The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-14
TOWNSHIPS BUST.

called up n this &c illeman last night
with Mr.. NC Arthur, editor of the Troy
Budget. He was taking his evening erj ~
melt On the piazza with his daughter, Mrs.
n non, and his only grandson at his side.
That boy" said the veteran Trojan, the
Hector OF the hills, lis my chief udy and
tie lsure now" His son-in-law Professor
Mason of the Rensselaer, polytechnic insti-
Iule is n prot icient chemist.
Mr. Townsend is a stout, well-fed man,
of mn dunn ight, with large round head
cu,e,d with short shaven whlie hair
winch covers the whole ample crown and
-ldes, Tins lead is as conspicuous as a
laree-s d school globe whitewashed, and
l. la a aged and gladiat rial look as it
rl,es III mgr So with The large face ~
ant tor humor or attack. IL is quaint
ne, and face. full of idiosypcrasy anC
sul ges,iug q laugh and apprehension at
OLc
'.Old Martin Townsend's up" exclaim
the people. Watch him 90 after some
body"
His body is chubby and yet chunkily in.
adtq l,tr to such a head and face, under
whose chin he broad creases of fat stretch
squarely u The decisive jaws. The fore
nrad the M u'h, and The nose are rather
small, and u pair oil reddish gray tufts next
10 tne nose are the remnants OF eyebrows.
He has gray eyes, which are al ways nearly
closed, and are k, n and foxy. His skin Ia
OF Il healthy color, nearly red, and he
dresses in legal black and pulls out his sill
r spt ctacles when he comes to important
Ot arings.
1t used to he said that, except Marcy's
heavy and bushy Eyebrows, Tow nsend
looked like Gov. William A. Marcy. at
least in size. / asked him if he knew
Marcy and what was The latter's rank and
qurl,ty. He answered
Marcy was my iOwDsmaD, sir, and the
ahl st man ever knew in my life. John
Na' Buren used !" 81, that when he sal
down ne w,s he m I'll perfect public man
| OF MS County,. by that he meant The gov
ernoI's power to write on public questions
aud TO WELD The councillor he never was
IA very effective speaker, He came to Tro,
from his buIhul'ce, near Worcester, Mass. :,
N cause he had a sister married at Troy in
| humble station. His schooling had been
| good. He Studied law, but never achieved
much At practice, eking out life by writing
Tor the Newspapers. His vigor of mind
and il fl xbility and high ssgaci,y became
slowly known, and he ~ length command
ed AN flee, ut a. he WAS married to n lady
not high y connected and not rich, he WAS
not much promoted until she died Hir
s. cond wife Was an Albany lady of means,
and after this marriage he went forward
rapidly to be senator, governor, and minis
ter of war and state. He died in the full
ness OF fame and accomplishments at the
hotel Of Ball n. few miles from this
village, of heart disease, believe"
| PARTY sPOILs
HE used the saying that TO the victors
belong the spoils, 10 politicsp"
Yes, and he told the truth But he
WINS not a man of rapacious or cru, feel
ings. He dit believe that efficient admin.
islration Iequi ed unity, loyalty and con-
curre CO Of views. Politics in that ds,
were firm, p rites certain in their action;
and then we had our great men. In the
present congress no two men can he found
agree how to do anything IN either par.
| y, and hence there has been M remeda
legislation nor any leaders. Marcy con-
| Quoted our war win Mexico and our for
eisn dip omacy wi h The precision and alb
solutism OF Il man who was sure of we'll
gathered government behind him to sus.
| tain him."
"Dd you follow Marcy or Wright at Van
Bur4n's d. fection?"
Il followed Van Buren, and was an early
republican, hut Mr.. Marcy once explaint
to me-corlectly, have no doubl-ihe pa
triolism which induced him to stay with
Cas- and Pierce. II Was after had gor
| from the democratic parly-in 1868, he
litve He believed that J, # Davis and TIT
secession elem' ut arour d Pierce wan ed /,
hrr"k up the Union, and he stayed there
ana ioiied them. His courage, insight
o" s'eht' mas eiy of men, and power OF
each'ng The judgment and even the hear
"i me 10 'ils were untqualed. Great ss =
| poil'ichn' rs a statesman, II patriot, ard Al
author he led MI 'hr public men of Nav
York, In my judgment"
vel, MIR. Townsend" said /, THAT 10