Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-06

terest Of party at the price of conscience they
service Thateyer Their ability whatever their ciarac-
ter may be? Is il well TO make them believe that he
outlaw. who will find Justice only when he is dead?
ed Ee SAD @ moral OF his
Let the american people never forget that it has al
Of duty which broke the for every great progress
i've & since @ has hsary Which
this great repnbc which deed the power Of slavery
knows may again be needed some day. to defy the
power OF noranre to arrest the inroads Of corruption
or TO break the subtle tyranny of organization III order
to preserve this republic.
what have said about Mr. Summers course during the
last period Of his life an apology for what he did
no a1ology Woe to the rspnbc when it Ia9ks in vain
the Il wtn sh nf er antn m beR
matter whether the world be willing to listen not
their with the poor boon Of an apology for what
was in them noblest and best Who will not agree that
ause he followed higher aims than party interest
Of ny and @ r hn have sunk
moral nature deserving only tear Of pity? For he
self all the DAYS Of his e and this you have, wher
ne died, put the laurel upon his brow
sS1a which fsd ssf lst What
manly sce ooTpd Tth With Wit lis sRaFey noble
oak e Of the e # How M
be- o TSSf e wo arsa to
merous: who regarded party nothing but means
whom the arts of demagogism were so contemI tiblt
that he would rather have sunk into obscnrltX and Do
his office sacred that he would not ask fol
it for for fear r Of t, darkening its lusTe
h 9re beT Kept IN @ the had m ad T@d wbo %
even to them conceded single ota of his convictions
If HE ode so w S & Mat snd Noble
There he stood in the midst OF the sraspng material
almighty dollar, no thought Of opportunity ever en-
ering the smallest corner of his mind and disurbing
Of power could not even tempt. much less debauch
nstinctively shrank back life unspoted an integ
rity intact character high that the most daEinp
situation standing on tptoe could not touch the soes
sef-aTpreciaton. Ay. he did have magnificent pride
lofty self esteem? Why should he not? Let wretche.
not he He was the proudest New Englander: and yet
seem There in him the fanes Shadow tha
narrow prejudice which looks askance of what has
enlihtamf IN min ara Too penero aud toe eniibten
ed not to give the fullest measure OF tt
q 81 the globe 1t came And now his home. There are
III Washingt ton that atmosphere of refneme n scholar
shlp art friendship andtwarm- hearted hos Iltahty
pictures, his enraviugs his statues his bronzes his
books and rare manuscripts collections OF life
nme-the image Of the richness Of his mind the com
tort and consolation Of his solitude; They reinemeel
outstretched hand when you arrived and the glad ex
clamation: Il am so happy You came, and the be
50 much TO speak with you.' 1t is all gone now.
soil of Massachusetts, which dear to him. e If
at now. the salwart. brave old champion, whose
face and bearing austere and whose heart was
SO full If tenderness who began his career with pa
thetc plea for universal and charity and whose
whole life was an aTduous incessant never
do nothing for him but remember his lofty ideals
Of Liberty and Equality, and Justice, and Reconciia
ton Purity and the earnestness and and
touching fidelity with which he fought for them: Sc
i'll his sincerity. single i'll his zeal
heroic in his devotion. Oh that we could but fol
short hour call him from his coffin. to let hin
with the ewes which saw so much hostility
tIat those who stood against him in the STRUGGLES o
his life are his enemies no longer; We would show
him the fruit of the conflicts and suferngs of his las
three years and that he had not struggled and suffered
i'll vain We would bring before him not only thos'
who from offended partisan zeal assalled him. and VIII
mt We vn ia ,r,nt- +, him fbaf man o.
the south a STAKEHOLDER and leader of secession il
Of the capitol We heard but Yesterday words Of re
South should then do what he deplored not to hay,
done while he hyed-he should Law his hand upon th,
shoulders of the old friend of the human kind, anC
fhSurht hated me? have learned now the greatnes
and rnagnanimlty Your soul. and here offer yo,
my hand and heart Could he but this with thost
ewes SO weary OF contention and strife how
edy would he close them again. having beheld tn
greatness of his victories.
People of Massachusetts! he the of YOU
He belongs TO all of us in the north and in the south
he strove to make brothers again. Let the
him whom many thought 10 be their enemy, anc
found to their friend the hands be clasped which
bitterly yarred against each other Let upon tn
the youth OF America he taught by the story q
MS life. that not only genius power and success bu
than these patriotic devotion and virtue, max
the greatness of the citizen Ii this lesson he under
stoou. more than Charles sumner living word coui'
have done for the glory Of America will be done b!
the inspiration his great example And ii Will trul
he said, that although his body lies molderlng IN tn
earth Net III the assured rights OF all III the brother
hood reunited people. and III purified republic
he still lives, and viii i've forever