Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-17

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~onted ic ~, dweli some Tine Labs the mobiles
OF human sciences and the tribute due to those VIII
profoundly studied and illustrated principles. lie con
olnded with the following appropriate sentiment:
" The aeeonriiihed Orator: Who. well in privau
causes % M public affairs has only set an example Il
his contemporaries, but carried name among the ilusou
masters "i former sgc."
To this ointment Mr. Webster responded IN spe.eh o
great cicqaeacc and interest Of which the Courier SAYS
gives but imperfect and faded deineatcn IN the follow
ing sketch:
Mr.. w said in substance he felt highly honored by ,b,
on'e o. respect and regard nom his professional brethren
OF the Charleston Bar and took pleasure IN expressing hi
great aud grateful satisfaction lhus meeting hcm al m,
tncndly and soc, board Such were the emotions OF hi
bosom, that he could scarcely trust himself with
OF be expected TO make speech reply lie said he
loved his and their profess on and loved al who
h'norcd A. lie regarded the great ornament and
one o the chief dcences and securities tree institutions
1t was Indispensable to and conservative OF public ber-
~. lie honofcd II from the bottom of his heart Il he
was anything was the lawthai noble profession tina,
sublime science, which he ard they al pursu,d-that had
made him what he was. twas has aubitoa coeyal with
hrs caiy manhood nay with his YOUTH be thought wor-
Thy 10 be ranged under the banner OF that profession The
law had been his chief stmuus-hs controlling and abb
ding hoPe-nay, he might say, hi. presiding genius and
guardian angel.
lie aud h- brethren the law had met this evening
he said under the influence Of common icelinrs-they
were students OF the Observation-Disclosures aud disci-
pies -, the leaders and teachers whom history
had cronclcd tor contemplation aud cNamp, such AS
Dotnat Coke, llttttOn, ManSiltd and lo
hHu oheI great names IN Europe and Am6 uCa--ET,at
lights and uminsne- every b-arch the legal science
and m the principles of legislation. He asked therefore
u be permitted say that be c,J common good Tor
tune To belong 10 PROCESSION useful honorable aud
So distinguished. Although rgigAf not alwavs II d MOI
often, IA hi' country lead wealth enabled Us o. do
what was Infinitely better snt more mpprant-to do r5od
m our day and Rc1crarol He repeated 1t eacu
laed To yield them The greatest iorinct seldom IA I'M.
respect met the sangune eNpsciA. beginners n the
io',ome path After twenty-five yclr.' experience he
I u uCr~f ffrUfr
lawyer that hoy lived well cied poor In 5tbcr
countries, and IN England e~Feealy. different Great
fortunes wcrc there accumulated every branch OF III
legal profession. Tid, whose book OF practice h,d hem
thum5ed by Them a l. said o. have died worth Il OOO-
uOu MANY noble and WeSl;hy families in England had
beth oltt up on ne 7c11sioa o. the Jaw. Saca vas not
the Co-r-t % ihn. with Us, nor a our hab, -Bd i,-
nations, was % be expected. TIE on -r t, be- fell.
80 ice eu5efncss o. professional. en- ur. N. arose OF n
TIE fncu.ts o. up-es-l ~ tie Fcue-al mind sl5r
sr'ng in-uetmens . make adequate hono-ate vr
VISOR ir tl>e who were selected ghc era a-c.ess7
" - ~ me aecH ln - opinion there ~as o. character
On eaf7 save mat % the divine aea- o. o-r o- more
--ac and P1e t-aa that of th, learned and ur--H .
Iae-e Va no ca1se Q, - ca be sJ- chee- l an
t--e e-scy Contribute 1s cl-1-s 5ls -ie than Tie IL
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1-Ezz ~t-e me sre4 l.s.ess ana 2vte-s me -r-s-.
