New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-02
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THE LATE BENJAMIN y. BUrLER-MEEr-
ING or TIE HAR

ING OF TIE BAR
Pursuait 10 notice previously given, Q meeting a
the bar was held in the OF tho United SAtso
District Cot, IN Chambers street, yesterday Afternoon
st os,ock, for the purpose OF giving expression
OF the OF the prvie-sios regard TO the dc
Of the late B.r sain y. Butler. The Court room
crowded in every pat, tie srsemblsge eoas' uns Of
the honorable Judges OF the various Coz Il de- iI-
gushed members OF the sgal profession, and masy u
the wor hest c'izeus t Nes.lcfk.
Mr.. +. r. MARBURN called tne meeting 20 orcer,
srd nominated tnr lresjeIt the Hon. Samuel Nesson,
Justice of the suprcne Court OF the atsi states,
which vss cared
Judge NELSON, on taking the char sad l beg
leave 10 return M tanks 10 the members v tne br
for the honor by ealing tor reside 90 the cca-
sion ot this Tbu. of respci % cur oecss>.i nro,her
Il aulin 7. Bltlsf who wss long knosn 70 mort,
u,t all Of US. We admire him fr his high character
sud great lesirg his ds,io -uis led public aai pro-
itssoDs! services, both 10 th.s state tho midst ot
us aLi ia tie councils q, tle nation wel deserve tals
ribu,e of pspco, from the Bar, his PROFESSIONAL
bp,hren. A. member of tue prvfs sssiop, ne a. CON-
rbutcd lis iul shore oi honor aud reOown "a rs III
IT, aud Re was ever en;i,led TO respsct.
Mr. CHARLEs Tracy then proposed the fotlc~ing
gentlemen as Vie. Presidents: SAMUEL :. hen OF tho
Conn If Appeals Samuel X. Bets, Judge of the
Ur.~t states Dktnct Court; JO-. Roosevelt, judy,
e The Court OF Appeals; Joseph IL Bos~afth, Ch,si
Justice Of the Superior Curt, AMI Cnss T. DAILY,
Presiding j Judge IT the 4 ar ot Common Pse~.
c. srl,s Kirkland and Edward ii. Osel were ese,tea
Secretaries.
Mr. SAMUEL FnLpES said: Mr. President, I
iaye been commissioned 20 submit 10 you ser,es ct
resuluti0.s collective expression of tho
..rtimtrts with which We regard the late Beula-
min r. Butler. IL doing So, l lint myself 10 tast
sm, le oii 'e for feel IL be!rg Ia his
peer than To brog together round his bier the osr'
ug of th, separate este, IN ana affection, AMI - IN 10
his clsra.t u1i services that Justice whoa e due 10
the dead, and infinitely more Que To the hvpg mem-
bers of a bar numerous, and IN the min thankful in
the loble example whisb VII bo portrayed fox their
in itntlon aud inn rovement.
He then read the folio wing resolutions;
Rs,ord the death of Bentuia Butler tbs iessl
Profession ANA toe pobic o. ae se ca.sd to moa ths s Of
iu VITO il,'Ised BY his abilities aId Asrans sad stv.
csie.r adv cate sod eoan"-as OF mo'. ta.n ,ny y".s
cusou .tfaciIs nent scrves Alton ey yOro~ra u
the lptd >,s,, ans m any o',I S pS.aH e,sn r..' A
and jobr paer ia The revision ana cod statutory
the STATE Il New f,s Ia. III. an in2-ii.hssle mono.
msr Of ls sttsinmcuts s~Jer aad h capacity A. ~s-
uior
Rs.elred That while sus espr.. Of the asI.
spprosou oi character and servi pompts Ne - 'p
ca commemorative O the cnpaas care vita which he .rr
promote dsuty and the us~,n"ss OF
pofssson, 20 mss" the means o parnyias aud
gheIg the nnmnl.ton OF justice his devotion 10 ~
o,ra 'e-ntne pasAt. h. tos 20 improve the rsls,
s,oo add junspnd,no. Of this sts,ei the equity sni
sn,ctiouste c,sy ~hh pcva led HI. wtA
br,ihrn during the ons period Of IA. active Prsstc.
