Litchfield enquirer., 1831-07-07

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 1 The HoN. NOAH B. BENEDICT died at his seat in Woodbury the 2d inst aged GO years.
 ! He was profound Lawyer, and an able advocate. and stood in the first rank in his profession. He was ofen member Of the House of Rept eniatives and for several successive years a member of our State Senate. He lived a blameless life-reproach was never cast upon his name-he was blessed with wealth. and great purity of character, which were devoted to the support of the venerable civil and religious inst tutions of our fathers. His virtues shone with p e. eminent luser in the domestic circle-and the poor blest him.
 In youth he embraced the principles of the Chris tian religion, and, though life, clove to them with unwavering constancy. A deep conviction ofthe pu- rty of Gods law, and his own unworthiness, often cast cloud over his future prospects, hut as his tenn pora sun was setting the Sun of Righteousness with healing in his beams, and dispeIIed the doubts which, in the meridian of life, had obscured his vis ion of future bss.-Comm.
 Another correspondent has furnished the following remarks upon this affective dspensation of Provi- dence:
 The week previous to his death, Mir. Benedict came to this village to attend upon the Supreme Court of Errors in the discharge of his professional duties.- Tuesday afternoon he made elaborate argument in cause in which he felt deep interest," and acquitted himself with distinguished ability. Wednesday he appeared in another cause, and made short argu- ment, at the same time complaining of considerable indispostion. He then compelled to consign to friend the completion of his business. He remained with much indisposed until Friday morning, when he returned to his family; but the circumstances of his illness, (which continued after his arriva did not excite alarm until the middle of the followirg week, when his complaint assumed malignant character, and terminated disastrously to his family, his friends, aud the public.
 On Sunday the remains fthis es,imabe man were | committed to the grave amidst great concourse of sympathizng friends. large number of hiS pRofes- sOna friends and bre,hren~aitended his Obsequies, and were mourners indeed. This event, as caami- tous as it sudden and expected, has been re- ceved with much sensbiIiy in this part oflhs State, and the regrets of the public will be co-exensiye with a knowledge his worth. The loss which the pro- fession in this county has sustained is rreparahle- Few are better qualified to discharge successful Iy the arduous duties of the legal forum. He occupied enviab!e rank among the eminent lawyers of Con- necticut. The soun1ness of his judgment, the vigor of his intellect, the acuteness and discrimination of his mind, united with various and profound learning, ha- bits of industry and application to business, and markable share of coectedness and selEpossession, gave high value to his efforts, and made his appeals to court and jury unusually successful. Ipdeed it is seldom that many of the requisites essential 10 con- s,pie an able advocate can be found united in one man.
 If this were all that could be said with truth to the deceased, might co include this briefnoce with the remark that he died highly respected But we add that he possessed other traits of character which were the occasion of his being greatly beloved And in this connexion we would remark, that his pro 1 fessonal manner model worthy of all imitation l Respectful the court, and kind to the opposing counsel, he seldom ndulged in retort sarcasm not even when stimulated by provocaiion; and he never departed from the merits of his to wound unne cessary the feelings of party or witness. II he had any invecve bestow it upon inqui,y as disclosed in connexon with the subject which he had "nder consideration. He cultivated feelings of friend ship for his professional brethren, and treated the younger members wth paternai kindness and conde- scension. He fond of receiving them into his family, and seldom would he perm, an opportunity to escape of giving them expression of regard in this respect
 His conduct as a relative, friend and neighbor won the affections of all comprised within those relations, and universally objects for the exercise of his benefcent disposition. As husband he was devoted and consecrated much Of his time to ihe tender ass
 duties demanded by the feeble constitution Of his a Aicted lady In every relation he seems to have per formed well all the duties of life. And now we have only add, that his has been ruD and the work which he was to perform on earth has been consum- mated (as is fully beeved) in he full enjoyment o all the cancellations of the christian religion. Ths dark cloud which had long hung over his mind with respect to his hopes of blessed immortality were dis pelled during the last few days of his life By this circumstance the distress of his friends has been greatly mitgaed. As the grave has received iisec- customed trbute rendered inevitable by an inesora- ble law of nature, shall we consign his virtues to oblivion May he not be supposed to be still living and to be constantly present teaching us by the exam ple of well spent life If there is any one hear: on which the excellence of dePlOred friend has made vivid impression, there may that impression remain unobliteraed and cherished long as mortality shai last.
 The chief clerk of the Treasury Department, As bury Dickens has been appOiDtedtO act Secretary ! .:, .,o ..,crO of Mir M'Iane from EnpIand oI