Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-23
Our Washington Letter.

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renresen,a,ivas in ,b,s colioc,,o, ~ Tho oonn,r,
heroes and statesman as sbe has also cause q,
congratula,ion in tho mama and fame n, bor ,u,o
scu,ntor aors Meade and poyors who n,odo,aa
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ana as CABINET minister under President Taylor
| In closing, Mr.. Tyler quoted the words Of Senator
| Riddle Of Delaware as exnressinp the sentiment
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said, think Vermont has lost one OF her bright
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MR. LoRiNGs SPEECH
was interesting not only as an eulogy but elo-
auent in historical points relative to Vermont In
| ;t aor,v s,r,,,,a Gov irdo,ondonoo .s n s,a,a In
' e'' SUISSE ~, i'''Pe"''"'e 90 a o".o' 1"
| closing somewhat lengthy speech, Mr.. Loring
paid this eloquent tribute to the memory Of Col
lamer. "Wbile II did not fall unon him IN create
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anu organize anu eApoanu as IL uiu upon PARSONS
and Marshall, while he followed in the footsteps
of great judicial wisdom on the bench of that
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Royal Tyler who as jurist, scholar, poet, novel;
list, had ilumned the early intellectual history OF
varmont 1, yvaa iaf, for him IN Inv dowp a hodv
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iaith IN the WISDOM oil theconstitution upon which
his opinions were founded, be filled in every
way the measure of good lawyer and wise
Judge Passing from the severe training OF this
service into the stormy arena of legislative de-
bate, he displayed the calm determination OF an
enlightened and approving conscience the readi-
ness Of a clear understanding the force of wit
and the power OF an amiable and unrufiled spirit
As member OF the legislature OF Vermont from
1921 to 1923 and Of the constitutional convention
OF 1886, he witnessed and took part In that stormy
rose and fell, and the power and patriotism Of An
drew Jackson inspired party with new life and
drew to his side in the great crisis the majestic
leader OF the opposition, who In that contest
Enteping conepess ;n 1sde a. vi 'ne cIns..aton
party which was then engaged in bitter strife
over the fruitless victory OF 1870 he took mart In
the first act of that great politica drama ,ybich in
peace and in war has been enacted ON This cont
nent from that hour to this 1t cannot be said of
him that as representative or senator or cabinet |
minister he created any political issue or sounded
the note of any political contest Bnt il can be |
said of him that In the struggle of lS46 he repre.
scented the moral sentiment OF his state and estab
lished her political position on foundation which
mas not yet been shaken Never ENGAGING In the |
ifritatons of sectional strife, he always accented
the issue firmly and calmly and snnnorted his
cause with courage and ,nover not ALWAYS with a |
INA manner satisfactory TO the mpetnous ninds w,vn
methoi S Pp,t the contest, put always with /
est and reiiecting IN an that long period Of des
perate endeayor when great events crowded mon
each other in rapid succession and great repnta-
lions were made and great regulations ruined this
calm and determined statesman of Vermont dis
played the true energy and wisdom of a guide |
who knows The neril and the nath 10 safety Uis-
tory has recorded the grandeur of the great de- |
hate which Tor years ocennied Tho Iaadars in Tho
conflict and Allied the minds of tho naonla win
high nnrnose and ali along h. nagsa NAV ba fonnd
an arrav of names which can reSer he 'toraottan
while Iris government endures And among them
stands the senator from Vermont who stood Arm
in every crisis and who on more than ona occa
sion 40 nresen,ed the issue 10 Inc amar;oan ne"-
pie that a resoute and defiant determination took
the nlapp M IN anth nd al
them with frmnsss Tor the conaict "Du '''pi0'
IVA ''o 'N'
THE SPEECH OF ALEXANDER STEPHENS
WAS the most interesting on aocopnt NJ ;ts beautv
OF reminiscence and from the fact Of bis knoyy
ing Jndge Collamer 40 we'll The anita sneecb Il
well worthy ~ nrodnction and no mn, az iaas,
ouote the following brief extracts :" The occasion
Il 10 me imnressiye and sngges,iva Tbo d;s,,n
guisbed statesman whosa s,a,na a. NOV, ,,.osan,aa
nndar tba oct nj congrass ~ 1874 ~ ~ ..nt |
Vermont knew we'll and ;ntima,ai f so,ovo
wears We enterad congresa ,aaa,,'a a., ~ ie.n @
yemained in the honse I'M te,n iIfo anu
vas anno;ntad 10 tha oei 20 ~ o, 80 wien ~
Dnrnr The tbrea connressos t,hn .'ss
twantS. Ninth and tbis,ie,b s,o twen'y-eign.n
in Inc old leaisIa,,va haJi ~ 80. uu, Joln. service
Mad adjacent seats We ,are W. yeats We occu
mess at Mrs Sarters boardin9 hnnso l.; Wy t s
Dawson row on Canito, Hin nyar unman 'n1 ,,, vu
nortbeast of the nrasent sane,a yonu'eI, it.e
has within The last TAU ears eaapel, mnich
tho enIaraame,t %, tba Sai,o, 'eon removed I1f
racoIiac, Lao Sa,,ano. S,"pa srounus wsn
bonsa II, was in snnnnr. ., ,ha sPee,un IN me
~ tho In ~ cnngrasa nroydiu, ~. ~ yp.h.y |
- .s-r. .Ie ' 80 P'o ,iunE ior tuo eiectloh
VI uompers VI tno mouse IN Ill tue states by dis
tricts, instead OF what was called the general |
ticket system. Macaulay says that on the cele-
brated trial OF the bishops in the reign of James
II, Lord John Somers then an unknown bar
rister) made aspeech OF a little over five minutes
with such force and power that when he sat down
his reputation as an orator and constitutional
lawyer was established. This speech of Judge
Colaner, not over thirty minutes in length, was
pointed, clear, logical and conclusive that n |