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The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], General Assembly of Virginia. (search)
sappointing the thirsty earth and blowing dust in people's eyes. De Witt Clinton, it is true, was a public man, but a public man in the best sense — advancing the civilization, power, influence and credit of his native State by works of public and practical utility. On his Atlantean shoulders he bore New York from infancy to empire. The great canal with which his name is indelibly associated is his best monument. But he was no politician. He did not court popularity, but popularity followed him, and was chained to his triumphal car. All that Clinton accomplished was the dust of the balance compared to the fruits of Fulton's triumph. Clinton labored for a State, Fulton for the world, and wherever the hot breath of steam pants over the waters, it tells the story of his fame. It is strange how little consideration the world bestows upon its greatest benefactors, whilst it never tires of admiring those who do it most injury, such as selfish politicians and ambitious soldiers.