The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-10-19

or prostrHlcd by disease, VINO ~ alu So
soon as he with y sympathy that took d
substantial form, and was not confined lc
mere words alone? Who in private lilc
or at the bar, or even in public position
was more ready to stand by the neglected
and the prosecuted?
Who so forward as he to 81, virtue in
the humblcst guisc and to recognize and
respect it as much or more than if the
subject of it were the highest in name
and of the loftiest lineage?
The peer in eloquencc and oratory and
augmentation Of his contemporaries at
the bar and in public life. yet who so
prompt to express cncomium Of the great
efforts Of others? In fact, he had no dis.
position for rivalry, and was man with
out envy or jealousy.
OF human feeling the unbounded lore,
and therefore the charm of the social cir
Gle, who was so striken hy public or pri-
vate misfortune Who so profoundly
awcd by the dspensations of Divine
Providence? Who was tcndcrly solicit
ous for the young or the aged? Who so
fast friend, though the clouds dcccply
lowered and the storm of as>l!l waxcd
strong
Sixteen years ago General Pierce pro-
nounced an eulogy on the occasion Of the
death of Daniel Webster. He used the
remarkable expression The great heart
: of the country would beat heavily at the
,or,,,I, 81 l,;. t,,,I, -, r,,,. A., 10 NOT
hesitate to say, so high were the personal
qualities of General Pierce, millions of
hearts will be saddened at the news Of his
death, and eyes will be suflu.cd with
tears that are unused to such signs Of sor-
row.
In the respect of attention to age o!
either sex, he seemed to have been taught
in the school of the Spartan. TO cxpe-
ricnced wisdom in craftsmanship and pa
triotism, who was more respectful and
deferential? So feeling, he sat at the feet
of the Gamalicls of the land in his Con-
gressonal life. OF him, the highest hon
ors by The American people were predict
ed by John G. Calhoun. He had the
confidence and friendship of Sias Wright,
and ever had place in the affections and
at the hospitabe board of Daniel Web
stcr. He was loved and confdcd in by
Andrew Jackson, who bespoke for him an
exalted political career,
Firm in his convictions and modestly
urging them in the prudent counsels of
his party and running debate and not by
long speeches, he respected the views OF
others, and cheerfully ascribed honesty of
motive and honor whore honor was due
He had not only respected the minister
and devotecs OF religion, but was ever
constant in his tribute Of personal regard
for such. He was at heart Christian
gentlemen.
A writer, who thoroughly knew hi,
character and deeply studied it, though
opposed to him in politics, thus wrote Of
him at the date of his nomination for the
Presidency
During his ten years in Congress, in
spite of the earnestness of his debate, the
unbending sternncss of his political in
| tcrcouse, his warm and earnest defense OF
General Jackson, his unwavering adher.
encc with regard to the feelings even Of
his friends to the strictest construction Of
the Constitution, yet he could hardly
have made or had personal enemy il
/ Washington. But this can be easily cX.
planned He alway. displayed a spirit Of
torebearancc and moderation toward hi,
political enemies. lie showed respect tC
the feelings and opinions of men whom
he could not agree with He Is man o
such integrity that his most hostile an,
tagonist never presumed to doubt it. II
is that magnetic integrity that is writer
on his face, and speaks from every Inca
ment, that has all through life impressed
those that saw him. He is one of those
men whom you know to be honest tho
moment you look at them, whether you
know them or not and although he is ;
man of great frmness of purpose, nevel
wavers, always act upon his decisions
firmly and stably, never backs out of any
thing, and conservative in his feelings
yet he is always kind and concilatory
and accords to other men in a spirit o
charity that liberty of thought and actiol
which he equally claims for himself, w
have heard many DICTATOR whose word
were full of acrimony without being hal
as severe as Pierces-many whose sar
casm was nothing but calumny, and who's
severely was only bitterness.
His retirement from the Senate in ! 81:
was witnessed with much regret; ant
when he left the Senate chamber for tn
last time, every token Of respect wa
, shown to him. The Fathers of the Sen
ate, Clay, Benton, King, Calhoun, an
| many others gathered around him wit
every demonstration of high personal re
gard, and every assurance that he woul
long be remembered by them Little di,
he then think, when he had resolved 70
ever to retire to private life, that he woul
be called by the voice of the people t
occupy the highest Office in their gift
: When he again touched the soil ofhis ma
tive State, the people whom he had serve
, with so much fidelity assembled to gree
, him, and express their gratitude for wha
f he had done; and yet with the JOY the
manifested on again meeting him face t
| face was mingled an undisguised regrC
that he had left the public council.
, From the beginning he was successft
r as an advocate. He was always clear
headed, straightforward, acute in hi
t perceptions, earnest in his studies, curiou
n in his inquiries, and remembering all iha
!, he had heard or read, eminently pract
cal in the turn of his mind, he was abb,
f without an effort, TO reduce all the tho
i ories of the science of law to practic;
j conclusions. He offers striking illu
e tration of kind of intellect that seen
to be somewhat peculiar to New Englan
n men-we speak ofa mind curious enoug
t to be always seeking for light, capaciol