the bar ths freedom with which be ever a~d
asso' tho II the snpi- stores VI pnt ana
thous which LIE had seoroVsy frspsei even oueh taas
hun IN the ut his taste h lib
ea .1ies ,uhaed amid the seyere pressure. so.ns's
above sn his Christian vrtn.s whose ohart ~tou.
css.e. whore adorned HE esiy hf sni
east beautiful lu.er over 10 el'.ns hour. ,
Rs,olted TIA r.pc'L for the d.c~ssed and 1t
ecep of the shsa the pabic aD1 the pafssn
tsye sustained mbrs Of the Bar Doe presens VIII attend
kesord Tts coy Of the going resolutions sttessd BY
the src,,,te, of bis setns BE- ra .m~d BY th.m ,hs
family of Ar Butler, expression OF our pps:hJ aud
Ix,Jujee kent spoke at some length Of the char
actcI of Mr.. Butler, saying that there was remnk-
able Uniformity both IN his person AID character 10
youth and IN age He possessed the same quick step,
the same sparkling eye, ana tho sanc cnillox facs.
There was the same uniformity in his moral cosrse.
His youth was not stained by excess. There Wa tho
same disposition to work in hs youth aud later years.
The speaker then spoke Of tue various offices which
Mr. butler had b. ID, to the benefit OF the nation and
credit c the lro.e ssion vi which he was Ulsmber.
Mr.. =. BIDwELL, the pext speaker, gave y succinct
bsto-y of the de- eased from boybOod through his
practice lawyer ana his official career aud eoo-
cluded by paying bigh tribute to The moral chsrac-
ter Of the subject Of his remarks.
ExJudge EDMoSDs said tnst it would be too great
Injustice I, his feelings it he Above this Il ns to
pass without paying his tribute to their deceased
brother. He knew Mr.. Bati.r early n lifs ant pre-
ceded him in the Office in which he completed his
studies for the law and from that tio To the day Of
his death their friendship had never been
haken aud never impaired. Hs fell that
here, and within the limited tins allowed 10 =
meeting OF this knd, he could do nothing nike Justice
o lis fe,lpgs and "a the merits Of deceased. lie
had known him politically, professionally, socially and
personally, tld had witnessed his merits, his gensr
oefl, nlr hls thrnt anu iuiustay, III
20 many instances that he felt he could do
han generally to sluIe To tis charactestcsa worthy
Of imitation. lie dared not venture, in enlarged
msIDeI, 10 speak Of his ments, and won'd content
hinse this occasion with Offering, ~ an expression
of bis feelings, amt ndmsbt and addition 10 tho
ros,luiiors lie then read the following:
Reoltd 1hst IN Mr. Buter recogniS. tne ehsrsc rss
Of uniform couEtesy with hnnr's Of seneosy With In
f NJe Oi idruty without ub-ervency Of dls-
without cha smbion q the HI pufty with
cGnty tor III. offences Of others snd tat vil
cherish bis me nory because o IT. shofdms TO u.s. In .ss
psp.cs example worthy alike u admiration and ind
tatiau.
orator BE- Gn~n, luna xnavs aud par.
t!cusr Ia private lie he exemplary aud stecionate
Asa Jur be tious coarvasr aDd comprehensive.
and tHrsms fh aud p.trtt tie be- tb-rs-
iOre lit o. Lo him repurst1n well 81 Ins he we'll
sh ttouate remembrance ot bin large
Gree of fe d wt nsrt.d and enduring, therefore,
Rsoir,d Tbst While biz peioaal de psrns- froa
miost, VIII welcome ia. sbiDs 81 he ,uG
incentive ~ho remain bctind HIN 10 ~qasi party
aud elevation Of character
Mir. DAsIEL Lord then offered sone eloquent re-
maiks, after which the amendment accepted, tho
resolutions adopted and the meeting adjourned.