The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-19

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Natchl'ocnes wn''h was .no '''' ing pun ih'y
en'efeo 'ne haeAo"" 'e'i,'''y anu iou"' ."e pew
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q wnat no" constitutes ieaas except 'he iorce IN
oan antonio Out 'nese ie,ireo at 'he aPpfoach .,
tne hepoohcahs. mere .hsy remained seVefa'
weeks, until the Spanish General, having concen-
trated an overwhelming torce' defeated the hepub'
licans In pitched battle, and scattered their forces
in every direction. Judge bullard was mounted,
and with one or two companions, managed to
| reach the American settemeh's' AFTER suffering
severe hardships. when he entered Natchltoehes
he was ragged sck-oroken down by fatigue ana
privation, and worse than ALL pennies. Here he
opened an once, ana commenced tne Pfactice Oh
MS profession. Na'ch''oches' III point Oh age 10
| second 10 view ofeahs' anu a' lhat 'iine' was
second In importance. IL was the trading post iof
the indians and Mexlcans wlthin an extensive
circuit. The great rat prevented all intercourse
oy river ABOVE, ana 1t was virtually the heau u
| Navigation Oh i'ea i''Ser'
| The removal OF the rat' Inc purchase Oh 'he
| indian lands ana inc removal oi tne lhdtths-
the Introduction OF steamboats, ana tie FACILITY oil
communication WIN New ofieatis' ali nave 'ehdeo
10 the decline OF ,ne ancient 'oMn' Al tha' Pc
f'oo' pfacuc'"s, lawyer .. '''e western Dis'Ic''
was Competed u rue d circuit, embracing ope-
'ousas' A'oyei'es' hieAahoIia' Na'eh.'oches' ou'
achlta ana Cohcorua, distance Oh thfee nun
dred miles. Inc pracuce was lneratlve' and the
oar numbered more talent ana learning, than at
any supseque"' Pe'i'u' ino i,a'ne' Vi "hson'
p'en'' D'o"'on' "''''''
anu Du'ialu' "oui' nave uo''e i'ohof 10 any paf'
Vi 'hese' oehe,ai i'aao no'ias' ai'ie iehai's a'
| me baf-hlmseii ana df. bronson alone survive
1t was lie OF great physcai hardship yet one oil
much enjoyment.
| Some years since, we rode from NatcheZ to
| Alexandria with Judge Billiard and Gen. Thomas.
1t was region over which, some thirty years be-
fore, they had travelled twice year. Scarcely a
spring or brook was passed. which did not call up
some interesting "reminiscences, and they lived over
again, the scenes of their active and adventurous
youth and the younger men, who accompanied
them, almost regretted, that they, too, had lived
| in those DAYS of freedom, and manly exercise.
In 1922, Judge Billiard went upon the District
Court Bench, and performed its duties for several
years, when he resigned but after year or two,
returned. In 1881, he was elected to Congress,
| from the Western District and reelected the next
| term. In 1884, he was elevated to the Supreme
| Bench taking the place of Judge Porter who went
into the Senate of the United States In Congress,
| Judge Billiard was not among the debaters He
spoke occasionally, ON great questions. and afte
careful preparation His most elaborate sneecb
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was on the larff Dill, IN 1857. We shall close Thu
article with its peroration.
4 He remained on the Supreme Bench from 1888
till 1916, with the exception of a few months il
49, when he filed the office of Secretary of State
and resumed the practic. of his proG.ssion HIDE,
! the Constitution of rs, a new Judiciary was
| created and not one Of the members of the Su
preme Court retained. He returned to the practice
in this city, and was retained in much of the i'm
porlant litigation of the State. His decisions are
models of judicial rhetoric brief perspcuous and
pointed. As writer, Judge Billiard had few
equals he wrote without effort, yet with critical
| accuracy that dehed correction. As speaker, he
had the advantage OF face OF extreme beauty,
| when the raVages OF exeruclating disease for
twenty-five years, did not destroy, aspeakIng eye,
| and musical VOICE But his command OF Ian
guage was moi copious, anu though ne always used
the aptest words, ne sometimes hesliaied IN select
| ing theM. Wheh' however excited, he spoke
WIN ieeiis' ioice anu eioquehce' his last pupiic
speech III I'VE" orleans, was az the bar meeting,
caheu 'oge'her ny 'he oeath OF mr' frehtlss. lie
then spoke with much emotion, and pronounced
one of the most beautiful euloges in the language.
On that mourniul occasion, he thus spoke of him.
self:
who would have thought that I, whose is ended
my age and physea inrmes@ Whose oh en no longer
elue h alhef soetnde should have survived to pay tbs
hearted, the ged-in the iuness Of his Iu
Youthful and Mons WIFE and four arm opbsa ebn to n es
Tor his loss How inscruabe are The ways OF Providence "
| Among the many noble traits OF his character,
| on which his friends will love to dwell, was his
| interest IN the younger members oil the bar. We
| 'ehehoer wei the embarrassment with which, an
| unknown young lawyer from the woods, we first
| appeared before that awful body, the Supreme
ooof'' ana we can never forget the Kindness OF his
manner the consiaerate attention which he be-