The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-04

ical contest. But it can be said of
him that in the struggle of 1916 he
represented the moral sentiment of
his State and established her political
position on foundation which has
not yet been shaken Never engaging
in the irritations of sectional strife he
always accepted the Issue firmly ard
calmly, and supported his owo ca,ise
with courage and power, not always
with a manner satisfactory to the
impetuous minds While had inspired
the contest, but always with a mcthcJ
which brought to their support the
earnest and rejecting IN al tina long
period of desperate sndeavor. wnon
great events crowded upon each
other in rapid succession and great
regulations were made and grea. rep
utations ruined, this calm and deter
mined statesman of Vermont sdis1ag
ed the true cc2fdgo S10 wisdom o. a
guide VINO knows the peril and the
path to safety. History has recorded
the grandeur of the great debate
which for years occupied the leaders
in the conflict and filled the minds of
the people with high purpose AMI all
along its pages ma be found az ar
ray of names which can never be for
gotten while tbs Government en-
dures. And among them stands the
Senator from Vermont who sto19
firm in every crisis, and who, on morn
than one occasion, 50 presented the
issue to the American reople that Il
resolute and defiant determination
took the place Ct desperate enthusl
asm and inspired them with firmnoss
for the conflict.
This is the man who 10 Vermont ''as
selected as her guiding and represen-
tative statesman, and whose sta.u.i
she presents to her country as h,r
tribute to the illustricus group which
is slowly gathering in yonder Hall. AS
| contemplate the simple and quiet
dignity, the calm Intelligence, this
sweet and amiaple spirit, the resoiu.a
purpose which mark that faithful anu
Impressive image OF her chosen jurist
and statesman, / rejoice with her that
she has bestowed upon her country So
noble an example II the American
citizen, one who will always be re.
membered as the
Non civium ardor prava jubentium
non vultus instantis tyranni
Mente quatit solida;
one
Whose armor was his homes
thought,
And simple truth his utmost skill
Address of Mr.. Stephens.
Mr.. Stephens. Mr.. Speaker, l ash
the indulgence of the House while
add a few remarks to what has beer
so appropriately and eloquently sait
by the gentleman from Vermont [Mr
Tyler] and the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts [Mr. Loringl in support o
the resolution under consideration
The occasion is to me impressive ant
suggestive. The distinguished states
man whose statue is now presente,
under the act of Congress of 1864 b,
the State of Vermont knew we'll an
intimately for several years. We en-
tered Congress together in 1S43 an,
remained in the House together unit
1S49, when he was appointed to tn
office of Postmaster-Gener During
the three Congresses, the Twenty
eighth, Twenty ninth, and Thirtiett
of our joint service in the old legis
lative Hall for two years we occupie
adjacent seats. We were also of tn
same mess at Mrs. Carter's boarding
house in the old Dawson row on Cap
itol Hill, over yonder, little north
|, east of the present Senate Chamber
! which has within the last few year
been removed for the enlargement @
, the Capitol grounds. He contribute
much ito the light of the life" of tina
mess, where were fancy, Story, Nc
Lean, Mckinley of the Suprem
Court bench, and Peters, the old re
porter, with John j. Chittenden (Sen
atOr) and Henry Order, (Member), G
Kentucky; Henry Y. Cranston, c
, Rhode Island; Meredith p. Gentry an
, Edward H. Ewing, of Tennessee; Al
len F. Owen, Toombs, and myself, G
Georgia, with other occasional visit
| ant lawyers attending the Suprem
! Court, among whom were the eide
, Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, with his lii
tie son, bearing his fathers name
: who is now a distinguished membe
/ of this House, and the present Chief
: Justice Waite, and Mr. Evarts, nov
Secretary of State.
[ well recollect Judge Collamer'
first speech in the House. 1t wa
J in support of the constitutionality c
l the law Of Congress providing for tn
election of members of the House /
all the States by districts, instead c
what was called the generalticke
: system. Macaulay says that on tn
} celebrated trial of the bishops in tn
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