, 1873-11-22

tlero. Tho Whig and tho Democratic parties
elko ie, ,orod 1t. Nlr. Halo was regarded as a
t1teturbor # tic general poaco. Ho was not
Whtr. nor Has he Democrat; llo dlaclaimcd
and vas dis. 'laimoa by both parties, and thoro
waa Il stoat, effort to Ignore hfp existence.
In tho diy1t ion Of tho committees be-
twoon tho whig and Democrats, 1o wna loft
of MI tl,o conmi, tocs,-a result which Josao D.
BRIGHT uftorwsrf1a zplaned M Inevitable in tho
caRo of n nnn " w),o waB outside Of all healthy
political organization g." Mr. Halo, however,
was not q nan to a,,bna 1t to nny contempt. Ho
had tho right to spoak 1'tl ho availcd hmaolt OF
II frcely anl ab1y. Ito TSs not effa1d OF tho
consurea Of either p,rty, nna, acqutting thom Of
all responsibility TO + hla oondIct, he expressed
bis opinions ab1y md boldly, No had good
personal appearance. had & frank counsonhnco
and boaring, and, potfsosaing y ron1arkably cear
and ploasant voice, he gavo fre e interest to tho
dobatos. ,His prcaonco was enp. ,ci"llJ tr11tctns
to tho Southern oxtrclnfgta. It Was uutor tho
irritation produced by n speech Of htr. Hula
TINT hlr. Calhoun was woal enough 70 say that
If tho Northern gtatos elected Aboli. aon1ats 70
tho sonato, tint fact would not change eis opln-
ion Of tho mon; officially ho would troa : them
with respect, but personally would havo no IN
torcoureo with thou, would not speak to t. aem'
nor shake hands with thom. Mr. Halo was no sef
awod orintimidatodby ythoattcmptsto ignore hil u
and he had not boon long In tho body boforo he
and Mr. Calhoun became involved In q two days
warm debate on tho slavery question. This do
bate received additional interest because 1t was
tolographod with considerable fullness from
Washington to Now York, boing tho first timo
any Congressional proceedings had boon thus
reported, and 1t led to the subsequent reporting
Of such proceedings for tho Associated Press.
| hIr. Hale, while III tho Sonato, took IN aotivo
part In tho agitation to abolish aogging in tho
! navy, md aaw tho .moasuro carried. In 1862,
Franklin piorco waa elected President, and Now
| Hampshire was Democratic onco moro. Tho
Legislature, in 1852. chose Charles G. Athorton
as Mr. Hales SUCCESSOR, but two years lator, In
1866, hfr. Athorton died suddenly, md Mr. Halo
was again elected to fill tho vacancy. During
4 tho intorval ho practiccd hH profession. In 1860
ho was q third timo o1octed to tho Bennto, this
time for q full torn, and served until March,
1866, when he was appointed by nr. Lincoln
Minister to Spain. In 1860, much onfeobled in
II health, ho returned to his homo in Now Hamp-
Hhiro, whoro ho has lived sinco then, greatly
broken in bodi1yhealth. In1852he WAS tho candi-
dato Of tho Liberty party for President, and in
i 1913 ho Ind supported Van Buron. Ho Of
course united with tho Republican party in 1866,
md WAS distinguished among its leaders.
He WAS man Of largo and liberal yiowa. III
/ WIS an abfo dobator. strong in his colyiotions
.earncat in his mannor. Ho never intulgel il
,porsona1itos, aud mover in personal denuncia
h. 'tion. Always courteous, manly, and outspokon
he was by his genial temper, ready husmor, ant
!, happy illustration abe to maintain liznseK viii
honor and docorum in tho many excited debatcf
+ Of the Senate. Ho finally, by tho worry tlrmncsE
|: mud Independence with which ho maintained hif
I position ovorcame tho hatred which his 1rs
i election produced, and, without Burrondorlng Ii
the least to insult or contempt ho became ont
rot tho most popular Senators that ovor hold I
scat in tho body. His fcaslossnoss enforced I
respect that personal intercourse warmed int
friendship.
II OF all these Sonators who were in tho bod,
II whom Nlr. Halo first took hts scat, thoro ID no
Quo now in the Senate. Tho great majority O
I 'thom arc doad. olay, Webster, Calhoun, Crit
"tonden. Clayton, Cass, Douglas, Chase, Seward
01onaons, Bouton, Henry Dodge. John Davis
and others have gone. Jefforson Davis ant
:Footo survive him. Ho lived long enough how
over, to witness tho flnal triumph Of tho grea
nnti-slavory Cause, Of which he was tho pioneer
| ,hdyocato In tho Senate Of tile United States.