St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-20
ST. JOIINSBURY, VT, FRIDAY MAR. 20 1874

to the best way to secure its nullifica
. ton. Before Mr.. Pierce left. Mr.. Sum
nrr invited him to dine socially at 81,
clork. anh then wIOtc IL note to III
extending the invitation. Mr.. Candle
"f Boston. soon aftcrward sent i'm hi
card. and Mr.. sumner had him intro
duccd on the floor of the Senate. wher,
tn" Nv" had Il long chat seated on Ont
OF the >"ts. After Mr. Gambler lcf
MI. sumner went across the Scnat,
chamber and took IL vacant chair mex
t" that of Senator Sargent. who hat
joined INN III opposing any cOmmitta
"f "n@rcS> I" the Philadelphia Cen.
tcmnldl bill in such a way as would III
tlmatclN require an expenditure o
! many millions of money from the Ma
/ ti"nal Treasury. He asked Mr.. Sargent
/ II lie had received any insulting letter,
/ rrg;tr'lin" his action. and Informed him
/ that he t>unncr) had received threaten
ing and insulting letters both hv mail
and express. deuomncing his course ON
the hill. 1t struck Senator Sargent that
lC WAS rat in his Install Ahaiff2If 6Sf ne
| would not have aIl6ta3dt tf7im2e3f 4 70 ebel
come worried about sll9k Y f:.ffiinR f4a5tt f4ial
ter. y few minutes 'Ipast threes Il
he took a seal nearl MI. fFefry9 iStf Con
nccticut. VIII" had an aff1ictiofI of The
spinal cord. >omcV hat similar to that
OF MI. summer. They had often talked
about the naladN. and both being af-
tiIricd. suggested various remedies
which each had found afforded relief
He told Mr. Fc1l that the night prrvi-
t!,Istl.t, / L.. fill /
sent for his phl stefan To administer Il
ny r"d"rmir injection of morphia and
asked him what h- thought of such
treatment. adding that it generally gave
him Ease. He ais" talked abnrIt his
health To his iicud Mr.. Schurz. saving
that he feared that hc would not h,
able L" speak "u finance rs he intended.
W hir talking with Mr.. Ferry he felt Il
return "t his heart pains. and when
lion. samuel Hooper soon aftcrward
came into the senate he mentioned il
I" him. SAYING that he believed that he
must =" home. Mr. Hooper asked him
I" wait until halt-pn>t four. at which
time hc had ordered his carriage. when
they could ride down together. He ac-
ccptrd the invitation. and before he left
the Senate chamhcr his pain had left
him.
HI> LAST DINNER.
When | arrived at Mr.. Summers
house. at six o'clock. found him in his
library. diligently engaged in finishing
his lr1tcI> for ;hc mail. and chatting a.
he wrote with Hon. Henry l.. Pierce.
Wh" WIS sitting near him. When he
had scaled and directed his last letter
the last that ne ever vroro-br hrr,u
to talk about i prnro,irinu tu rive R,,rl
a conrlimcnt,,I( dinner i'm Rnstnu ,riv-
my the reasons which rruuutcd him tn
di>approvc of it. There WAS Then >u,n,
ON the san Dominica affair
hut neither Then nor ,t an, Tim, .iu,.,
hi, r,.ruIu trn,u Furnu, .,tt,., ,L. I.,.,
.l,.,linu tn m, kunvI..j,,.
did he >u,:,L h,r.I,I, ar u,,I,.,..,ntI,T,, -
President t,r.,,,t
The. Dinner MA, nl,iu and uh.t.u,,i,J
seasoned with general ,nuv.r,,tinr 49,,
the nrouiurut uuc.ti,,,. ,f ,L,. ,I.,,
the entertainments, I.t,,r. tLn
IImu>c Committee, 90, W,,s and N,..,r. 7
Nll. Pierce narrated several ipcid,mt.
which had occurred durinu hi, recent
visit tn Ho>tnu. and 4 counl. nf hnur.
passed quietly away. | was rNn,rfip,r
t" receive New IIamp>hirr election
news at the news bulrau Of tn, En.ton
Journal and when. a~ the clock >trurk
-iuht. ,.Nru~.d self and rose tn
leave. Nh ~uuucr said. ..>ir down a
Irv, m"ucIr~ want to- talk tn ,nu
about my h,a!th. have, had It r,luu
Of my old enemy. the GRaina p,ctnc;>.' .
He rhcu narrated his attack ON SUNDAY .
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