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

cept for business. what he said wa
restrained in its influence, but il was
most effective in this chamber. Her.
was his empire and his undisputei
throne. OF perfect integrity and aus
terest virtue. he was inaccessible l..
those tempt ations which In variou,
forms beset the avenues Of public life.
Most faithfully and constantly did h.
watch the interests intrusted to him
Here he WAS model. Holding til,
position Of chairman Of the finance
committee, while it yet had tbos,
double duties which are nov divided
between two important committees
he became the guardian Of the nationa
treasury, both in its receipts and its
expenditures. 90 that nothing was add
ell to it or taken from it without hi.
knowledge, and how truly he discharge
this immense trust all will attest
Nothing could leave the treasury with
out showing a passport. This servic,
was the most momcntous from tn,
magnitude Of the transactions involved
for il was during the whole period o.
the war. when appropriations respJn /
ed to loans aud taxes,-all being on /:
scale beyond precedent in the world,
history. On these questions, soln.-
times 80 sensitive and difiicult and a-
ways SO grave, his influence was beyon"
that Of any other senator ani constant
ly swayed the Senate. All that ou
best generals were in arms, H. WAS Ia
the financial field.
Absorbed in his great duties and
coniinel too mach By the trainin, .
his profession. he forgot sometime,
that championship winch shone 50
brightly when he iirst enterc | the Sen
ate. Ill health came with its disturbin.
influence, and without any of the natur,.
OF Hamlet his couiuct At tlIn ) su.
gested those words by which Hamlet
pictures the shor tco nings Of life:
And thu. tne native hu, OF cr.olutl,n
i sickie'i DER with the psrcar Thought
tni euterpr,.s. OF < cat pun Ani lnprneat.
va h th' rrs, ,rh, their curr.nt- iusn aw,,,
An! l".c the nstn, of astton."
Men are tempted by the talent which
they possess, AMI he could not resist
the impulse 70 employ, sometimes out
Of place those extraordinary powers
which he commanded - easily. Moe
penetrating than graspIng, he easily
pierced the argument Of his oppo cent
and. once engaged he yielded To the
excitement Of the III )n mt ani the jo,
of conflict. His words warmed, as the
Olympic wheel eau 5ht fire in the swift
ness OF the race. Ii, on those occasions.
there were sparkle5 which fell where
they should not have fallen, they can
rot be remembered nov. Were he
still among US. face to face, it were
better 10 SAY, in the words of that earti-
e,e rseor,ir,i reconciliation -
-L-t u, no m ,re content, nor blame
Esch otn r, bian",i enough .i-c~ here but strive
Ia IN r. ol owe ho~ ~- @sy hs i.,n
Eicn Others burdens Ia our share Of wo.."
Error AMI frallty checker the life of
man. II this were not 50 earth would
be- heaven, for what could adj TO the
happiness Of life free from error OF
fratity, Tlc senator We IN ,urn W.,
human but the error ami fraiity which
belonged to hlm often took their color
flon virtue Itself. GA tne.e he need,
no silence; even II the grave viii ii Is
nov closing over him did not refuse 1t,
echoes except ID what IS good.
Mr.. HALE. Mr.. Speaker, speak as
A vouug man who admired and rcvered
WiLLf,M PIrr FE,sESpEN Twelve
year, ago, when east nv first vote, he
was an honoref Senator from the State
| OF Maine. la that State ms lite hal
been passed and his education ani ex-
pcrience had been such ~ to cinincntlv
tic him Ior the high place that he tucn
tiled.
| He was graduate OF our oldest coll
lege, had chosen the profession vi law,
been admitted to practice al an earl.
age, and ior many wears had given to il
ms best talent. which mad carried him
10 the head oi the profession in his SAFE.
Ills professional life Wa. always
marked Dy thc highest sense of hohor,
Dy keen sympathy for The po,r or OPP
pressed suilor, and by painiv-shJwn
inpatience ~ that public ciainor wnic.,
now AMI then u,urps the place .. puolic
justice and demands vicuIn wItnout
Inucn heed u, to the question oi guilt
or innocence. His single term in tlis
House, and his louger ser. 60 IN our
STATE Legislature. had prevented his
mihd IRON ruhnius III pufeiy legal
channel, and he stood, by natural ability
and varied training, the peer oi his tel
lows in the United States Senate
Since that time mis- public lie mas been
opeu " the view ot ali ,an IN common with
l suppose. large majority OF men VINO
have watched il, i have learned the lesson
OF respect tor its excellence. Within the
| la E., I "A |,
vi his close acquaintance and friendship,
and can bear earnest testiIn ouv To the
Kindness OF heart and graciousness OF
manuer which made hin, to those who
knew him best, the good friend aud
fascinating companion. l hope 10 carry
through my life green memory OF the
good counsel and help that he ALWAYS
| generously gave me. or his career a. a
public man it is not lifting tnLt should
attempt To speak. IL va, open To in
spection from its Beginning to its close,
and, like the broad river winch gains
| new volume with every am Lcut. it in-
creased iii its force wtth eLci year un.ll
| at last il eu ted ia that vast SEA W .iit.lcr
all human life flows. Oilers who have
been intimately associated with him la
the important legislation OF the last
fifteen years, and VINO can more clearly
point out the guiding and restraining
influence Of his mind upon that lesisla-
ton. have spoken III language Oh full
appreciation.
But cannot fail TO render my tribute
| OF ad,niration Tor the inhexio.e spirit Of
Independence that he always displayed
in nAintAining what he believed to De
| right, refusing to be swayed by popular
| Outcry Or the fear vi party dispieIsure.
And this, joined with the absence vi any
overweeniny desire To enforce vie KS
| simply - his own views. thus prevent
iny MIN from becoming An ''ilnprac.i-
caOie' IA politics, made him what seems
u Inc as the nearly complete pattern vi