The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-04
Proceedings Of the Rutland Coun.
~ Bar.
J. W. STEWART. ESQ

~ Bar.
Soon after the assembling of tbo
Court on tho afternoon Of Monday.
March 26, Hon i. n. Briggs very ap.
propriatoly ANNOUNCED the death Of Hon
SAMUEL 8. PnrLrs. Judge Pierpoin,.
with much feeling. said that considering
the relation Which the deceased held to
this State, TO the bar and to himself lo
adjourned the Court till Tuesday at 81
o'clock, A. NJ
Immediately a meeting Of the lar was
called, Judge Piorpoint presiding as
chairman. On motion. tic following
gentlemen were appointed Committee
to draft resolutions: Hon SOLOMON
FooT, Hon. f. n. BrIoGs, and Loyal
C. KELLOGG, Esq.
The Committee reported tie follow.
ing:
Rcso|rai That We. Tho mombers Of tho
Lar Of ihe county of Rutland. have re.
ceivcd with deep scnsibility, the intel.
ligencc Of the deccasc Of the Hon.
SANrEt. s PurLrs, whose associations
with this bar, commencing at an early
period of his Distinguished profession.
al life, have been continued to tho
present term Of thi3 Court and that
We yield to his character aud attain.
monts as lawyer and iurist, the irib.
ute Of our willing testimony aud re.
street.
ErS0/rc8, That as token Of our regard
for the deceased. va will attend at his
funeral and that tic Court 30 70.
quosted to cause the minutes Of tho
proceedings Of this meeting to be en-.
tered upon its records
Rcso}reti, That the Clark be directed to
transmit copy Of tho proceedings of
this meeting to the family Of the de
ceased
On presenting the resolutions, Senator
FooT made a few remarks.
A few minutes previous, H., sudi,n
and sad Intelligence had reached him Of
the death Of one whom he had known
long and intimately He had known
him well. ally,professionally and poll
tically. y strong and mutual confidence
had existed between them. One short
week since. lo stood before the Court.
and among this Bar, laboring with his
wontod cloqucncc. zeal and power; show.
ing his accustomed command Of vast le-
gal lore. and his usual ncu'eness and
comnrchensivcncss Of intellect. Judge
Phelps was suffering from pain. hut hope.
fully remarked that lie expected return.
Ing spring would bring relief. That
Spring shall return. hut not for him will
its genial aud beautiful influences 10
she'd
At this bar he has long practccd his
profession. nobly. honornblv. snccessfn-
y, respected and honorel hv all. for his
profound knowledge, boldnsss. strength.
ard wile-rcaching mind He act forth
bis cause by clear array of legal rrin-
clrles, and exhibited Mt the same time
tho depth Of his knowledge and the rich.
ness aud beauty Of our language.
At the Supreme Court Of the United
States the highest tribunal Of the land.
where are copyrighted the sharpest in.
tellects. the widest experience. and the
most learned men, Judge PnrLrs was
still tho strong man, tie great lawyer,
and the pattern jurist
-" "'hi ~ NH' ptHugc VI luc Unit
ed States in days Of agitation. when
grave questions stirred the hearts and
minds Of ALL saw him there among
the first and foremost. by tho side of
Web'tcr. Clay and Calhoun, their ack-
nowlcdgcd equal and compocr. With
them he con suited, and he seemed a ne.
cessary light among that bright galaxy
Of great lrminarios. But those great
lights are all gone out, and now We are
called upon to mourn another loss.
lie is gone, suddenly aud to us unex.
rociedly. BY the sad blow, this sudden
passage from our midst TO tie other
world. Of one ist now active in the Nu,
ties Of life We orc made to feel tNst
" shadows we are. and shadows We mrs.
SUE ' By this dispensation, wo arc adj
mfnistod to prepare alike for life and for
death
Tho resolutions were then unanimous.
Is adopted. Ga notion, the lar voted.
to attend the funeral Of Judge PHELPS
on Thursday the Goth day of March.
Vorgennes Charter Election.