Oxford Democrat., 1885-01-27

displayed an engraving representing liAn-
lei Webster delivery Of his great speech
In The United States senate. March -
1850. on ihe Union and the constitution.
Amons the hgures q, the lsfs 'iis Sen.
.,or named IN the key "H. Hamlin.
The picture suggests the reflection that
Senator HAmhn has no; written book.
lie {. out q the fsstioa bat thea be
never cared much Cor fashion anyway. a.
N. uaiitionAl swAllo~ tail and coniemp,
f,r overcoAis attest None The lcss. he
might produce an Interesting and vLlua-
De work. lie /. one q the bcsi pre-
served u The ancieni men Who have come
down 20 us from former generation.
Hi. bodil, anA msn,al f.ealiics show
little sign q decay, and be can beat
mAay = younger man On the stump even
nov. We hving man probAly can Paral-
lsl his public experience. Webster hAs
been - long dead that be seems Almos'
a. remote a. wAshingion yc' When he
died Mr.. Hamlin bad beca IN Congrcss
ten year, already. Among those seated
Ia ,ks Seaa,e chamber whsn Webster
delivered his speech. were Clay. Cass.
Calhoun, B.uion. Salnoa Z Chase.
stephen A. Doaglas.. Thomas Cofwin
and others Who have become mighty
msnosies Mr.. Hamhn no doubt hAs
plea,y q ricA material IN the .,otehouss
Of memory. Nov i tie time % make
use os Il. Ne should begin the work, Il
be has no, already done so.-foriilsf
AireTarr.
Tva,On. v J., dispatch 20 'hs N'r
iork Sea says
"Speasins q carrying the E'ec,oral
vote 70 w.shing,oa." sai1 STATE Assessor
Rsynol1s The other day. 81 ~ss once
the messenger selected Cor that purpose.
Il w1s IN is65. Afer New Jersey had
voted Or McClellaa. And wAs appoin,-
ed % take The New Jersey vote % The
Presid.a, q The senate Hannibal Ham
In q Maine allied thu; ofhoe then. ani
Ssn.iof Wnshi. oae q the .blAndesi and
most cour,eoas men ever knev, vas a
senator from New Jersey. Wright took
me isio Hamlias private room, 81 the
senate Chamber. and gave me hi' most
elaborate iniroduc,ion.
vas young in tho.e days al cor
respondingly frrsh and impgdeat When
I had saaouncsa that | bal the honor %
pressa, 70 him the resal, u the meeting
q the Electoral College u Ne~ Jersey.
.dded: And 10 say that iha, State
cast. seven solid votes Co Gen. George
b. NcClellaa Hamlin wAs seated %
his ds... bending over A. spoke be
ssraishiene9 thoaght he grew about
three fee, taller ~ be looked A. ne.
The - STE does =" be exclaimed
TIE Interview ended was Para
lyEed"
Lewiston Journal Rambler
HsnnibAl HAmlin j. nov sevca;y.fve
year. Cd. and be told me, one evening
not long ago. tka, be thought his health
never v.s 80 good in bis younger days
he frequently had severe and painful
headaches. which DO not trouble him ~
al, no-. II was the nigh, before the
T.rrsntine Club. ball. "rm going 20
daaoe. Tomorrow night" said be. "sad
expected 70 dance tonight. q, the
UnitsriAn levee. bat have Just ~,
hon. from business triP 10 MooseheAd
Lass sad feel little too tired.
Mr.. Hsnalia sAid be had received many
ali,efing offer. from Publishers who de-
sire him 20 write book. whether !
shall ever DO IL or not. sAid be. II DO
no, know. Sometimes ,hink ! will
have read no political history q nv
own times In which could not supply
many Deficiencies and make nAny cor
rciions. Two things deter me from
writing q book. One Il. | realize that
my memory Is falling me and fear may
do somebody Al injustice another Is my
dread Of the large amour, Of labor which
would be necessary 70 confirm my state
msnis Of fact. /, Is possible ,ka, ! may
vri,s q book. bu, hardly probable. II |
do. IL vM be because ! need the revenue
boot nigh, yield me"
Upon being earned back by some cas-
ual remark TO his boyhOOd days. Mr..
Hamlin told me how be accounted for
his having grown up =, variance, Politi-
eslly. With the other members Of his fam
lily. Said he: "when We lived Ia
Paris, father took the Portland Gass,ts
and the Easiera Argus. both weekly
pspsn. | tkink the mail came once
vesk then used 10 10 TO the poe,
Offce for The mail and bring home both
o, these papers Father WAS a Whig
anA be assd % sii down M The evening