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

lNN fHNNN A1 ANA AN'N w '"'N''' wv ..'
hs,l qualities # enlarged and exalted
sltJe,nsn,hp TO the hsnrt Nni
Iute and up "a, .unst'lur and ,tyoeslr
to the ueor upuble, jest and Nigar1us
Judge, in the domain oi municipal iaw, he
readily and easily supyallri those quail
tiles that are peculiar 70 the domain Of
Legislation aud craftsmanship familiar
ny with constitutional law National and
State, in its history, ITS principles, Ms
growth, and development, and aprlwa
uous, ana resul,s-wllh the industrial H.
trr,s,s Of the nation as the source Of sup,
ply and wealth, and the basis Of trade aud
commerce, and IA main re.sgArcr ot rcyrn-
ue,-wllh revenue, and hhsnce, and cur-
rrncy,-wi,h public law AMI diplomacy r.
with governmental action and sdmmlsrra-
ton in ali their departments under the
constitution and laws, both National and
State. With much regre. must content
mysrlfno with illustrating him IN this
respect by hasty references 10, without a
erin al review Of, his speeches, aoi re-
marks, and reports,
He made his first speech on ne 9Th day
Of February, lsH, about twomonlh> afer
he first took his scat in the House Of Rep
resrntativ,s. In loi2, anaci had been
Iasssd apportionlng representatives, in
Congress among the several States, the
second section Of which required that they
should he ELECTED hy DISTRICTS within the
several States. The Committee on Flee
tons had reported "a Resolution, declaring
that "saId second section was not law
made in pursuance Of the Constitution of
the United States, and valid AMI binding
ulou the Stales.n Upon that Resolution
h. made his first speech. Four States had
disrrsarded SAID second section, as being
unconstitutional, and hal elected their
quotas, under the apporuonmeut 10y
qeatrdi ticket. The House Of Representa-
tlves Was called upon To sustain, by adopt
ing that Resolution, the course taken by
those States, and thus by It's own action,
without the concurrence IL the Senate, or
any other department, Of the Government,
definitely TO past upon the Constitutional
IL Of law made 10y the concurrent action
III both Houses aud the President, A
very important question, involving the
power Of Congress under the Constitution
TO control that subject, as against the
legislation II State, WAS also presented
Judge C.iamer addressed the House IN a
briel speech of only two and a half open
loaded pages, with a mastery Of tn,
learning apprrtainng to The subject, wit,
cle.rurss aud precision Of discrimination
and with force OF reasoning, that mus.
have satisfied those who heard him, that No
Ordinary man was challenging their a''cn.
ton, and calling TOR the ahlesl to cope
with him IN argument. That speech
rreG.urcd what subsequently proved true
namely, that, ~ the field Of Coustlu
tion,l law, very literally, "a serau.
DaaiI had come TO Judgment In q
Biographical sketch 6t Judge Collamer il
the Hljg Rsjs'r Tor February. ls4q
supposed to have been written hy that uGc
quallrd scholar, and distinguished diploma
list and statesman. now representing TIM
government at the Italian CouTt-tben hi,
Golhragur--'ut HUI N'''i = -h'' N'' IL '
sad, that that speech - had marked IN
nuence on the course Of the debate, and, a,
il is believed, on the subsequent action c
some Of those States AL OF which, a
that time. were .electng by districts. II
compliance with the law OF 1877; AnC
well that might be so for the argument
was AS nearly conclusive as argument OF
such SUBJECT can he IL was on! l"'e
rlor to absolute demonstration .,
ms heA' lFt'" was "e,''r'e" On ','
-'dl o' l"'I i'ff' "".I" nv q"''N''l
an "PL.olT."'e'! e''',''e'' - O'- ""'
''.,nN' II was h'"''' il" '''''i". ~ .
me w uole on ''e suVlt,' VI 'he tan"
IN lofV Net"'"nt I'ooN''" u''it "oO
man any o'heF H'"'e except Ne" OF"
anu. IN pr'i"r"on 10 l"t '"'''..oii' , ,,.''
times a. motn As Ne" AoFN ''seii' " ~
'he t-'.'''''E q congress anu '''4 = 'i'''I'
.atfa'''h on 'he S",!''' q li'''1'i'" u
'''',ie i"''''' any i'''''''''''''S' e.''
@.,'' t','"> were gu ''olue''''"' Interest ''
'e'H'""' 70 NV h2''i''---lo al v'''
-fo"I'S "'4 WINE" .i''' =. "''Ulll'S Sr'
l'1'u' Of tue mon ~" e'"'",%'e h'l"'
vl TUG committee vi "dts ana MedH9 az
'oH'pahyihs i'A!' h"d teen m&le, an.
twenty thousand extra copies q II haC
been printed tE oFutf,oi tht House Ion
us'roauon, IN "mch the multiplication
doctr'n OF the predominant parties vert
r.apoFat''N set lor'h ana enforce. Mr
Hudson OF Massachusetts, had maae Ma
horny Report, which the House, contrary
to all precedent and all deeency, bad re.
fused perslsieutly 10 order to be printed
It was IN tins conJnncture that Judge Col
Iamer made ms second speech As hI'-
tory OF the wool and WooIen interest II
this country, | Know OF no docu'
ment IN the puoi'c archives, which, II
suth comprehensive ana Ineligible form