Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-10-05
Obituary Notice.


been summoned from his earthly vocatioas
ghsny Co. Md, if we mistake not, and born on
the Oath Of February 1911.
He graduated at Washington College, Pa,
IN 1899 studied law in Cumberland with Thorn
IA 1. McKeig Esq and was there admitted TO
the bar in 1891. In 1895 infused with that
spirit of enterprise and adventure, which
scorns all obstacles, and which has reared SO
many men Of sterling worth in the Great West,
he removed to Covington in Fountain County,
Indiana. At that time the State was compar.
atively wild and sparsely settled, but the re
sources Of q determined will and untiring in
'dustry. bore young CARLETON above all imped
iments to the esteem and favor of the comnu
nifty In which no lived. As conductor for )
short period of public journal in that section
Of the State. devoted to the principles of that
Democracy. by which he ever stood faithfully
aud to the end, as teacher of the young, as
. practising attorney, and as a member of the
Legislature during two terms, he ever mani
tested that integrity Of principle and Iiberallty
OF sentiment which followed him to Iowa, win.
ming universal and merited respect, and shin.
ing with briliancy in his character a. the yery
gates of death.
During his residence at Covngton, Judge
CARLETON married his fret wife daughter of
rhc late P. H. Patterson, Esq. Of this City, and
most estmable lady. The offspring Of this
marriage was a daughter now living. BY his
second wife, now widowed, the daughter OF
the Rev. Mr.. Young, he leaves two young chill
dreu besides.
In the spring Of ls4l, he removed to Iowa
City. and since that time has made this place
his residence. Under the Territorial Govern
ment he held the Office at one time of Prosecu
ting Attorney. and was also Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, during one session
But Mr.. CARLETON has been more widely
known as the Judge of the Fourth Judicial
District Of Iowa, having been twice, and the
last time unanimously elected to that station
To say that in this position he has acquired a
reputation for ability, mpartiality and integri-
~, never surpassed in the State would be very
far from undue laudation Perhaps no man
OF equal qualifications has held this response
bic trust, and assuredIy no one has performed
its trying duties with more fidelity and zeal
And IN the midst Of his usefulness, in
the very prime Of his intellectual manhood
he has been stricken down aud will no more
be one of us, save in that pure recollection
which all who knew him will continually
cherish. Attacked with disease which seems
10 battle the most consummate skill,-a dis
ease to which he was no stranger,-he hasten
ed home from the performance of his duties
Mt the Benton County Term. fully convinced
that he must die, and fully prepared for the
event. Last Sunday morning, his spirit took
its flight, and on Monday at o'clock P. NJ, the
last sad services were impressively performed
by the Rev. Mr.. Crozier at the Methodist,
Ch1reh The crowd tina. thronged The house
TO participate in these solemn rites, and the
long procession that followed his remains to1
their quiet repose attest the firm hold which,
his character and course Of life had taken upon
this community.
As Judicial Magistrate, Mr. CARLETON
brought to the Bench, mind well stored with
the fruits Of careful and unremitting study
To this were added pride anG zeal in his call
ing, which lent freshness and strength to his
opinions. But high above all else, he lreser-
we'd a rcctitude of principle and conscientious.
impartlali,y, amounting at times to almost.
over cautiousness, which never failed him for
a moment.
The whole State may well deplore the death
of such man. 1t is witho ut exaggeration AN
irreparable loss to Bench and Bar, community
and domestic Preside.
About US are those who have mingled with
him in the ordinary business of life and enjoy
ed the delights Of his companionship in the|
daily intercourse of neghbor with neighbor,
or the calmer retirement of the social circle !
they will remember him as the magnanimous'
friend,-the public spirited citizen,--the trust. !
worthy and honest man. Here are others who
have been witnesses ofhis political career . Of,
his staunch fidelity; his honorable adherence
to conviction; his aversion to political prefer.
mcnt and studied avoidance o. aught that sa !!
Hored Of partzan bitterness.
Here, too, are the Bar of this City, who have.
sat beneath the very droppings of that sanctu
airy of nsticc of which he was the oracle and
minister, and bear testimony to the closeness''
Ut his research; the clearness Of his decisions; ;
his philosophical and finished construction of
various conflicting points Of law aud the al
most childlike affection and manly devotion
which he bestowed upon his profession Who
does not we'll recollect the courtesy and un-
pretending urbanity, which character zed his
dcmeanor both as tizen and Judge?
muned with him at the same coLsec rated table
and they may ever delight to emulate that lib
crafty of Sc nliment, and consistency of chris
sian character. which shone SO conspcuously
in him.
And there, beneath that desolated rooftree
now Le,elt Of its Household God" the chief
aud best beloved. are they whose lacerated
hearts alone can reveal how deeply interwo-
ven with their own life. had his living pres !
ence become, as a son, Sather, brother and
a friend.
''Nor let va weep that our delight is fed
He wakes OF sleeps with the enduring dead
Dust to dusil But the pure spirit shall flow
Back to the burning fountain whence it came,
A portion Of the Eternal, which must glow
Through time and change unquenchably the
NIecti ng and Resolutions Om the
Death Of the Hon. James r..
Carleton.
AT nine o'clock A. NJ. on Monday the Sd
instant, the officers and members of the Courts
of Johnson county and members of the Bar
met in the U. S. District Court Room, and on
motion of WM PESX CLARKE Esq, Gen. EAsrIN
Mounts was called to the chair, and on motionl