History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . s of no permanent im-portance. But in the House he at once took a prom-inent part in debate, not wholly in connection withthe slavery issue, but on other subjects of national in-terest. On the occasions on which he addressed theHouse he showed himself armed at all points, whetherfc defence or for assault, and was probably the manabove all others, whom the abettors of such wrongs ashad assumed to their view the aspect of right mostdreaded to encounter. His vast learning, his tenacious
History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . s of no permanent im-portance. But in the House he at once took a prom-inent part in debate, not wholly in connection withthe slavery issue, but on other subjects of national in-terest. On the occasions on which he addressed theHouse he showed himself armed at all points, whetherfc defence or for assault, and was probably the manabove all others, whom the abettors of such wrongs ashad assumed to their view the aspect of right mostdreaded to encounter. His vast learning, his tenacious memory and hisprompt command of its resources, made him a mostformidable opponent, while the same qualities fittedhim for the efficient advocacy of measures conduciveto the national progress and well-being. But his career was cut short at the moment whenhe was winning the highest distinction, and when es-pecially the friends of freedom were depending on hisalready well-proved strength as their champion. Hewas preparing a speech on the fisheries, a subjectwhich he doubtless understood better than any other.
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