Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-03-18
Charles Sumner.
DEATH OF THE EMINENT STATESMAN.

No death since that of Mr.. Lincoln has
81 stirred al. classes in Washington as
that Of Mr.. Sumner. The Senate adj
iourned without reading the Journal upon
The announcement that he was thought TO
be dying. The House stopped in the
midst of business and adjourned, on receipt
of a despatch saying he was dead. 10
all c1cep. a small circle the news came
with the shock that attends the tidings OF
sudden death. Mr.. Sumner had attended
the Senate Tuesday, and was the objeSt OF
universal attention, from the fact that Mr..
Boutwell,, who occupied his seat for the first
time in a number Of days, had taken that
earliest opportunity to present TO the Sem
ate the resolutions of the Massachusetts
Legislature resembling the censure passed
upon the battle-Aag resolution. Mr.Sum-
ner was greatly moved by this event. and
talk ed about it TO his friends IN a quito
cheerful manner for some time. Before
the session closed, however, the excitement
seemed TO have wearied and depressed
him. In conversation with Senator Schurz
he spoke despairiugly of his health, and
said he felt called upon to make another
speech on finance, but that, while he would
not care 10 admit it to all, the fact was, he
had not physical strength to undertake it.
TO 4 Boston friend he spoke at length Of
his fears that another severe attack was
coming on him, and that the result might
be very serious. Until Tuesday he had
almost uniformly spolen with confidence in
regard to his return TO health, aud his
marked depression attracted the attention
OF several of his friends. However, on
his way home, he appeared to rally, and
during the evening sat at dinner until
nearly nine o'clock, with Representative
Pierce and Major Poore, when these gen.
;lemen left HIM with no uneasy thoughts
in regard to his condition. Two hours
later he had sent for Mr.. Pierce, and by
one o'clock several physicians and friends
had been summoned. He had been seized
with an attack similar 10 the preceding
ones, aud but little, if any, more violent.
At two o'clock he was quiet, and those
with him thought the worst had passed.
In the morning, however, he grew worse,
suffered much, aud by agreement Of all
his physicians the case had become x
coedingly critical. The morning papers
announced that he had been seized With
symptoms of a bad attack during the
night, but was much easier, and his friends
generally, in the city, were not specially
alarmed. When Congressman began to
gather, about eleven o'clock, dispatches
from the hotel next to his residence an.
n%ounccd his condition to several members
of each house. Senator Schurz had called
early in the morning and remained. Mr..
Sumner recognized and greeted him with
much cordia.ity. Mr.. Pierce remained
with him through the night, as did his
friend Major Poore. The brothers Hoar
came instantly upon the first news re-
ceived at the House, and Messrs. Dawes
and Hooper also drove down. They were
all in time to be recognized, though the
medicine administered to check the pain
kept Mr.. Sumner throughout in a half
stupor. To one or tive he named the
civil rights bill, and addressed himself
particularly to Redwood lloar. He said:
- You must take care of the civil rights
bill, Judge" Like the above, the few
observations he made to those about him
indicated that he was quite aware Of his
condition. AS Judge Hoar was holding
his hand and rubbing it to restore the cir
culation, Mr.. Hoar said, MIR. sumner. l
wish we could do something to warm your
hands; and to this he replied, "You
never will" Only fifteen minutes before
he died he said, Judge, tell Emerson
how much | love and revere him." AZ
ter this, he closed his eyes and repeated
several times, .'Oh, how tired, how
weary !" At thirteen minutes before
three he was seized with a spasm and was
raised up to a sitting posture, but almost
j Immediately sank back and died without
a struggle. Judge Hoar and Mr.. Hoop.
er with his physicians we're the only
friends with him at the moment Of his
death. His death is almost the sole topic
Of conversation in public and private at
Washington All differences Of the last
few years seem smoothed away with all,
in this hour of death, and Mr.. Sumner is
spoken Of only as BELTS the greatness to
which he attained.
THE GRIEF AT THE CAPITAL.
The vacan. chair in the Senate Cham.
Der with its simple drapery of mourning,
and the modest boquet that stood upon
the desk SO long occupied by the departed