Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-07
From the Richmond Enquirer
THE LATE JUDGE DADE.

this life IN the 18Th ms an, al ms re,idTce !"
Prince William, in the 47'h year OF hss age
after long and painful illness, which ne pore
with unsh ,ken for,i,udr and presence oil m'no
10 his las breath. 1t is for thr wid"w, ana inc
orphan, who were the objects OF his tender care,
and devoted love, to weep over MS no':o e"
grave! 1t is for the helpless, ard desu.u'r'
whom he pro ected aud nourish"d, 70 pour 'o'',
the mournful strain. Of grateful affection, aud
affective bereavement. 1t IS 'or pr,'ae '''e""-
chin To utter in re il hrnt, lis SD lament over
~. nr.ma,ure fate Of one VINO faithfully aud
,fEe ,iopstely reciprocal all lis kind Offices,
and n,rformed its highest du'ies Blu is
due TO society TO do honor 10 the memory oi
the iIiustrious dead 20 pass jus, judge m u,
anon their charac ers, AID actions; and TO ho'd
them ID 10 vir,uous and patriotic ambition, 80
examples of success, and models tor imitation
In, subiec, of this notice was doom "a To strug-
glr in eu,ly life with all he ills OF poverty /;
and hts IA her, " no had been an eminent iawer'
could give him only common grammar
school rducs alton, and such ms rue ION as MS
own libra v, ana T. aruing would aH.rd BIZ
uuder e.e,y disad, age, ~ the force "i a
fioe genius, and incessant appl'ca ION he be-
came a, he age Of eighteen an Logan, scholar,
an x ellen, lawyer. His necessities !mpe'led
him a. hat ea,ly age obtain lire'se TO prac-
,ice the law but his commencement, was in
susp,cinus, and discoursgi"g and I've vas able
for SIX wears, to do no more than support him.
self wth The most rigid economy, and rions>
" m-ditated III, abandonment Of profession
of which he was af,erw ards 50 brilliant an or
pament, Blu, his time was not wasted: he
drank deep a. the fouu ain al Juridicai learning;
and H. improved hi, ste, aud exrndrd the
bcundarie Of hi, knowledge, by diversified
s'udi,s HIS great mtri was no. onkn"wn 10
10 dist erning mer: and the venerable Judge
White, and the lsmrnted Bots, bee am his pa
trors The form gave HIM 'he appo'n,mr nj
Of A. "rney for he Cnmmonwt al,h i" the Dis
lric Court Of H lynn ,rkr and the Litter hav-
ing determined To change his residence, de-
v lived on him considrr able business. From
this period. his pnwe frl mind pref 'ond legal
.radi,ion. and diig, u, application, placed him
in the front ra k OF one Of The abs RS m
Virgiris, nd gave him the most comm anding
success: Wills h.. republican prime es. pa-
u'oit spiri and fine character re- commended
him to the favor at the people. In tue course
of SIX y"ars, he qnirrd by his profession an
independent fortune and ht several TIMES r"p-
res. n,ed he Dc cpl in each branch OF the Gen
eral Assembly, vi h distinguished repu'a ION
Blu in he full Tide # success he was ares ed
by disease; add di,ablrd by il TO prosecute an
extensive prac lice, h., az h" age, OF ;ni''y ac'
cep,eo sea, on the Bench OF the General
Court. II was il 'is Judicial capa' it' he be-
came most conspicuous, and shone win most
splrrdot;&, although Withdrawn from the ne q
of smhi,lon, and the high road Of pr fermrn',
h. brlllan, alen,s. and lofty character, attract.
d the admire ion OF his i've State, and but
for his i'll health would Ultimately have 'le>a'-
I'd him 10 her highes' hon"rs. AS Cheuit
ll..l IL Md .ssl
Wv IN al. ouate ide OF the ease d,gni y. promp-
,i,ude ana ability with which he des2a h'L
the nusin, S. before him; aud his Imp~riIali'y
aud f,irn.s> were so unqueslionable, aud his
xposl,ioLs SO luminous, that his decisions
almost always gave Satisfaction TO 'ne B'
and 10 the parte>. Ht did not fct an
thing. for he had no need To affrc n:'i
ease, d,gni and pr"mp'tude wee ha'u'ai: an
the order aud regularly which prevailed III
his Court, proceeded less from a dread OF h'N
az, hori,v, thuu profound respect f'r his cha'-
acter as Judge. H listened with pa lent al.
teniion TO every atgn".eni, and u sound, h- 10 =
lowed il: aid. a,,h"ueh Away, abb. I" S, eng h
en- j. from th- stores 4 his lra'n' 6, nd t"'
f,lic If his illus ra,i"ns, h. was superior u"
the common ,anIy at deciding ca >es upon no.
v. bu' unimportLn points Suggested oN him-
self. He treated the bar with Iespect, and c""r'
tesy, aud always TN outraged, and propped
young. aud d fiden; ad. OF a'es; aid he in,ari
ab y rui sued, md employed his learning to at
tan the re al justice OF every case without in
& ,nging any Of the rul y Of he law. or prisile-
gs of ,ouns'l He VA grave, stem, and vg"r-
Gus IN he ex,tu ion of he duties Of MS 3fficr,
aid "a terror 10 vii doeIs:" bu' he was dug.
nl6 withou, SUPERB ,linusnrss, firm without,
a",,'rIy, aud prompt wi,nou ipitation;
and wills under ms administration, guilt Tell
The ches,is,ng hand Of the law, innocence re-
posed securely behind The shield If justice
! he people # his Judicial distr'c' ra fled this
o"arac'er ~ The unanimiy with whIoh they
ele ed HIM d IN mbeI If ,hr Con, enti"n now
M''ing IN Richmond. He was eminenlly quail
fed ( the high uus, Of revising the Cons'i
u on al d he State ha. sust ined loss In the
p,iv,t,pn of his cour,els II. would have
broug in,oHh Con,en ,on an ample store Of
p acucaI wisdom, drawn & ON profound know
ledge of tuman nalurc, Of III. condition 1t our
= ate, md e re oper lion If our ms buttons.
He waa a DE-, i'd "A friend nf reform hut he a az