Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, when it was signified that a subsequent day would be set apart for appropriate commemoration in honor of the lateljy deceased Senfrom Vermont, I had designed preparing some ext ended tribute to attest my warm regard for his virtues and my great appreciation of his talents. An indisposition, however, that has prostrated me almost to the present moment Will prevent my doing as I would have wished. Still I am not willing to let this occasion pass without any memorial word from my lips. Long years ago, sir, I learned to admire the steadfast devotion to free principles, amid the thick conflict of impending revolution, man ifested in the public life of Senator Foor. There was a moral force, an undemonstrative heroism, in his quiet methods of persistence, impressive far beyond any pronounced mannerism. But it was only when lcame to know him personally in the relations of private intercourse that I realized the force and beauty of his full orbed manhood. The reciprocal action of thought and feeling so often dissociated by the wear of political avocation was with him a perfect accord. Among the 1st who extended to me the hand of wel come upon my entrance into this body, be emphasized that welcome by acordial manner a refined courtesy, an unselfish guidance, an from that hour until the hour of his departure I can truly say that I relied upon his friend ship with a confidence asabso ute as if it had been the growth of years. It seemed as though the animation of his noble nature shone out radiant from his person, that a countenance in which was blended boldness and sweetness gave true index of the spirit within and such as he seemed I ever found him to lie a man free from guile, pure in patriotism, clear of faith, upright, punctual, dieliberate, and wise with the wisdom that comes of observation, which develops in action rather than argument, and which is serene because it is ever charitable. Of a large type of intellect, capable of most moving speech. graceful beyond most in elocution, he was seldom hearddn the debates of this Chamber; and yet it will be said of him that few, if any, better fulfilled the properduties of a Senator or did more thoroughly the work assigned him, either by constituents or compeers. Often chosen to preside here, eminently worthy of such dignit, possessed with a voice rich, in melody, qnic of apprehension amid diverse questioning, rapid in judgments, yet modest in affirmation, e became at last the oracle of the Senate, to whom all referred in disputed matters of arliameutnry ruling. Observant, scrupulous y observant, of the forms and ceremonies that usage has grown, like mosses, around the rocedure of this the most august deliberative 0d of the world, he was yet even more deferentia to duty than to form or cere mony. Indeed, I think if he had one dominant elementthat ruled all else in his evenly bal anced mind, it was a rigid, uns werving sense of dut that would suffer no consideration to set asi e its claim; a sense of duty to which, in the More of a vigorous physical development, he, by too assiduous devotion, sacrificed his life. But Why do I say sacrificed his life? Has he not gone rather to the eternal life beyond those “beautiful gates” which shone upon his fading vision with unearthly s lendor, into the everlasting tabernacles of light and love, to dwell forever with his God? Standing by the side of that dying statesman, witnessing with what composure he conse iously drew near his dissolution; hearing him ronounce the vanity and emptiness of titled onors when present with death, and yet kindle into exultation and triumph as he spoke of his infinite hope in a redeemed resurrection; humbly partaking with him of that last sacrament that sealed him to the church and bidding him a farewell full of sympathy t6 me, full of joy to him, I cannot thin we have an right to mourn here today. Let us, then. Mr. President, cherish the example of that life which he led as worthy to be our guide in performing those high trusts committed to our charge, and let us deal with the memory of him who has passed from our midst not as a memory draped with the signs of mourning, but brighdand beautiful and glo rious, fit to be crowned with music and with flowers, not with elegiac responses.