.' l1s'cs NJ Igr- >, cave az; q tie S4yoa. Of mn,
Hn- va uo'e e-ny5icE taa fhs; OF Co1r OF Eq1ity-
as llsfai=' n ne judgments o. D'Aglessesu Manzfss
10 % writing 20 SF Ssm-, r. M S. and m tie 5er-. l
L'-a EIccn, and Judges Marsha Desa-ssu-e Kent and
Si9-no moral Lessons, except hoe OF Holy WHIT slrpas-
sed those taught by these ghts OF the law on the
ect OF hducsfy relations aud IN natter OF trust and cont
deEcc. An eminent lawyer could be dishones, man
tell him man dishonest and no would answer he was
no awyer-he could not be- because he vas careless and
reckless OF Jsee-the law was not in his heart-no, the
standard and rule OF MS conduct great Equity av,e-
had truly said that ever since the Revolution Of loss v
mad been tue basis Ut public liberty He ngd d 1 bs m
doubted that the society d,uerds NOR, on .,
mcn'aTy law aud the principles and ~ c. that c,B1 IN,
transmits on, distribution and free alienation OF ploreriv
MY and confirm great principles. but The latter Were por
IN existence TO the former The abeas Corpu. Act tho
Bill OF Rights, Tra BY Jury, surer buwaks Of rgbt
aud liberty than written constitutions. The establishment
Of our free Institutions the gradual work of lime and
experience, not the immediate result Of any written asf-
men Engi-h and our colonial history were l OF tb,.o
experiments IN representative government WIN ch ber,,t
and led 10 our more perec' system When cur revolution
MADE as independent, We had r me government for
ourseves-io hes II out Of the ua. block gl marble
our history and experience presented ID ready made and
1 Uu tlT- sft. tf.-
nate mi'eIaby governed Mexico when she EMERGED In ,
her revolution, he'd n her history nothing of rcg-ec-fa
government haD o. corpus, rial by iury no Or grs
experiment. tending 20 glorious asumptoD-uo'fr.
but go'crnmcnt calling itself free with the least ,ees.-
freedom ln The world She had collected since h.r5 s,-
pcndencc, $500 600 900, and had unpr.ftsbIy etpe4
u oil 10 putting up one EVOLUTION and putting d1eu .u-
ther ana IN maintaining army Of $1,000 m-n Do time Of
! peace 10 keep the peace.
Liberty and law ia this respect r,.m. taly connect
ed-na civil Liberty consist ~ the estsb srneut Of crest
and inherent principles OF government aud hlln regulation
winch hld prevailed from the time of Some-- and Hot
lie prayed God that might never ralugus1 t,r indie,
pcndcueo %. the judiciary time serving Judge VAS
spectacle full Of abhoffegcetlc pendent judge draw.
around him The rcspee, and confidence of -lceiy f8
equity and lsnce require hat M should bs done aud that
sh'lio nor b' dO1cand Juicl. c-u1s sn1u Command
entire acquc7cence from ln confidence n 'hc ruffv r
ieRHS ana learning % ita Judge The r1essI1u gf tie
low va the rHFp1u o. public liberty. True tb,,. y4
once an Empa and DIley-J. o. and eta ms on tho ,,
n-h'fe vas oHes Jerle- but never f6iee.ucb,
monster OF Judicial -avagencs aud iefocy had never again
aPP'tie u h' iac- ed" ie earth u England ever since L.
revolution eminent members o, the b8r had been eminent
I''f and 'mneutsupy'''sr Of public liberty Somer. n To-
aHd DrSHINS, au1 numerous Ohrr- were bright name m
Tic homo abe roll. Lbofy she creature ofIaw-c t
ely different ifcE that authorized cenIou.nss- that fr
passes on right IisaI.g sud refined deafhc .if.p,
q" igH civil Lauynw which The savoy under.JoI and
never coud uu.c'. und. Librrty czscI 100 proportion t
"hoe- me fesraut-tbe more uH others ~ keep oil
from I-, 'he moro Liberty sc mad. Here Mr. " paused
lf toling drought, VINO handed hin but iI-n Co..
Judge ONnL. WHO s1t next 20 him. he ssie IN -a. De
wl- 600 ,h' margin of total aJfnencs ho would tske a
fsr'I " was 400 error TO suppose tat liberty std Dr.
p1lciy oi lave. ID Que ut'I few i1W--hc Tlrk CO.
I'yed uii be--IT gc Boz H go 90 Turkey The wofng af
pIf c'mlH Fyftcm iu nl checks uui .ffa rts an To-.
g-lt'e, executive aud Jude l power. lylfa Co., b-
cry and Jlsuccosc checks and restraints were 90 uHy
safeguards sct around uiyidua rights and nfeo.tstnat
mlni' free whI ' protected from injury. Tho Low BE- Oh
i1.tume1t and means Of inTtrB-Iou the mass Of tIs
people merchant, panor, farmers and every other cass
OF The community, acting Igraus jurors wtuc-aes OF
ffcc ncrf. hu1 % useful school TIE trial by Jury was
The popular teacher Vi our ytemhr Cs 90 protection Co.
individual tc si. aHi defence rsainat the cucoaeh
mc1t q povsr why clIa jury said some Let Iu5po
20 canned ruous impartial I1dge-docd.." No. eaid
ho. c h- Judge yc the charge o he jury ho awbut
u. to people Goo jury b.E adIu-go tue 'ac's o. hs