The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-15

lssss, 70 ~ MAI Ne hAr Ne mother Of shs bench
queen Mat gives The king would be unjust this ds
unSuhhcd Judge moi hook n the early training which he
roosvee u sbe bari and In ibis assembly am sure shall
% pardoued for . few words or enlargement upon IT,
Judge Oakley did originally belong 70 this city lie
came fbom Duschess county which has furnished much
honor u Ss%S he WIS the consemporsry and
o. Martin Van Buren,. He was the friend Of Emmett,
Lnempson, hicot, Writ and others. II was noble bro
nerhood. II an honor 10 DO upon equality In THAI
order great distinction 10 meet upon equality
~ The bar and In fair competition the gentlemen have
because mu ns se amsd S bat in aSson TO .hs
AFFINITY and learning VIII III the bar requires To pro
ance men Ut 70 be great judges, there must DO
once o. stto ncy General Of this State, succeeding Mr.
Van Buren,, and u time when that Of great
responsibility dignity and difficulty. Shortly after this
he went into the federal judiciary He appeared before
the bar Of the United States cannot close the
marks have " make, think, more appropriately or
justy To the deceased than by cauup before you the
great case in which he dis angui, he'd. Picture
yourselves hat room IN the Capitol in which there stood
Judge Wa hneton Mr. Justice Toney-men of tho great
est distinction In This wide country; picture yourselves
the vast functions Of that great Gourtmcn drawn to
gether from the head Of the profession give their
bined isdom the quoting effect Of final Judgment pre-
sent before yourselves tho parties the great steamboat
The State Of New York, you will remember always
full of the spirit of progress and Improvement to
this country the first example OF great canal She had
already fostered steam navigation by grant 70
country and the world the greatest boon that
conferred upon commerce She also is the State
which first set the emample of - construction Of pas
senger railroad She, In the munifcen spirit Of what was
COM idered wise legislation, had given the privilege TO
Mr. Fulton, the inventor although eventually taken from
him. Of the exclusive Of ST. the waters OF the
Hudson. That was assailed by great power and wealth
II was aso assaied being against the freedom OF the
great commercial Of the country and in that
the tried Judge Oakley representing the
sovereignty Of the State of New York His associate was
Thomas Adds Emmett. And by whom they met
Rv Inn ial ahS tArnn md Vim Wirf tnpr man
baed that question before MARSHALL, Story Washington,
Todd and Thompson. This conceive TO have been the
elimination and professional emncnce. What Court
eouia nave SO great quesuoh-what Court
could be so greatly constitued2 What Court had the
power OF bringing private men TO SIT IN Judgment upon
sovereign satesY What Court could feel the capacity 10
arbiIae among argu nents of such talent power and
earning2 No will say that the argument OF Mr.. Oak
ley that ion did not place him least in
the front rank, If not superior to 9th ers. This
noble achievement 1t ought and 1t did satisfy his
bh'on at the bar To him the bar could have higher
honors and he took bus seat the bench How he has
admin tered justice there have already said. So then
are Judges to oe trained Let 1t be remembered that
cannot make Judge by election by appointment You
may give tile 10 the office but you do thereby
make him a Judge; you do AT bring him into position
SsaSsIoy
minister of evil But II Is still the b. Sneh has 10 for
Dish the Judges and in this day, when ~ great
nifty itself selects them II is worth while upon
lion like the 10 know that the very persons whom
they look up the models Of Justice are mon to
found only among severer trials and conflicts of the
bar. ! close by say how noble fame hss he How
great es have sustained Who shall Ill his place
Who shall fill up that measure of usefuness which has
created among us, as com immunity, one vast abyss and
void2
Hon. Judge DuE befor taking the sense of the
meeting the resolutions which had been offered, he
thooght proper 10 ny that was his inenton, in com
pahce vita the wishes OF the bar 10 submit what
at large his views of the character virtues aud pub
lie services of the deceased There person. pro
baby, living to whom he had been longer and init
maiely KIN But the subjects which he nied
speak had been gone fully by the learned gentle
q feel 4. be- n n
