The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-28
The Death OF Judge Morr1s-rse- Ting Of the
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arap, Il, noprp;pr and the chair on which the late la
ra.n,ea Judge sat wi h,n sst week appropriately
ei-AS In craze he My vacant seat IN the ROOM
The meeting was large We have seen On similar
eason. which have been alas too frequent in This city
within che few years. during which brief period the
bszeb and the bar have lost by sudden death and 10y
The peris Of the sea of their rghes. ,urn aries
9na ost favored members Amongst the recent dead we
nay name Judge sundiord district Attorney Blunt
Chic, Justice Jones, Edwn updford and Mr.. Woodruff
Cos. n .he Arctic Judge Edwards and Henry S. Dodge
AZ the present meeting noticed Judges Mitchell
Roosevelt Cerke aud Cosles associates late Judge
Morris Chief Justice uslly Judges Duer Woodruff Is -
xRecol der rellmadp- md fpa the Attorney General
ogden Fofman, exludge Edmonds the United st ,tes
District Attolney, u led states Com eissoners Morton
and Eetia the sair gaze The Corpt aioa Counsel and
many Of the mist eminent well the lncs. imp e.
tending members OF he profession.
EIsndge Edmonas called The meeting to order and on
lis motion
Judge Mitchell called 10 preside.
BIZ. ". G. Noyes moved that the Judges Of til G SUI
peme Court, the Court and the Common Pleas,
eld the Recorder ana surrogate act as Vice Presidents.
Mr.. y. =. wnnIeR former law partner Of the lqtc
.asge moved tina A.s X j. Iillor, Corporation
Counsel and L. Fsoeher t a. seere ares. Carried.
EI-Judge Edmopds behalf 4 the committee appoint
e. by the Court iii irsday last offered the follow
iny resolutions =:
Rcso.yed That in tie deah of Mr. Justice Morris the bench
p Eas gs b a. hs ra aa sa n %
eL3eared III, N b, negrv the iforn kind
ns sens sterling which marked his whole
Heso ed That in the BY our departed friend
presSnee Of The pri lie evolution which be WIS ever
rue ana which IL his person as in former times
sisIdng u u defence Of The q. y q MAJ ,
sssa'os admins raIlvn ocer in private
ss e. @ H. W. aps Ses and e
is.reseuess WIN occasions he sesd up % lis
wh., ought to deny sense Of justice utterly
shcs sacriace himself he sake q
Reoved That in his IN he bench we ever observed
I sa, b Of h Is Of %
70 aud row add to the inflicted Us BY his dspar
w. sanS on news US Ms an Example lor our mao
aends in ter and our be- ment thai hess resolutions
Upon tier minutes
Mr. c. OCoNoR seconded the resolutions
* Judge fdmcnd al II ought not TO ask this assem
hy-intelgent, educated, acute rs it isto adopt reso
sition amongst us, vi out saying few words 1t
is now some thr'y-Hve years ago. when studying in an
onice saw young man, somewhat rustic in his APP
peAraEce hobfliDg crutches and plainly dressed
e., A sas lie into ST ,.,i e Was MI
ssmained there uahi he was called upon by
ss Livingston, conduct n,ov Their n b., has9 ines.
clouded by augbt 4 suspicion d.like He
always of genernus spirit sfeconse in his dispo
nov mourning hi ioss. Judge Edmonds then
proceeded to review the JUDICIAL executive and other
lie sIoie in high terms Of euogy. Judge in which
l was associated wi hm--I ii eak not Of the judi
Sssse h s ns ns oen
tried, and where bis temper was not rua,ed
he spoke Of the Of the Judge which prevent
ed him from Obtaining the many Advantages Of study
Which many Of them sed 1t WAS unnecessary for
him 70 speak Q. The deceased but he would say that
70 ceuor nc opIrosFaa no noise could ever deter him
may esiely cay, Let tie future wri his eraph"
Mr.. U.osSeR In sIeaking Of the late Judge, said he
vel have carried him eli ding to he prevalent no.
