The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-08

Last winter the Lyceum Hall was crowded night
alter night to hear the lectures of Prof Mitchell In
| common with hundreds of ladies and gentlemen of
the city, we were instructed by the lectures of this
charaan. Next winter we had hoped to hear Prof
Agassiz on Geology, but we fear he is another
charlatan of the same school. We trust he will
non be employed until Mr. Carriers Judgment is pro
nounced.
| We are quite certain, however, that Mr.. Carter
expressed himself more strongly than he Intended,
and that he will himself make the amende honorable
| Tribute of Respect to the Memory of
s. S. Premtiss.
/ According 10 the short notice given only in the
| papers of the morning, large number Of the Bar
| assembled at the Supreme Court room on Saturday.
/ j.. Z. Benjamin moved that Christian Roselius
| be requested to act as Chairman, and John FnneY
as Secretary Mr.. Roselius made brief, but i'm
| pnessive speech, when he was followed by Judge
Bullard, the Oldest member present, who prelaced
a motion TO appointa committee 10 draw up resolu-
tons with the following beautiful and touching eu.
logy on the character Of his deceased friend:
M. President and GenAemct-It would have been more
appropriate if some younger than myself-soms one
more nearly OF the a me age with our amened BROTHER had
been called to address the melancholy occasion of our
needing old enough have been his father and vet
there has existed between for the last the kind
OF hase passed that
from which alone would be expected the ervor and eloquence
suited to this occasion and worthy Of the deceased. From
me expect nothing than the unprecedented
tribute of heart full of the subject dictated by friendship
of long duration and desp admiration Of the re-
markabe abilities and worth Of the deceased, and
| Lawyer.
When first became acquainted with Prenti more than
twenty ago, he youth Just emerging from
the humble condition of sohoomaser Natchez A few
partial friends and generous Missppians, discovering in
him indications OF uncommon endowmen had encouraged
him to adopt the Law his profession And here let me
YOU gentlemen that the schoolmaster is were the
chrysas form Of the great mente eminent Lawyers and
Statesmen of New England. Before they expand their
wings and develop their full powers and energies they for the
most part have passed through that condtion-imparng
sructon while at the time they drawing in those
pous of knowledge and praccng that patient and la
borous of research which renders them great after
life Need mention names? | would rather ask who mas
not been period Of his life schoolmaser. from the
lime of John Adams down the present day. myself
learned the first mdlments of letters from who be-
afterwards the Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court
New Hampshire, and my younger brothers taught
one time by less than the present distinguished
Judge Woodbury. of the Supreme Court OF United States
Prentss passed through this mental ordeal and
emerged into active life, brilliant genius and accomplished
scholar. 1t not long before the of his oraory
bazed through the whole country and his reputation as an
| advocate became eO-extensive with the Republic.
He native OF State of Maine-the most northern
ofhe Union. Reasoning pri0r one would naturally
suppose he would have possessed merely understanding
and judgement solid and compact the granite OF her
bids and temperament ascold as her climate Who would
have expected find child Of Maine, the fiery inventive
genius Of Arabian poetYan ginaon fertile in orig
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