Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-05

mind, and he tu,oed and trained that
mind TO operate and work for itself; 90
that IL his mental constitution aud edu.
cation made him positive. pronounced,
determined and self-vlisn,, he had bat
one choice. this OF nothing. and nobody.
Such . mind csnno, compromise with II.
self. and such mind 90 operating Get
tainly eAnno, compromise With ano,hsfs
mind or conviction. l,s elements are too
distinctive. too characteristics. for any.
,hisg Of th. Kind. Hence he vas. st In.
e.p,ion and conclusion. David Hsmmons
and none other. Hence he grew up aud
performed eon'pieuou'ly the part Of eit-
r.n, lawyer. State and ns'ion.l fep,ssn-
ta,ive; bu, the parts were exclusively hi,
own. Ia them ell he We. prominent and
conspicuous through individual ,hJrt.
know Of no other standard Of real
.aece. than ,hs, which be wrough, GU,
for himself aid upon his o~n merits.
lie wroash, diligently. thoroughly.
.oandly and thereby became q pablo
AID conspicuous eiiir,n. Nothing Of
,h. success was the creature Of ineidsn,
OF environment. lie neither Inherited
IL. nor "a, |, cas-, upon him. lie seeur.
Cd |, himself; be worked aud earned IL.
Ba, accident and sse overlook him.
Pain. sorrow aud grief befell him. lie
became . man Of sorrow and acquainted
-i,h grief. and be has faded from cur
yie-.
lie could Invoke the highest philo.o.
ply. even the heroi,m Of life. bu, be
could no, ,,ay the inroad' Of time nor
the hand Of the ultimate victor. and he
has yielded.
No doubt In his advancing years be
fsl, more aud more foreibly the espirins
~ofd. Of "shs old man eloquent" who
fell in the hall Of COnsres, Ia bis pres
snoe ~hen both yer, the people. repre.
.sa,.,i,s.. "ls this the snd Of lifs," and
-e feel assured ths, after . lie pause be
would have added those other words. IL
am content" | indops ~ especially
appropriate TO him. - fer =. kas~ HI.
inmo., life. the ssn,insn, o, the sscond
resolution Offered ihi. e,shisg. snd | fur.
Their .seoad the adOP,iOa Of the re'olu'
,ioa..
Mr. A. X. HrkKicE said
IoH Honor. feel ,hs, | mus, say
f,~ ~oid. In honor OF thu memory Of
one Zoe whom have had the mos, pro-
foand respect. whsa h., became
.eq i.inisd With Brother h.mnoa' b.
had already arrived q, tia, period 10 life
~ whish mo., msn ere pa.ias from the
stag, Of .e,is, life. -hsn msa become
feeble, their nerve. r,l.ssd aud the ~ill
p.l.led. Bat With Bfo,hu H.mmon..
~1ile there v,re ev,issees that the
sr,., energy aud force Of character which
h.d been 80 marked In hi, early history
bal .om.-hI RELAXED. ys, there VI.
then trace Of ,h., ere aud energy Of
-kieh bad heard % often from Others
aud I .s- az time. somt,hins OF the
-ll, The force and the Gee OF the m.n.
kas- tbs deceased BnDStsr mote 80.
psci.lly =. . nsishbor sad friend. aud II
!. q, . es,iIsn. . n.ighbor aud friend l
desire TO speak Of him; /, 10 Ia TIA, rls-
,ioa.hip that | shall Ls,y, remember
him.
whsa | began practice alone. ,ar.
roaadsd by ell the uaesf,.ia,is. thea
arising from the practice o. the lac aud
~Aieh arise in the path Of every youns
pr.etisloasr. like my brother Who b..
spoken before me. sen, to hin FOE AID
.sd advice. he seemed 70 delight In
siSins me assistance. aud in the short
time that kns- him, aud Ia the fec
case. ia Which -.s opposed 10 him he
~. .l-.y, eon.idsrsis, shosins hin.
.slf TO be. Ia all hi, practice aud 10 ell
hi, dealings. m.n Of kosoi. Of inisgti,y
aud fair dealing. While 10 some Of us
b. may have seemed % be . s,sfn man.
aud has been spoken Of asa m.n Of
i'Oa -iih ihdomiisbls will. ys, have
.ssG bin usdsr eiieansi.noe. which re.
ye.lsd TO me another eide 10 bis ehsrae.
,sr. tender. fall Of feeling and sfseiion.
sell remember the tine ~hsn be me,
-iih The lo.. Of hi. .oa. w,lsoa. ffom
thu, time 10 the day Of 81, death be new.
- spoke Of hi. .oa Ia my pr..enes When
,s.r. did DO, roll do-n his ehssks. and
.- that, while be may have had the
appearance Of bsias severe and some.
-h., s,srn In hi. manner, ye, undsf II
I'll there -s. the kihdos.. and tenderness
-hish Ne ell appreciate Ia our br.'trsn.
lt~. my fortune TO BE- engaged IN .
case opposed TO Brother Hsmmoa. ia the
las, trial 10 which he ever took part. IL
%. daring th., trial th. the .,rJks
-hieh haslly ended Ia hi, death came.
Tie case "a. ons Of some magnitude.
and in IL. trial Bio,hsf HAnmOh. had
.ho~n 10 . marked degree tbs sre., abil.
i,y Which he possessed, conducting I,
9TH ell the ,igOr which 80 ehsr.eteriE ID
him ia ell such proceedings. I, Was
darias . brief suspension OF the trial thu,
!, We. supposed ,h., BE- received this
shock. When the case "a. resumed !,
"a. observed that be f.lisred tha, he
could 20, e1neea,ra,e hi. IDEAS, aud We
..v ,ha, the beginning Of the end had
come. he seemed TO re.liIi then for
the fret time thu, be -.s fast losing his
hold on ell earthly ,hins.. aud ,h., .oSa
~oald "the silver cord be lOOsed." "ths
golden bosl be broken" lie often es.
pressed the ssn,imen, Of the poe, ,hs,
"Old age IL siill old age"
-. The -salas. not the crescent mooa.
The dass ofs.suias. not TIE bare u noOn.
| l al-.ys considered Brother Hsmmons
|. high type Of manhood noble man. .
citizen Of broad understanding aud deep
patriotism; sman Of liberal IDEAS. inter-
e.ied in ell public enterprises. and al
gay. ready to for~srd any progressive
movemen, 10 the community In which be
lived. lie Vas Away. present. whea
possible. ., ell meetings aud gatherings
10 ~hieh the interests Of the community
10 ~hieh be lived were considered. aud
when hi. death came Eel, profoundly his
loss. no, only to the community and the
tom. bat to myself personally. A, the
time Of his deceass be vas President Of
the Oxford Bar Association, . position