The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15

To- Tho siTtfs uf sar fhsre wa- M NtndtrtN~-
B--- - -pirtt. nor IN 'he means nj rrc~e
cutting war patpotsr man wh" trusted
IA. t-uple and a man whom ~ reurle
1 trusted. . brave -olsiIst Sho RETAINED ~"
rOns,lrnc- % hts troops and q ni- ~%uf~r"r~
IN all tho vic,-sttute- ~ w.r sfr"'d vhu-'
friendship ws- nat chahE~i nur ietnI-srvi
hy the changing event, % hfr such Nas
teen Ranks. to many and 20 my-'tf. his
rumranIon and often co-work-r. ani ALWAYS
freud ,hruugh = lrngth"n"d hall century
her ~ IA" sam. chapter We rad
Ia kro~lr-lgc 80 parliamentary Law
and IN ability tu administer that Law At
may 10 clalmcd Justly that General Rank
had No rival Ia IN, generation A. a sfesker
he approached the rank 81 an orator.
4 ~. did not attain to II. Hts prr--nc~
VA stately and att rarttV-. his voice was
agreeable. far reaching and commanding,
and his control 81 an audience was alb
>olI,e for the time bcins That his auditors
NAV at time. have difersi from his cum
illusions. but only ~h-n the speech was
rndei and the spell was broken. IL evidence
uf his power as n speaker. That he cam.
.uto public life as the associate and rival
of sumner. Wilson and Burlingame. and
that ia his whole career ~ a public man be-
kept hus equal place 70 the end. and that
IN congress hc sufere. nothing when com-
paret with the able men who occupied
leafs N the lower house bet we-n tho year
ia and the year 1870. give him rank a.
one Of the foremost Statesmen Of his time.
n . II. said that his nam" IL not identified
with any important measure OF the Govern
mcnt. the sam. may be- SAID Of MIR Sumner.
II Mr. Wilson. OF Mr. Conkling and others.
whose speeches and opinions have had
large influence upon the policy OF the coun-
Try tgrcat measure il the result 81 many
cau-r~. and IN lie PRONUNCIATION It may
hear The name ~ a person whose contribn-
ton has b'-'n insIsnifnant relatively
II "a well known that at the state election
81 $50 IN Massachusetts, the coalition Of
Democrats and free-soilers was triumphant.
and IN" author Of these recollections be-
came Governor In the following year
Charles Sumner Vas sent 10 the United
States Seuate. About the same time Mr..
Robert { winthrop resigned his seat In
,ha, body and withdrew from public life.
VI Boutwell, SAYS of him Up e that
point Mr.. winthrop's career had been one
81 uninterrupted success. He WAS the
f~aNorite % Boston. and he belonged e. an
I'D and vcnerat-d family. His talants
were uf n high order. his education thu hest
that the times afforded. his character with
Out a hlemi-h. and there was no reason
arising from personal conditions Why be
should not have b.rome thc representative
man ct the stat. Mr. Boutwell, goes on
tu LAY that when, IN 1855. the Republican
party was organized. a committee waited
upon Mt winthrop and invited lin "a
Ioln the movement His public record
was satisfactory upon IN" slavery question. |
that o.. y Was better than that Of many
Others who hsclm" Republicans He de-
clin.d 10 lake y position. and gave A. a
reason that he Wa unwilling To- at with Ia.
men WHO wete lcading the movement.
II" named sumner and Wilson. II his
dCCi-iun had h,-.n otherwise. II il quite !
doubtful lf his nerve would have be"n
equal Ia III" contests through which the
Republican party va destined 10 pass
Mr.. Winthrop had IN HIM nothing 81 the
revolutionary spirit In England. IN the
times of Cromwell, he would have followed
the fortunes of The StuartS. and IL Is din
cult TO imagine hin a. the associate Of
Samuel Adams, John Adams and Thomas
jefferson Ia Revolutionary DAYS
az Caleb Cushing. who earnestly opposed
the election II Charles sumner to the I ni,ed
States senate. our author expresses the
opinion that. While he had great qualities
h. wss uot n great man. He had Immense
capacity That lie could Use IN aid ~ others.
h. lacked ability to mark OUT a course
for himself. or lac lacked enacity or purpose
IN pursuing II He ambition had no limits,
and he would swcrve from his personal
IN the pursuit uf place. In
my administration he was made a Judge
Of the Suprem" q 81 the State. and upon
m understanding that he would retain the
post During the few months that he was
upon ~" Bench he gave promise 81 sue
cs~-. but upon the election - President
Pierce IN 1852. he could not resist the offer
81 a seat IN his Cabinet. A. A~ttorney-Gen-
eral be did not add materially to his rrpu-
tation. but his opinions are distinguished
for research aud for l~earning Elsewhere
We read that Gushing was destitute Of con
by his residence IN the Eas, he
had lost faith IN our religion. IN our c%iviliza-
ton. and. IN a degree, inour political system.
However. he had no stronger faith in any
other system His purposes were not bad
and his disposition To aid other. was a
charming feature 81 his character. lie
would ohlig- al associate whenever he could
20 A. a legislator he would perfect
hills hat he did not approve. and his stores
~ kuoNlesls, were at The service Of any one
Who chose 10 make requests Of him. In
deed. he often volunteered information
and -ugg.~tions His reading Vas ~ vast
and his experience - great. that his pro-
arguments were often overloaded.
As a jurist. his influence with courtsNas
He did not AID the judicial mind
II was seldom necessary for the Court 20
accept or answer his arguments On
nne occasion. he commenced an argument
10 the supreme Court Of Massachusetts,
with the obscure philosophical observation
An ,mpossibility IL the greatest possible
fact
our author adds that Gen Gushing was
In many ways. but his faculties
were hot practical. and he was too much
10 adhere to the existing powers,
consequently, he wa- ready 10 change
whenever a new party or a now So, 90 men
authority As an official. he would
,l"y instructions. and, a. an assistant in
historical or diplomatic researches.
he had no rival lie attained TO HIGH posi-
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