The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-01
urcxDH1gxs OF xHH 0ITY
EenernI Sessions.

yALrprcroRv o. THE REcoRDER.--Tuesday being
epecsl Sessions day and the last OF the term at the
corcluson the business which peculiarly void OF
public interest," there present ia the court an un
usual number Of members OF the bar also Judge
Beebe and the Recorder elect and evident anxiety
for the coming evsnt-the lssve taking Of the Hon. f.
Ms Blunt the Dstiio. Attorns, who wa. present. to
gether with his assistant Mr. Ha and 10 whose behalf
he ,ai that he desired to make w remarks appiiea-
bic to member OF the court about to take leave OF the
WITH NJ 9sSpsa a If
hitherto united them snd added regret TO the memory
an plI sa With us
pertinent, unaffected suavity IF manner and thorough
to the man, and Igbtened those labors which at all
tines oppressive have rcn the unexamped pressure of
iutely appalling have known you sir iong~at the
bar in our municipal AID national councils and the
friendship the Blessing, Of the unortuass and
I'll and the confidence OF all who knowing you
nnsh two terms tie ONCE you ire about TO vaoass
dragon Mr. been brought into immediate contact Wits
rasny kims Of wretchedaess Misfortune, and crime
$500 the aflotion and curse Of our city. You
- have known how to sympathize with misfortune, to
srisve fallen humanity exhibited before and to
punish the guilty and reckless in crime. Stern when
and were ready to temper justice With mercy need
cerity say so, from my heart; and in whatever
situation you may be called upon to fill, hope you will
be ATTENDED with haI piness and prosperity cloud ap-
The Recorder was evidently much affected whe, CON-
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Sc tina. the first few tca-csly audible
He thanked him for the expressions OF confidence and
Idship which had used feelings and emotions he
could scarcely express The position he had had the
honor to occupy was of some deli,acy he had
the closing his term he might occupy their
time with enumeration of the vast number of poor
human beings who had been Brought before him--the
sufcrrgs that mad been produced by the iuhction Of
criminal Law, and those who had wrthed under it,
and he BE she s Of ss
He weuld rather think Of those that they had restored
to fe liberty, and comfort The position which they
occupied criminal judges was exceedingly palnfu
aud while ibis Leaf ned friend bad expressed it, they d.
played sternness in the execution OF justice he had
always felt that the heart Ct the Court should be filled
with sympathy for the wretched Great discretion
given to them so than to judges in civil eases.
and many incident to such positionpecU
lary so; and that he had fallen into any was not sur
mad predominated in all his actions. Charity the
most glorious dent in divine nature 1t was the
brightest gem in the diadem OF 0mEipotence itself Gap
pause Observation-Disclosures had been characterzedsn the
Holy Scriptures the mark OF degradation, and he
hoped 1t had not pervsded his conduct. lie cordially
acknowledged the compliments and recprocated the
remarks, OF the learned District Attorney. He had with
CREST esteem and admiration witnessed his uniform
duct the jealous vgiant public prosecutor while he
exhibited all the sympathy and humanity that could be
evinced by any human being. lie could not quit his
position without Offering his owledgments
to the gentlenaniy Clerk OF the Court and all the Off
who he had in any instance, received
anything but the most kindly and respectful treatment
Judge Beebe and 70 the BAR ne expressed his grateful
Acknowledgements and concluded amidst great and
dial applause
Judge Beebe offered a few remarks in reply expressing
the high esteem in which he had held Mr. Tamadge
and the deep obligations he had always felt under to him
for his able counsel pimenting him highly upon
his experience ana knowledge of human nature
a Ia bis office; and not only on his experience, but his
feelings a man and learning as O lawyer
IA A. Phillips. ESQ., behalf Of the bar, also addressed
highly Mandatory remarks did the Recorder elect
and the Court adjourned genuine and general feeling
oppression appearing to prevail on the occasion Of
parting with highly respected and esteemed chief.