New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-17
The late Judge Story.

n IT7s and wa. thr sIse. child Of Dr. Esha story by
his second marriage BY he early death u his siher be
sustained The parental relation To the numerous sn'o
members OF his family and vas The stay and the ssr 81
his aged mother who still survives him a vigorous old
are and with urimpared intellect
Judge story entered College in his sixteenth year and
vradusred in l7se While there be studied hours
isy leaving only eight hours for slep ard exercise
This ncessant labor shook his constitution and through
life hs has been often subject % attacks similar 10 that
which caused his ssi SIC kness In i,Oi be commenced
N. practice OF law in Salem and in very short time
was 40 successful that his practice was more lucrative
than that Of any gentleman Of his profession who pre-
ceded or hss followed him.
Ind,e Story was elected Representative from Salem
in lsO6 and Member Of Congress from tha, district IN
ls- He declined reelection, and at the January se
.on ISL he chosen Speaker OK the House OF hep
resentAnves Of Massachusetts IN place OF Hon Perez
Morton who had been appointed Attorney Genera In
Nav 1911 he was reelected Speaker, and IN the subse
qusnt October be appointed 10 the once ne held al
his death in place of Judge CushnS-the once hANins
been previously offered 20 John Quincy Adams Gov
( inceln and one OF two others When Judge story
was elected Speaker there was strong eiot 10 Pu'
another gentlemen in his place and Judge : succeed"u
by small majority in the meeting Of MS party sue
csssfu repeating the embargo and increasing
the salary of Judges OF the supreme Court having csusea
his political orthodoxy be suspected In the once OF
SNEAKER Judge : distinguished. No political
opponent ever questioned the perfect fairness OF judge
Story or President Quincy. whilst they held respectively
the speakers Office Neither Of them, m the discharge
OF their duties. swerved from the s,ricsesi
impsrtiaiiy.
The distng ushed ability which Judge story cvnced
"a Speaker brought him forward rs candidate tor the
Judgeshp. although then but ihrtytwo years OF
age And notwithstanding the unircndly feelings OF
Mr. Jefferson President Madison appointed him. be
being strongly recommended by Gen. Dearborn. Gen.
yarnun Or Hill and the Fathers of the Democratic
party No one will question the proprety OF this
appointment, for man has ever filed the Judicial
Office with greater reputation
From the momentof Judge Story's appointing Mt he
relgiousy determined tina, his ermlne should be rnsul
lied and though he firmly maintained his opinions, stI
he never afterwards mingled in the conflicts Of party
Standing he did the signal injustice WAS done
when on the decease of Judge Marshal. man.
every way his inferior placed in the Office u Chief
Justice But during that period no man who dld not
swear featy the idol of the day. could obtain office.
Judge Story was married 10 daughter Of the Rev.
Daniel Oliver who died within year of her marriage
He afterwards married the daughter OF Judge William
Wotmore the present Mrs. story. Their family hiss
been very numerous but most OF them died IN infancy
and only children survivc-his son. an attorney IN
Boston and hi. daughter married 10 another gentleman
Ofthaf profession.
Judge story was one Of the most industrious and IA.
borous writers that lived Early in life he INDUCED
in poetry and light literature but his principal writings
have been his profession and they alone so youmi
nous constitute library Of themselves.
Judge Story always able fnsncier, and from the
incorporation of the Merchants Bank he Director
and for many years President and under his advice
became model Bank He has left larger fortune than
any other lawyer in New and acquired from his
profession notwithstanding he most liberal and mu
uicent in his benescuons.
In his family relations his attachments were
dent In his religious belief he had the ardor which
marked his other relations though liberal and tolerant 10
all other
In the Convention OF 1920 which amended the Con
siituton Of Massachusetts, he probably the in
hue initial member he left Salem Tor his last residence IN
1929 He ardent and Jealous politician. before
he became Judge and carried into the field opotc. tie
srdOr which marked his character IN all tue other
relations Of life.
In nothing did Judge Story excel than In his social
powers. Possessed OF an exhaustess aifuence OF Ian
guage he coad ciothe his Ideas with fuller drapery
than any other contemporary Ills mouth was per
ennial spring. and from his lips there continuous
gush of social eoquence He the delight of the
circle and breathed around him atmosphere of
socially perfectly resistess For quarter OF century
he member Of social club ola dozen members of
his political friends this clab met every week Al each
others residence. all strangers being invited TO enjoy
their hOsyfatlcs. Here every public measure was dis
cussed from these discussion. those measures
which placed Massachusetts, in the hands OF the Repub
can party and Afterwards by union of parties placed
a. the head Of the nation that accomplished and upright
statesman, John q Adams. Judge Story was the lie
and soul of this circle
Bya well directed exertion Of bis influence and advice
the Law School at Cambridge Of (which he was the head,
was formed. The existence and unrivsed prosperity
OF his school is mainly to be attributed 10 Judge story
This school at present contains one hundred and eighty
students.
When the Republican party game into power in isin
committee Of twenty OF which Judge story and
two other gentlemen Of this county were members the
subject OF measures and men was submitted and they
most magnanimousy determined that, whilst means
should be taken introduce various reforms party
prescription should take place that upon All tribunals
each party should be fairly represented fby III advice
this In some instances dcvated from neither
Judge Story his friends responsible for he and
they always held that the public best served by
keeping In Office those Of proven fidelity.
In whatever light we view the character Of Judge
Story shall find him generous benedcent. patriotic,
honest in every trust indeiatigable in every duty.
FROM HAvASA-The brig Hayne. Capt Getty,
arrived at Charleston on the 18th from Havana,
having left that port four days previously. There
was very little news. We extract from the C0a-
rier the following
The exports from Havana from the LIST Jan. TO Jlst
Aug. lsi5, were 2O66is boxes Sugar and l35 02ii
robes Coffee OF which 81 3l7. boxes Of the former AL
39i2 arrohes OF the latter TO the United STATES
The exports from Matanzas 20 the period,
s554ii boxes of Sugar and 1911 arrobes Of Coffee OF
which 1880 boxes Sugar and 81 arrobes Coffee were
10 the United states
There were Il arrivals At Havana for the month Of
August ls45 Of which q from the United States
rs vessels sailed in the time p Of which for
the United states The number Of vessels IN port Stu
instant 10 ships 50 brigs and Is schrstotal 81.
The number Of passengers arrived in the month OF
August last wss GA
To- Tba Tr,b,