ton Of tie tines with far ofier air than his won't
Ne lM, oC;| would not say word which could reflect
tice great OCCASIONS such feelings for tho moment
His name and the name Of his ancestors be-
lcnged to history and most cherished principles
Hi family dintingui he'd in the parent state for
..achment 20 republican principles, and its hostility
frscieiy the qualities .iaed ~ time exhi ,i,ed
henfeye In Robert Nor is and his inu.olste ancestors
III bench in this State his great grandfather having
been he Justice under the Crown and his grandfather
Norris ws sgner OF the Declaration q Independence
AID served In the Revolutionary war The father Of him
who las Just lett us bore arms In we Rsvono1s.y war,
me e. His uncle. Governor Morris, distinguished for
biz learning was one Of the R.ners drsitsr nn Of
Judge Morris, which VS. clouded BY an accident
oas day perhaps b. ctasce to visit the Court House
Hudson where Gilisba Williams was addressing jary;
The youth was entranced and he went home to hi. pa
rcnts and said he sh uld be lawyer. Mr. orc. then
fered Judge Morrs progress in the profession and his
election and reelection to various OIL ;es and concluded
hy say.ng-l hold In my hand o memorandum from his
teesvd widow who desires me to say that Robert Nor
lis died as all men wsh to die-a true Christian.
NJ. W. MOVES then rose and said-Mr. President It
j. cminenty fit that we, the members Of profession
whose appropriate oce i, to aid in the administration
to express our sense Of the Of departed brcth
ern We End ample proof Of this In recalling the noble
list OF those who have recently gone from among us
some .. them in their y promise and who have
ceved similar commemoraton Amorg these are Ogden,
s 'n and he sc
auens orator; sanford, youthful Vice Chancellor
and judge The imi'ator and promised rival Of seldom;
.soas' CIaaceilor Chief Justice Of the superior
AID psotopdlty Of learning without compeer; Edward
ssndfora, unr allied for Industry and legal reearsh
Atlantic. where his remains rest forever: woodruff who
-hsre1 his unhappy fate and who united with feminine
decscy Dcic integrity Of character worthy of general
imitation; Edwards the very Bayard II judge, with
out fceT and without reproach " and last aud saddest
,u not he least. .hough he died young Henry Dodge
The jewels in cssket Of family recolectons for
bar We family, with the same interests, the same
.cinetim distract ALLEVIATE Us, such occasions
hese the. are frgo,ten And nov another is ADDED to
he melancholy list. He whose loss mourn
conspicuous this community above most Of his breh
fen for quarter Of century. At the bar in the strife
poutics In our lcgsa tive halls as Mayor OF our city,
and Toe tpaster and twice the bench, he attracted
abic obser,si In eminent degree. This cannot he
done without merit In the absence OF ability and
thee we're possessed by him 10 common measure.
We shall remember him for the good sense and pro-
found knowledge Of which he possessed-e learn.
ing for practical purposes better than the learning OF
books for the sound Judgment which charac terized
lila juccial olini n for the kindness and urbaut
" which he universally displayed upon the bench,
especially towards the younger members Of the pro-
fessou; for easy familiarity and correctness with
shh lie discharged the duties OF ni prfus judge, and
tkan Al anith wlI hn laa
ur and directed their investigations In quest Of truth
DONE remember singe instaece in which jury dis
ssreed under his Instructions We shall remem Der him,
too for biz uniform generosity for his unseldshness and
DOR that enlarged philsnthr ,phy which embraced all
q all conditions, and which made him great favore
that henever he became candidate for popular honors
he dhtaneed al competitors This trait Ia his character
vas noeE exemilif,d in his able and energetic, bat
eatot2uA defence Of the homcides Chrk aud sullivan
&IcItnns he 10 iheie arinn