repetition or him Bo@ TO attempt any address 1t was,
however, his intention to pre- are full memoir of the de-
ceased whic' would be published in such to
place Il within reach Of the entire ba,
ExRscorder IIos to second the adoption of the
resolutions, and .oke length, fully endors ng all
that bad bee1 stated by Mr. Lord and adding tho pa
tent attention given by the late Chief Justice all ths
young members f the bar WAS such AZ IN endesr him 10
their hearts, while they honored aud respected his ce
Judgment
Mr. HIRAM Ku@un was the last speaker. One year
ago, be said the State Of New York had
the loss OF one vi her native in the death OF Ogden
Hoffman To day they were assembled 10 mourn the loss
OF another born upon her soil AM bosom
Standing beside the tomb open to receive his moral
mains, with trcsh recouccuons OF him. they npeeC
TO say Thomas J. Oakley was truly grea
man. lie would have beed distinguished in an,
| age Of III country OF England; and II no hlt
been stimulated by higher personal ambition, NJ
man Of his time would have surpassed him
az lawyer, az lurst IL sas right that they sboa'
mourn his 10 - hut considering his age while they mour
they were permitted 10 have so much Of his services and
so much or hB example. When tho speaker was a stu
dent, and came 10 the 10
supreme Court OF the 81 10 rt In the city Nos York
orce or twice year. AT that time the distinguished
members Of the bar Of the whole State assembled this
city and among those, II paecy clear his rcool-
lection that man. for power Of clear statement logical
argument and dispassionae reasoning superior to
Thomas j. Oakley lie was he yss no dc.
msgogue at the bar he had and tricks; he
lhul, he was ingenious, and he chose lead hts hear
TO the temple Of truth by safe and certain
though unadorned That sty e u speaking which render
ed HIM eminent the bar equally hitad for the
forum-for deliberntve body Duchess county, which
an Oakley, and host OF distinguished mon. him TO
Congress. and he could remember with wa, feelings OF
pride New Workers read the speeches OF Tos J. Oakley
Tie stood beside Daniel Webster and Henry Clay and John
Calhoun and he not their inferior debate or in saga
city, lie distinguished himself abou the age Of thirty
years door OF Congress Ho was great among tho
great men OF that day Afterwards lac our own
legislature and all remembered how distinguished he wis
here lie wa then made Attorney General having sue
ceeded bartn Van Buren,, and being succeeded by Mr.
Tslcot Such trio New York had reason 10 be proud
Of her Attorney Generals at that time. lie after wards
chosen 70 Congress, bot dknted it when he go,
feeling the necessity Of another tribunal ~ despatch
business, originated the idea VI the Superior Court bill
vas prepared in 1898, which passed the legislature and
the Superior Court established This court bay ny
been thus the creation of tho bar the members OF the
profession To suggest who should be Appointed ito
Judges. There ~as large meeting Of the bar which
went INTO ballot for judges, "a thing known before
or since), and be result large majority favor
VIM slotson, rhoe oakley and Peter A. Jay and II that
tribunal bad been established, there woul have been
court IN England In this country administering the
common aw mat would have been superior "a II In learn
ing integrity. But that rejection made Al
bany tho only 81 the three nominated by the bar
got the appointment, being Thos. J. Oakley. THIS he
wanted 10 be remembered. Thomas J. Oakley a
Judge made by the bar Of the city OF New York He
The Judge known 10 have been made by the
bar and he spoke proudly. Ibis Judge made by the
bar bad stood twenty niDo years before the nuny
had scarcely been absent q day from HIS
post, and where was there man who
had sat before him a. juror--where there man
whose he had decided upon-where there a man
IN the commrniy that could bring any charge against
thomas J. Oakley Where the could say he had
administered justice In the fear OF God, honestly i'm
pastisy, without fear, Aft ctivn, hope OF rewsrd2
There was only one answer 10 he given 10 that, aud that
bis eulcgy The speaker then dwelt upon the Christ
ian character Of the late oge, who, throughout hb hfe
had been q Consistent member OF the Episcopal church
The resolutions we're again read by the Secretary and
adopted unanimously, after which the meeting separated
FUNERAL OF JUDGE OAKLEY.
Tho mortal renaus q Judge oakley we're inferred yes