Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-23

s~~u oS Ieie1seu 10 the people and
who should he crucined. But be who
'~.,eves that his firmness came from a
tenant and unsympathetic spirit Is, |
smnk, whollv wrong. Mr.. FEssENpES
understood fully and talked freely with
'is friends of the burdens and re~traints
imposed bv political life, and he al
ways strove to SO bear himself that no
eproaci Of neglected duty could be
aid at his door, and that his acts and
MS motives should not be cheapencd by
he inducements that bcset the politi-
ian. lie has portrayed all this in his
'ulogv uDon the honorable Solomon
Foot. a Senator from Verm mt, WI,
lied in 1866. and whom he respected
and loved.
From his place in the Senate Cham
Der he then said:
When, Mr.. President, q man, how
'vercininent in other pursuits and what
.ver Claims he may have to public co,,-
idcnce, becomes ne nber OF this BODY
ie has much to learn and much to en-
lure. Little does he know of what he
will have to encounter. He NAV be
Well read in public affairs, but he Is un-
tware oil the diff hcutics which must xt-
end aud embarrass every effort to rem
Ter what he NAV know available and
Useful. lie may be upright in purpose
and strong ia the belief oi his own in
'exrity, but he cannot even dream Of the
rdeal to whic he cannot iail To be ex-
posed; oth how muclr Courage he must
'ossess To resist the temptations winch
tiilv besct him ot thaG sensitive shrink
X FRO n utls,ersed cel,urc yMc. h.
aust learn To control OF the evcr-rccur-
mug contest between "A natural desire
Or public approba ion and sense of
'ubic duty; ot the lJad OF iniu slice he
aust BE- con.eut u bear even from those
vho should be his friend, the imputa-
ious on his ,n,tive,; the sneer- and sar-
.asms ot ignorance aud malice; all the
manifold injuries whicn partisan or pri-
:atc m,lignitv disapp ,iuied ol ils OBJ
icct nav shower upon his unprotected
icad. All This. Ii he would retain his
integrity, he must lelru to bear unIn ~
td and walk steadily onward in the
a,h otpublic du y sustained only bv
the reflection that time NAV do him
Iastice; or. it not. that his individual
hopes and aspirations, aud even his
liiinc among men, should be oil little
account 10 him wleu wei Sicd in the
balance against the W Hare OF a pcbpl.
pt whose DESTINY he i constituted
suaniian and defender
A | read these word, the form OF the
lead statesman rises before me | be-
hold him in his place in the Senate
Chamber presenting the maturcd result
oi his thought and ndnnvestigatiun or cast
ing his vote uninfueuccd bN any con-
,idcration whether he WAS for The time
IN the majority or minority; or again
listen TO his voice, when. be-ieged by
inportunate supplicant. for political in
auence or political place. hi. Stern re
ouse broke down the brazcn front of
The man who sought 10 pu his own
advancement higher than the good of
the public service and when interpret
this iottlness by the light oil the words
that ne uEtcrciT at the grave OF the friend
that he loved, know that he was not
Just because his pature wa. cold, and
that he did not hate dema.o.uc, becau G
ne h .t no syinpa;h, with the people, but
hr his ideal ot the senator WA. - high
and he SO losallv st:ove 10 reach il hat his
coarse carried him over all the pain And
nc:trt- sickness thit he often felt wnen
the people murInurcd anl friends grew
stranyei.
But he went in quest of no popularity
that had To be bought by tine serving,
and never kept himself before the peo-
pie bt eccentric courses and dangerous
expert nent, in legislation. Ii WAS not
oi such "a he that Dryden wrote
- daring pilot in cxtrerst ty.
Pleased y 'th The d.nser when the wave, went high
lie souxh, storm. but for a calm amt
Would te"r too sii the sands Ia boast his vit"
He had no such ambition for leader
shin fIut tnr sll ha u-nt,lI h,-i., ,i,..
Republic nigh to final shipwreck.
Mr.. Speaker, our own State muurns an
houored son aud the nation has lost =
tried aud faithful public servant. Those
who have for wears taken part in our
national Government W i'll miss the lead
er who was vet the coinrade in this. that
he took-a, .on himself his iull share OF the
burden aud work OF the day.
Bat 10 the Young men who are just
ente, ing public life The depriva ion is
even grca'er. That lile win its temp-
tations and seducements is all before
u. There are trick, and sham> and in-
timidations that are set as pitiall- in o 'r
paths. With much that Is noble and
inspiring about Us, there are manifold
tnclInaiions u sloth, 10 iickleness, and
it may be to corruption. Vino can tell
whether he has not already set hi- feet
in The way that lead, down to moral
death? We need the tones OF that voice
which never direc ed the towards re-
treat, the splendid calm of that clear face
that kept its serenity when the battle
around hi'n WAS 1T its thickest: We
need the actual sight of and association
with him and all such as he WAS, who
by example and prccept elevae our
aims, establish our charact r, and make
us truly public servants for the public
good. And for him who, connected
with public affairs, seeks to build up an
honorable reputation, what better c. urse
can be gicvn than to emulate the stead
fastness, fobliety, the jusii e of
WILLIAM PIrr FEssENDEx?