Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-14
RUTLAND, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY A.

which he had been called to fill. He also spoke
with deep emotion of the irreparable loss to the
county and to the State occasioned by his death
Mr.. Briggs was followed by Mr.. SpauldiDg, who
spoke as follows:
If Ii please the c0rlTt.
1t is with feelings of the deepest sadness and
sorrow that rise to add few words to the reso-
lutions just read, in appreciation of the many
virtues and excellencies of character of the late
clerk of this court. 1t is fit and proper that we stop
for short season in the midst OF our labors to
pay feeble tribute of respect to the memory OF
the Hon. Dugald Stewart, who has SO recently
and since the last term of this court passed away
from the scenes Of earth.
1t should be lesson to US who are living, that
our life is but vapor, and that all human things
are but vanity; that man, even at the height of
power and acme of fame, is weak, frail and NOR
tai. And it should remind that man and all
his works will pass away; "And like the baseless
fabric of a vision, or an unsubstantial pageant,
fades the cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous pala-
ces, the solemn temples, yea, the great globe it
SELF and all which it inherits, shall dissolve and
fade away and leave not a rock behind. We are
such stuff as dreams are made of, and our little
life is rounded with a sleep"
He was a man, take him all in all, we ne'er
shall look upon the like again. His virtue and
excellencies of character were pre-eminent. AL
though it is fit and becoming for the living on all
occasions like the present, to throw the mantle OF
charity over the faults of the dead and to tread
lightly upon their ashes; and although it is GUS
tomary on such occasions to speak OF the virtues
and excellences OF character Of the deceased, and
to forget their vices and faults while hying,-or,
if remembered, not to speak of them, yet hard
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in the character of the deceased, to whose men,
ory these resolutions are passed, even if We were
disposed to.
Manly, honest, kind, considerate, faithful, and
truthful in all the relations of life, he fell at his
post of duty, clothed in the full panoply OF no
BILE manhood and exalted character
paaca he IN his ashesI May the zephyrs OF
heaven chant requiem to his deep repose. Shall
we not ever keep in our hearts his memory fresh
and green! Shall we not bedew his grave with
tears And shall we not strew his grave with
the choicest tributes of love and friendship And
when summer comes in each revolving year, We
will dot that mound in yonder cemetery that
marks the final resting place of all that is mortal
of Dugald Stewart, with summers sweetest
choicest floral offerings-the hearts puTest token:
Of friendship, love and respect.
1t is also a reminder to US to be ready for tbs
last dread summons, SO that like him, when tina
summon comes to us " to join that innumeraeli
caravan that moves to that mysterious realm
where each shall take his place in the silent hall
of death, We go not like the quarry slave, scourge
to his dungeon, but sustained and soOthed by al
unfaltering trust approach our grave like on
who wraps the drapery of his csuch around hin
and lies down to pleasant dreams"
Chief Justice Pierpeint expressed the concur
renee of all the Judges of the court in the senti
ments contained in the resolutions adopted b.
the bar. He spoke in terms of high commenda
ton of Mr.. Stewards exalted purity of character
his superior intellectual ability and correct cul
ture; his rare qualifications and fitness for tn
discharge of all kinds of important business, bot
public and private; the unusual confidence OF tn
people of the whole State in his ability, fidelity
and inborn honesty, and his rare but well de
served popularity in official, professional and sc
cial life The remarks of the Chief .lnstin0 ~rer
deeply earnest and impressive, and he conclude
by directing the clerk TO enter the resolutions VI
on the records of the court.