But although his intelligence is merely the servant of his will, it is at least the willing and competent servant of a single-minded master.

If it has not been leavened by the rigorous routine of its work, neither has it been cheapened; and the service has constantly been growing better worth while.

During the course of his public career, his original integrity of character has been intensified by the stress of his labors, his achievements, his experiences, and his exhortations.

An individuality such as his--wrought with so much consistent purpose out of much variety of experience--brings with it an intellectual economy of its own and a sincere and useful sort of intellectual enlightenment.

He may be figured as a Thor wielding with power and effect a sledge-hammer in the cause of national righteousness; and the sympathetic observer, who is not stunned by the noise of the hammer, may occasionally be rewarded by the sight of something more illuminating than a piece of rebellious metal beaten into shape.