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

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iusiiuously approached, The mprph6-
I lion that he coveted was that which ac-
corded 10 him the credit 70 which. for his
views, and his couiutl IN maintaining
them, and carving them into effect, hr
deemed himself ruvllrd, II Was sppro
hatNn that eoncurrei with, and strength,
euei his own sclfrcspee,, AMI not that
which is trapped Tor and obtained by
policy and er,lt-by PLAYING he wealth
eFcock IN the varying currents and h'ihl
gus's OF sentiment, AMI opinion, and policy
in the affairs Of men, in disregard Of
persons, convictions, m disregard e q
vivid sense ofpersona. duty, and IN DIES
pile towards ones own self approval,
20 entirely was he controlled by the idea
Of conscious rrcti,uae 10 thought, aud
opinlVO, and Speech aud act, as cous,l-
ul,ug the ground aud occasion Tor the
manifested appreciation of others, that
often his manner Of expressing such
thought aud opinion, by speech aud act,
tended 10 Careslall and preclude the very
appreciation that he loved so we'll
/ | now proceed 10 SPEAK somewhat
specially Of Judge Collamrr in that arena,
IN which he achieved his nation wide re-
nown,
I lie was hu' month lacking iNy-,hrec
years OF age when he 6r't entered Con
gress, Uplo that time his life Of man
hooi had been assiduously- almost rxclu-
sly,ly- devoted 10 the law, at the bar and
on the bench lie had not been known as
politician HIS party siiia'ion had
been with the Democracy Of Madison, and
thu RrpuhI.ran.sm Of Monroe, and John
Quincy Adams, and Henry Clay, lie
was a Wig. But so lt,le had he de.
monstraled his prtlsansm, that in the
1 Convention which hrs, put HIM in nomin-
alton for Congress, Consul Jarvis, the
then ajax ofdhe Wing party IN Vermont,
made vigorous opposition 10 HIM, on the
sole ground that he had not given sutli-
cieut assurance TO the public in his pol,ti
cal record, that he was thoroughly dyed
and reliable Clay Whig.' And ii Wa,
only after most animated and strenuous
IA sustained encounter IN the uomnatn.
Committee, that the vote was carried
against the cousupS opposition 10y oue-jna-
-arllv. Our Senator Morrill,, then a dele
gate from straaord, As well a. myself
then delegate from Woodstock, ha, a
vivid recollection OF that scene icr
"cuius perss fpjmns.H Judge Cola
mer's puplage IN the proie,s,d, open
school Of politics began then. While in
deed be- had the benefit Of his general, and
professional, a q Judicial attachments, and
Of the training OF the liar and the bench to
habits of patient mental eXerllon, ct keen
discrimination, Of ,ublley and facility 10
debate 81 clrdrre>s and precision ofst,te
meut, Of business and 'erge Of reasoning,
d" WAS ,hscklcl at the same time, by ,h'
pecu ar hah.ts - already become "A second
ntture TO htm-oftEe Lar and the bench, -
habits that impede, rather than facilitate
b prl-re aui success 10 the more op-r
= theatre Of poltiga,aud leg ,hilye avoca
non and service. In his new field, ID,
subjects, in material, IN principles, in re-
a,on>. in applications and results, Were
not familiar by practical handling, the
modes Of legitimate treatment were mo-
.,..l,.ul,7. ~, c.-,,..- NO., YOU, H.,
- uabal ~, ,bar n.
advantage which latterly often attend,
lawyers. and even Judges, who 20 into
Congress, Of having divided their prior
life between the narrow stage, and meacrt
t,our, rom On the one hand and The NO
. EnrsI s,umn with the unlimited pubL
for nm aulirn .e-the rostrum of conven
ton halls. with all the interests Of cand
dacv and csmpaisn depending on tn,
debate and the vote. the Committee room
where the rrocramme is devised. and con
s,dar.I. ana settled for enabling the indie
,ara.nt treemcn to exercise !. The blood
aaroh, ,ri,ileras Of se;freyernmen,
,Arnp,b The ballot box" Low yafpr tr
candidates ,--es%r.h.d ia tl.,o who. i
! ab.atrl Will 'sps,.,in and vote for measure
,r....riI,sd ais, IN t}sa liz the rpuirt
knot .r rsrfv MANAGERS. ,hropah Inc ma.
rh.nary Of the urinary caucus. ana Nh.
more lulie convention.
MN. enterp9 CONGRESS he served =,
Representative ~ years He was Tho,
po.,r,s,cr General Tor wear and ion,
,on..,hs H.. IVA. ,b.n ,,,,. four yaars p,
III. ~,ata ~ cfr.uit .M4ga nres,#,ng ~
r.nn,,. Courts and actlrg as Cbqnr,I ar
IIav... th.n ION ya,rs IN the senate a
.La rr,,t.d St,tas whom daa,b ,.gass5 b..
,.,r,ll, nar..r a, ~. ar. ,f saya,,,,. ~,
,.a,rs i.rl.,r,, roo ,,o,,E. A,3,n~ ba,7
;ba sumn.,ng mn Inv fellow Serator +,
uh;,h ali ,Ea Sa,arGrs and all who know
l'.,, ,,arsanarl,. nr ,hr.n,h M rni,G,
49, 49,, a,ni,,I rasn,',,'.,.a a,,dr,,i,a
Ham
{. 1,5,o C,llo,,or 49, a., ,-,.- .rh.
Senate We tb,nk tat r. his colloa,n No,
h..d l.oa, c.jIad 80 ,,ts, w