The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-14

U. q. Ulxc0At and DAsszlcs UsurtA
ChiS Jusass hsisea end Esn Judge Belts preceding.
THE LATE Ex-OHIEF JUGTIOa JONES.
NJ 6h.zs. oCosor tbs Ua,sd states District Attorney,
judges T. death Of ChfS Jus,is. Jonas. aud paid
hh tribute % the character and learning Of dscessed
event be. occurred Of deep and melancholy interest
The bench and the bar not only u this State but the
Ua'op The Hon Samuel Jones the senior Of the New
York bar and In every ssnse ts foremost nsubsr has
clcsed his earthly career. Some time having elapsed
SINGS the and myself called upon BY Of
eulogy has been exha ussd BY othsra, although from
the imper!ecuon Of language my have failed
meriss 1t has been already aid aud With undoni.sle
verify thst In ali the yusss shich csnduce to excSl
encs In the lawyer and Judge Samuel jones' With nut
superior In extent aud accuracy his store of Legal
learning was oniv rivaled bv ha ssng qu&i
tis~ Faculties of OBJ srvaton which permitted nothing
| cegIee which seemed miraculous and a judgmsnt
equals profound SGD scute, united With hsppy
ueD Of the profession loog bsfore the public cell
60 him to he Aoha:< usioia Office in ths STATE OF his
eminent ard ssespied period suiotsn,y Iorg TO sur
rounc him at - d5sg hour ~i,h a'testations Of graft
@ BIZ ia bis
recipiert of tie benefits conferred BIZ ment
beg leave to add my mite to the gene raj tribute
this the resolutions Of his b,eth
the bsr at meeting held In this CITY, shortly after
death snt respectfully move that they bs adoptcd By
the Circuit and District Courts and catered upon the
minutes Of both tribunals
Mr.. 0'Csnor then read the resolutions which were
passed at meeting Of the bar &C which Judge Dasr
sided Immediately afer ths d.sth Of Judge Jone and
which have already bsen published
Mr. Luther r. March, In seccndiDg the mo.icE spoke
May iesse yer Honcrs III is TO be regretted that
so greet tsreayemsntso solemn evsnt-eiouid ts
casion But DESIRE nevertheless bs something mo
thar mere silent presence to pay my tribute OF respect
through several gsneraiors has held ursfct ID emit
Dent station in the legal and judicial history OF State
| for more thin half q ce.tury The deosrted juri.t
'heh ssIniDg haze, during q large portion OF chs lie
Of our country exercised an important in6uepce
tie great principles Of law which define rights add
du'es guard varied interests aud protect pro.
perry and ives. That nameshas lost nothing Of re-
pour, either for iaTning for ability for ateg its,
vhlet was tbs CUSTODY of him who has so rtcso.y
left We zee him at cary day in earnest
tion with biant men who then graced QUE pro es
siona competition that mil ht deter tue rss san
ga'ne Temperament, ard cause to tcembe tbs 6rmet
nerveoIisng through sesetest toll and his o~o nigh
.acities, tc take rank with th- brightest that
adorned the bar. Then. sutrequeGhy. we bohO.d
him. administering justice, dispensing equity and la v,
and exrounong the principles Of human acion In at
least fve different forumsf for twenty years and since
Its first organization, presiding in tie highest
Cou1t-hoidng with steady hand and equal roiss tue
scales Of JUSTICE In different courts for quarter Of
century, and enunciates decisions upon which
property probably depends than upon the DEGREES
other s,ngse judge within State natsn Tnsn
moro rscsn, him lay aside the puro and unspot
ted ermre he had dssceId from those judicial
from wbercehe had long poca the In and
again into the exciting OF debate hon0red and
brave old combstant for principle and .w. Aud vel
do we remember ith VIVA. and enthusiasm the
unanimous bar received him back, with open acd
hearts it Is ready to greet tho coming its ranks
Of men o. genius learning and character whether
the advent Of the youthful asprants for Its just
trembling the vesbue tue return OF its fathers
from tho ripe exporter OF the bench Though his Life
had stretched beyond the ordinary allotment Of hu
manity when he thus AGAIN assumed the OF
bar 1t fOupl that his mental vgor unimpared
bis memory tenacious wonderful degree of every I'm
print every faculty elastic ard alert delvDg aud all the
ancient learning that touched the in hand CON,
pressing its facts into aud order and
with ecarce note memorandum before him for several
days IN sucoesson in strong discussion following the
gied skein arranging and explaining all the decision
of former courts upon the subject. and evolving toe
first principle upon which, in the last analysis the jud
msnt Of the court must stand Net notwithstanding the
years that had rolled over hin, upon any socai
sion he was ever ready and foremost WITH his
contribution of effort, while others, younger by
The resolutions, may it please your Honors. which
have risen to second and the eloquent remarks Of their
enumeration Of those attributes the deceased which
will embalm This Dame-hs untirins patience in
grafton every topic urged upon his attention his
thoronah epd scc7rats knowledge his earnestnew aud
apa tis inte,esinr svcrsaton in Which ;ns.-iops
shades and great events would pass in review before
memory over who.e professional judicial and historical
ne ne sAs e 1as Ss
stucies nave been guiced are passing aEay Marshall
az story, Writ al Webster and in State Kent
ard WiDian1s, and Ogden, and nov. last he whom We
have naenoratod This bright array is nov Of the
past Their Lives are history; but the light Of their do
sceIdirg orbs tint the sky Let hope that other
mon Of equal promise. arising will arise Who
latrg thee great examples will bear az lof,ly, the
banner OF cUr profession.
Judge Nelson in responding. said :Spcaling for the
Gil cult Court entley in the prcprety OF this
application behalf OF the members Of the bar ecd In
the profession OF their sentiments ard opinions OF the
life AID character OF Judge Jones. His dspgu she'd
thrn ordn t.
tho profession, both upon the bench AID at bar
entitie his memory TO this public mark Of respect BY
the Court and his prclessi nal bretk lie was To-
and legal learning. and his public and private life
most exalted unbem she5 Of which his professional
brethren map well BIO proud We hall order the
tons to be placed upon the records Of the Court ns an
enduring memorial the respect ente1talrsd for his
memory by the bench ard the bar.
Judge Belts sad that it might not be nop portu oe for
BIN TO remark that his acquaintance with u ge Jones
dated from earlier day perhaps that OF any other
mentr cf the legal profession; tao gen enesss and ur
baDity OF bis manner; the depth and accuracy 4 his
learning struck him (Jud2e Bets) With surprise Ia the
year 1883 the first Judge Belts sat Judge Chief
Justice il res then acrg Counsel arayed against
galaxy Of the greatest talent of day a. vet MS
powers Of 2unaent were most conapicuous ago
lie conducted in this Court uch riror COZ
ability, and force which were evidenceo OF the
fJeshDes ard strength Of his mind. JUDGE Beta con
CURED in s that had been said With respect the hsb
merits CT Chief justice Jones acd he I'D order 70
solution 10 be entered the minutes of recoris of
the District Court.
Domestic Miscela,.y
There heavy frost the mig Of ths lsh irst
in Of the toSIs in the vicinity Baaon lieu
injured the vines ard other yegetatioo 10 grounds
In Newton, the Thermometer sunrise stood Go 10
grses.
Morris Newman. of Madison county Va lata ds,e
gate FEM that county the Eouee Delegates hs. re.
ceised from me President OF the Dotted States tue ap-
Se 4rf -s u.