New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18

the Bcwd0in medas-she chiet priZee 0 As
WAS "The Political Institutions OF the onns"
States compared with those Of the Ancient hspoo-
"hce." Competition was open, and intrinsic mer~ We
scrupulousiy regarded yet no JUNIOR nsa I've, Nv
hi. time he had spent hs little Inheritance, and N
,p,e of teaching school in the country towns dnrlhg
vacation, be was running IN debt but 81 ms Jonc
ture be found employment m usnslafing nom me
French for Prof Farar, Bots Course OF Nstuf"' VI
losophy
During the yesr be bad translated enough to make
more than coo octave pages, ana The compensano"
for this performance carried HIM through college.
He had been educated under the teachings OF the
nos mira tenets Of Calvnisp, but had become skep
teal until in bis senior year. from reading faey
Evidences Of Christianity and other works suggested
BY that, be was led to examine the scriptures ana ne
became Unitarian. On graduating, he was IN debt,
and determined to study law The next three years be
spent in Northampton Mass, as teacher of mstsema-
les at the Round Hill School" The duties OF his
situation taking but five or sI hours per day ne en-
arced his general eading wrote articles for The NORTH
American Rerie delivered lectures on science, trans
lated from the German, for Prot. Fauar, - Fishers
Elements of Natural Philosophy, wrote an Elementary
Treatise on Geometry attended law lectures ana PAID
his debts While at Northampton be was twice ia
yited 10 take mathematical tutorship at Harvard,
ard once professorship at the University of Virginia
He entered Cambridge Law School IN October,
1929 and in few months felt competent TO De ad-
mitted to the Bar. But II was rule then in Massa-
chusetts to REQUIRE three years ercusirs law reading
for admission to the lowest grade, and four more Tor
admission to the highest grade. by another rule
however practitioners from another state We're ad-
mitted by comfy at once to the same rank in Massa
cbusetts Therefore by emigrating TO Ohio where he
could be admitted after one years residence would
be the speedest method Of securing admssioe TO the
Boston bar, and with this view be made up his mnd
in July 1890 to emgrate 10 the est and on the 9th
of August in that year be- arrived at Cincinnati,
where, finding business and society attractive, he soon
determined 10 make his home.
TIE wear Of probation required BY the laws Of the
State Of Ohio he spent in the Office Of Messrs Beamy
| Storer and Charles Fox When the year was ended,
be opened an Office by himself for few months and
| then went into partnership with Edward King and
Salmon p. Chase This firm, after some changes, was
| dissolved in 1895, when Mr.. Walker went into part
| nership with John {. Wright. Al this time Nh
Walker was well established in this city, Business
flowed in upon him. and his reputation gathered solid
ity and lustre He contributed extensively To review
| magazines, and newspapers, delivered lectures on
scientific and tery topic and orations on occasions
| Of public interest.
In 1892 he married Miss Anna Lawer Bryant. After
| two wears Of married life she died aud few days
| after an infant son followed her to the grave Two
wears this his only remaining son died. and ON the
9th of August 1896 precisely six years after arriving
IN this city be left entirely alone. In 1888 he had
| given much attention to the establishment of law
school in this city, which two yean atterward
made part of Cincinnati College, and was tor some
wears exclusively under the charge OF Mr.. W alker.
During this time he rose at O'Clock III the morning,
and worked necessarily until II at night In the Winter
Of 1878 be delivered of ten twelve lectures
upon Commercial Law before the Young Mems Mer-
camille Library Association But at this time his health
began TO fail and he found it ssary to take yaca
! ton of some months which he spent in travelling. In
March, 1870, be was maniedto Miss Ellen Page Wood.
Business constantly accommodating, and thirteen
hours per day. Of hard work, were barely sufficient TO
perform that which necessary 10 be done, ana the
burden became insupportabe. As a relief he accepted
an Executive appointment to the place OF President
Judge of the Hamilton Common Pleas, III March, 1872
until the LEGISLATURE should fill the vacancy. During his
short term Of Office he dispatched rapidly that
| the accumulated heap oil them rapidly diminished
After leaving the bench in s43 he edited the first
Der of The american Lar Journal, to which pubica
ton he contributed freely for several years. In ls44
| he took John kebler as Junior partner.
Since that time he has devoted himself with assidu-
y, and almost exclusively TO the practice Of his pro-
fesson, and in has performed an enormous amount
of intellectual labor, being engaged in very many oil
the most important before our courts. He was
tempted out of the line Of his profession occasionally
| however and delivered d memorable discourse ON the
death of John O. Adams, and worthy the subject
on the death of Daniel Webster. And in 1850 he re-
turned 10 the grateful shades of Harvard TO deliver the
| Annual Grafton before the Z. Il. X. Society. This
! Grafton was published, and excited much admiration
| being especially popular IN the various colleges
| TIN oug hout the land
For some years past the Judge followed his profes
sion with constant energy, and though taking deep
interest in political affairs, he rgidy retraned from
enlistment as a politician. But the repeal of the Mis-
sour Compromise reused him. and several occasions
he addressed his eow-citzens in relation to that mat
| ter IN manner, at once earnest ana powerful, de
| nouncing the act of repeal "stupendous wrong.
He took an ardent interest in the REPUBLICAN cause
and presided over the primary meeting at Green
| wood Hall, at which delegates to the Convention a
| Columbus, that nominated Mr. Chase for Governor o
| Ohio were selected
Some months since, while driving from his residence
on Walnut Hills to the city, his carriage struck ant
| overturned by runaway horse, and be was thrown
| out with great violence, several of his ribs being
broken by the shock From this accident be quite
recovered and leaving his sick room before it pru
dent to do So he suffered relapse, and for severa
weeks had been declining rapidly, when, as stated a
the commencement of this article, he ceased TO live
upon the earth.
| The Ant-Nebraska editors in Illinois propose tC
| hold Cnnyentnn al Decatur IN the ood dnv q