Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-03-04
The Late Senator Carpenter.

the minds of men. lie was constant to his
central idea of life-that nothing is denied to
well directed labor. Whatever genius he
may have had, and whatever may have been
his natural advantages, his most dazzling
successes were won chiefly by an industry
that was indomiiable and untiring" The
Times goes on to say: In his day he was a
useful man, a good hater, constant friend,
and magnanimous adversary As a debater
and a peader at the bar he eycelled in the
closeness of his logic and the vividness of
his eloquence As a man lis failngs leaned
to virtues side for hc was broad, easy-go-
ing and generous. His exit from the land
of the living must be felt as public loss
which cannot be readily repaired"
A fuller history of Senator Carpenters life
than We have yet given will be of general
interest Born ut Moretown, in this State,
and adopted when child by Ex-Governor
Dillingham;, he went 10 West Point in 1S43,
but was compelled two weeks later to leave
the academy on account of trouble with his
| eyes. He at once entered upon the study of
| the law with Gov. Dillingham;, and was adj
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constitutional movers of the Government.
Secretary Stanton retained him to argue be-
| fore the Supreme Court A number of causes
in connection with snch ouestions. He won
national reputation in the celebrated
ease of NcCardle of Mississippi ls6,O
before the Supreme Court of the United
States at Washington, on which occasion
| he was one of the counsel employed
by General Grant and the War Department
| TO defend the reconstruction measures of the
! Government. An appreciative writer saws
| Of him .Iu all the cases which he tried
at this period of his life, and subsequently,
| MIR. CARPENTER displayed not only really
Wonderful knowledge of the tcchnicaiIies of
the law. but learning. research. and power
of observation seldom combined in one man.
His arguments were remarkable for minute
nass c,,,rness force and nicturesnuen.ss
II has iustlv Ieen said of him that he could
make the dryest of legal arguments SO inter
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/ Scburz ,lu,;n, the Frerch arms debate may
| be mep,i,ned particularIy in this connection
I, il b.I;,.v.d I, b,v. been one of the most
wid,.lv cir,,,l,,t,d sn,c,b, : ever delivered in
this country. One million copies of it are
| known T., h,y,. h.,n distributed from Wash
I iurion alone Mr.. Carpenter was chosen To-
I the temporary presidency of the Senate in
/ 1873 positionin which he WAS entirely SUE
| ccssful, winning friends On all sides. Al the
end of his trrm aS Senator Mr. Carpenter was
defeated fIr re-elt tctlnn 10y a coalition IN The
| Wisconsin Legislature, a majority OF the
conSpiiators being Democrats When ths
next Senatorial election t"ok place, however
he was chosen To succeed MIR. Howe, AMI
one of the most pronounced oil his Demo
cratic colleagues, in welcoming him back To