
partment is ever written, his admnistra-
ton Will be noted as economical, cheap and
honest and he Will stand equal to, II no,
ahead, IN this respect, Ct the purest mer
who have ever adorned the National Post
Office
Judge Colamer's Senatorial career be.
gan with the lst session Of the 34th Con
gress, December Sd, 1855 He was then
/ placed on three Committees, VIZ: on Ter
rtorles, on the Postoflice, and Engnossed
Bills. The first two were among the most
important of the Committees. As mem
ber of the first named of them he became
very conspicuous: HIS first demonstra
ton in debate was on the All of February
1857, on the presentation OF the memorial
of Lieutenant Refill of the Navy, in
making which, he expressed bis views OF
the action Of the Pres dent and the Naval
Board, in placing the Lieuter ant on the
retired list. Tins brought out Mr. Benj&-
min of Louisiana, who bad bone TO
Ipick" With Senator Tonbs, for sCme re
marks he had previously made on that
subject. After oticing MIR. loombs, be
ND a na.sInu nnilrt. In the NIpU.s .Y