The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-08-19

NH wrpsgEN Asl lIAwltA
~ coming TO considrr what be l'r-
came au1 achieved ! have aiNass tlrnt
I, was not easy TO lay too much ,ircss.i .in
the arst plscr. un that i'airniian Il
what mishi have been regarded ,ncom.
ratihlc forms ei .upruouty aud lhsi -
cmplihrAtivn ~ What might have hron
I lhunghl Incompatible gins OF Ruuifo.
I mcnis which meet ~ Va him every.
whcr, Remark, first, that cmincece.
I rare, VI not uuprttrndcd. at the iirst rata.
4 IN The two subftsnliall, distinct and un.
[ kiudrcd professions, hat uf law and
that Of Public lic la sur,c, ing hat
ultimate aod finished greatness M Which
be stands before ypu in toll stature aud
At his best. this douhlml md blended
omipcncc I. the drsi thing that liSca Tho
eye and the la.i. When he died hc ~.
first Of American lawyers aui dr.t "
American Nalctmrn IN both chnrsc-
ters be continued di.chatg,ng the fore
most part In each. down % The falling of
the awful curtain. Both character. h.
kept distinct. 1.-The habit. oi mind. tho
forms Of reasoning, The nature Of tho
proofs, the style ol rloqucncc. neither
hurt nor changed The other, How much
hls understanding was quickcncd and
ipygoratcd " hy the law. have ollan
hcarl him acknowledge aud explain
Bot how IN spite ol the law, was that
mind,by other cullurr, "opcncd aud lib.
crnligcd' also f---llow few OF what are
called the intellectual duties ot the bar
he carried into the duties Of statesman.
ship.
llis interpretations of the constitution
and of treaties, ,---his cSpo.itions Of pub
lie law,-.-how liiilc IN them, where. if
anywhere, YOU would expect II Ut tho
mere ingenuity, the moving OF "vcrm,.
cnlnto questions, the word d-calchng. the
scholaslio subtlcty which, In The words
Of his memorable quotation.
"eanswA, aud di,,d.
bar H~iu North sod NoHhN 80 sidr"
nscribed 10y Satire to the profession aud
how much Of it, irucr functions and no.
bier power Of calling history language.
the moral sentiments. reason, common
sense, the high spirit Of magnanimous
nationality, TO the search of truth How
little do you find in his politics of ssolher
bad habit of the profession, the worst
"idol Of the Cave" morbid nnronsonng
and regrcilul passion for the Past, thai
bends and sweeps over The stream run
ming irrcvcrsedIy, because II win no,
return and will not pauso, and gives
back vanity every hour changed aud
less beautiful face We ascrbo 10 him
certainly a sober and conservative habit
Of mind; and such hc bad, ,---such habit
the study and practice Of the law doubt.
less does not impair. Bat his was my
Lord Bncon's Conservatism. lie held
with him that Antiquity dcsorvcth this
reverence, that men should mako n stand
thcrcupon aud discover what is tho best
way but when the discovery is well
taken, then To make n profcssion.' lIs
would keep the Union according 10 tho
constitution, not Rs relic, memo
rial, tradition--not for what 1T had
done, though that kindlc1 his foriiludc
aud excited his admiration for
what - 1t now and hereafter 10 do, when
adapted by wise, practical philosophy
10 "A wiser aud higher area, io larger
numbers, to se,erer aud more glorious
probation. Who better than he las
ernspcd aud displayed The advancing
tendencies and enlargng duties of
America
Who has caught. whose eloqnence.
whose genius, whose counsols. have cnuR'i
more adequately the genuine inspiration
ofour destiny Who has bolierex pound.
I'd by what moral and prudential pol
icy,by. what improved cullaro Of heart,
by what true worship OF God, by
what good faith to all other nations. ia.
dangers Of that destiny may be dis.
armed, and il large promise laid hold oni.