The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-03
TuEspAY. December 2. ISL.


Present as yesterday.
AT the opening Of the Court the Hon. j. j. Carr.
TENDER, Attorney General of the United States,
! rose and remarked substantially as follows
As an officer of this Court and at the request of
It's bar, 1t becomes my duty to submit brief and
| imperfect expression of our common regret for the
loss OF the distinguished member OF this Court whose
death this nation has recently been called upon to
deplore.
Judge Woodbury. was a man who, for a long Sc
RES oi years, occupied most conspicuous position.
Inc continued confidence reposed in him by his
country, and the numerous honors which ne
shared all testify to his greatness, and will be his
noblest monument.
1t has rarely happened that any citizen has en-
Joyed such succession of exalted public honors as
were shared by Judge Woodbury-G Governor, Sec
retary OF the Treasury, Senator, and, his last and
| grealeet distinction, Judge of the Supreme Court
OF the United States whose jurisdiction is
tended Than any other upon the continent, and
whose mandate ia obeyed from Boston to San Fran
CISCO All these honors, one after the other,
worn Dy hlmj but neither they nor any other hui
man distinction could save him to us any longer.
He has fallen in the midst of his earthly honors he
has elen as all Of US must fall, and left with us
| only his fame, which ia immortal.
Judge Woodbury. was man who wore his hon.
ora great as they were, meekly; and it was his dis
tinguishing merit that he thought much less of
them than of the duties they entaed.
The bar of this Court deeply deplore the loss
which they have sustained, and, not doubling the
! iervent sympathy of this Court with them, feel
that my duty will be discharged by Offering the
resolutions which embody the sentiments of this
bar, aud by requesting, at their instance that they
may be placed on the records of this Court, where
they will remain as imperishabe his fame.
! The resolutions are as follows:
| At a meeting of the members of the bar and Of
icers of the Court held in the Supreme Court room
on Monday, the lst December, 1851, JoNArHAN
MEREDITH, esq, of Maryland, was called to the
chair, and ALEXANDER II. LAWRENCE, esq, of
Washington, appointed secretary.
On motion of RICHARD S. COKE, esq. il was
RESOLVED, That committee of three gentlemen
be appointed by the chair to prepare and report to
this meeting appropriate resolutions ON the occa.
sion of the lamented death of the late Hon. Levi
Woodbury., of the Associate Justices of the Su-
preme Court
Whereupon the chair appointed the Hon. Rev
erdy Johnson OF Maryland; Richard S. Coke, esq.
OF Washington; and r. II. Giet, esq.,, of New
York, to constitute said committee
Mr.. JOHNSON, on behalf of the committee, re.
ported the following resolutions, which were unan
imously adopted
Resolued, That the Supreme Court, the bar, and
the nation, have sustained, in the death of the Hon
Levi Woodbury., loss of extensive learning indie
iatlgable industry, unsupported integrity, and
high abilities. After filling, with great reputa-
ton, some of the most important offices under the
National and State Governments, his elevation to
the bench was received with general satisfaction
and his premature and unexpected death with uni
versal regret.
RESOLVED. That this meeting lament the death of
Judge Woodbury. in the prime of life and useful
ness, and that will wear the usual badge of
mourning during the residue of the term
Resoiced, That the chairman and secretary
transmit copy of these resolutions to the family
OF the deceased, and assure them of our sincere
coincidence on account of the bereavement which
they have experienced
RESOLVED, That the Attorney General be re-
quested to move the Court that these resolutions be
entered on the minutes of their proceedings.
(signed) JONATHAN MEREDITH,
Chairman. |
(Signed) A. II. LAwRENcE, Secretary.
Whereupon Mr.. Chief Justice TANEY replied
The Court is very sensible of the loss it has sus-
tanned in the death of Judge Woodbury.
He had been member of the Court but few |
years, yet he was long enough the bench to
leave behind him. in the reports of the decisions of
the Court, the proofs of his great learning and in.
dustry and of his eminent qualifications for the |
high office he filled.
His life had been passed mainly in the public |
service before he became member of this Court; |
and in the various and important Offices, judicial
and political to which he had been appointed he |
was always found equal to theduties imposed upon |
him, and never failed to distinguish himself by the
extent and accuracy of his information upon every
subject connected with his official duties, or upon
which he was at any time called upon to act The
same learning and the same untiring industry
marked his brief course this bench. We all |
feel that we have lost in him an able upright and
plore his death; and we cordially unite with the
bar in. the resolutions they have presented, and
shall order them to be entered on the records of
the Court
On motion of Mr.. CRITTENDrN, George t. Da-
Wis, esq, Of Massachusetts, was admitted an ator.
ncy and counsellor of this Court
No. |. Richard Esis's administrator, plaintiF in
error, The People Of The STATE of Llinois-'This
cause submitted to the Court, on the record
and printed arguments by DIR. Dixon for the plain
tiff in error, and by Mr. Shields for the defendant
in error.
No. 3. n. w. Goodloe's administrator appellant,
vs.. John VI. Pintard-Ths cause was argued by
Mr.. Lawrence for the appellant, and by Mr.. Crit
tenden for the appellee.
No 4. II. Nelson, plaintiff in error vs. ". La
goto's depissss-This cause was argued by Mr.. Gill
let for the plaintiff in error, and submitted on a
printed argument by Mr.. Judah for the defendants
in error.
Adjourned until morrow, II O'Clock, u. m.
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